Tag: Dracula
-
Francis Ford Coppola’s Most Troubled Productions
Any list of the greatest filmmakers of all time would be incomplete without the inclusion of Francis Ford Coppola. The incredible director behind such all-time classics as The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The Rainmaker, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Peggy Sue Got Married is a creative force like…
-
Bram Stoker’s Dracula Review: A Vampire Classic Is Pure Camp 30 Years Later
This weekend, Bram Stoker’s Dracula celebrated its 30th anniversary. Having also been born in 1992, I felt like this was a perfect time to finally watch the seminal Dracula adaptation for the very first time. I can confidently say that I was wholly unprepared for what awaited me with this film – especially since my…
-
The 31 Best Vampire TV Shows, from ‘Interview with the Vampire’ to ‘Let the Right One In’
If horror’s limitless capacity for remakes, re-imaginings, and spinoffs teaches us anything, it’s that our nightmares never really change. Since before “Nosferatu” darkened the silent film scene in 1922 — heck, even before Bram Stoker terrified readers with “Dracula” in 1897 — vampires have transfixed audiences with their chilling blend of romance and menace. Movies…
-
The Invitation Review: A Defanged Twist On Dracula
You’re invited to the wedding of the season! Set in a beautiful English mansion, the guests include old weirdos in masks, obscenely wealthy creeps, racist butlers, disposable hired help, and oh yeah, vampires. “The Invitation,” a moody but poorly paced modern-day take on “Dracula” from director Jessica M. Thompson, plays its cards pretty close to…
-
The Best One-Word Horror Titles, from ‘Scream’ to ‘Teeth’ to ‘Nope’
“Nope.” That’s the maddening morsel of a clue writer-director Jordan Peele gave audiences before unleashing his third horror flick into theaters on July 22: “Nope.”Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, and Michael Wincott star in this science fiction horror outing set against the legacies of horse ranchers in Hollywood (we think). Although Peele’s…
-
The 30 Best Vampire TV Shows Ranked, from ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ to ‘NOS4A2’
If horror’s limitless capacity for remakes, re-imaginings, and spinoffs teaches us anything, it’s that our nightmares never really change. Since before “Nosferatu” darkened the silent film scene in 1922 — heck, even before Bram Stoker terrified readers with “Dracula” in 1897 — vampires have transfixed audiences with their chilling blend of romance and menace. Movies…
-
Karyn Kusama’s Dracula Feature Mina Harker Has Been Staked
In the Year of the Vampire, some “Dracula” adaptations live while others die by the stake or some such slaying method. One movie that was paradoxically hoping to see the light of the day but that will now die as if by exposure to sunlight, is Karyn Kusama’s “Mina Harker.”The Blumhouse and Miramax-produced Dracula film…
-
How Nosferatu Director F.W. Murnau Queered The Cinematic Vampire Forever
Celebrating its 100th birthday this year, F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” is the first widely-known vampire film. The unauthorized retelling of Bram Stoker’s 1896 novel “Dracula,” Murnau’s “Nosferatu” is one of the most celebrated works of German expressionist cinema. While “Dracula” took inspiration from the lesbian vampire novella “Carmilla” and Bram Stoker was rumored to be a…
-
The 14 Best What We Do In The Shadows Episodes, Ranked
Ever since Bram Stoker burst on the scene with a little gothic horror novel called “Dracula,” popular culture has been obsessed with vampires. From “Twilight” to “Nosferatu,” there are dozens of different interpretations of vampire lore across film and television to sink your fangs into. One recent favorite that soared above the crown on its…
-
The Daily Stream: Blood Red Sky Has The Best Loose Cannon Baddie Of 2021
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Blood Red Sky“Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: You like Bram Stoker’s “Dracula?” This is the Demeter’s final voyage, on a plane, with terrorists.…