“Rated: A-Director Brian De Palma captured one of John Travolta’s best performances in his twisted, under-appreciated 1981 thriller.”

“When Blow Out was released, John Travolta was still riding high off Saturday Night Fever and Grease. But De Palma captured something deeper than the star’s dimpled-chin good looks: fear and fragility. Honestly, Travolta’s performance is reason enough to recommend the film. With Criterion’s gorgeous new DVD and Blu-ray editions, however, the movie is just the main course. The dessert cart of extras includes a new interview between De Palma and director Noah Baumbach, another with costar Nancy Allen, and a dissection of the movie’s revolutionary Steadicam shots. Welcome to film-geek nirvana. Rated: A”

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