Blow-Out (Film 101) at Real Art Ways

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Blow-Out (Film 101)

Plot: A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger. Conversation: Brian De Palma’s story of a sound man splices together Blow Up and The Conversation, but the results are more than a simple hybrid. A complex political tale woven through a behind-the-scenes movie, Blow-Out plays with the constructed nature of the soundtrack without losing our fascination. We’ll discuss the idea of a “sound designer,” the pleasures of analog sound, and “the screaming point.”

Directed by Brian De Palma
107 minutes
MPAA Rating - R

Cinema Admission:
Real Art Ways Members: $5 | Senior & Student Members: $4.50
Regular Admission: $11 | Seniors (65+): $7 | Full-Time Students (With ID): $7

Real Art Ways's facilities are wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices are available at the café. 

"''Blow Out'' is the work of a high-spirited, irrepressible director ...''Blow Out'' is great if chilly fun."

– The New York Times

"A movie which continues [De Palma] practice of making cross-references to other movies, other directors, and actual historical events, and which nevertheless is his best and most original work."

– Rogerebert.com

"He’s playing it straight, and asking you—trusting you—to respond... This is the first film [De Palma] has made about the things that really matter to him. “Blow Out” begins with a joke; by the end, the joke has been turned inside out... It’s a great movie."

– New Yorker