The monster has always been the true subject of the Frankenstein story, and Kenneth Branagh's new retelling understands that. "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" has all of the usual props of the Frankenstein films, brought to a fever pitch: The dark and stormy nights, the lightning bolts, the charnel houses of spare body parts, the laboratory where Victor Frankenstein stirs his steaming cauldron of life. But the center of the film, quieter and more thoughtful, contains the real story.
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London-based design studio Webb & Webb has developed a set of six stamps for Royal Mail which celebrates British authors’ contribution to science-fiction.
The release of the collection in 2021 marks the 75
th anniversary of the death of famed sci-fi writer H.G. Wells, as well as the 70
th anniversary of the publication of John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids.
Webb & Webb collaborated with six artists and illustrators for the collection, with each stamp featuring a scene from a book that marked a “key evolutionary moment” for the genre, according to Royal Mail.
“A really vast and complete mix of approaches”
By Paul G. Kengor
In the late 1980s, as a pre-med major at the University of Pittsburgh, I pulled many all-nighters at Scaife Hall at Pittâs School of Medicine. My friend Dirk and I knew the only way we would ever make breakfast at the cafeterias at the Towers or Lothrop dorm-halls was by staying up all night studying and then sauntering in zombie-like at 6:00 a.m. for eggs and pancakes. Otherwise, the typical early morning fare for me and my buddies was âO Friesâ from the iconic Original Hot Dog Shop, washed down with cheap beer around 2:00 a.m.
The Theory of Everything is now available to stream on Netflix Australia
It’s been an extremely busy start to the new month on Netflix Australia with a ginormous 110 new additions to the library. Here’s what’s new on Netflix Australia this week & the top 10s for April 3rd, 2021
First of all, here are the past week’s top highlights:
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Director: James Marsh
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry, Finlay Wright-Stephens
As one of the most fascinating figures of human history, taking on the role of physicist Stephen Hawking was a mammoth task for any actor. Thanks to the incredible acting chops of Eddie Redmayne, the dramatization of Hawking’s life was a real tear-jerker and easily one of the best movies of 2014, with Redmayne earning himself a well-deserved Academy Award for Best Actor.