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Author:   Chris Fujiwara ,  Professor Martin Scorsese
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9780786466115

ISBN 10:   0786466111
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   17 May 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments     Foreword     Introduction     Maurice Tourneur      Jacques Tourneur: I      Jacques Tourneur: II     French Films (1931–1934)     Second-Unit Work (1934–1938)      MGM Shorts (1936–1942)      They All Come Out (1939)      The Nick Carter Films: Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) and Phantom Raiders (1940)     Doctors Don’t Tell (1941)     Cat People (1942)     I Walked with a Zombie (1943)     The Leopard Man (1943)     Days of Glory (1944)      Experiment Perilous (1944)      “Reward Unlimited” (1944)     Canyon Passage (1946)     Out of the Past (1947)     Berlin Express (1948)     Easy Living (1949)      Stars in My Crown (1950)     The Flame and the Arrow (1950)      Circle of Danger (1951)     Anne of the Indies (1951)      Way of a Gaucho (1952)     Appointment in Honduras (1953)     Stranger on Horseback (1955)     Wichita (1955)     Great Day in the Morning (1956)     Nightfall (1957)     Night of the Demon (1957)      The Fearmakers (1958)      Timbuktu (1959)     La Battaglia di Maratona (1959)      The AIP Films: The Comedy of Terrors (1963) and War-Gods of the Deep (1965)     Television Films      Afterword     Notes     Filmography of Jacques Tourneur     Bibliography     Index    

Reviews

interesting...important --<i>Public Library Quarterly</i>; this intelligent, thorough study must be considered as definitive --<i>SFRA Review</i>; excellent --<i>San Francisco Examiner Magazine</i>; comprehensive study...thoughtful, meticulously researched study...highly readable --<i>Film & Film Culture</i>; a valuable examination of one of Hollywood's most neglected talents --<i>Film Review</i>; a worthy, well-written and -researched tribute --<i>Bright Lights Film Journal</i>; perceptive, impeccably-documented...the author elaborates...with an ease and command of critical language that makes every page diverting --<i>RetroVision</i>; Tourneur's place in film history cannot be overexaggerated...excellently written foreword by none other than Martin Scorsese. The biographical section of the book is riveting in its detail...horror film fans will be most interested in Fujiwara's analysis...obviously essential for a Tourneur fan...thorough, unique, and perceptive --<i>Monsters from the Vault</i>; the first in-depth exploration of Tourneur's entire career...detailed...informative...immensely readable...insightful...comprehensive...essential...well researched --<i>Cult Movies</i>; combines a fan's enthusiasm with a scholar's rigour...thoroughly researched and perceptive --<i>Rue Morgue</i>; immensely readable...fascinating account of the <i>Cat People</i> auteur's life, work and unique approach to filmmaking --<i>VideoScope</i>; wise, well-written and invaluable --<i>Shock Cinema</i>; fascinating...informative --<i>Mad About Movies</i>; a lot of work went into this book...and it shows --<i>Classic Images</i>; everything by the underappreciated French born director is covered --<i>Psychotronic</i>; comprehensive --<i>AB Bookman's Weekly</i>; the first real look at Tourneur's career...very interesting --<i>Little Shoppe of Horrors.</i>

Author Information

Chris Fujiwara is a freelance writer. He lives in Tokyo, Japan.

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