Tag: Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein: The Emperor in His Same Old Clothes

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Radcliffe, Drama, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James McAvoy, Mary Shelley, Paul McGuigan, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvESrJ5GdHc Victor Frankenstein. 2015. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Screenplay by Max Landis. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Bronson Webb, Daniel Mays, Spencer Wilding, Robin Pearce, Andrew Scott, & Callum Turner. Davis Entertainment/TSG Entertainment/MPC/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Rated PG. 110 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★ As a fan of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel Frankenstein, …

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Halloween H20 or How To Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Michael Myers

On By C.H. NewellIn 1998, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Halloween Series, Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, Michelle WilliamsLeave a comment

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. 1998. Directed by Steve Miner. Screenplay by Matt Greenberg & Robert Zappia. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Janet Leigh, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Branden Williams, and Nancy Stephens. Dimension Films/Nightfall Productions/Trancas International Films. Rated 14A. 86 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 …

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American Horror Story – Coven, Episode 2: “Boy Parts”

On By C.H. NewellIn American Horror Story, Anthology Series, Brad Falchuk, Coven, Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe, Ryan Murphy, Season 3, Taissa FarmigaLeave a comment

FX's American Horror Story Season 3, Episode 2: "Boy Parts" Directed by Michael Rymer Written by Tim Minear * For a review of the previous episode, "Bitchcraft" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "The Replacements" - click here "Boy Parts" begins with Misty Day (Lily Rabe) apparently risen from the …

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No Telling: Mary Shelley’s Rural Frankenstein

On By C.H. NewellIn 1991, Blu ray, Glass Eye Pix, Horror Movies, Indie Film, Larry Fessenden, ReviewLeave a comment

No Telling. 1991. Directed by Larry Fessenden. Screenplay by Larry Fessenden & Beck Underwood. Starring Miriam Healy-Louie, Stephen Ramsey, David Van Tieghem, Richard Topol, Ashley Arcement, Robert Brady, Susan Doukas, Ward Burlingham, J.J. Clark, Stanley Taub, Francois Lampietti, and John Van Couvering. Glass Eye Pix. Not Rated. 93 minutes. Horror ★★★★1/2 Larry Fessenden has long …

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31 Days of Horror for Halloween Season

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In an effort to try and diversify, I've done my best to not include anything I included on last year's Halloween List. Not to worry: plenty of horror for you here. Wade on in to find yourself something creepy; one title for every day of the month in no particular order but merely numbered for …

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CLOSER TO GOD and the Ethics of Science

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Billy Senese, Closer to God, Film, Frankenstein, Genetic Manipulation, Genetic Modification, Horror, Human Cloning, Indie Film, Indie Horror, Jeremy Childs, Mary Shelley, Movies, Playing God, Review, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Thriller, Victor FrankensteinLeave a comment

Closer to God. 2014. Directed and Written by Billy Senese. Starring Jeremy Childs, Shelean Newman, Shannon Hoppe, David Alford, and Isaac Disney. LC Pictures. Unrated. 81 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller. ★★★ Usually I keep my ear out and head up for any new horror films that sound different, or for whatever reason pique my interest. Closer to God …

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The Bride of Frankenstein is a Horror Sequel Classic

On 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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Frankenstein: Fun But Less Penetrating Shelley

On By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Classic Horror, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James Whale, Literature, Movies, Novels, ReviewsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSbwiKP3mo Frankenstein. 1931. Dir.  James Whale. Screenplay by Garrett Fort & Francis Edward Faragoh. Starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Universal Pictures. Unrated. 70 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the excellent sequel, 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein, click here. I won't bore anyone by recounting …

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