Brian De Palma filmmaking careers of directors such as Mark Romanek and Keith Gordon. Filmmakers influenced by De Palma include Quentin Tarantino, Ronny Yu, Don Mancini, Nacho Vigalondo, and Jack Thomas Smith. During an interview with De Palma, Quentin Tarantino said that "Blow Out" is one of his all-time favorite films, and that after watching "Scarface" he knew how to make his own film. Critics who frequently admire De Palma's work include Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert, among others. Kael wrote in her review of "Blow Out", "At forty, Brian De Palma has more than twenty years of moviemaking behind him, and he
Prestoea montana Negro State Forest, in the Puerto Rico Cordillera Central. According to studies in the Luquillo Mountains, this palm also is associated with landslides. The fruit of Prestoea montana (Sierra Palm) is the favorite food of the Puerto Rican parrot. "Prestoea montana" was described by (Graham) G.Nicholson and published in "The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening", . . . 3: 216. 1886. Prestoea: generic name in honor of Henry Prestoe (1842–1923), English botanist and traveler, who collected the plant in Trinidad.<br> montana: from the Latin, meaning "from the mountain". Prestoea montana Prestoea montana (Vernacular English: Sierran palm; Vernacular Spanish: Palma de sierra)