Brian De Palma's Split-Screen

Over the last five decades, the films of director Brian De Palma (b. 1940) have been among the biggest successes ( The Untouchables ; Mission: Impossible ) and the most high-profile failures ( The Bonfire of the Vanities ) in Hollywood history. De Palma helped launch the careers of such prominent actors as Robert De Niro, John Travolta, and Sissy Spacek (who was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in Carrie ). Indeed, Quentin Tarantino named Blow Out as one of his top three favorite f