Frankenstein News

Kim Stanley Robinson, a highly acclaimed science-fiction author, stirred up a bit of a controversy this year with an article in New Scientist magazine criticizing the Booker prize for favoring historical fiction during the past several years.

"Pirate Radio" is a painful little mistake of a movie. It's a salute to jubilant classic rock that's as boring and stiff as a Britney Spears lip-synch concert.

Blasting off into adventure, anime-inspired "Astro Boy" emerges as a modest tribute to the likes of "Pinocchio," "AI" and "Frankenstein," as well as to its own Japanese retro roots.

The Tin Man, Frankenstein's monster, Mr. Spock, the Terminator: We love our stories of non-humans striving to become more like us.

The following is an expanded version of last year's Halloween movie post. If you are looking for something seasonal to rent or order from Netflicks, I am your man.

Every year, a bundle of scary movies invades our movie theaters. Their story lines seem to run together: Some combination of sexy young adults is forced into a compromising situation that seems a bit off.

Get your ghoul on this weekend with a horror lineup that includes an academy event and a graveside screening.

Some things are meant to stay buried. You could certainly make that case for the horrific "Monster Mash" song which escapes from the crypts of long-dead music every year at the end of October.

It probably was both dark and stormy the night the world's two favorite monsters were born.

It's become a tradition that Justin Souther and I undertake some kind of Halloween treat for this column.

Mel Brooks' fixation on "Frankenstein" began when he was still in kneepants. "I must have been just five or six when I first saw the movie [James Whale's 1931 classic, "Frankenstein"], and it left an indelible impression on me," Brooks recalled during a recent chat.

Come and play with them: forever and ever and ever... Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Olivia Mayes grew up on Elm Street. So imagine her horror when she learned one of the creepiest features ever brought a slice-and-dice serial killer way too close to her backyard.

Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster in the 1931 movie. Just in time for the Halloween season, "Piecemeal - The Frankenstein Musical" by Howard Odentz takes up residence at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield for some spooky good times today through early December.

The Creature: Drama. By Trevor Allen. Adapted from Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." Directed by Rob Melrose.

For nearly as long as there have been motion pictures, there have been people scaring themselves with said motion pictures.

Mary Shelley's best known novel, "Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus," is as misunderstood as the oft-caricatured monster it portrays, says Adam Lincoln.

This Week's Ketchup includes casting rumors for Green Lantern and Thor , movie plans for two hit Broadway plays and new roles for Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kirsten Dunst.

Here comes Halloween, here comes Halloween, right down Halloween Lane. While that doesn't have the same ring as the song about Santa Claus, one can sense the growing fervor for the night of ghouls, goblins and ghastly candy heartburn.

Film review The title character in "Astro Boy" is cobbled together from spare parts lying around a robotics laboratory.