The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film) of Dr. Moreau" later received six nominations for the Razzie Awards including Worst Picture and Worst Director, winning Worst Supporting Actor for Marlon Brando (Val Kilmer was also a nominee in this category). The film also got nominations for two Saturn Awards: Best Make-Up and Science Fiction Film. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film) The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 American science fiction horror film, the third major film adaptation of the 1896 novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau" by H. G. Wells. The film was directed by John Frankenheimer (who was brought in half a week
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus were owned by the Small Newspaper Group, located in Kankakee, Illinois, until 2017 when Davenport-based Lee Enterprises bought the paper and its assets. The "Argus", founded in Rock Island, is one of Illinois' oldest continuously published newspapers. It can trace its origin to 1851 with the founding of a weekly paper called "The Republican". It became Rock Island County’s first daily two years later after it was purchased by Colonel J.B. Danforth. Because Danforth was a staunch member of the Democratic Party he had the paper’s name changed to the "Rock Island Argus". The newspaper was purchased by John Potter