As we're running through these horror trailers, it occurs to me that the name Val Lewton has been terribly underrepresented. a fixture of 30's horror and suspense, Lewton had a rather unique deal with his studio. They would give him a title and start the marketing campaign, and he was expected to make a movie to fit. Of course, quite often what he turned in wasn't exactly what they were expecting, but his movies were also rarely short of imaginative and suspenseful. Take, for instance, today's offering: The Cat People:
And today's bonus? Well, in 1982, a remake of the movie was made starring Nastassia Kinski in the Simone Simon role. And from the soundtrack of the movie came this great David bowie song - which you may also remember from a different recent remake...
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