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10+ Years Later: Does THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON Sink or Swim?
Not many people know this, but the Creature from the Black Lagoon has my wedding ring. True story. Several years ago, fellow Screen Anarchist Dave Canfield, for whatever reason, mailed a box of various and sundry Creature from the Black...
Psycho Pompous: Expressionist Horror, Part I: The Man Who Laughs, An Introduction
The most triumphed example of horror film expressionism is the 1920 feature The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari by Robert Wiene, which set the foundation from which all successive expressionist films and horror films of the 1920s would rise. Though the...
Tom Cruise In Talks To Lead Universal's THE MUMMY Franchise Revival
Variety is reporting that Tom Cruise is in talks to take the lead in Universal's reboot of their The Mummy franchise. Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, Doctor Strange and Passengers) is penning the script. Alex Kurtzman (Stark Trek and Into Darkness, Aliens and...
