tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post6751655239375994632..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: HORROR BY LEWTON: THE BLACK CATTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-40903262397978100352012-10-18T12:32:19.468-05:002012-10-18T12:32:19.468-05:00Thanks Tim!Thanks Tim!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634087887519608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-38081243310681546952012-10-18T01:50:35.040-05:002012-10-18T01:50:35.040-05:00KingKubrick- Terrific list with some very nice out...KingKubrick- Terrific list with some very nice outside the box chocies (and a ballsy pick for #4), and can I say that hearing things like, I have turned on even one person to the <i>giallo</i> makes me feel that much better about pretty much everything I do here.<br /><br />Mr. K- You're absolutely right. I think, in my head, I tend to conflate that scene with the immediately preceding "confront the killer in the dark room" scene, which is done so damn badly...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-60503616349425912362012-10-17T16:04:52.800-05:002012-10-17T16:04:52.800-05:00The ending sequence where they chase the killer th...The ending sequence where they chase the killer through an ornate funeral procession also has a lovely, decreipt poetry to it as well.Mr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489439585866708542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-52112732470104026362012-10-15T21:52:31.987-05:002012-10-15T21:52:31.987-05:00Cat People rocked, so I guess I'll give this o...Cat People rocked, so I guess I'll give this one a go. By the way Tim, you've inspired me to try my hand at writing on the web so I've become a contributor over at Whatculture. Just posted my list of must see horror movies check it out if you want and let me know what you think (I owe my love of Giallo's to this blog). http://whatculture.com/film/10-classic-horrors-you-must-see-this-halloween.php<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634087887519608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-50793103302405166302012-10-15T20:31:11.836-05:002012-10-15T20:31:11.836-05:00Vilsal- I think that would actually be worth inves...Vilsal- I think that would actually be worth investigating. I don't know how big these films were in Italy, but there are <i>many</i> non-incidental similarities.<br /><br />Watcher- That's funny. Now you've made me want to use "cat" in that context more often. Like, all the time.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-69951362589508804042012-10-15T15:16:54.208-05:002012-10-15T15:16:54.208-05:00"figured out a can't-miss way to raise Ki..."figured out a can't-miss way to raise Kiki's profile: equip her with a black panther borrowed from local carny Charlie How-Come"<br /><br />The first time I read this, I read it as "black partner." This movie being in the 40s, I didn't think much of that incredible contextual racism, and went along with it, thinking said black man was borrowed from the circus, like under contract or something. <br /><br />It made for a confusing fucking read, I'll tell you that much. Especially considering the word "cat," and how it can also refer to a dude.<br /><br />Of course, when accusations of him being an "enraged animal" started cropping up, I finally figured out that something was amiss. The.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746957245529915320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-31107643622021445602012-10-15T04:24:03.006-05:002012-10-15T04:24:03.006-05:00Excellent scenes of young women dying and a plot t...Excellent scenes of young women dying and a plot that doesn't really hold together? Did Lewton and Tourneur just invent the giallo?Vilsalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543768922895368484noreply@blogger.com