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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

#WomanEmpowermentWednesday Anna Lee as Nell Bowen in "Bedlam" (1946)

As a protege of Lord Mortimer, Nell Bowen has fallen into being concerned with the human relations and treatment at St. Mary's of Be...

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Val Lewton

TCM Movie: The Seventh Victim (1943)

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Screenwriter Dewitt Bodeen believed he had a hit in his first draft of "The Seventh Victim." It was going to be about an orpha...

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Val Lewton

#TCMMovie: Isle of the Dead (1945)

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"Isle of the Dead" nailed everything RKO requested of Val Lewton's B-horror unit. Production came out costing $246,000 out ...

Monday, October 8, 2018

Val Lewton

#ManCrushMonday 6 of Val Lewton's Finest Moments

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Cat People (1942) I Walked With a Zombie (1943) The Body Snatcher (1945)

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Val Lewton

TCM Movie: I Walked With a Zombie (1943)

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Lewton always considered "I Walked With a Zombie" his favorite film despite the fact he hated the title. While "Cat Peopl...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Val Lewton

My Top 10 Favorite Scary Movies: "The Curse of the Cat People" (1944)

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Compared to its origin story, "The Curse of the Cat People" is more of a companion piece than a sequel RKO intended. But some...

Saturday, October 24, 2015

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Turner Classic Movies. Halloween Schedule October 26-31, 2015

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Thursday, October 29 6:45 am Freaks (1932) 8:15 The Devil Doll (1936) 9:45 House on Haunted Hill (1958) ...

Val Lewton

My Top 10 Favorite Scary Movies: The Body Snatcher (1945)

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"[Val] Lewton contributed a great deal to the screenplays of his films, from the original story-lines , which were often his, throu...

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Val Lewton

My Top 10 Favorite Scary Movies: "Cat People" (1942)

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"But take a sweet love story, or a story of sexual antagonisms, about people like us, not freaks, and cut in your horror and there...

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

#WomanEmpowermentWednesday Anna Lee as Nell Bowen in "Bedlam" (1946)

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

TCM Movie: The Seventh Victim (1943)

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

#TCMMovie: Isle of the Dead (1945)

Monday, October 8, 2018

#ManCrushMonday 6 of Val Lewton's Finest Moments

Sunday, July 22, 2018

TCM Movie: I Walked With a Zombie (1943)

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

My Top 10 Favorite Scary Movies: "The Curse of the Cat People" (1944)

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Turner Classic Movies. Halloween Schedule October 26-31, 2015

My Top 10 Favorite Scary Movies: The Body Snatcher (1945)

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

My Top 10 Favorite Scary Movies: "Cat People" (1942)

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