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FRANKENWEENIE - NEW PICS

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Here are some new stills from Tim Burton's upcoming Frankenweenie . Doctor and creation. Comically chunky nosy neighbour. Sparky "in stitches". Some Igor-looking fellow that wasn't in the original short. Bride of... Poodlestein? Big lol Looks visually pretty great and it looks like Mr Burton might just have found his old wit. Can't wait.

BRIDE MONSTER! - NEW FILM

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The RetroCritic needs YOU ! So yeah, I'll be making a new short next February/March: think Ed Wood's Bride Of The Monster meets Bride Of Frankenstein . The short will be a springboard to my first feature Dr Vornoff vs The Martians! which I'm looking to shoot next Summer. So if you're at all interested in either film, check out the link below and contribute however you can, loads of rewards on offer! More info on the project itself on the Razorhead Films blog: http://www.razorheadfilms.blogspot.com And, as ever, if you want to help out in other ways here's the email: razorheadfilmsltd@gmail.com Thanks guys!

BRIDE OF THE MONSTER - REVIEW

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Ed Wood directs this masterpiece of mediocrity which stars Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Dr Erik Vornoff and Tor Johnson as his lumbering disciple Lobo. And although entertainment-wise it's no Plan 9 From Outer Space , there is definitely plenty to enjoy here. For one thing the dramatic score is pretty unforgettable and is about as perfect as an OTT monster movie can hope for. Then there's Bela Lugosi who defines the word HAM but does so with so much style that he is actually rather good. The slight story is essentially just an excuse to include stock footage of an octopus and atomic blasts. Ed Wood certainly doesn't disappoint here as his titular Bride acts more wooden than the sets themselves, scenes drag on for what seems like forever and the plot digs more holes into itself than...something with lots of holes. Damn metaphors... Overall, although the pace is a tad more soporific than Plan 9, there are enough ridiculous moments and clunky lines to make Bride Of The