I unashamedly love Phantom of the Paradise as an affectionate homage to Faust, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Phantom of the Opera, as well as its glorious parody of the shower scene from Psycho and its overall sense of fun, plus the lovely Jessica Harper and songs by Paul Williams. It works best, IMHO, as a double feature with The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
I envy you having had the honour of meeting Paul Williams, who was also not only the singer/composer for Bugsy Malone (another weakness of mine), but also the voice of the Penguin in the animated Batman series. Sadly, I doubt he'll ever come to Perth, but I hope the film does.
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Date: Thu, May. 31st, 2012 09:51 am (UTC)I envy you having had the honour of meeting Paul Williams, who was also not only the singer/composer for Bugsy Malone (another weakness of mine), but also the voice of the Penguin in the animated Batman series. Sadly, I doubt he'll ever come to Perth, but I hope the film does.