Murnau in Germany – DVDs for the Week (Pt 2)
DVD has been as good to F.W. Murnau as any silent legend has a right to expect. Milestone Films released a gorgeous edition of his final film, Tabu, back in the early days of DVD. Flicker Alley...
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The 1943 Jane Eyre (Twilight Time, Blu-ray) stars Joan Fontaine as Jane, the heroine of Charlotte Brontë’s classic Gothic romance about a meek orphan hired by a brooding aristocrat to be governess to...
View Article‘Nosferatu': A Tale of Two Versions
As a German filmmaker, we had no real fathers to learn from, no points of reference. Our father’s generation sided with the Nazis or was forced into immigration so we were a generation of orphans. And...
View ArticleMurnau in Germany – DVDs for the Week (Pt 2)
Murnau: A Six DVD Box Set DVD has been as good to F.W. Murnau as any silent legend has a right to expect. Milestone Films released a gorgeous edition of his final film, Tabu, back in the early days of...
View ArticleVideophiled Cool and Classic: The most gothic ‘Jane Eyre’ and ‘Nosferatu’...
The 1943 Jane Eyre (Twilight Time, Blu-ray) stars Joan Fontaine as Jane, the heroine of Charlotte Brontë’s classic Gothic romance about a meek orphan hired by a brooding aristocrat to be governess to...
View Article‘Nosferatu’: A Tale of Two Versions
As a German filmmaker, we had no real fathers to learn from, no points of reference. Our father’s generation sided with the Nazis or was forced into immigration so we were a generation of orphans. And...
View Article2000 Eyes: Shadow of the Vampire
[Written for Mr. Showbiz] One of the most eagerly anticipated offerings at Cannes this year, Shadow of the Vampire is the first feature in a decade from E. Elias Merhige, whose only previous effort...
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