Teaser trailer for the upcoming BBC/Netflix "Dracula" miniseries. From the makers of the "Sherlock" series, No release date has been announced.
Could this finally be a faithful adaptation that doesn't change or combine characters/situations? That scene with the nuns looks iffy. Time to reread the novel for the umpteenth time. BOO!!!
The first 90 minutes are a prequel to Stoker's novel showing Vlad becomes Dracula. Personally I'm tired of the over-stated connection to Vlad. I wish people would get over Vlad. Nobody seems to know how to write about Dracula as Dracula before the novel starts.
What could be more fun on Halloween night than listening to Mercury Theater On-the-Air starring Orson Welles as DRACULA.
TCM is running Dracula Prince Of Darkness at 12:45 am Hawaii Time so probably in a couple of hours for those of you on the east coast. I'll keep it on my DVR until I find a good blu ray deal.
I spent my Halloween evening watching some of the old Universal monster movies from the 30s. Is there any good book out there about those movies/actors at that point in time, something that talks about the making of the old Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, Invisible Man, Lugosi and Karloff, etc.?
These are two of my favorite books on horror movies of the 30s/40s. Universal Horrors – McFarland Golden Horrors – McFarland
There are three indispensable histories about Universal's Dracula, Lugosi's role and the play on which it's based: https://www.amazon.com/Tod-Brownings-Dracula-Gary-Rhodes/dp/0956683452/ https://www.amazon.com/Dracula-Universal-Filmscript-UNIVERSAL-FILMSCRIPTS/dp/1882127099/ https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Gothic-Tangled-Dracula-Screen/dp/0571211585/
I finally took my brother's advice and saw Nosferatu with accompanying live music by Austin based Invincible Czars. It was my first time seeing the film and hearing the band and it was a very cool experience. They create some amazing sounds to match up with the visuals and some of the scenes are very intense because of their music. They play live music to various classic silent films and tour the country to check them out if you get the chance. They'll be starting a new tour in March I think. The band members are very friendly guys too. Home
The visuals are from a paperback digest sized (comic) book illustrated by Al McWilliams that came out in the mid 60’s and I believe was also re-printed with a written introduction by Christopher Lee in the 70’s. I think Lee’s narration comes from the 70’s era record that also features some music cues from Hammer Films’ chief composer James Bernard.
Presuming that fans of Dracula might be fans of horror on film, I'm just going to give a heads up to some great books put together by Jonathan Rigby ...... nice hardcover editions ...... get 'em while you can, as Euro Gothic may already be out of print. English Gothic : Jonathan Rigby : 9780957648166 American Gothic : Jonathan Rigby : 9780995519138 Euro Gothic : Jonathan Rigby : 9780957648159
Absolutely, and the others are of equal quality. I'm hoping he gets onto a second American volume as he's updated the current edition up to 1959, stopping purposely just prior to the game-changer that was Psycho. Anyway, back to Drac.
Just finished watching Vampires In Venice (1988) . Strong cast Kinski, Donald Pleasance and Christopher Plummer. Beautifully filmed and very atmospheric- Venice looks superb. Sadly the story was a tad muddled and a bit strange - Dracula can only die if he only devours a Virgin ?. Anyway, Kinski , despite ludicrous hair extensions that give him a massive supernatural mullet puts in a solid performance . Lots of shots of him wandering through alleyways and doorways in a mist drenched Venice. It’s on YouTube if you fancy it.
A Hammer Dracula record narrated by Christopher Lee is for life - Not just Halloween. EMI / U.K / 1974/ Stamped Promo Sleeve
I watched the Jack Palance version after several years. The theatrical cut, a bit better than the TV Movie I saw before. It's really a good effort, Palance is very menacing and sly. His treatment of Johnathan Harker is explicitly mean and uncaring-no pretense. A nice touch that sets the version apart. You can see how Coppola was influenced for his movie.
