Although
rock solid supporting player Claude Rains is certainly best remembered today as
the mercurial Louis in CASABLANCA (1942), the English actor also made huge
contributions to the genre of horror, and Turner Classic Movies will put the
spotlight on that aspect of Rains’ career with its pr read more
Although
rock solid supporting player Claude Rains is certainly best remembered today as
the mercurial Louis in CASABLANCA (1942), the English actor also made huge
contributions to the genre of horror, and Turner Classic Movies will put the
spotlight on that aspect of Rains’ career with its pr read more
Although
rock solid supporting player Claude Rains is certainly best remembered today as
the mercurial Louis in CASABLANCA (1942), the English actor also made huge
contributions to the genre of horror, and Turner Classic Movies will put the
spotlight on that aspect of Rains’ career with its pr read more
The Wolf Man (1941) I realize now I had higher hopes for what I perceived as among the great classic horror stories than I should have. I think the downfall of The Wolf Man might lie in its script. Silly, contrived and dumb dialogue make for many a hokey moment in this tale of the beast within read more
Of all the Universal monster movies, The Wolf Man “deserved” a real sequel most. With Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Lon Chaney Jr.’s abilities to essay the Larry Talbot role really shine through. I’ve read (and maybe even repeated here) Chaney never gets credit for playin read more
The Wolf Man‘s most lasting influence–beyond the advantages of using Larry Talbot as a synonym (Pynchon did it in Vineland) and the endlessly suffering protagonist–has to be the music. I noticed parts both John Williams (for The Empire Strikes Back) and Danny Elfman (for Batman Re read more
