Jacques Tourneur on Blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

Jar Jar Stinks · 11-20-2018, 05:54 PM

Master of macabre suspense who hit his peak in the 1940s with such atmospheric gems as the Val Lewton-produced horror classic "Cat People" (1942), the quietly absorbing psychodrama "Experiment Perilous" (1944) and one of the masterworks of film noir, "Out of the Past" (1947). Tourneur worked on the films of his father, the gifted visual stylist Maurice Tourneur, in the US and then in Paris, where he made his directorial debut in 1931. He returned to America in 1935, making shorts and B features at MGM before hitting his stride with several brilliantly understated features for producer Val Lewton at RKO: "Cat People," "I Walked With a Zombie" (1942), and "The Leopard Man" (1943).Tourneur inherited his father's gift for atmospheric, evocative compositions and put it to good use in westerns ("Canyon Passage" 1946), films noirs ("Out of the Past" 1947) and thrillers ("Berlin Express" 1948). His films from the mid-1950s, for various studios, were less effective, though the British-made "Curse of the Demon" (1957) marked a notable return to his earlier form. - Turner Classic Movies

Cat People
Criterion | 1942

Out of the Past
Warner Bros. | 1947

War-Gods of the Deep
Kino Lorber | 1965

The Comedy of Terrors (Vincent Price Collection II)
Shout Factory | 1963

Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon
Powerhouse Films | 1957

I Walked with a Zombie
IVC | 1943

Way of a Gaucho
Sidonis | 1952

Canyon Passage
Panamint | 1946

Night Call (Twilight Zone Season 5)
Paramount | 1963-1964

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Jar Jar Stinks Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:246	Jacques Tourneur on Blu-ray Master of macabre suspense who hit his peak in the 1940s with such atmospheric gems as the Val Lewton-produced horror classic "Cat People" (1942), the quietly absorbing psychodrama "Experiment Perilous" (1944) and one of the masterworks of film noir, "Out of the Past" (1947). Tourneur worked on the films of his father, the gifted visual stylist Maurice Tourneur, in the US and then in Paris, where he made his directorial debut in 1931. He returned to America in 1935, making shorts and B features at MGM before hitting his stride with several brilliantly understated features for producer Val Lewton at RKO: "Cat People," "I Walked With a Zombie" (1942), and "The Leopard Man" (1943).Tourneur inherited his father's gift for atmospheric, evocative compositions and put it to good use in westerns ("Canyon Passage" 1946), films noirs ("Out of the Past" 1947) and thrillers ("Berlin Express" 1948). His films from the mid-1950s, for various studios, were less effective, though the British-made "Curse of the Demon" (1957) marked a notable return to his earlier form. - Turner Classic Movies Cat People Criterion \| 1942 Out of the Past Warner Bros. \| 1947 War-Gods of the Deep Kino Lorber \| 1965 The Comedy of Terrors (Vincent Price Collection II) Shout Factory \| 1963 Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon Powerhouse Films \| 1957 I Walked with a Zombie IVC \| 1943 Way of a Gaucho Sidonis \| 1952 Canyon Passage Panamint \| 1946 Night Call (Twilight Zone Season 5) Paramount \| 1963-1964

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