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Drawing on my experience as a reader for Paramount, I diagnose where films went wrong and consider what a remake could do differently—all in 100 words.

July 07, 2025

"Phantom of the Paradise": Haunted by Its Source Material

July 07, 2025/ Michael Quinn

"Phantom of the Paradise": Haunted by Its Source Material

Campy, chaotic, and in need of one clear story to satire through song.

July 07, 2025/ Michael Quinn/

script doctor, film review, character study, cultural criticism, queer cinema, horror

Phantom of the Paradise, cult film, musical satire, rock opera, horror comedy, film criticism, character study, missed opportunity, queer cinema, LGBTQ+, parody, source material overload, Faust, Dorian Gray, The Phantom of the Opera, emotional repression, Jessica Harper, Paul Williams, William Finley, Brian De Palma

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