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Man in the Shadows: Val Lewton

Fantastic Doc of Little-Known P ...
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"5 STARS! *****MAN IN THE SHADOWS: VAL LEWTON premiered at the Telluride Film Festival this year and the minute we saw it in the program book, we knew it was going to be one of the real highlights for us. We stood in line for 1 ½ hours to see it and it was absolutely worth it! If you’ve never heard of Val Lewton, this new documentary is the perfect introduction to his incredible body of work. To say that he worked on “B-films” doesn’t do justice to the quality of work he produced during his short career or the amount of creative influence he exerted on his pictures -- a fact you’ll soon see upon viewing some of the clips included in this seriously-researched, brilliantly directed and edited documentary. Director Kent Jones isn’t content to simply surface-skim Lewton’s accomplishments but actually delves deep and reveals how much of Lewton’s personal history is reflected and used creatively in his work. Jones’ insights, couple ... " [More]