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When Universal Pictures tapped stage veteran James Whale to direct a film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s
Frankenstein in 1931, he needed to find the perfect monster. The right actor obviously had to look frightening, but that wouldn’t be enough. There needed to be a touch of humanity underneath the walking patchwork of corpses.
Boris Karloff rose to the challenge by playing the unloved creature with both tenderness and menace. A box office smash,
Frankenstein made Karloff a superstar, especially within the horror genre. Here are 13 things you should know about the screen legend.
An Underrated Jim Carrey Movie Just Hit Netflix
Jim Carrey was never going to keep his incredible winning streak from the 1990s and early 2000s alive forever, and it was inevitable that he’d suffer a downturn in fortunes eventually, but what a run he had before his A-list status and box office drawing power began to fade.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,
The Mask,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
Bruce Almighty and
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind were all released within the space of ten years, notching him two Golden Globes from six nominations and billions of dollars in theatrical earnings, with the leading man regularly pocketing upwards of $20 million per movie.
The Pitch: Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing,
Rush portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed handsome English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). On and off the track, the two drivers as push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error.
Why It’s Essential Viewing: It’s not likely that you’ll hear Ron Howard’s racing drama
Rush mentioned in the conversation of the greatest sports dramas of all time. But thanks to the performances of Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl as Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, the movie features one of the most intense, playful, and rousing rivalries that the big screen has ever seen. The movie not only makes great use of Hemsworth’s natural movie star looks and charisma, but it utilizes Br�
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