EDGAR G. ULMER..."PRIMITIVE-ART" SPECIALIST...MAKES ANOTHER MEMORABLE MOVIE...HIS CELEBRITY STATUS SOLIDIFIED
Director Edgar G. Ulmer's Destiny to be an "Auteur" of A-List "Genre" Films, after His Break-Out-Break-Through Success with Art-Deco Flourishes and Cutting-Edge Style Propelled Universal's "The Black Cat" ( 1934) to Critical Praise and the Studio's Most Lucrative Movie of the Year...
was Halted by His "Affair" with Universal's Carl Laemmle's (CEO) Woman.
The "Black Cat" Director Found Himself "Blacklisted" and Unable to Find "Big-Budget" Work for the Remainder of His Long Career.
Ulmer, an "Art for Art's Sake" Creator Ultimately Made a Lasting "Name" for Himself with a Huge Cult-Movie Following with Undeniable "Artistic" Movies, No Matter the Budget.
Along with "The Black Cat", the Director's other Notable Films (57 credits) Include..."Bluebeard (1944)...Strange Illusion (1945)...Detour (1945)...Club Havana (1945)...The Strange Woman (1946)...So Young So Bad" (1950)...to Name a Few.
His Seminal Film-Noir "Detour" is Frequently on Top-10 and Best Lists along with "The Black Cat".
Edgar G. Ulmer Never Stopped Working and Creating Entertaining, Provocative Movies No Matter what Obstacles He Encountered and is Fondly Remembered and Respected Today.
"The Man From Planet X" has the Distinction to be Sighted as the One of the First, if Not THE First "Alien Invasion" Flick, Riding Initiating the 1st Wave of the 50's.
The Look is Like No Other.
Butting Up Against such Stalwart Icons as "The Thing From Another World" (1951)..."The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)..."Invaders From Mars" (1953) other Highly Celebrated and Influential Films.
With a $40,000 Budget and a 6-Day Shoot (compared to the Million-Dollar + of those others mentioned), Ulmer Nevertheless, Delivered a Surreal, Other-Worldly, Compelling Entertaining Movie with a Relentlessly Somber Tone, Norish Visuals and a Game Cast.
Today, the Movie's Restrictive Production is Glaring, some say Adding to the Creepy Feel, and must be Viewed Contextually when Considering.
Everything Works as Well as Can be Expected and the Overall Result is a "Primitive-Art" Piece (much like "Detour") that Still Creates Conversations, Awe, and Respect in the Movie-Buff Community.
For Sci-Fi Fans and Low-Budget Affectionados, it's...A Must See
For Others...Worth a Watch.
Director Edgar G. Ulmer's Destiny to be an "Auteur" of A-List "Genre" Films, after His Break-Out-Break-Through Success with Art-Deco Flourishes and Cutting-Edge Style Propelled Universal's "The Black Cat" ( 1934) to Critical Praise and the Studio's Most Lucrative Movie of the Year...
was Halted by His "Affair" with Universal's Carl Laemmle's (CEO) Woman.
The "Black Cat" Director Found Himself "Blacklisted" and Unable to Find "Big-Budget" Work for the Remainder of His Long Career.
Ulmer, an "Art for Art's Sake" Creator Ultimately Made a Lasting "Name" for Himself with a Huge Cult-Movie Following with Undeniable "Artistic" Movies, No Matter the Budget.
Along with "The Black Cat", the Director's other Notable Films (57 credits) Include..."Bluebeard (1944)...Strange Illusion (1945)...Detour (1945)...Club Havana (1945)...The Strange Woman (1946)...So Young So Bad" (1950)...to Name a Few.
His Seminal Film-Noir "Detour" is Frequently on Top-10 and Best Lists along with "The Black Cat".
Edgar G. Ulmer Never Stopped Working and Creating Entertaining, Provocative Movies No Matter what Obstacles He Encountered and is Fondly Remembered and Respected Today.
"The Man From Planet X" has the Distinction to be Sighted as the One of the First, if Not THE First "Alien Invasion" Flick, Riding Initiating the 1st Wave of the 50's.
The Look is Like No Other.
Butting Up Against such Stalwart Icons as "The Thing From Another World" (1951)..."The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)..."Invaders From Mars" (1953) other Highly Celebrated and Influential Films.
With a $40,000 Budget and a 6-Day Shoot (compared to the Million-Dollar + of those others mentioned), Ulmer Nevertheless, Delivered a Surreal, Other-Worldly, Compelling Entertaining Movie with a Relentlessly Somber Tone, Norish Visuals and a Game Cast.
Today, the Movie's Restrictive Production is Glaring, some say Adding to the Creepy Feel, and must be Viewed Contextually when Considering.
Everything Works as Well as Can be Expected and the Overall Result is a "Primitive-Art" Piece (much like "Detour") that Still Creates Conversations, Awe, and Respect in the Movie-Buff Community.
For Sci-Fi Fans and Low-Budget Affectionados, it's...A Must See
For Others...Worth a Watch.