I Walked with a Zombie

Re-examining Val Lewton’s 1943 low-budget classic

Two months before Cat People opened in 1942, the cameras started to roll on producer Val Lewton’s second film. RKO Pictures had tested and approved the title I Walked with a…

Six Bells in the Forenoon Watch: A Ship’s Bell in the Age of Sail

Val Lewton and Cat People

A Study of High-Quality Low-Budget Filmmaking

In 1942, the studio heads at RKO gave Val Lewton his first title to turn into a movie, Cat People. On a budget of $150,000 and with no-name actors, what could have become a display…

The Fassbinder Bender: One month, five movies.

A casual observer watches “Love Is Colder Than Death.”

The Fassbinder Bender, Part 2

A casual observer watches “The American Soldier”