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Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020 . Retrieved January 19, 2020. Mike Sampson (October 26, 2007). "Guillermo talks!". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014 . Retrieved October 27, 2007. Indeed, this Frankenstein one-sheet, folded and unrestored but in near-mint condition nearly a century later, is a centerpiece of the auction house’s April 29-30 Movie Posters Signature ® Auction. It is being offered alongside other coveted rarities that seldom see the light of day, including 116 horror and science-fiction offerings from the collection of Modern Props, once described by the Los Angeles Times as a “Hollywood institution.” Gregory William Mank. 1981. It's Alive! The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein. San Diego: A. S. Barnes.

Frankenstein" Cast Chosen". The New York Times. August 30, 1931. The Universal production of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is taking shape under the knowing guidance of James Whale. Boris Karloff and not Bela Lugosi is the final choice to play the Monster. Guillermo del Toro had expressed interest in directing the reboot film for Universal. [74] Del Toro said his Frankenstein would be a faithful " Miltonian tragedy", citing Frank Darabont's "near perfect" script, which evolved into Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein. [75] Del Toro said of his vision: "What I'm trying to do is take the myth and do something with it, but combining elements of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein without making it just a classical myth of the monster. The best moments in my mind of Frankenstein, of the novel, are yet to be filmed [...] The only guy that has ever nailed for me the emptiness, not the tragic, not the Miltonian dimension of the monster, but the emptiness is Christopher Lee in the Hammer films, where he really looks like something obscenely alive. Boris Karloff has the tragedy element nailed down but there are so many versions, including that great screenplay by Frank Darabont that was ultimately not really filmed". [76] He has also cited Bernie Wrightson's illustrations as inspiration, and said the film will not focus on the monster's creation, but be an adventure film featuring the character. [77] Del Toro said he would like Wrightson to design his version of the creature. The film will also focus on the religious aspects of Shelley's tale. [78] In June 2009, del Toro stated that production on Frankenstein was not likely to begin for at least four years. [79] Despite this, he has already cast frequent collaborator Doug Jones in the role of Frankenstein's monster. In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, Jones stated that he learned of the news the same day as everybody else, that "Guillermo did say to the press that he's already cast me as his monster, but we've yet to talk about it. But in his mind, if that's what he's decided, then it's done ... It would be a dream come true". [80] The film was to be a period piece. [81] Reboot [ edit ] Many of the subsequent films which featured Frankenstein's monster demote the creature to a robotic henchman in someone else's plots, such as in its final Universal film appearance in the deliberately farcical Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as well as the aforementioned House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula.James Wan Developing Monster Movie for Universal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. March 6, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020 . Retrieved July 11, 2020.

In 2012, Frankenstein was released on Blu-ray as part of the Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection box set, which also includes a total of nine films from the Universal Classic Monsters series. [56] [57] In September 2013, Frankenstein received a standalone Blu-ray release. [58] That same year, Frankenstein was included as part of the six-film Blu-ray set Universal Classic Monsters Collection, which also includes Dracula, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Wolf Man. [59] The next year, Universal released Frankenstein: Complete Legacy Collection on DVD. [60] This set contains eight films: Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Ghost of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, The House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. [60] In 2015, the six-film Universal Classic Monsters Collection was released on DVD. [61] In 2016, Frankenstein received a Walmart-exclusive Blu-ray release featuring a glow-in-the-dark cover. [62] That same year, the Complete Legacy Collection was released on Blu-ray. [63] [64] In September 2017, the film received a Best Buy-exclusive steelbook Blu-ray release with cover artwork by Alex Ross. [65] The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made". The New York Times. April 29, 2003. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016 . Retrieved July 2, 2010. Doe, John (August 2001). "Cast and Characters – Romantic Circles". Romantic Circles. RC. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019 . Retrieved September 20, 2018.Karloff would return to the wearing of the makeup and to the role of the monster one last time in a 1962 episode of the television show Route 66. Most Popular Feature Films Released in 1931". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010 . Retrieved July 2, 2010.

The scene in which the Monster throws Maria, the little girl into the lake and accidentally drowns her has long been controversial. Upon its original 1931 release, the second part of this scene was cut by state censorship boards in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York. [13] Those states also objected to a line they considered blasphemous that occurred during Frankenstein's exuberance when he first learns that his creature is alive. The original relevant passage was: Michael Brunas, John Brunas & Tom Weaver, Universal Horrors: The Studios Classic Films, 1931–46, McFarland, 1990 p24

Henry's fiancée Elizabeth speaks with their friend Victor about the scientist's peculiar actions and his seclusion. Elizabeth and Victor ask Waldman for help understanding Henry's behavior, and Waldman reveals he is aware Henry wishes to create life. Concerned for Henry, they arrive at the lab just as he makes his final preparations, the lifeless body on an operating table. As a storm rages, Henry invites Elizabeth and the others to watch. Henry and Fritz raise the operating table toward an opening at the top of the tower. The creature and Henry's equipment are exposed to the lightning storm and empowered, bringing the creature to life. Florey and Lugosi were given the Murders in the Rue Morgue film, as a consolation. Lugosi would later go on to play Frankenstein's Monster in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man a decade later, when his career was in decline (in the original shooting script the Monster spoke, cancelling Lugosi's initial objection to the part, but his filmed dialogue sequences were cut prior to release, along with the premise that the Monster was blind, which was the way Lugosi had played it). [16] Pre-Code era scenes and censorship history [ edit ] Colin Clive and Karloff in colorized photograph from Frankenstein (1931).

AFI's 10 Top 10 Official Ballot" (PDF). AFI.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011 . Retrieved July 2, 2010. Variety reported that it "looks like a Dracula plus, touching a new peak in horror plays", and described Karloff's performance as "a fascinating acting bit of mesmerism". Its review also singled out the look of the film as uniquely praiseworthy, calling the photography "splendid" and the lighting "the last word in ingenuity, since much of the footage calls for dim or night effect and the manipulation of shadows to intensify the ghostly atmosphere". [24]

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