In the following essay, Fischer provides a survey of Whale's career, focusing on his horror films.
Although James Whale is best known for his four famous horror features—films which p...
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An Argentine short story writer, poet, and essayist, Borges was one of the leading figures in modern literature. His writing is often used by critics to illustrate the contemporary view of literature ...
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In the following essay, Jensen discusses Whale as an early example of an auteur film director.
It certainly is becoming harder and harder to keep track of the auteurs, especially now that more and ...
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The League's FormationThe infamous League of Gentlemen first met at Leeds University.
Mark
Gatiss
and
Steve
Pemberton
got off to an early start, writing such worryingly-titled stage shows as ...
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Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2007. There are 216 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 29, 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of B...
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Lars von Trier’s Manderlay, from his own screenplay, is the second installment of Mr. von Trier’s “American” trilogy following Dogville (2003), and is said to have been R...
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Lars von Trier’s Manderlay, from his own screenplay, is the second installment of Mr. von Trier’s “American” trilogy following Dogville (2003), and is said to have been R...
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