#james-whale

[ follow ]
#frankenstein-adaptations #classic-horror-cinema #gender-and-sexuality-in-film #hollywood-sequels
#frankenstein-adaptations
fromInverse
1 week ago
Film

91 Years Ago, The Original 'Bride' Electrified The 'Frankenstein' Myth

James Whale's 1935 Bride of Frankenstein smuggled complex ideas about gender and sexuality into a sequel whose reluctant director transformed a cash-grab project into a revisionist masterpiece.
fromVulture
4 months ago
Film

20 Frankensteins from (Nearly) a Century of Cinema, Ranked

Frankenstein films, from Whale's 1931 Universal version to contemporary epics, repeatedly revisit and expand the story and themes across varied cinematic approaches.
more#frankenstein-adaptations
fromInverse
5 months ago

90 Years Later, The Most Important Sci-Fi Horror Sequel Ever Just Got A Huge Upgrade

They had made a bounty with horror films, something co-founder/ owner Carl Laemmle had to be convinced would even work, but those, too, would be put on hiatus when their new management rolled in. The horror movies became revolutionary, unafraid to be dark, clever and scary, but an industry-wide call for censorship was about to trim their claws and fangs.
Film
[ Load more ]