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Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) is a reworked "Nosferatu," which is a reworked "Dracula," making the newer film more easily adaptable to unexpected comic and artistic twists
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Shadow of the Vampire
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F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu
The classic silent horror film Nosferatu uses the 1897 Bram Stoker book "Dracula" and centuries-old vampire legends to create a frightening fairy tale.
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The Blood Is the Life: Actors and Vampires
A brief serial overview of the actors who have Counted.
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Kandinsky: Munich Years
Kandinsky's artistic innovation blossomed while he lived in Munich. In the second installment of the three-part series, Kandinsky's creative development is more fully ex
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Nosferatu
Nosferatu was not the first vampire movie ever made, however it laid the groundwork for vampires in the horror films to come.
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Travel to Oberammergau in Germany
Traveling to Oberammergau, famous in Germany and Bavaria for its Passion Play, Lüftlmalerei (tromp l'oeil painted façades) and woodcarving, is fast by car, train or bus.
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Info on German Expressionist Films
A brief look at German expressionist cinema, what defines the genre and how it has influenced film noir, horror and modern cinema.
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Important Vampire Movies
They're influential ... they're historical ... they're some of the most crucial vampire films to see....
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The Evolution of the Vampire's Image: Part I
Mention the word "vampire" and, for many of us, a Lugosi-insipired image comes to mind. However, if you went back about a hundred years and mentioned the word "vampire" to a group of European peasants, you'd get a description more akin to <i>Night of the Living Dead.</i>What gives?
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Best Horror Films Ever - Nosferatu
The 1922 film Nosferatu introduced the horror film fraternity to its first great vampire. The impact was tremendous with countless imitations following.
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Once Upon a Time Walt Disney
Part One of this two-part series details the Once Upon a Time Walt Disney exhibit currently showing at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
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First Motion Picture Oscar Winners
Only 14 statuettes were handed out, but the recipients - Louis Milestone, Janet Gaynor & Charles Chaplin, among them - are still well known to classic movie fans today.
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MAINSTREAM, HA!: KAFKA, LIEBESTRAUM, NAKED LUNCH
A look at KAFKA, LIEBESTRAUM, and NAKED LUNCH, three films that are risk-taking efforts by their directors, but end up being mostly stylistic excess in search of a plot
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Preview of the 2000 Fall/Winter Movie Season
It's here! My outlook at the most notable films coming out in the last three months of 2000, plus my first guesses at who might get nominated for Oscars for the upcoming 73rd Annual Academy Awards!
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Rats Take Hollywood!
In honor of Halloween -- a review of movies in which rats appear. Thank you to all of James Kittock's Ratlisters!
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Carl Dreyer's Vampyr
Carl Dreyer's 1932 film is a masterpiece of early sound, phantasmagoric imagery, and macabre themes.
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Best New Paranormal Romance
Love, romance, and the supernatural mingle in this excellent collection of short stories.
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Horror in Carnival of Souls
Without blood, violence or special effects, the low-budget Centron Studios horror classic 'Carnival of Souls' manages to touch upon our deepest fears.
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Scary Movie Classics
It takes more than spooky makeup, costumes, and fake blood to turn a scary movie into a classic.
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The Lives of Others on DVD
Unlike most movies that wear their hearts on their cinematic sleeves, "The Lives of Others" (Leben der Anderen, Das) hides its message beneath layers of subterfuge.
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Top AFI Film Picks That Were Not Oscar Nominated
The AFI's 2007 updated list of top 100 American films has nearly two dozen great films that were not nominated for best picture Oscars. Here are a few.
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Vampire Horror Film History
This is the first of three articles examining the history of Vampire films. First is a look at the basis of vampire mythology and the archetypes they created.
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Exploring the Oberammergau Region
Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle, Füssen, Linderhof Palace, the Wieskirche, and Kloster Ettal Monastery are easy fun day trips by car or bus from Oberammergau in Bavaria.
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The Wolf Man (1941): Film Review
With Director George Waggner, The Wolf Man was not the first werewolf movie ever made, but it is the most famously acclaimed from the Golden Age of Horror.
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HOMAGE: BRAIN DONORS, HERO, SHADOWS AND FOG
A look at BRAIN DONORS, HERO, and SHADOWS AND FOG, three films that pay homage to past films.
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The Golem; How He Came Into the World Review
Based on Jewish folklore The Golem of 1920 was part of the German Expressionist movement that revolutionized the Horror genre and film-making across the West.
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THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT: BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, CANDYMAN
A look at BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and CANDYMAN, all of which take different approaches to horror.
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