talking about de Palma -- I recently watched Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct" ... I had avoided it for some reasons but then I saw it classified as a "neo noir" and thought that as a Noir fan I'm kind of obliged to see it ... well, more than noirish, it struck me as a de Palma Hitchcockian movie ...
ridiculous, "mathematical" plot with symmetries and reversals, and boring softcore porn scenes one had to fast forward, but I guess de Palma fans might like it. some nice cinematography and dreamy score in classic style