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  • More Boris K.


    Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blogAuthority Authority: 482
    I’m not quite sure I did the great Boris Karloff justice with the clip I selected earlier this evening. Below, therefore, I’m putting some later career highlights of the great character actor who managed to play some of the nastiest monsters and villains of his era in innumerable films while also being ...
    14 hours ago
  • Post-Turkey Day film news bites


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    A few items as Hollywood finishes digesting its turkey and stuffing. * Paramount has picked up “Area 51,” the science fiction follow-up to the ridiculously profitable “ Paranormal Activity ” from writer-director Oren Peli. Somewhat to my disappointment, this one will also use the “found footage” ...
    19 hours ago
  • The Lost Patrol (Boris Karloff Blogathon)


    Hell On Frisco BayAuthority Authority: 407
    The Boris Karloff Blogathon has been running all week over at the superb Frankensteinia blog captained by Montréal cartoon artist and Frankenstein expert Pierre Fournier. I havent participated in one of these internet-wide flurries of topic-focused writing in quite a while , but Ive had great fun participating ...
    1 day ago
  • The Boris Karloff Blogathon : The Day After


    Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein BlogAuthority Authority: 542
    There’s still some tea left. Enough for another sip. I still have a few late, lost, misplaced or last minute links to post, and really good ones, too, so let’s linger, shall we, and allow ourselves a few more minutes, perhaps a few hours still, in Boris’ gentle company. I’ll get those links up for ...
    1 day ago
  • Boris Karloff in Thriller


    Needcoffee.comAuthority Authority: 429
    Okay, so Ive had fun hanging out with Boris for this past week. Hope you have, too. Thanks again to Frankensteinia for hosting the Karloff Blogathon. And if you want more Boris, make sure you check out the myriad other sites that have been posting like mad all week. Now Im going to take this opportunity to dip ...
    1 day ago
  • Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain


    shadowplayAuthority Authority: 516
    Nearly missed this! A quick post to squeeze in under the wire.I’d elected to watch and write about BEHIND THE CURTAIN, a 1929 mystery story which casts Boris Karloff as an Indian manservant. A few things commended the movie to me. Firstly, I’d enjoyed Tod Browning’s 1929 thriller THE 13TH CHAIR, and was eager to ...
    2 days ago
  • Boris Karloff: A Modern Actor in a Classic Period


    Scary Movie ManiaAuthority Authority: 92
    When one thinks of films before 1970, there’s a certain stigma that comes with them; stilted and theatrical acting, an old fashion way of speaking, and for whatever reason everything seems void of color. But if you give these films a chance, you’ll often find films that deal with modern themes, modern direction, ...
    2 days ago
  • The Heart of an Actor: Why I Love Boris Karloff


    Cinema StylesAuthority Authority: 541
    When were younger we have less respect for hard work and dedication and more appreciation of the cliched and showy. We make grand pronouncements when were young about whats great in this area, whats great in that and through it all hold fast that our youthful convictions are not only accurate and correct but always ...
    2 days ago
  • The Boris Karloff Blogathon : Day Seven


    Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein BlogAuthority Authority: 542
    There’s a fresh pot of tea on, just for Boris, here on the set of Son of Frankenstein , as we begin the last day, the final chapter of the Boris Karloff Blogathon. Enjoy . It’s safe to say that all of us who have congregated here this week are fond of Boris Karloff. We’ve celebrated his ...
    2 days ago
  • Boris Karloff in The House of Rothschild


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    Were still in 1934 with Karloff as part of Day Six of the Karloff Blogathon . And yes, no horror here--instead hes in a historical drama and a film that was nominated for Best Picture. Karloff has second billing behind George Arliss. And even if you werent interested in this picture as a bit of Karloff ...
    2 days ago
  • Hangmen


    The Kind of Face You HateAuthority Authority: 414
    . This post is part of the Boris Karloff blogathon being hosted by Pierre Fournier at Frankensteinia . Spoilers for The Man They Could Not Hang and Before I Hang follow. Boris Karloff spent a lot of time trying to defeat death. Often in his films, leaps in medical technology offered the possibility of ...
    2 days ago
  • The Lost Frankenstein Film


    Cinema StylesAuthority Authority: 541
    Rare still from Frankenstein Meets the Jazz Singer , produced and abandoned by Universal and Warners in the mid-thirties. In this shot the monster performs "Mammy" in Green-Face.
    3 days ago
  • The Boris Karloff Blogathon : Day Six


    Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein BlogAuthority Authority: 542
    Boris and Colin Clive share a quiet moment, away from the hubbub on the castle laboratory set of Bride of Frankenstein . Day Six! Let’s go! “ In Bedlam , we see Boris Karloff playing the most despicable and evil character he ever portrayed during his career. ” Steve Miller contemplates ...
    3 days ago
  • Boris Karloff in The Lost Patrol


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    Again, I love this stuff because I get an excuse to share Karloff that doesnt really fit in the 32 Days of Halloween vein. Thanks to the Karloff Blogathon folks for that. So here he is directed by John Ford in The Lost Patrol from 1934. It stars Karloff as secondary lead to Victor McLaglen, who would later ...
    3 days ago
  • Boris Karloff is Dr. Fu Manchu


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    Sorry about missing yesterdays Karloff post. Turkey Day and doing business got in the way. Im going to double up today for Boris Karloff Blogathon Day Five , however. And to begin with, we have Karloff playing the titular character in The Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu , from 1932. And yes, Myrna Loy is on hand to play ...
    4 days ago
  • … and last but not least, thanks for Boris Karloff!


    TCM's Classic Movie BlogAuthority Authority: 493
    I have many things about which I feel thankful this year.  I’m thankful for the love of my wife, for the gift of my two children, for the continued health of my family through some trying times, for my circle of close friends, cohorts and cronies, for an interest in something that has sustained me [...]
    4 days ago
  • The Boris Karloff Blogathon : Day Five


    Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein BlogAuthority Authority: 542
    It may have taken a gazillion volts of electricity to kaboom The Monster to life, but all it took to keep him going was a cup of tea. It’s Day Five of the Boris Karloff Love Fest, and here are your links for today… Enjoy! From Filo Loco , à Paris, a Frankenstein stamp created by Sardon. ...
    4 days ago
  • CHFB Forum Gives Readers the Bird For Thanksgiving!!!


    HK AND CULT FILM NEWSAuthority Authority: 128
    Hey, it looks as though the lovesick Frankenstein monster and his unwilling bride got together after all! Either that, or the delightfully twisted imagination of artist Kerry "Count Gamula" Gammill has come up with yet another great seasonal banner for the Classic Horror Film Board , this time a wickedly amusing ...
    4 days ago
  • Video Vault: Boris Karloff Blogathon Edition


    ScreamstressAuthority Authority: 431
    I’m dedicating this Video Vault edition to the great actor, Boris Karloff . I’m participating in the Boris Karloff Blogathon that Pierre at Frankensteinia has organized. It runs until Sunday, November 29 so please check out the other great write ups that horror bloggers have contributed to this fun ...
    5 days ago
  • Karloff: Giving Thanks to a Legend


    Caffeinated JoeAuthority Authority: 124
    This week, Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog has been hosting The Boris Karloff Blogathon I planned to take part, but I have been trying to write and complete a novel for this years NaNoWriMo . But no excuses. I wanted to post something, and what better day than Thanksgiving to give thanks for the great ...
    5 days ago

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