Posted by moviegeek916 on June 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
La Belle et la Bête (1946) – Il était une fois… So fairy tales have become vogue once again at the multiplex. Not just for the young ones, but apparently for the still-young-but-desperate-to-be-more-grown-up-not-really-comprehending-all-that-that-entails ones too. We’ve been treated to new angst-ridden versions of Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood that borrow directors or stars … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 1946, Beauty and the Beast, Criterion Collection, Dracula, France, Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, Josette Day, La Belle et la Bête, Lon Chaney Jr., Marcel André, Michel Auclair, Mila Parély, Nane Germon, Phillip Glass, Red Riding Hood, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Wolf Man, Twilight
Posted by moviegeek916 on April 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Dracula (1931) – Despite hits like The Phantom of the Opera, Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle wasn’t particularly interested in making horror movies. Carl Laemmle Jr., on the other hand, was quite keen to bring Dracula to the big screen. History has kind of sided with Laemmle Jr., I am happy to say. Dracula was … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 1931, Bela Lugosi, Bram Stoker, Carl Laemmle, Carl Laemmle Jr., Creature from the Black Lagoon, David Manners, Dracula, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Frances Dade, Frankenstein, Helen Chandler, Herbert Bunston, Karl Freund, Phillip Glass, Pyotr Ilyich Tsaikovsky, Swan Lake, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wolf Man, Tod Browning, Universal Monsters
Persistence of Vision 