What are you watching?

[Olorgando]

Yes! They're very talented!

I'm also watching!

Especially Hwasa, is my impression … 😜

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Well. . .

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Everyone knows "Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- but how many remember the original?

Or for thar matter, the original version of this popular 80's TV show?

What have He-man and Skeletor been up to lately? Let's see. . .

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Yesterday was my October monster bash. They showed a few movies I've seen before but this is the one I watched that I hadn't. Boris Karloff is one of my favorite actors and I highly recommend this one for a fun one.

 

[Olorgando]

Everyone knows "Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- but how many remember the original?
Or for thar matter, the original version of this popular 80's TV show?
What have He-man and Skeletor been up to lately? Let's see. . .

Urk! Well, even Academy-Award-Winners have (used to have?) serious skeletons in the closet … 🤢

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Today I'm watching more older horror movies. Currently on this one, another gem .

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Great film! Scared the heck out of me, when I saw it on a small TV screen as a kid. I finally saw it again much later, at a Baltimore Science Fiction Convention (the Balticon). Larger screen. Still scary!

Jacques Tourneur, the director, fought against actually showing the demon; he much preferred the unseen evil, as being more disturbing. He lost out to the studio on that one, but Val Lewton had been in synch with his thinking, when he had him direct some the first of his classic 1940's horrors for RKO. Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie are the most famous, but here's a short clip from the third, lesser known, The Leopard Man, which demonstrates his approach:

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Great film! Scared the heck out of me, when I saw it on a small TV screen as a kid. I finally saw it again much later, at a Baltimore Science Fiction Convention (the Balticon). Larger screen. Still scary!

Jacques Tourneur, the director, fought against actually showing the demon; he much preferred the unseen evil, as being more disturbing. He lost out to the studio on that one, but Val Lewton had been had been in synch with his thinking, when he had him direct some the first of his classic 1940's horrors for RKO. Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie are the most famous, but here's a short clip from the third, lesser known, The Leopard Man, which demonstrates his approach:

That's interesting. I knew some of that and saw all of those except The Leopard Man. I'll have to check it out.

As it's Bela Lugosi's birthday, I chose a random movie he was in to watch and it's one of my favorites.

 

[Olorgando]

Jacques Tourneur, the director, fought against actually showing the demon; he much preferred the unseen evil, as being more disturbing. He lost out to the studio on that one, but Val Lewton had been had been in synch with his thinking, when he had him direct some the first of his classic 1940's horrors for RKO. Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie are the most famous, but here's a short clip from the third, lesser known, The Leopard Man, which demonstrates his approach:

That title rang a bell. But it turns out the film I was thinking of was "Cat People" from 1942, which you mentioned, and its 1982 remake starring Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

And now I'm watching someone live out my "random audience guy" fantasy! 🤩

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Yesterday I watched Cape Fear

And then for the spirit of Halloween, one of my favorite studios'(Hammer) movies, Horror of Dracula starring Sarumen Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, two of my favorite actors.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Hey, you're right -- that time of year, isn't it? Pressed for movie time, but I'll have to try to squeeze one in. Most likely one of the classics -- early Universal or Val Lewton; the original Mummy or Cat People. I like the cerebral horror films of the classic era. Speaking of which, ever see the original "Black Cat", with Karloff and Lugosi? I always got the impression of a titanic struggle going on, just outside the range of perception.

"Do you hear that, Vitus?"

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Hey, you're right -- that time of year, isn't it? Pressed for movie time, but I'll have to try to squeeze one in. Most likely one of the classics -- early Universal or Val Lewton; the original Mummy or Cat People. I like the cerebral horror films of the classic era. Speaking of which, ever see the original "Black Cat", with Karloff and Lugosi? I always got the impression of a titanic struggle going on, just outside the range of perception.
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"Do you hear that, Vitus?"

Yup, I've seen it for sure! I really like Universal's horror collection as well, there's just something special about the Hammer films to me I guess. I was looking on Amazon and saw that the Universal box set of 30 movies is on sale right now so may pick this up. It's $159 at Best Buy so $80 off isn't too bad lol.

Amazon.com: Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection [Blu-ray]: Nelson Eddy, Claude Rains, Susanna Foster, Edgar Barrier, Arthur Lubin, George Waggner, Eric Taylor, Samuel Hoffenstein, Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene, Bernard B. Brown: Movi

Amazon.com: Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection [Blu-ray]: Nelson Eddy, Claude Rains, Susanna Foster, Edgar Barrier, Arthur Lubin, George Waggner, Eric Taylor, Samuel Hoffenstein, Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene, Bernard B. Brown: Movies & TV

www.amazon.com

It's been a while since I've seen it, but I remember watching Karloff in Bedlam (1946). It's a really good movie that I might watch again soon.

Bedlam (1946) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Horror, Thriller

1h 19m | Approved

www.imdb.com

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Bedlam's one of the series Lewton produced for RKO. I'd also recommend "The Seventh Victim" from that series. Or any of them, really. I was fortunate in being given the box set as a Christmas present.

BTW, one interesting aspect of the Lewton films is how most of them feature women protagonists -- and not as "damsels in distress", but as active heroines. It may have something to do with the wartime era, when many women found themselves on their own, dealing with society in various new ways. I'm surprised I've never seen a feminist study of these films, though I've looked. Not to say there aren't any, but I haven't found one.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Instead of a horror movie, last night I went with something a little more trippy, Fantastic Planet. Criterion released this as a blu-ray and it was definitely an interesting movie.

I also really liked the soundtrack, which I found on Spotify!

fantastic planet soundtrack

study!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀

open.spotify.com

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Back on horror movies with another Hammer film!

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Recently released footage:

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Hey, you're right -- that time of year, isn't it? Pressed for movie time, but I'll have to try to squeeze one in. Most likely one of the classics -- early Universal or Val Lewton; the original Mummy or Cat People. I like the cerebral horror films of the classic era. Speaking of which, ever see the original "Black Cat", with Karloff and Lugosi? I always got the impression of a titanic struggle going on, just outside the range of perception.
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"Do you hear that, Vitus?"

That actress made me do a double take, because another actress, more modern, Amy Adams, looks like her, weird!

CL

 

[Miguel]

❤

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

active heroines.

Ahem -- speaking of which, Queendom final results:

Congratulations to the girls -- especially to "mai waifu", Hwasa! 😍

Their performance:

The radish field is happy!