Brian DePalma's CASUALTIES OF WAR (1989) has a scene in which blood splatters on the lens (a character standing in a rice paddy in Vietnam is shot from behind). This instance may be particularly relevant to the inquiry b/c DePalma and Spielberg were close friends, and Spielberg was apparently deeply impressed by CASUALTIES -- Spielberg had recently foundered with a couple of attempts at "serious" filmmaking, and he felt that DePalma had succeeded where he had failed. There is an interview in which Spielberg talks at length about how good the film is, although I don't remember where I found it. -- Christopher Dumas, M.F.A., Ph.D. 661 Fillmore Street, Apt. 2 San Francisco, CA 94117 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]