Phantom of the Paradise (1974) with Percia Verlin (11 Again‪)‬ Eye of the Duck

This week we explore Brian De Palma's "Phantom of the Paradise" (1974) with Percia Verlin (11 Again), and search for the scene at its center.

Show notes: (all timestamps are approximate)
Intro (00:00-00:36)
Camp? (00:36-01:19)
Introducing Percia Verlin (01:19-4:37)
What we talk about when we talk about Phantom of the Paradise (4:37-10:03)
Camp, B-Movies, and Musicals (10:03-17:35)
George and Brian (17:35-19:14)
A brief and incomplete history of Phantom of the Paradise (16:14-22:29)
What happens in this film? (23:28-26:01)
The Music (26:01-28:04)
Percia's scene (28:04-34:53)
Dom's scene (34:53-41:41)
Adam's Scene (41:41-48:54)
Artifice/Authenticity/Confusion (48:54-51:16)
Paul Williams never fails (51:16-52:55)
Adam's Blu-Ray Corner (52:55-54:46)
Outro (54:46-56:31)
A taste of things to come (56:31-56:57)
References:

Paradise Regained: Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768835/

Phantom of the Paradise Perfectly Captures the Sinister Side of the Music Industry: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/phantom-of-the-paradise-captures-the-sinister-side-of-the-music-industry/

Slate’s Flashback: https://slate.com/podcasts/flashback/2021/02/flashback-podcast-phantom-of-the-paradise-1974

Listen to Percia's show, 11 Again: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/11-again/id1521772246

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