Fast Film - 2003 - Austria

Fast Film - 2003 - 6/10

 
Wild cut of over hundred films, starting with Bogart opening the door.
From there, long chase sequence on a dividing train (yes), then underworld entry.
Train escapades feature versions of Cary Grant.  The subterranean realm, Bond.  007.
Classic film fans will have a field day tagging clips
One could rewatch this 13” experimental short over and over.

Shadow Of The Vampire - 2000 - UK

Shadow Of The Vampire - 2000 - 7/10

 
My God, Willem Dafoe is an unforgettable presence in this.
Director Murnau’s next project is to be a vampire film.
The Stoker estate refuses to let him use the name Dracula, so he titles his film “Nosferatu”.
The production seems ill fated, beset with problems, disappearances, deaths.
If you look for it, this is actually quite funny.  Black, laugh out loud moments.
Dafoe’s Max Shreck is a frightening, odious, sinister creature.
Barely human, feral.
Malkovich also memorable as the damn-the-difficulties Murnau.
For film buffs, this is fantastic.