Brian De Palma is an American filmmaker of the same generation as such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Cuppola but this is the first time a film of his has been featured here. His most respected film is probably the 1983 remake of Scarface. We probably should get around to watching it but I’ve always put it off because we’ve watched the 1932 original twice and liked it so much. This one seems to be only slightly less well known but I’ve found its quality to be all over the map.