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La-La Land Records has released a CD of original soundtrack music from THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN as part of the Universal Pictures Film Music Heritage Collection. It is not the complete original soundtrack--according to the liner notes only about 35 minutes of the score exist--but it is more than en read more

Jeanne Moreau as Julie. French director and critic Francois Truffaut originally published his extensive Alfred Hitchcock interviews in 1966. The book, which has come to be known as Hitchcock/Truffaut, is a brilliant look into the mind of a master filmmaker. So, it comes as no surprise that Truffaut read more

Peter Cushing returns to the role of Doctor Van Helsing for this sequel to Hammer's 1958 reinvention of the Dracula story, but, in spite of the title, Dracula never actually appears. Instead, Van Helsing combats a new undead menace and the relentless obstacle of the doctor's own terrible timing, whi read more

Peter Cushing returns to the role of Doctor Van Helsing for this sequel to Hammer's 1958 reinvention of the Dracula story, but, in spite of the title, Dracula never actually appears. Instead, Van Helsing combats a new undead menace and the relentless obstacle of the doctor's own terrible timing, whi read more

A camera points to the ground, gliding along to show the chaos of a recent event, the ground littered in detritus. Has the house been looted? Is this the scene of a raucous party? The camera stops on a pair of shoes, panning up to introduce the audience to the exhausted Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) read more

I’ve seen both versions of Father of the Bride and Steve Martin is fine and dandy but there is no better lovable curmudgeon than Spencer Tracy and he dons the role of the protective and skeptical father so effortlessly. Furthermore, all down the line this production is an impressive gathering read more

I’ve seen both versions of Father of the Bride and Steve Martin is fine and dandy but there is no better lovable curmudgeon than Spencer Tracy and he dons the role of the protective and skeptical father so effortlessly. Furthermore, all down the line this production is an impressive gathering read more

1- Ben Banks: Can’t be June. I’ve got my final. Why not May? Ellie Banks: May’s too early. Tommy Banks: July’s out. I’m going to camp. Kay Banks: This isn’t a kids party. It’s my wedding and my friends. 2- Stanley T. Banks: No one paid any attention to the read more

via: http://movies.alphacoders.com/movies/poster/2047  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This was the third of five films starring June Allyson and Van Johnson (not counting Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) in which they both appeared but not in the same scenes.) They’d first worked read more

Originally published October 27th, 2012 I had originally planned to review the TCM/Fathom events double feature of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein but ended up missing out on it.  In the interest of time I figured best just to review the film I hadn’t already seen, The Bride of Fran read more

In celebration of Joan and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood's Joan Crawford Blogathon, I am excited to write about my favorite Crawford-Tone film, The Bride Wore Red. Directed by Dorothy Arzner, the screenplay (written by Tess Slesinger and Bradbury Foote) is based on Molnár's play The Brid read more

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), starring Elsa Lanchester, is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). June is the traditional month read more

Father of the Bride (1950), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, and Spencer Tracy, is one of the 1001 Classic Movies You Should See. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). Ju read more

Mistakes, Errors, and good old fashioned screw-ups I recently  had the opportunity to watch Frankenstein and The Bride Of Frankenstein back to back. And I found it puzzling that James Whale, with experience as an actor, a set designer, and a director, would allow such a muddled beginning to be read more

Father of the Bride Directed by Vincente Minnelli Written by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett from a novel by Edward Streeter 1950/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental This fun look at some things that never change features Spencer Tracy at his best and Elizabeth Taylor perhaps read more

The universal nature of cinema is best illustrated through tributes by other directors. Acclaimed French director Francois Truffaut, part of the French New Wave, was directly influenced by the work of Alfred Hitchcock when he created The Bride Wore Black (he’d also just published a book of ext read more

“THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D.” . 1941 For my first movie for “Screwball Comedy Month”, I’ve decided to kick off with “The Bride Came C.O.D.”, a romantic screwball comedy, starring Bette Davis and James Cagney in their second and final collaboration. Bette Davis an read more

“THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D.” . 1941 For my first movie for “Screwball Comedy Month”, I’ve decided to kick off with “The Bride Came C.O.D.”, a romantic screwball comedy, starring Bette Davis and James Cagney in their second and final collaboration. Bette Davis and James Cagney ignite the screen read more

DRACULA MEETS THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Sadly, it’s a Universal Monsters team-up that never took place on the big screen, but it will happen tonight on COZI TV. COZI, a nostalgia-themed broadcast network available as a digital sub-channel on NBC owned television stations (and part-time on DIS read more

For The Bride of Frankenstein, director Whale takes a contradictory approach. It's either more is more, or less is less. More music, all the time. Franz Waxman's frequently playful music rarely fits its scenes, unless Whale is going for a melodramatic farce, which he really doesn't s read more