Blow Out – The Criterion Collection Outlet

Description

In the enthralling Blow Out, brilliantly crafted by Brian De Palma (Sisters, Carrie, Scarface), John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction) gives one of his greatest performances, as Jack, a movie sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally (played by Carrie’s Nancy Allen), a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, Blow Out is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on the act of moviemaking.

DIRECTOR APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• Restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Brian De Palma, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Hour-long interview with De Palma, conducted by filmmaker Noah Baumbach in 2010
• Interview with actor Nancy Allen from 2011
• De Palma’s 1967 feature Murder 脿 la Mod
• Interview from 2011 with cameraman Garrett Brown on the Steadicam shots featured in the film within the film
• On-set photos by photographer Louis Goldman
• Original theatrical trailer
• PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Sragow and Pauline Kael’s original New Yorker review