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The Storytelling Technique in Tourneur’s Horror Film, ‘The Leopard Man’, Was Way Ahead of Its Time
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The Storytelling Technique in Tourneur’s Horror Film, ‘The Leopard Man’, Was Way Ahead of Its Time

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 / 9 September 2019

Jacques Tourneur's Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie are considered classics today. But The Leopard Man, has always been considered something of a misstep, until now.

The Criterion Edition of ‘Cat People’ Leaves an Indelible Impression
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The Criterion Edition of ‘Cat People’ Leaves an Indelible Impression

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 / 10 January 2017
The horror master Val Lewton is immortalized in this excellent reissue of his first (and possibly best) film, Cat People.
Make Something Called ‘Cat People’, and Make It Cheap
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Make Something Called ‘Cat People’, and Make It Cheap

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 / 14 September 2016
Val Lewton turned a B assignment into a spooky classic about a woman's fear of her own sexuality.
Mysterious Forces and Femme Fatales: ‘Out of the Past’
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Mysterious Forces and Femme Fatales: ‘Out of the Past’

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 / 18 September 2014

In Jacques Torneur’s classic film-noir Out of the Past, the femme fatale knows she’s an object in a world of violent men she has no reason to respect.

Tourneur’s Lovely Fragility in ‘Experiment Perilous’ and ‘Berlin Express’
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Tourneur’s Lovely Fragility in ‘Experiment Perilous’ and ‘Berlin Express’

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 / 17 July 2014
In Experiment Perilous and Berlin Express, Tourneur is interested in desires and ideals—the optimistic as well as the dark.
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The 100 Essential Directors Part 9: Victor Sjöström to Luchino Visconti

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 / 28 August 2011