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1 day ago207 Years Later, An Iconic Sci-Fi Story Is Getting Its Most Faithful Adaptation Yet
The latest adaptation of Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro for Netflix, appears to be recentering the story on the creature (Jacob Elordi) and his perspective on his creator (Oscar Isaac). After being kept in the shadows, the creature takes center stage in the latest trailer, and we even get to hear his (surprisingly articulate) voice. Check out the trailer below: "My maker told his tale," the creature says, "And I... will tell you mine." This trailer positions the creature as the hero, with the doctor shown as an angry villain. "If you are not to award me love," the creature warns, "then I will indulge in rage."
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fromConsequence
1 week agoThe Bride! Trailer: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Star in Maggie Gyllenhaal's New Frankenstein Adaptation
"Here Comes the Motherfucking Bride" is the tagline from this first teaser trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!, which stars Jessie Buckley as the titular (yet nameless) undead creation brought to life as an eternal companion for Frankenstein's monster ( Christian Bale). And it certainly sets a tone for what looks to be an ambitious, wild, and feminist take on Mary Shelley's classic horror tale.
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fromTravel + Leisure
2 weeks agoI Took a 'Frankenstein'-inspired Pilgrimage Through France and Switzerland to Connect With My Trans Identity-Here's What I Learned
As I circled the statue, the skies opened. I stayed put, moved by the creature's lonesome, grief-stricken gaze. I ran my hand along his scars and thought of my own, rough and raised beneath my rain jacket. It was impossible not to see myself in this monster. After all, he was why I was there.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoOur AI Fears Run Long and Deep
"This is the voice of World Control," a metallic, nonhuman baritone blared from a spherical speaker atop a bank of computers. "I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content, or the peace of unburied death." The men and women in the room-the greatest minds in the American scientific establishment-froze in horror. The computer, a defense system that had become self-aware after gaining control of the world's nuclear weapons, continued:
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fromPitchfork
5 months agoDeerhoof: Noble and Godlike in Ruin
The album takes its unusual title from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a source of inspiration. Drummer Greg Saunier describes the album as 'our low-budget, DIY Frankenstein: A sensitive, spurned, intelligent, dehumanized creature made out of people.'
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