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A Documentary is Just a Feature Film In Disguise: An Interview with Werner Herzog
14 December 2009 11:15 PM, PST | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
Above: Werner Herzog looks into the camera's mouth of madness while Nicholas Cage contemplates insanity on the set of The Bad Lieutenant.
Around the time Tom Waits simultaneously released his albums Alice and Blood Money, he was regularly asked why he was putting out two titles at once? His common reply: “If yer gonna fire up the griddle, you might as well make more than one pancake.”
Werner Herzog seems to have taken a cue from Waits (it’s not hard to imagine the two getting along) with the release of his first two productions in the United States since 1978’s Stroszek. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, a madman’s delusional romp and bayou fever-dream that revolves, reeling, around Nicolas Cage’s highly entertaining—even genius—performance, came out last month. It was followed yesterday by the release of My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, »
Real-life Dracula 'Vlad' Getting a Movie
6 December 2009 9:35 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Brad Pitt, who starred in the 1994 film Interview with a Vampire, could be taking on another Nosferatu-based project, this time for Twilight studio Summit.
The project is called Vlad, and will center on Vlad the Impaler, the erstwhile ruler of Wallachia and inspiration behind the Dracula myth. Music video director and photographer Anthony Mandler is set to helm, and the film will star… not Pitt, who is only serving as producer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog, Summit is hoping to fashion a visually edgy, radical period action movie that will announce Mandler’s talent, similar to how 300 put Zack Snyder on the map. Mandler has directed videos for Rhianna, the Killers and Eminem, and Summit executives were reportedly bowled over by the reel he prepared.
Vlad III the Impaler (circa 1431–1476) was best known for his independent policy towards the Ottoman Empire, the expansionism of which he resisted, »
Nicolas Cage: The Hollywood Interview
19 November 2009 11:43 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Nicolas Cage: Bad To The Bone
By
It’s an inevitable event in every accomplished artist’s life: if you go back on the timeline of their existence and stop in adolescence, almost all of our greatest actors, writers, filmmakers, musicians and painters went through tumultuous, tortured teenage years, often scorned, almost universally ridiculed by their peers and elders alike for the cardinal sin of being “weird.” Most people run from their inner nerd as they grow into adulthood, masking it behind toned muscle, fine clothing and the right haircut, struggling to be that cool guy or gal whom we knew had all the answers and the clearest skin back when such things started to be de rigeur in our lives (and if you live in Southern California, continue to be).
Nicolas Cage is that rare movie star who not only never seemed to care if he was cool, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Seven More "Remakes" We'd Love Werner Herzog To Direct
19 November 2009 4:50 PM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
Controversy has followed Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" right from the start. When word got to director Abel Ferrara that his original "Bad Lieutenant" film was being remade by Herzog and star Nicolas Cage, the outspoken director wished the other outspoken director would "die in hell." Herzog's response? "I have no idea who Abel Ferrara is. But let him fight the windmills, like Don Quixote." To which Ferrara shot back, "I'd rather chase windmills than steal other people's ideas. It's lame."
Ferrara's protectiveness is understandable, but his outrage is a little excessive, particularly given that, as Herzog's insisted all along, the new film is a remake in title only. The central premise may belong to Ferrara; this particular execution, with its sweaty atmosphere and iguana hallucinations, is all Herzog. The result is like watching a jazz musician riff on someone else's composition. You appreciate both »
- Matt Singer
Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans – Reviewing The Oldies
17 November 2009 12:23 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, to give him his full name, died in an automobile accident in California in 1931. The German-born émigré director was 42 years old. His death was luridly speculated upon by Kenneth Anger in his book Hollywood Babylon. Whatever the cause of his untimely end, there are few cinema artists who left behind such an iconic body of work, at such a relatively early age.
Working in Germany in the 1920s, Murnau helmed some of the greatest silent features ever made. His roll of honour includes: Nosferatu (1922), The Last Laugh (1924) and Faust (1926). Taking up an offer of work with American producer William Fox, he left behind Germany for good. It would provide a legacy entitled Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and his death.
Murnau will forever be associated with a landmark aesthetic known as German Expressionism. His experimental, highly-stylised, poetic outlook proved highly influential. There is general debate as »
- Martyn Conterio
Martyn’s Top Ten Vampire Films
11 November 2009 7:43 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
The vampire has been a key figure in folklore, literature, television and cinema. Its popularity, at present, has never been so high. It is easy to see the appeal: immortality and sex. Since death is the fate that awaits us all, a creature that we invent and imbue with an indeterminate lifespan, captivates the collective imagination like no other. Due to sexual liberalism and relaxed censorship of the 1960s, the erotic sensibilities inherent in the mythology were allowed to fruition in cinema. What once was implied, could now be shown in all its sexy glory (see the films of Jean Rollin). Gothic horror and romanticism may be the classic home of the vampire, but in cinema, they have found a new place to spread wider-reaching nightmares.
In recent times, the everlasting monster has been tamed. Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga saw them turn into something akin to vegetarians and teen heart-throbs, »
- Martyn Conterio
Pat Seals of Flyleaf Shares His Top Ten Horror Films
9 November 2009 10:24 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
As we've mentioned previously, November 10th is the release date of the band Flyleaf's new CD, entitled Memento Mori, and to help celebrate the occasion, their bass player, Pat Seals, has taken time out of his hectic schedule to prepare for Dread Central readers a list of his Top Ten favorite horror films.
Nothing relieves the stress of the holidays -- or anything really -- like a good horror flick, and Pat certainly has prepared an eclectic catalog that shows he knows his shit about our genre.
Without further ado, here's Pat's list (click each image to see the full poster):
1. The Addiction (1995) - Dir. Abel Ferrara, Starring Lili Taylor
This is my favorite vampire movie. It is the best. The best. Morality and the darkness of human nature are the focus, and Lili Taylor's performance is brutal. Plus, Christopher Walken waltzes in for a philosophical cameo. The »
- The Woman In Black
Sweatshop to Show as Part of Nychff
7 November 2009 8:17 AM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
A veritable feast for fans of horror and dark fantasy, this month's New York City Horror Film Festival will host more than 50 films and shorts at the Tribeca Cinemas. The festival boasts works from F. W. Murnau and William Lustig, as well as the new film Sweatshop. Our readers should take particular interest in Sweatshop, as two of the men behind it are Icons friends Ted Geoghegan as writer, and America's Baddest Kid John Torrani in a producer role. Sweatshop shows on November 20, and I'll be there to cover the event for Icons.
Come out and show your support for Sweatshop and other horror films at the Nychff, a festival dedicated exclusively to horror lovers.
Read the official press release below, which includes contact information for the Tribeca:
New York, NY – November 5, 2009 – Organizers of The 2009 New York City
Horror Film Festival (Nychff) today announced this year’s feature film
lineup »
Bill Lustig to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
6 November 2009 3:05 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
The Nychff is taking place this November in the Big Apple, and not only are they showcasing a solid horror line-up, they're also presenting a lifetime achievement award to one of our own.
The festival’s 2009 feature film presentations are:
Must Love Death (Feature / Horror / Comedy) / Directed by Andreas Schaap
Disappointed by love and suicidal, Norman arranges to meet a group of like-minded people. But when he arrives at the meeting, the alleged suicides go very wrong, and hilarity and blood start to flow freely.
Sweatshop (Feature / Horror) / Directed by Stacy Davidson
A group of rave promoters decide to throw a party in an enormous vacant factory... But when the oversexed friends throw back a few drinks and begin setting up, they soon realize a beastly all-seeing presence resides in this enormous place, and it drags a mammoth, inhuman weapon that serves only one purpose: to end the lives of anyone who trespasses here. »
- Uncle Creepy
New York City Horror Film Fest 2009 lineup announced
5 November 2009 4:43 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
The organizers of the New York City Horror Film Festival have announced the movies they’re presenting in the 2009 edition. The fest runs Thursday-Sunday, November 19-22 at the Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street at Canal Street), with an opening-night party Wednesday the 18th at 8 p.m. at Blvd (199 Bowery near Spring Street).
The lineup of features includes:
• Blood Night: The Legend Of Mary Hatchet, Frank Sabatella’s urban legend-inspired teen-terror feature co-starring Bill Moseley and Danielle Harris
• Cornered!, directed by Daniel Maze, in which a group of poker-playing buddies are trapped and slaughtered in a convenience store by a masked slasher
• Maidenhead, from writer/director James Spanos, starring The House Of The Devil’s A.J. Bowen as a young man dealing with a new love and a very bad dad (Michael Parks)
• Must Love Death, a black-comic shocker about a suicidal man embroiled with homicidal maniacs, shot in English »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu?" Hell Yeah!
5 November 2009 4:18 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
'Hell Yeah!' is an ongoing series in which horror filmmakers, critics and fans share their take on movies they love. This month: vampires! I know I might seem a little off-base harboring deep love for the 1979 remake of Nosferatu, considering F.W. Murnau's silent 1922 original is basically the first feature film about vampires ever committed to celluloid, and unofficially (or illegally, to be fair) the first-ever screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's iconic novel Dracula. In the minds of most vamp fans, Murnau's film is a landmark in motion picture history... so why pass it over for a later interpretation by another German auteur, the eccentric Werner Herzog – whose main claim to infamy was hauling a »
NYC Horror Film Festival lineup announced, includes Maidenhead!
5 November 2009 10:40 AM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
It's time again for the NYC Horror Film Festival which runs from November 18-22 and will be held at the Tribeca Cinemas located at 54 Varick St and Canal St. What's playing you ask?
The Aj Bowen (The Signal) starrer which looks like a sweet arthouse vampire flick called Maidenhead. (trailer) This seems to have disappeared shortly after it's announcement over a year ago, so I'm glad it's getting some play!
Another gem is the weird horror comedy Must Love Death (review) which I'm still dying to see.
and much more! Check the full list after the break and head to the official website for the schedule, a list of shorts, and to buy tickets!
Cornered (Feature / Horror)
Directed by Daniel Maze
A serial killer is stalking the gritty streets of Los Angeles. It’s all over the news, but that doesn’t stop the crew at a local convenience store from their weekly poker game. »
'Planet of the Vampires?' Hell Yeah!
3 November 2009 12:08 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
'Hell Yeah!' is an ongoing series in which horror filmmakers, critics and fans share their take on movies they love. This month: vampires! I'm a huge horror film fan, but I'm not especially drawn to vampire films for some reason. That's not to say I dislike vampires... it's just that I'm a bit more selective when it comes to that particular slice of the horror genre. I love Carl Theodor Dreyer's dreamlike Vampyr (1932) and F.W. Murnau's sinister Nosferatu (1922). Larry Fessenden's Habit (1996) is one of the best vampire films in recent memory. But today I'm going to talk about an entirely different flavor of vampire film: Mario Bava's Planet Of The »
Daily Wtf: Twilight’s Edward Cullen named the most popular vampire in movies
26 October 2009 1:03 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Either it’s a sign of the end times or a sign of Twilight’s undying popularity (pun intended) but Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen has been named moviedom’s favorite vampire.
In a survey conducted by ad agency Pearl & Dean, Twilight’s Cullen received 38% of the vote from more than 3,000 movie-going fans. Behind Cullen is Christopher Lee’s classic Dracula and Wesley Snipes’ Blade. Fruity fanged one Lestat, played by Tom Cruise in Interview With the Vampire, was No.4.
Kate Beckinsale’s Selene from the first two Underworld films napped top prize for a female with Salma Hayek’s snake-charming and hip-shaking Santanico Pandermonium (From Dusk Till Dawn) taking second amongst women.
“People love to be scared witless, particularly at this time of year,” said Pearl & Dean CEO Kathryn Jacob. “Edward Cullen being voted firm favorite movie vampire is testament to the fact that people still enjoy a good bloodsucker. »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Lists of Doom XXX: Travis Miguel of Atreyu
26 October 2009 7:18 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
For those that like a little rock with their horror, it's time for another installment of Fangoria Musick's Lists Of Doom. This is the spot where we talk with some of your favorite bands to get their takes on the world of horror.
With their latest effort Congregation Of The Damned due in-stores tomorrow via Hollywood Records, we caught up with Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel to get his thoughts on the films that scare him.
It's time for Lists Of Doom 30...
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - Ruggero Deodato
"Cannibalism, chopping up turtles straight from the river, beating monkeys to death so they can feast on them, gratutious nudity, and rape....fun for the whole family!"
Zombie (1979) - Lucio Fulci
"The Lucio Fulci flick has one thing every other zombie movie never had - a shark, eating a zombie."
*Pictured left on the cover of Fangoria #8
Return Of The Living Dead Part II »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
Lists of Doom Xxiv: Violent Soho
13 September 2009 6:53 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Greetings Fango Fiends! It's time once again for another installment of Fangoria Musick's Lists Of Doom - the column where we track down some of your favorite (or soon-to-be favorite) bands to get their thoughts on on the world of horror, and which films scare them.
Australia has long been a source for fine rock 'n roll, and for our 24th installment, we caught up with Violent Soho - a band you probably haven't heard yet, but will hear much of in the year to come.
Their recent release, We Don't Belong Here was a hit down under, and now the band is set to conquer the 'States with 2010 release date set for their next set on Ecstatic Peace/Universal.
Certified Fright Fans and Fango Fiends, the band spilled their guts on their top 10 favorite fright flicks!
1. Psycho - (1960) - The original and the best horror film of all time. »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
Vampires: Why Here, Why Now?
10 September 2009 1:52 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
It's not a myth. They are among us -- in book stores, on movie screens, TV sets and billboards, in graphic novels and video games all across the land. The vampire genre has been with us since Dr. John Polidori's 1819 The Vampyre, followed by Bram Stoker's 1897 neck-biter, through the silent screen's Nosferatu (1922), the Bela Lugosi movies from the 1930s and '40s, Hammer Horror films ('50s and '60s,) TV's Dark Shadows (1966-1971), Anne Rice's best seller Interview with a Vampire (1976), and Buffy the Vampire Slayer series (1997-2001). While each had singular popularity, vampires' fictional presence has never been greater than it is today. Stephanie Meyer is the current queen of vamp-lit with a reported 70 million copies of the Twilight series sold, followed by the super-hit Twilight movie. Tanya Huff, Charlie Huston, Rosemary Laurey and Drew Silver »
- Tom Alderman
In Lieu Of Today's Dailies, How About A Full Vampire Movie?
20 August 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
There's not a whole lot of news pouring out of Hollywood today. Other than the news We make, of course. I'm sure I could dig up a few snippets, such a "Deadwood" star John Hawkes joining "Lost" as a recurring character in its final season (The Hollywood Reporter) or a new, unused trailer for "Halloween II" surfacing (Bloody Disgusting), but wouldn't you rather watch a movie about vampires?
This isn't just any vampire movie. This is F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu," starring Max Schreck as the freaky looking blood-sucker. I'm not entirely certain that it's the first vampire movie, but it's certainly one of the most well-known and frequently revisited films of cinema's silent era. All of you Twilighters in particular, check this out and keep an open mind. It's challenging even as silent film goes, but it gives you an early glimpse of the fundamental elements that helped turn "Twilight" into phenomenon. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Madness or Genius? : The New Vampire Revival
20 August 2009 7:43 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Ever since Bram Stoker went on the most successful writers retreat of all time and penned Dracula, the vampire story has molded and helped evolve not only the horror genre as we know it today but, really, film as a whole. Watching Max Schreck walk out of the shadows in 1922's Nosferatu is still kinda unsettling and is surely an image we've seen as much as we have Bogart smoking, Eastwood with a smoking gun or Brando looking smoking cool. The count has been remade a countless number of times and to date there are nearly 200 feature film versions of Stoker's fanged one alone. So with the help of this years staggering, pitch perfect Let The Right One In, HBO's new series True Blood doing all kinds of things all over the world, Chan Wook Park's hopefully masterful Thirst on the horizon and some small time franchise thing called The »
- Neil Innes
The history of vampires on film and what Twilighters can read to feel like a kid again
9 June 2009 10:31 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
While an attempt to chronicle the absolute magnitude of on-screen vampires throughout cinematic history might be one hay of a daunting task, Terra King has certainly done a worthwhile job of it. Says she, The famous film clip of "Nosferatu" which literally means ....nothing, apparently is was a term Bram Stoker made up, although he did credit it to a writer of a much earlier time. "Nosferatu" was released in 1922 »
- thetwilightexaminer
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