Does anyone know where I can buy a DVD copy of the "Universal Horror" Kevin Brownlow Film?
I recently saw part of an excellent documentary "Universal Horror". This film was aired on television Chiller and was apparently made in 1998 by film historian and renowned director Kevin Brownlow. I loved being able to buy a DVD copy This exceptional film that carefully traces the history of Universal horror film genre. Does anyone know where I can buy a DVD copy of the Universal Horror "Kevin Brownlow Film? Thank you, Linda – I heard that it was included in the Universal Monster Legacy DVD that have been issued to be sold in the United Kingdom but I did not know he had apparently been on TCM?
I searched the web and I do not see anywhere. Sorry. They have been known to change the titles that I wonder if it came under a different name? I founnd something on it and I do not think whether on DVD yet. Universal Horror Kevin Brownlow Narrator – Kenneth Branagh The story behind legacy of Universal Studios horror classics. Could be difficult to find. Not currently on Amazon and reported to be exhausted in the United Kingdom. It would be best to find used. It shown on Turner Classic Movies. Http: / / ednapurviance.org / brownlowgill / gillbrownlow.html
Kyle Gilmore’s Universal Horror Classics: THE WOLF MAN pt. 2 of 3
Vacationing in northern California, Alfred Hitchcock was struck by a story in a Santa Cruz newspaper: “Seabird Invasion Hits Coastal Homes.” From this peculiar incident, and his memory of a short story by Daphne du Maurier, the master of suspense created one of his strangest and most terrifying films. The Birds follows a chic blonde, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), as she travels to the coastal to…
Boris Karloff stars as the screen’s most memorable monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life an death by creating a human monster (Karloff) out of lifeless body parts. It’s director James Whale’s adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel blended with Karloff’s compassionate portrayal of a creature groping for identity that makes “Frankenstein” a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.<br><br> “Universal Horror” Documentary; “The Frankenstein Files – How Hollywood Made A Monster”; “Frankenstein Archives”; “Boo!” – A short film;, Audio Commentary, Featurette, Original Theatrical Trailer, .
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Boris Karloff stars as the screen’s most memorable monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life an death by creating a human monster (Karloff) out of lifeless body parts. It’s director James Whale’s adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel blended with Karloff’s compassionate portrayal of a creature groping for identity that makes “Frankenstein” a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.<br><br> “Universal Horror” Documentary; “The Frankenstein Files – How Hollywood Made A Monster”; “Frankenstein Archives”; “Boo!” – A short film;, Audio Commentary, Featurette, Original Theatrical Trailer, .
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Boris Karloff’s legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. As the mummy, Im-Ho-Tep, he is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a team of British archaeologists. It is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive the vestal virgin whom he loved, after she had been sacrificed. Alive again, he sets out to find his lost love. Today, over 50 years after “The Mummy” was first released, this brooding dream-like film remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.<br><br> Includes a free movie ticket for “The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor” ($7.50 value); “Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed”; “He Who Made Monsters: Life And Legacy Of Jack Pierce”, “Unraveling The Legacy Of ‘The Mummy’” and “Universal Horror Documentary”, Audio Commentary, Featurette, Photo Gallery, Trailers.
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“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.” In 1941, “The Wolf Man” introduced the world to a new Universal movie monster and the mythology of the werewolf was re-defined forever. Featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney Jr. and groundbreaking make-up by Jack Pierce, this story of a cursed man who transforms into a deadly werewolf when the moon is full has not only become a masterpiece of the horror genre, but of all-time.<br><br> Documentary, Audio Commentary, Production Notes, Bios, Trailers, Web Links.<br><br> Presented in Black & White; English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles; “Monster By Moonlight” – an original documentary on the making of “The Wolf Man”; Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver; “The Wolf Man” Archives.
