Larger Than Larger Than Life
by J. Hamilton
OK, we’re getting pretty tired of this whole ‘sparkly vampire’ thing. This year RedFence is nominating the OTHER mopey, dark-eyed monster hero with girl problems and a persecution complex. You know, the BIG guy.
Lucky for us Turner Classic Movies had the same idea. This Wednesday at 7 p.m., Frankenstein will return to the silver screen — and not in some goofy reboot. This is the real deal. And to make it even better, this chiller-thriller is a doubleheader.
On October 24, select theaters in the Los Angeles area and across the nation will show the original 1931 horror film, Frankenstein, followed by its 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein.
Most of us know Big Frank pretty well, but his Bride is a lesser-known gem, costarring the always enjoyable Elsa Lanchester — it is a love story with a comic twist. Both movies stand up as something beyond what we now recognize as standard horror film fare, and they deserve to be seen together. Don’t worry, neither is very long, so they make a comfortable double feature. Anyway, when will you get another chance to see them together on the big screen? So come on, be ‘TEAM FRANK,’ this year.
