Category Archives: Movies
Frankenstein
It seems a natural segue from all this talk of my obsessive preoccupation with body parts to a story about putting those parts together to create something new. And as I suggested — even if a bit obliquely — in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cultural Leitmotifs, Heroes, Monsters, Movies, Music, Reflections
Tagged Antony & The Johnsons, Antony Hegarty, Boris Karloff, Bride of Frankenstein, Carl Laemmle Jr., Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger, Frankenstein, Hope There's Someone, I Am A Bird Now, James Whale, Mary Shelley
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If Looks Could Kill
One thing just seems to lead to another. The post on movie titles from earlier this month got me thinking about Saul Bass, the man responsible for some of the most beautiful examples of movie title design in American cinema. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Psycho, Saul Bass
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