Category Archives: Skiffy Flix

Skiffy Flix: Modern Times

Posted on 25 October 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

Skiffy? Science fiction? Well, not quite, but the theme of the first part of the film, in which the main character works in a dehumanizing factory, echoes Metropolis and similar dystopias. That’s why I watched it. While I think I … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: The Invisible Man

Posted on 25 October 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

This one is copyright 1932 but was released November 1933, says Wikipedia. It was produced by Carl Laemmle, stars Claude Rains, a high-profile actor at the beginning of his career (he was later in Casablanca, Notorious, and many others), and … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: Island of Lost Souls

Posted on 25 October 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

This is a 1932 film, starring Charles Laughton and directed by Erle C. Kenton. All these films from the early 1930s are based on novels (or are sequels to previous films) but this time they changed the title: it’s based … Continue reading →

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Horror Flix: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Posted on 22 October 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

This was released early in 1932, just a couple months after Frankenstein and about a year after Dracula. The copyright in the credits is 1931. It stars Fredric March, who won an Oscar for the role. (Actually in a tie.) … Continue reading →

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Horror Flix: The Mummy

Posted on 7 October 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

The Mummy was released in 1932, though the copyright, curiously, is 1933, right there in the credits, in roman numerals. It was released in December 1932, according to Wikipedia, just over a year after Frankenstein’s release in November 1931. Familiar … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: Bride of Frankenstein

Posted on 28 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

So Dracula begat Frankenstein, and Frankenstein begat Bride of Frankenstein (no ‘the’ in the title, note). Though actually it took nearly 3 ½ years, and there were intermediaries: Boris Karloff did The Mummy next after Frankenstein, and James Whale next … Continue reading →

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Monster Flix: Dracula

Posted on 28 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

Having realized that Dracula actually preceded Frankenstein – both from Universal Studios, and together the founding pair of the entire genre of horror films in the 1930s and ‘40s, even though Frankenstein might be taken as science fiction, not horror … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: Metropolis

Posted on 26 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

I mentioned this on Facebook a couple weeks ago: I finally watched, all the way through, Metropolis. Tonight I watched the 1927 silent film Metropolis, for the first time all the way through. (I watched the first 45 minutes or … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: Frankenstein

Posted on 25 September 2019 by Mark R. Kelly

Have been busy the past few weeks with 1) family visits and 2) work on sfadb – the end is in sight. Very little reading in the past two months. But I have taken the occasional couple hours to watch … Continue reading →

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Skiffy Flix: Forbidden Planet

Posted on 19 June 2018 by Mark R. Kelly

This 1956 film is still regarded as an important early science fiction films, and one of the best of the 1950s, even if it shows its age 60 years on. It influenced both Star Trek and Lost in Space, and … Continue reading →

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