de Palma. It’s got blonde (Kay) vs. brunette (Elizabeth, Madeline) women, potential doppelgangers (Elizabeth/Madeline, Bucky/Lee), suspense (“Who killed the Black Dahlia??”), allusions to film ( The Man Who Laughs and the Hollywood setting), etc. I’m not sure whether de Palma really has become “a director for hire” or what. I hope that Femme Fatale