The debut of Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 is probably less significant as a film than as a landmark. The distributor, Dimension (a division of Miramax) avoided pre-release press screenings (never a good sign), and Wes Craven’s track record as an exec ...
In Part One of our interview with Leonard Wolf (Dracula: A Connessieur’s Guide) and David J. Skal (V is for Vampire), we asked the scholars about the continuing appeal of Count Dracula in the 20th Century and beyond. The Vampire King clearly is not fading...
...tapped as Dracula for the big screen. While Christopher Lee may go down as the best actor to play the caped crimson consumer, the most memorable performance has to be that of Bela Lugosi. Want proof? Well, just look at DRACULA THE DIRTY OLD MAN and GUE...
It’s not necessary that you imagine you’re watching HORROR OF DRACULA in 1958 to enjoy it, but it can make you appreciate the movie’s power.For years, Hammer Studios’ horror movies have had a strange relationship with DVD, as second-string titles like the...
Let’s get this part out of the way first: SCARS OF DRACULA is not a popular movie. It ranks, in critical estimation, as perhaps the absolutely lowest-regarded film in the Hammer Dracula series, with the possible exception of SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA, whic...
....SCARS OF DRACULA follows the trend of James Bernard’s TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (released earlier this year by GDI), moving away from the all-terror-all-the-time modus operandi of the composer’s quintessential HORROR OF DRACULA and DRACULA, PRINCE OF...
This television season, Rudolf Martin has offered two distinct takes on a single `character`, essaying the role of Count Dracula as well as Bram Stoker`s real-life inspiration for the fictional count, Vlad the Impaler. Let`s face it, the man simply can`t ...
...s of ANNO-DRACULA recur, and each makes a wish), TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN (the original title DRACULA CHA CHA CHA comes from a pop song heard in Vincente Minnelli`s film), the Rome-set mystery-horror films of Mario Bava and Dario Argento (there`s anot...
...HORROR OF DRACULA in 1958, James Bernard developed his musical dissonance through DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1965) and DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968). With TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970), Bernard responded to a cast member`s suggestion t...
...f...Count Dracula defeated Van Helsing and company, then went on to take over the British Empire by marrying Queen Victoria?` That was the premise Kim Newman, already a successful author and critic, explored in his 1992 novel, ANNO-DRACULA.Born in Lond...
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