Monthly Archives: September 2019

Skiffy Flix: Bride of Frankenstein

Posted on Saturday 28 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

So Dracula begat Frankenstein, and Frankenstein begat Bride of Frankenstein (no ‘the’ in the title, note). Though actually it took nearly 3 ½ years, and there were intermediaries: Boris Karloff did The Mummy next after Frankenstein, and James Whale next … Continue reading →

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Monster Flix: Dracula

Posted on Saturday 28 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

Having realized that Dracula actually preceded Frankenstein – both from Universal Studios, and together the founding pair of the entire genre of horror films in the 1930s and ‘40s, even though Frankenstein might be taken as science fiction, not horror … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: Metropolis

Posted on Thursday 26 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

I mentioned this on Facebook a couple weeks ago: I finally watched, all the way through, Metropolis. Tonight I watched the 1927 silent film Metropolis, for the first time all the way through. (I watched the first 45 minutes or … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: Frankenstein

Posted on Wednesday 25 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

Have been busy the past few weeks with 1) family visits and 2) work on sfadb – the end is in sight. Very little reading in the past two months. But I have taken the occasional couple hours to watch … Continue reading →

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The Invaders — In Color!

Posted on Tuesday 10 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

The past few evenings I’ve watched and rewatched several episodes of the mid-1960s TV series The Invaders. The show began in January 1967 – a mid-season replacement for some other show, presumably, in the same season as Star Trek’s first … Continue reading →

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