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3 Fascinating Flubs in Films in the Sci-Fi/Horror Genre

Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. | Posted 05.09.2012

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Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.

Flubs are endemic to movies and television programs of all ilks! Some are continuity errors caused by multiple shooting days. Some are so-called "reve...

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A Conversation With Werner Herzog, Part II: Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Avatar, & the Hostility of Nature

Govindini Murty | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man, Warren Commission, Werner Herzog Into the Abyss, Avatar, Werner Herzog, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Weimar Cinema, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, Video, Entertainment News
Govindini Murty

2011-12-02-Screenshot20111202at9.13.57AM.jpg Werner Herzog has strong feelings about the proper relationship between humanity and nature.

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The Vampire: A Historic and Cinematic View

John W. Whitehead | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Fright Night, The Addiction, Near Dark, Vampires, Vampire's Kiss, Cronos, Dracula, The Lost Boys, Blade, Nosferatu, Entertainment News
John W. Whitehead

Halloween is associated with many strange creatures, but none more so than the vampire. Yet the vampire, an amalgamation of ancient lore woven through with sex, fear, danger and gore, is no mere Hollywood creation.

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Niles Essanay in Fremont Goes Goth

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Niles, Horror Movies, Dracula, Silent Film, Horror Films, Horror, Nosferatu, Halloween, Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, San Francisco Around Town, San Francisco News
Thomas Gladysz

Just in time for Halloween, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum will screen a handful of spooky films sure to make the dark hearts of horror film lovers skip a beat (should they still be beating at all).

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Should Rock Musicians Accompany Silent Films?

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Heymont

The bottom line is that if the music commissioned for a silent film does nothing to support the work being shown on screen, then a genuine effort should be made to hire more talented composers.

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Vampires: Why Here, Why Now?

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Alderman

If fiction often reflects a nation's culture, why, oh-why-oh, do we have so many vampires, in so many places, sucking up so many entertainment dollars with such blazing success today?

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