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27 November 2008 12:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

How do I love The Curse of the Cat People (1944)? Let me count the ways. I love it because of the deceptive, dime-store title; the movie is really a clever and resounding study of child psychology. In the original film, Oliver (Kent Smith) marries the strange and alluring Irena (Simone Simon) before realizing that she's actually, sort of, a creature who turns into a cat and tears people to ribbons. In this sequel, Oliver is re-married, to Alice (Jane Randolph), and they have a little girl, Amy (Ann Carter). Amy has a very active imagination, and despite the best efforts of parents and teachers to get her to come back to reality, she likes the company of her imaginary friend, Irena! Yes, the ghost of Amy's father's first wife comes back to visit, and protect, the child.

Despite the title, there's no horror here, and just a bit of fantasy, »

- Jeffrey M. Anderson

15 October 2008 8:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

(All this month we'll be bringing back some of our favorite Halloween-themed posts, as well as digging up some brand new stuff from beyond the grave. Enjoy!)

By: Jeffrey M. Anderson

Sexy is as sexy does, I guess. Picking the hottest chicks of horror is a pretty tricky business. Not only are my picks completely subjective, slaves to my personal whims and moods, but also they are likely to change from day to day. Already, since I submitted my picks, I'm regretting not mentioning Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil, or Eihi Shiina in Audition. And what can I do with more obscure hotties from other eras like Jenny Wright in Near Dark, or Britt Ekland in the original The Wicker Man, or Simone Simon in Cat People? Do they not deserve a shot at hotness? Well, in any case, here are the seven I wound up with -- in chronological »

- Cinematical staff

10 October 2008 1:30 PM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »

La Ronde

Director: Max Ophüls

Writer: Louis Ducreux

Cinematographer: Christian Matras

Starring: Anton Walbrook, Simone Simon, Simone Signoret

Studio/Run time: Films Sacha Gordine, 97 mins.

82/100

Le Plaisir

Director: Max Ophüls

Writer: Jacques Natanson

Cinematographer: Christian Matras

Starring: Danielle Darrieux, Jean Gabin, Simone Simon

Studio/Run time: Ccfc, 97 mins.

80/100

Earrings of Madame de.

Director: Max Ophüls

Writers: Marcel Achard, Max Ophuls, Annette Wademant

Cinematographer: Christian Matras

Starring: Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica

Studio/Run time: Franco London Films, 105 mins.

84/100

In almost any scene of any of the films made by director Max Ophüls, be it in Berlin (before the ascent of the Nazi party), Paris, Hollywood, and then back in Paris, lie the director’s primary concerns: Men and women, lust, love, theatrical artifice and the illusion of desire. Though a favorite of Stanley Kubrick and perhaps the only peer to Orson Welles with regards to innovative camera shots, »

3 articles from 2008