As I have stated before I enjoy the concept of film noir. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it was created by French essayist Nino Frank to describe a specific sub-genre of mysteries that became popular post-World War II…
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It’s new release time again, and the traditionally sleepy month of April when it comes to new releases is anything but due to an influx of fantastic titles. Classics from the Warner Archives mingle with recent releases, forgotten-but-great horror flicks,…
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From Oscar-winners to classics from the vaults, there’s an incredible amount of new releases this week. We’ve got a little bit of everything hitting Blu-ray and DVD this week. Check out what you’ll be watching next! Aquaman Jason Momoa returns…
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Frankenstein’s monster is proof that a good man just can’t be kept down. Or a bad man can’t be kept dead. The name of Frankenstein brings out the worst in people in the ancient village where the original mad scientist…
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With Halloween just a few weeks away, this week’s poll asks you to answer which of the following horror icons you like more: Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi. Vote below, and tell us why you chose who you did in…
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Universal Monsters Week races towards its conclusion tomorrow with this examination of one of the finest sequels ever made… The general consensus among film critics and classic movie fans is that Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is the high point of…
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They were two of the biggest boogeymen who ever lived: Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. They terrified millions with their signature roles as Frankenstein’s monster and Count Dracula. Even today, few horror stars have the name recognition that these two…
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We all know the old “Karloff vs. Lugosi” horror film debate. MovieFanFare offers another take on the rivalry by asking who made the better Charlie Chan series appearance, Bela in 1931’s “The Black Camel” or Boris in 1936’s “Charlie Chan at the Opera.”
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Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi went shopping for scares in the 1940 Universal thriller Black Friday, an odd tale of mad doctors, mobsters and brain transplants. Read on to see if the terror titans’ final team-up for the studio was a bargain or a bust.
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Decades before zombies marched through Georgia on TV, a mechanical heart–based on a device co-designed by Charles Lindbergh–brought executed convict Boris Karloff back to life in The Waking Dead. Guest blogger Cliff Alpierti reviews the 1936 chiller.
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