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Tag Archives: Frankenstein
Frankenstein First Look: Vanity Fair
Expansive article in Vanity Fair about Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, complete with luscious images – first looks (besides the trailer) – of this film, exclusive to Vanity Fair. They’re still holding back Jacob Elordi as the monster – so smart … Continue reading
May 2025 Snapshots
The biggest news of the month is that my book is available for pre-order. It’s about Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (no release date yet for the film, but it will be this fall). I interviewed everyone, from Guillermo himself, to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged family, Frankenstein, friends, Guillermo del Toro, Ireland, Robert Kaplan, snapshots, The Beatles
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Frankenstein trailer
The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein just dropped! I love the tagline: ONLY MONSTERS PLAY GOD. So exciting. The book I wrote about the film is available for pre-order.
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From March. This has been my life for the last year. You actually can talk about Mary Shelley for a year and feel like you’ve just scratched the surface. Frankenstein book available October 14, and available for pre-order now.
Available for pre-order: Frankenstein!
Now that it’s “out there” for pre-order, I think it’s okay to mention what I have been working on for the past year and change: a book on Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming film adaptation of Frankenstein. I had to sign … Continue reading
Jacob Elordi and Gena Rowlands for the win
So I dislike sharing pictures of myself but I shared this on Instagram and figured, oh well, what the hell. These have been dark days and I am doing what I can to not just keep my spirits up but … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, Personal
Tagged Frankenstein, Gena Rowlands, Guillermo del Toro
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Finding Elvis Shakespeare in Edinburgh
I’ve been in Scotland for the last 8 days. I haven’t had a ton of free time, but there was kind of an unexpected afternoon off so I decided to go out into the streets of Edinburgh and seek out … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Elvis Presley, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Scotland, William Shakespeare
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May 2022 Viewing Diary
This was the month of watching only the first two episodes of various television series. I just couldn’t keep going – not because they’re bad, but because … I have other things I have to do and/or watch. Robert De … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Al Pacino, Brad Pitt, comedy, Diane Keaton, documentary, drama, Dustin Hoffman, Elvis Presley, England, Frankenstein, Germany, Jack Black, Kurt Russell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Mary Shelley, Michael Mann, Owen Wilson, Robert De Niro, Robert Mitchum, romantic comedy, Sanaa Lathan, Sandra Bullock, Shelley Winters, Steve Martin, Sylvester Stallone, Tony Scott, women directors
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“Frankenstein’s radical suggestion is that it doesn’t take God to heal the rift. It takes the loyalty and love of another person.”
I was riveted and moved by this analysis of Frankenstein as a treatise on loneliness – not to mention intrigued by the new edition (which I must get). The new edition includes Percy Shelley’s edits (and I agree with Thomas … Continue reading
Cashel on Frankenstein:
“I read Frankenstein and every other WORD was ‘melancholy’. The melancholy sky, the melancholy smile … EVERYTHING was ‘melancholy’! And it was 200 pages before he built the monster!” Mary, from across two centuries, Cashel would like you to tone … Continue reading