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TV's 25 Best Xmas Episodes - #1 - 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'
... by Theodor Geisel In one of those cosmic ironies so common in show business, the immortal character actor Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) spent most of his career playing heavies (usually in low-budget horror flicks) even though, in real ... Comment?
Return of 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
... "The Illusionist" in 2006. The original "Bride" was directed by James Whale, who had directed the original. Boris Karloff, with the almost unheard of billing of simply "Karloff," returned in the iconic role of the nameless monster, while Colin Clive ... Comment?
Sometimes Christmas has to find you
... to find one: the original animated version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," featuring the vocal talents of Boris Karloff. I was just ... this ... close to finding Christmas in Whoville when I accidentally hit the channel changer and flipped over ... Comment?
Executive Replicas announces four new 12" figures
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... but I'm gonna guess "late" and "expensive".... but in the case of at least 2 of them, "worth it"! First up, Boris Karloff as "Mord", the executioner from the underrated classic The Tower Of London ! While I personally like Mord since I have very ... Comment?
Paul Naschy, 75, Spanish dean of horror films
... as a boxed DVD set, "The Paul Naschy Collection.'' Often described as the Spanish Lon Chaney or the Spanish Boris Karloff, Mr. Naschy out-Chaneyed Chaney and out-Karloffed Karloff when it came to the diabolical breadth of his resume. In the course ... Comment?
Ask 411 Movies for 12.14.09: As Usual It's Christmas and We're All Scrooged
Ask 411 Movies for 12.14.09: As Usual It's Christmas and We're All Scrooged! Posted by Leonard Hayhurst on 12.14.2009 Saved by the Bell, movies with the most Oscar winners, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Matinee, Boris Karloff, Chi McBride, Grande Illusion and Thank You Mask Man From YouTube this week we have another great trilogy of Coors ... Comment?
Paul Naschy, Spain's High Priest of Horror Movies, Dies at 75
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... a boxed DVD set, "The Paul Naschy Collection." Often described as either the Spanish Lon Chaney or the Spanish Boris Karloff , Mr. Naschy out-Chaneyed Chaney and out-Karloffed Karloff when it came to the sheer diabolical breadth of his resume. In ... Comment?
... films such as Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy. In turn these films made stars of men like Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney, who began acting in Universal's heyday in the 1920s in films like The Phantom of the Opera. Released in 1925 ... Comment?
... crispy old Egyptian is just fun. An episode highlight: Brennan reciting the lines from "The Mummy" along with Boris Karloff in a very bizarre voice. Brennan identifies the mummy as Prince Anok, the second son of a pharaoh who supposedly killed his ... Comment?
... that premiered in 1966. I saw the animated version of the Grinch, complete with narration by the immortal Boris Karloff, that first Christmas season, and Ia ve seen it every year since. My kids grew up with the Grinch, and I hope that my first ... Comment?
... (1931). The most influential horror film ever made, this stark and stylish work has a weird fairytale beauty. Boris Karloff gives one of the most indelible performances in American cinema as the monster, misjudged by the society that created him, at ... Comment?
'James Whale Festival' at Film Forum
... his third film, Frankenstein (1931), he spoke through his new medium fluently, even poetically, as when Boris Karloff 's Monster and the little girl meet by the lake. By the time Whale gave Frankenstein a Bride (1935), he was a master, alloying high ... Comment?
The Boris Karloff Blogathon has been running all week over at the superb Frankensteinia blog captained by MontrA al cartoon artist and Frankenstein expert Pierre Fournier. Comment?
A woman who is spying for two countries discovers the complications when she is pitted against a butler, and almost discovered. CAST: Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay DIR: Terry Morse (1940) Comment?
The director James Whale transcended weak scripts, bad casts and genre assignments with his fluid camera and artful sensibility. Comment?
... ." As live-action cartoons go, it's good fun. Ricky Gervais and Hank Azaria (whose villainous pharaoh channels Boris Karloff's accent from The Mummy ) say their favourite part was making Stiller laugh and blow his lines. Comment?
What makes this Friday black when it comes to shopping?
... long time and describes many things in history. The Wall Street crash in 1929 was called Black Friday. In 1940 Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi made a science fiction movie titled Black Friday. Black Friday refers to an air battle between Germany and ... Comment?
Cant Stop the Music: Sunday, October 25, 2009, Segment 1
... Worms - Happy Birthday Weird Al Yankovic - Happy Birthday Why Should I ... CSTM THEATRE Inner Sanctum with Boris Karloff - The Wailing Wall HALLOWEEN SPOOKS Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Halloween Spooks The Moon Rays - Swingin' At the Seance The ... Comment?
Science fiction's embrace of the now
... telling, is soon subjecting corpses procured by body snatchers to "electric fluid," and before you can say Boris Karloff, he's created a man of immense strength - and hideous looks. Ackroyd knows his London, he knows his period, and he likes to roll ... Comment?
Image Entertainment has THRILLER and a KILLER for disc
Image Entertainment announced recently that it has acquired North American rights to the classic horror/suspense TV series THRILLER, hosted by Boris Karloff. Comment?