Chris Fujiwara: 2 books
The World and Its Double
The Life and Work of Otto Preminger
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Otto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer/directors. He sought to address the major social, political, and historical questions of his time in films designed to appeal to a wide public. Blazing a trail in the examination of controversial issues such as drug addiction (The...
Jacques Tourneur
The Cinema of Nightfall
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
At least three of director Jacques Tourneur’s films—Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man—are recognized as horror classics. Yet his contributions to these films are often minimized by scholars, with most of the credit going to the films’ producer, Val Lewton. A detailed examination...