The Bride of Frankenstein is a Horror Sequel Classic

On 12/01/201404/19/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 1935, Blu ray, Boris Karloff, Classic Horror, Film, Filmmaking, Frankenstein, Horror, James Whale, Literature, Mary Shelley, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, Universal Monsters, Universal PicturesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ The Bride of Frankenstein. 1935. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by William Hurlbut. Starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, and Una O'Connor. Universal Pictures. Rated G. 75 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my earlier Blu ray review of James Whale's original Frankenstein click …

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Nightcrawler & the Vulture-like News Media

On 11/25/201404/19/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Crime, Dan Gilroy, Film, Filmmaking, Jake Gyllenhaal, Media, Movies, Nightcrawler, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1uP_8VJkDQ Nightcrawler. 2014. Directed & Written by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed. Elevation Pictures. Rated 14A. 117 minutes. Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler is a bit of an unusual film. First off, Gilroy has never directed a feature film, or anything else to my knowledge. His start came with screenwriting. …

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