Tag Archives: Jacques Tourneur
24 Hours of Halloween – 2018 Edition
It’s become my annual tradition to recommend 24 hours’ worth of horror films for your Halloween viewing – understanding, of course, that you can just pick what seems interesting to you and not actually indulge in the full 24 hours … Continue reading
Posted in Marathon
Tagged 30's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, Amicus, Carnival, Dana Andrews, Dario Argento, David Cronenberg, demons, Freaks, Halloween Marathon, Haunted House, horror, Jacques Tourneur, Japan, Jessica Harper, Joe Dante, Linda Blair, Oliver Reed, Paul Naschy, Paul Williams, Peter Cushing, Slasher, Tod Browning, Vampire, Werewolf, William Cameron Menzies, witches
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War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
The drive for American International Pictures to continue exploiting the box office hit combo of Vincent Price and Edgar Allan Poe produced some strange results, such as the unexpectedly delightful comedy The Raven (1963) – which has nothing to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, AIP, David Tomlinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Fantasy, Gill Man, horror, Jacques Tourneur, Science Fiction, Susan Hart, Tab Hunter, underwater battle, Vincent Price
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Cat People (1942)
In certain ways, the Hays Code was a boon. Beginning in 1934, all Hollywood films had to obtain content approval via the Motion Picture Production Code, but although it’s certainly eye-opening to watch many of those scandalous “Pre-Code” films, it … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 40's, horror, Jacques Tourneur, Killer Cat, Simone Simon, Val Lewton
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