‘It’s Alive! It’s Alive!’ Why Hollywood Keeps Trying To Spark Life Into Frankenfilms

Filmmakers have been obsessed with Frankenstein since James Whale brought Mary Shelley's 1818 novel to life and instantly gave birth to an iconic monster franchise for Universal. It's one of the most important public domain properties in fiction, but everyone from Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro and Aaron Eckhart have discovered you need more than neckbolts to spark a good movie. The futility hasn't stopped Candyman and Immortal Beloved director Bernard Rose, who's…

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