TV Guide: James Whale

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Video: Gods and Monsters

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:43:23 -0400

The last days of Frankenstein director James Whale are explored.

Video: Gods and Monsters

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:28:26 -0400

The last days of Frankenstein director James Whale are explored.

Video: Gods and Monsters

CinemaNow — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:53:10 -0400

Set in 1957, James Whale, the director of Frankenstein, had long since stepped back from the glamour and glitz of Hollywood.

Video: Gods and Monsters

CinemaNow — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:45:09 -0400

Set in 1957, James Whale, the director of Frankenstein, had long since stepped back from the glamour and glitz of Hollywood.

Video: The Great Garrick - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:06:27 -0400

Director James Whale (The Bride Of Frankenstein) brings his quirky view to this portrait of 18th Century Britain's most famous actor.

Video: The Bride of Frankenstein

iTunes — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:20:27 -0400

One of the most popular horror classics of all time and an acclaimed sequel to the original Frankenstein. The legendary Boris Karloff reprises his role as the screen's most understood monster who now longs for a mate of his own. Colin Clive is back as the overly ambitious Dr. Frankenstein, who creates the ill-fade bride (Elsa Lanchester). Directed by the original's James Whale (his last horror film) and featuring a haunting musical score, The Bride of Frankenstein ranks as one of the finest films not only of the genre, but for all time.

Video: Gods And Monsters

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:10:24 -0400

Gods and Monsters was promoted from the outset as an artistic drama, but the publicity tended to play coyly on the possibility of a homosexual romance between the retired film director James Whale, played by Ian McKellen and his hunky gardener Clayton Boone (Brendan Fraser). While the film does involve romance, the central relationship between the director and his gardener is about the development of a genuine friendship between two outwardly dissimilar but inwardly kindred spirits. In the story, Whale has been living for many years in peaceful, if not entirely contented retirement, under the loving and watchful eye of his contentious and argumentative Hungarian housekeeper (Lynn Redgrave). His earlier celebrity as the director of the original Frankenstein movie and its sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, results in his being visited occasionally by disagreeable young men who have come to bask in the reminiscences of this creator of two camp classics. His reputation as a fairly outrageous homosexual comes into

Video: Frankenstein

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:56:10 -0400

Still regarded as the definitive film version of Mary Shelley's classic tale of tragedy and horror, Frankenstein made unknown character actor Boris Karloff a star and created a new icon of terror. Along with the highly successful Dracula, released earlier the same year, it launched Universal Studio's golden age of 1930s horror movies. The film's greatness stems less from its script than from the stark but moody atmosphere created by director James Whale; Herman Rosse's memorable set designs, particularly the fantastic watchtower laboratory, featuring electrical equipment designed by Kenneth Strickfaden; the creature's trademark look from makeup artist Jack Pierce, who required Karloff to don pounds of makeup and heavy asphalt shoes to create the monster's unique lurching gait; and Karloff's nuanced performance as the tormented and bewildered creature. Frankenstein was greeted with screams, moans, and fainting spells upon its initial release, obliging Universal to add a disclaimer in which Edward Van Sloan adv

Video: Invisible Man Returns, The

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:54:05 -0400

A semi-sequel to the 1933 Universal horror masterwork The Invisible Man, The Invisible Man Returns stars Vincent Price in the title role. Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Price begs doctor John Sutton to inject him with the invisibility serum invented by Claude Rains in the first film. Sutton does so, even though he warns Price that the serum will very likely drive him insane. Sir Cedric Hardwicke co-stars as the genuine murderer, a colliery owner who framed Price. Though his behavior veers dangerously close to homicidal, Price is able to mete out retribution to Hardwicke without stooping to murder. As he gradually weakens, Price is recaptured and rushed to the hospital, where his life is saved by an emergency blood transfusion. Price's face is revealed to us for the first time as he vows his undying love to leading lady Nan Grey. Taking a less playful approach to the grim goings-on than director James Whale had in The Invisible Man, The Invisible Man Returns is a grim little morality play, containin

Video: Ian McKellen

The Daily Show — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:47:21 -0400

Ian McKellen illuminates Jon on the life of James Whale.