4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
Today’s director: Jacques Tourneur!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Cat People (1942, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Nicholas Musuraca)
I Walked With A Zombie (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: J. Roy Hunt)
The Leopard Man (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Robert De Grasse)
Night of the Demon (1957, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Ted Scaife)
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
This October, I am going to be using our 4 Shots From 4 Films feature to pay tribute to some of my favorite horror directors, in alphabetical order! That’s right, we’re going from Argento to Zombie in one month!
Today’s director: Jacques Tourneur!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Cat People (1942, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Nicholas Musuraca)
I Walked With A Zombie (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: J. Roy Hunt)
The Leopard Man (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Robert De Grasse)
Night of the Demon (1957, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Ted Scaife)
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today is the birthday of the one and only Paul Schrader! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Paul Schrader Films
Blue Collar (1978, dir by Paul Schrader, DP: Bobby Byrne)
American Gigolo (1980, dir by Paul Schrader, DP: John Bailey)
Cat People (1982, dir by Paul Schrader, DP: John Bailey)
First Reformed (2018, dir by Paul Schrader, DP: Alexander Dynan)
This is, without a doubt, one of the best sequences that Quentin Tarantino has ever directed. Along with the perfect visuals of Shoshanna getting ready for the premiere, Tarantino makes perfect use of Theme From Cat People, reinventing the song from a somewhat silly horror theme to an anthem of revolution and revenge.
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
This October, I’m going to be doing something a little bit different with my contribution to 4 (or more) Shots From 4 (or more) Films. I’m going to be taking a little chronological tour of the history of horror cinema, moving from decade to decade.
Today, we take a look at the 1940s.
8 Shots From 8 Horror Films: The 1940s
The Devil Bat (1940, dir by Jean Yarbrough, DP: Arthur Martinelli)
The Wolf Man (1941, dir by George Waggner, DP: Joseph Valentine)
Cat People (1942, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Nicholas Musuraca)
I Walked With A Zombie (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: J. Roy Hunt)
The Leopard Man (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur, DP: Robert De Grasse)
House of Frankenstein (1944, dir by Erle C. Kenton, DP: George Robinson)
Spellbound (1945, dir by Alfred Hitchcock, DP: George Barnes)
The Picture of Dorain Gray (1945, dir by Albert Lewin, DP: Harry Stradling)
With Horrorthon underway, it’s time for a special October edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse Trailers! Today, I bring you 6 spine-tingling trailers from the 30s and the 40s! Say hello to old school horror at its best!
Dracula (1931)
First off, here is the original trailer for the 1931 version of Dracula! Yes, it’s a bit grainy and it’s a bit creaky and …. well, it’s old. But listen, if I had been around in 1931 and I saw this trailer, I definitely would have been at the theater on opening day. “Do vampires exist?” the trailer asks. No, they do not but who knows? Maybe the trailer would have made me question my beliefs for at least a day or two.
Apparently, the odd scene with Edward Van Sloan and the mirror was taken from an outtake. The scene itself is not in the film and presumably, that mirror was not supposed to fall off the wall. Also, it’s interesting to note that Dracula was not a Halloween film but instead, it was released just in time for Valentine’s Day!
2. Frankenstein (1931)
Of course, Universal followed Dracula from Frankenstein. Again, this is one of the original trailers for the film and not a trailer that was put together and released in later years. The trailer does, at one point, say, “It’s coming back!,” so I’m assuming that this version was sent to theaters where the film had played previously. The trailer features a few scenes that were cut from the film and also a few alternate takes,
3. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
If you have a weak heart …. you better leave now! The early Universal horror films are not necessarily thought of as being grindhouse films but this trailer is pure grindhouse.
4. The Wolf Man (1941)
In the 40s, Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster were joined by a werewolf named Larry. Here is the original trailer for The Wolf Man.
5. Cat People (1943)
In 1943, horror took a new, psychological turn with the original Cat People!
6. House of Frankenstein (1944)
Finally, in 1944, all of the great monster came together. Before The Avengers, before the Justice League, before the Snyder cut, there was the House of Frankenstein!
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
This October, I am going to be using our 4 Shots From 4 Films feature to pay tribute to some of my favorite horror directors, in alphabetical order! That’s right, we’re going from Argento to Zombie in one month!
Today’s director: Jacques Tourneur!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Cat People (1942, dir by Jacques Tourneur)
I Walked With A Zombie (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur)
The Leopard Man (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur)
Night of the Demon (1957, dir by Jacques Tourneur)
This October, I’m going to be doing something a little bit different with my contribution to 4 Shots From 4 Films. I’m going to be taking a little chronological tour of the history of horror cinema, moving from decade to decade.
Today, we take a look at the first few years of 1940s.
4 Shots From 4 Films
Dr. Cyclops (1940, dir by Ernest B. Schoedsack)
The Wolf Man (1941, dir by George Waggner)
Cat People (1942, dir by Jacques Tourneur)
I Walked With A Zombie (1943, dir by Jacques Tourneur)
Since I just reviewed Paul Schrader’s 1982 version of Cat People, I figured that I’d show a scene from the film that I love.
In this film, Irena (Natassja Kinski) has a dream in which her brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell) explains the curse under which they both live. This dream leads directly into the first part of the film’s best sequence, in which Alice (Annette O’Toole) suspects that she’s being followed while out jogging.
Everything about this scene — from the music to the sets to the cinematography — is horror perfection as far as I’m concerned.
Through the Shattered Lens 