yesterday watched 2 great films
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

i got this thing for the weekend as b-movie fodder but holy shit it was so good it blew me away. great script, great camera, great performances, wow. then credits roll and i spot nicolas roeg as cinematographer. 2.35:1 aspect ratio in some wonderful looking "colorama". this has to be the best-made low-budget movie ever. corman is great.
CAT PEOPLE (original 1942 version)

awesome! so well done. tight, original story, and time flies by in it. gorgeous bluray restoration does justice to the great lighting and camera work-- plus some interesting extras on it. this is like nothing else i've seen in recent times. great job, criterion!