Off the Record

Courtney Love vs. Boudoir Queen, Jason Reece vs. Conrad Keely, Border Patrol vs. Texas Tornados, and other dream matchups

"...out, hung over, looking like something out of a Boris Karloff flick was priceless." In other reefer madness, Libertarian..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Life

Junkie chic achieves the ultimate high

"...Twain, Gen. George Custer, Joseph Conrad, Toulouse-Lautrec, Winston Churchill, Boris Karloff, Franco, Harpo Marx, Ira Gershwin, Lucky Luciano, Walt..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Wizardly Way

Human Centipede, Abe Sapien and more speak at Austin Comic Con

"...Golden Age when Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff were monster actors that were allowed to be..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At the Drive-In

An East Austin art compound reviews the magic of outdoor screening

"...feature attractions that'd make any Byron Orlok (that'd be Boris Karloff's character in Peter Bogdanovich's drive-in-centric Targets) howl at..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...a star such as Vincent Price – or, earlier, Boris Karloff or, later, Christopher Lee – through a series..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Black Wedding Tonight!

Bride of Frankentstein at the Alamo Ritz

"...But the real star of the show is, again, Boris Karloff, as "the monster," who finally receives his fondest..."

March 28, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese's new thriller is set in 1954 in an institution for the criminally insane.

"...the island – during which you can practically hear Boris Karloff intoning, "The bridge is out, I'm afraid you'll..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vamping on an Old Folk Myth

Strigoi's surprising take on bloodsuckers in post-Communist Romania

"...wholly original – you'd have to go back to Boris Karloff's turn in Mario Bava's Black Sabbath to find..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Sausage and mash, Franken Berry, crocodiles, and more

"...the original Bela Lugosi-like voice of Count Chocula. The Boris Karloff-like voice of Franken Berry was done by Bob..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

In this comedy sequel, the CG action moves to Washington, D.C., as the Smithsonian's exhibits are put into storage during a renovation.

"...immersive comic genius. He plays Kahmunrah with a pitch-perfect Boris Karloff lisp and an attitude of ponderous, self-involved power(-lessness)...."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

That Thing They Do

The Paramount Summer Film Classics' season of stars

May 22, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Frankenstein: A Trouble Puppet Show

A creative adaptation that offers the pleasure of seeing good puppeteers at work

"...into anything cohesive. That's totally fine if you're a Boris Karloff Frankenstein devotee, someone who's looking for the pleasure..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Mummy's the Word

Mexic-Arte Museum screens a landmark of Mexican fantastic cinema

"...Mexican fantastic cinema. In a switch from Universal's (and Boris Karloff's) long-established minimalist approach to the romantic ménage à..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Mario Bava Collection: Volume 1

"...trickery which, taken along with a healthy dose of Boris Karloff, render both the transcendent camera setups and the..."

May 11, 2007 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

'Monsters and Madmen'

The Haunted Strangler, Corridors of Blood, First Man Into Space, and The Atomic Submarine

"...but for those in the know (read: fans of Boris Karloff and/or Cold War-era sci-fi potboilers), Criterion – Samuel..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

The Spirit of the Beehive

"They felt the film was ... simply unendurable. That no one would go see it."

"...poem as unforgettable as James Whale's original creation. Only Boris Karloff is sorely and unfortunately missed. Otherwise, beginning with..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye

Xmas-Rated?

"...(the animated 1966 version narrated with Grinchy glee by Boris Karloff), and J.T. (1969) are among my favorites. Not..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Dick Cavett Show: Hollywood Greats

These vintage interviews could not take place today; the guests had no movies to plug and 90 minutes in which not to plug them

"...to meet such a demand. Also Out Now The Boris Karloff Collection (Universal Studios, $29.98): Five lesser-known films from..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Screens Review by Steve Uhler

Hollywood Detour

The independent mind of Edgar G. Ulmer

"...film about venereal disease, which was followed by a Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi success called The Black Cat. He then..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Food-o-File

A Bullington baby; Hoover's heads north; plus, more Texas on TV

"...(chefs) have designed a Franken Feast menu to complement Boris Karloff's classic performance as Dr. Frankenstein, and you can..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Bela Lugosi Collection

'Poor Bela,' Boris Karloff once lamented to an interviewer who asked him about his old rival. 'He was his own worst enemy.'

"...Universal, $26.98 "Poor Bela," Boris Karloff once lamented to an interviewer who asked him..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Screens Review by Steve Uhler

Daringly Perverse

Death chess, incest, maggots, kidnappings, hippies, cannibals, undead babes, Kaufman as a killer, corndogs, and the birth of slash: Halloween home viewing

"...The Black Cat (1934)D: Edward G. Ulmer; with Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Jacqueline Wells..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt) first appeared on stage at..."

June 20, 2003 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

A Monster Bash

Austin Studios will host a free outdoor screening this Saturday evening of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, which, despite its singular title, also manages to cram in both Dracula and the Wolfman.

"...Glenn Strange steps in for the original Frankenstein monster Boris Karloff, who presumably had better things to do (such..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

"...Directed by: Charles Barton. Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. This is one of the..."

Oct. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Greener Pastures

Youth, Joy, and Jean Arthur

"...immediately notable for its expense ($100K), marquee (Jean Arthur, Boris Karloff), and the fact that it was the first..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Mario Bava filmed as part of Black Sabbath, with Boris Karloff, and that impressed me a lot. I started..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pieces of Time

The legendary Peter Bogdanovich discusses his latest film, The Cat's Meow, about a hush-hush Hearst scandal of long ago.

"...Charles Whitmanesque mass murder with that of an almost-real-life Boris Karloff -- "modern horror vs. classic horror," as Bogdanovich..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fall of the House of Usher

By far the best of Roger Corman's Poe-inspired films, The Fall of the House of Usher takes the author's gloriously claustrophobic tale of mad Roderick Usher and his undead sister Madeline and fleshes it out into some sort of minor drive-in masterpiece.

"...used in various other Corman quickies, notably the Jack Nicholson/Boris Karloff thriller The Terror. Corman's legendary parsimony has rarely..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

The Fall of the House of Usher

"...used in various other Corman quickies, notably the Jack Nicholson/Boris Karloff thriller The Terror. Corman's legendary parsimony has rarely..."

Oct. 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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