*full disclosure: a Blu-ray copy of each of the titles reviewed here was made available by Warner Home Video for review. House of Dark Shadows Director: Dan Curtis. Writers: Sam Hall and Gordon Russell. Cast: Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall and Kathryn Leigh Scott. Night of Dark Shadows Director: Dan Curtis. Writers: Dan Curtis and Sam Hall. Cast: David Selby, Grayson Hall and Kate Jackson. The video release of House of Dark Shadows and its sequel, Night of Dark Shadows, offer fans of the classic series a chance to complete their collection. Both titles showcase a very clean transfer of 35mm print in lieu of the lack of extras that some dated products suffer from. Both products merely offer a grainy theatrical trailer to watch. The House of Dark Shadows is a theatrical treatment of the television soap and Night of Dark Shadows continues the saga with the next heir to...
- 11/7/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Sneak Peek more new images from director Tim Burton's upcoming gothic horror feature "Dark Shadows".
"Dark Shadows" stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.
"But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green).
"A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...
"Dark Shadows" stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.
"But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green).
"A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...
- 3/8/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek another new image of actor Johnny Depp in director Tim Burton's upcoming feature "Dark Shadows".
"Dark Shadows" co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.
"But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.
"Dark Shadows" co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.
"But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.
- 3/2/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek a new image of actors Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer, in director Tim Burton's upcoming feature "Dark Shadows".
"Dark Shadows" co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...
"Dark Shadows" co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...
- 1/13/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Dynamite Entertainment's "Dark Shadows"#5, available February 2012, is written by Stuart Manning, with illustrations by Gordon Purcell and covers by Francesco Francavilla :
"...'Barnabas Collins' finds himself increasingly troubled as 'Dr. Julia Hoffman' continues her experiments to cure his vampire condition. Alone as the night draws in, a trip to the nearby town of 'Collinsport' sees Barnabas stalked by a mysterious woman with a message. As he follows her into the night, he finds himself confronted by faces from his past..."
In other "Dark Shadows" news, filming continues on director Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" feature based on the 1960's gothic soap opera TV series, starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.
"...'Barnabas Collins' finds himself increasingly troubled as 'Dr. Julia Hoffman' continues her experiments to cure his vampire condition. Alone as the night draws in, a trip to the nearby town of 'Collinsport' sees Barnabas stalked by a mysterious woman with a message. As he follows her into the night, he finds himself confronted by faces from his past..."
In other "Dark Shadows" news, filming continues on director Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" feature based on the 1960's gothic soap opera TV series, starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.
- 11/19/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Take a look at a group shot of the main cast of director Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows", starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...
- 9/22/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Warner Bros have released the synopsis for director Tim Burton's currently lensing, feature film take on the 1960's gothic horror soap opera "Dark Shadows", starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote and Jackie Earle Haley :
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse...
"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.
"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse...
- 5/19/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Director Tim Burton's upcoming feature film take on the 1960's gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" starts principal photography mid-May, 2011 in London, UK @ Pinewood Studios, starring Johnny Depp ("Ed Wood") , Eva Green ("Casino Royale") and Chloe Moretz ("Kick-Ass"). Also cast are Thomas McDonnell and Jackie Earle Haley ("Watchmen").
Green will play the character 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', an 18th century witch who invoked the original 'vampiric' curse on 'Barnabas Collins' (Depp).
"Dark Shadows" is being produced by Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid,...
Green will play the character 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', an 18th century witch who invoked the original 'vampiric' curse on 'Barnabas Collins' (Depp).
"Dark Shadows" is being produced by Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid,...
- 5/10/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
According to reports, actress Michelle Pfeiffer will reteam with her "Batman Returns" director Tim Burton for the Warners feature film reboot of 1960's horror soap opera TV series "Dark Shadows". Pfeiffer would play matriarch of the 'Collins' clan, 'Elizabeth Collins Stoddard'.
Previously cast are Johnny Depp as 'Barnabas Collins', Eva Green as the witch 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', Jackie Earle Haley as conman 'Willie Loomis' and Bella Heathcoate as 'Victoria Winters', governess of the Collins estate.
The production will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run,...
Previously cast are Johnny Depp as 'Barnabas Collins', Eva Green as the witch 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', Jackie Earle Haley as conman 'Willie Loomis' and Bella Heathcoate as 'Victoria Winters', governess of the Collins estate.
The production will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run,...
- 2/15/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Actress Eva Green ("Casino Royale") will star opposite Johnny Depp ("Pirates Of The Caribbean") in the upcoming Warners feature "Dark Shadows". Green will play the character 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', an 18th century witch who invoked a 'vampiric' curse on 'Barnabas Collins' (Depp).
The Tim Burton directed feature reboot of the 1960's horror TV 'soap opera' "Dark Shadows", will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing the 200-year old Barnabas Collins who encounters other vampires, werewolves,...
The Tim Burton directed feature reboot of the 1960's horror TV 'soap opera' "Dark Shadows", will start April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing the 200-year old Barnabas Collins who encounters other vampires, werewolves,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Further to Sneak Peek reporting June 2008 on the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton feature reboot of 1960's horror TV 'soap opera' "Dark Shadows", a production start has finally been staked out by Warners for April 2011, with Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films producing.
The film will be written by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who will draft a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall',...
The film will be written by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who will draft a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall',...
- 11/4/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Director Tim Burton's feature adaptation of the 1960's gothic horror TV series "Dark Shadows" will start shooting January 2011, based on a fresh take by writer Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who will rewrite a previous screenplay by John August.
Actor Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum-Nihil, will produce the film, in association with Warner Bros.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
Actor Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum-Nihil, will produce the film, in association with Warner Bros.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins' who encounters other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe.
Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
- 7/15/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
According to reports, actor Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum-Nihil, will start this year, in association with Warner Bros, a big screen adaptation of 1960's, gothic horror/soap opera TV series "Dark Shadows", to be directed by Tim Burton.
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins', encountering other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe. Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
The series often used classic stories with gothic themes, giving them an unusual twist, including "Dracula", "Frankenstein...
"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.
The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, playing 200-year old vampire 'Barnabas Collins', encountering other vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel and a parallel universe. Writer Malcolm Marmorstein, who specifically created the character of Collins, also created characters 'Sam Hall', 'Gordon Russell' and 'Violet Welles'.
The series often used classic stories with gothic themes, giving them an unusual twist, including "Dracula", "Frankenstein...
- 2/22/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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