By movieMoll on July 3, 2009
Bela Lugosi’s over-the-top performance as mad scientist Dr. Richard Vollin is not to be missed. Lugosi hams it up as a brilliant, egotistical surgeon that has a fanatical obsession with Edgar Allan Poe, keeping a stuffed raven on his desk and devices of torture described in Poe’s tales in his dungeon! Although Boris Karloff has [...]
Posted in Drama, Horror, Index, Mystery | Tagged Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Drama, Edgar Allan Poe, Horror, Mystery |
By GroovyMovieGuy on July 2, 2009
What girl could help herself from being drawn to the charms of Bela Lugosi in his late 50s? Well, most likely any girl, but that didn’t stop anyone from making this movie.
Edgar Allan Poe obsessed and “mature” Dr. Richard Vollin (Lugosi) saves the life of Jean Thatcher (Irene Ware) and turns his attention to the [...]
Posted in Drama, Horror, Index, Mystery | Tagged Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Drama, Edgar Allan Poe, Horror, Mystery |
By movieMoll on June 5, 2009
Equal parts comedy and zombie movie, “Shaun of the Dead” serves up laughs and frights and sends up zombie movies without becoming a caricature. Londoner Shaun’s life is in disarray. He’s lost his girlfriend, still sharing a flat with his waster friend Ed, hanging out at the same pub every night and has an unresolved [...]
Posted in Comedy, Horror, Index | Tagged British, Comedy, Horror, suspense |
By GroovyMovieGuy on June 5, 2009
It’s a comedy and a horror film not a spoof film, according to creators during DVD extras. But does the title remind you of anything, like “Dawn of the Dead”? Whatever your take, “Shaun of the Dead” certainly is comedic and it’s got all the gore of a good horror film with zombies to boot.
The [...]
Posted in Comedy, Horror, Index | Tagged British, Comedy, Horror, suspense |
By GroovyMovieGuy on April 20, 2009
Val Lewton had some good movies that transcended the B-movie genre. “Cat People,” “I walked with a Zombie” and “The Body Snatcher” come to mind — even “Curse of the Cat People” is worth a watch. Unfortunately “Bedlam” just doesn’t cut it. Boris Karloff is the highlight of this film employing his creepy craft work [...]
Posted in Drama, Horror, Index, Mystery | Tagged Boris Karloff, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Val Lewton |
By movieMoll on April 20, 2009
This movie is included in the roster of low-budget horror flicks produced by Val Lewton in the 1940s. Unfortunately, “Bedlam” is more of a period drama than a horror film and my least favorite of Lewton’s productions. Set in the late 1700s, Sims (Boris Karloff) is the director of the infamous London asylum. Here he [...]
Posted in Drama, Horror, Index, Mystery | Tagged Boris Karloff, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Val Lewton |
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