MY LIFE IN MEDIA 'Ken Livingstone had 70 media advisors. Boris Johnson only needs me. I'm ideal. I know what the ordinary man or woman on the street thinks' James Whale, 57, is a radio host and television presenter who hit the...

The life and artistic career of filmmaker James Whale is examined, focusing on his films, such as "The Bride of Frankenstein," and the representation of Whale in Bill Condon's film "Gods and Monsters" and Christopher Bram's novel, "Father of Frankenstein." Topics include the impact...

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 Burgesses. Responding to a cry of "Treason!" Henry declared, "If this...

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 “inspired” by Jean Paulhan’s “Happiness Is Slavery” (the preface to Pauline Reage’s Story of O—purportedly a true story...

In the following essay, Fischer provides a survey of Whale's career, focusing on his horror films.

In the following essay, Jensen discusses Whale as an early example of an auteur film director.

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 as a highly sophisticated game. Justifying this interpretation of Borges's works are his admitted respect for stories that are artificial inventions of art rather than realistic representations of life, his use of philosophical conceptions as a means of achieving literary effects, and his frequent varia...