Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Lobby... Aug 17, 2008
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Elsa Lancaster is the reluctant bride, Boris Karloff the smitten groom and Colin Clive the matchmaker/scientist in this science fiction-horror movie classic. (Suite101.com)
'Hellboy II': Red's Labyrinth, By Kurt Loder Jul 13, 2008
Still, "Golden Army" is the work of a master filmmaker operating with unbridled invention, and even in an age of digital overkill, it doesn't look much like any other movie (although the director has included fond nods to such fantasy touchstones as "The Bride of Frankenstein," "Alien," the first "Star Wars" film and the vintage stop-motion effects of Ray Harryhausen). Del Toro wrote the script from a story he cooked up with Mike Mignola, creator of the "Hellboy" comics, and the narrative has... (VHI.com -- Music News)
As Time Goes By Mar 16, 2008
Classic horror movie posters are currently a hot area of collecting, evidenced by the 2007 sale of a "one sheet" for The Bride of Frankenstein for $334,600 at Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. If horror movies aren't for you, consider buying posters of recently released movies. (Forbes)
Gill-Man Actor From 'Black Lagoon' Dies Feb 28, 2008
Released in 1954, the "Creature of the Black Lagoon" is one of the most recognizable characters in the Universal Studios monsters stable, and is often pictured in the company of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Wolfman and the Mummy. Chapman said in a that following in the big footsteps of such monster icons was daunting. (Click2Houston, TX)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ***1/2 Dec 21, 2007
His white-streaked hair suggests the Bride of Frankenstein. His gloomy return evokes Dracula, returning to haunt the living. (Globe and Mail)
2 hours of Johnny Depp — need we say more? Dec 21, 2007
Depp's Sweeney, with his pallid skin, haunted eyes and tuft of snow-white hair (a nod, perhaps, to the Bride of Frankenstein), masterfully finds the tormented man inside the monster. Here's a character who sings a love song to his razor blades, promising his "friends" that they'll soon be decorated with rubies. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Critic's corner Dec 8, 2007
Her melding of Norma Desmond and the Bride of Frankenstein will delight adults while the kids are amused by the hijinks of those adorable puppies. (G; runs through Jan. 4). (Boston Globe)
Origins of Marge's hair revealed Jul 23, 2007
The "Simpsons" matriarch's impressive hair was inspired by "The Bride of Frankenstein" and by his own mother's hairdo from the 1960s, the series' creator told The New York Times Magazine in an interview published Sunday. Characters from The Simpsons pose with creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, center, on the day of the premiere of 'The Simpsons Movie,' Saturday, July 21, 2007 at the town's movie theater in Springfield, Vermont. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Simpsons creator revels secret of Marges hair Jul 23, 2007
Groening says the hairstyle was inspired by The Bride of Frankenstein. FoxThe secret to Marge Simpsons hair: It was modeled after The Bride of Frankenstein ... The Simpsons matriarchs impressive hair was inspired by The Bride of Frankenstein and by his own mothers hairdo from the 1960s, the series creator told The New York Times Magazine in an interview published Sunday. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Simpsons' creator reveals inspiration behind Marge's big hair Jul 23, 2007
The Simpsons matriarch s impressive hair was inspired by The Bride of Frankenstein and by his own mother s hairdo from the 1960s, the series creator told The New York Times Magazine in an interview published Sunday. Marge, Homer and the rest of the Springfield gang will make the leap from TV to the big screen when The Simpsons Movie opens Friday. (KHOU.com, TX)
No 'Dreamgirls' Bounce Feb 3, 2007
Ross even with her penchant for getting snapped whilst shopping at Ralph s and looking like the Bride of Frankenstein has a readily recognized signature pop voice. But 31,000 is pretty frightening. (Fox News)
Bride of Frankenstein built to last Dec 3, 2006
01:00 AMTHE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935, Universal Home Video) ... Although Whale, who was openly gay at a time when very few industry people were, always rued his reputation as a horror director, the four films he made in the genre for Universal Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, The Invisible Man and The Bride of Frankenstein were sufficiently masterful to forever seal his identification with high-gothic studio style ... As a result, The Bride of Frankenstein is not only one of the imaginative... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
My Free Time: Chilling Halloween Movies Oct 28, 2006
Universal Television Distribution, 2004Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff in "The Bride of Frankenstein" ... "The Bride Of Frankenstein" (1935): Any number of the classic Universal Monster movies could have made this list, but "The Bride of Frankenstein" has always been my favorite. (Click2Houston, TX)
In honor of Halloween, the Journal asked its readers to send in some of their best Halloween costumes. Readers responded with photos of such characters as SpongeBob, a snake and Captain Underpants. Take a look. Oct 27, 2006
He and his wife, Melissa Hood, will attend Deadweird dressed as Frankenstein and the bride of Frankenstein. Aging superhero: Rapid City teacher Steve Kirsch went to school in his underwear last year and had a blast. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Oh, the horror! Masters of the genre weigh in on films' undying popularity Oct 14, 2006
"Frankenstein" and "The Bride of Frankenstein": Many people think director James Whale's sequel was better than his original take on the classic Mary Shelley story. I think both were great. (Florida Today)
Boo! Benton family says Halloween should be fun, so they make it that way! Oct 4, 2006
The onsters will include the bride of Frankenstein, Frankenstein himself, Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler, Jeannie (from the Dream of Jeannie TV show), scarecrows and a pumpkin patch, baby monsters, a mountain man (which started out as a costume Roy Lee Wright wore one year), twin skeleton babies, mummies, lifesize Barbie witches and more traditional witches. e string lights to showcase all of this, Long said. (Benton Courier, AR)
'Sopranos' reclaims its territory atop TV Mar 10, 2006
Paulie still looks like the Bride of Frankenstein, A.J. is still glum, and dream sequences still unearth Tony's unconscious. And Tony still scatters human casualties in his wake. (Boston Globe)
