Bela Lugosi remains one of early cinema's most recognizable stars, a larger-than-life figure whose path from inter-war Hungary to post-talkie Hollywood paints a fascinating portrait of an outsider who became part of one of the most tumultuous eras in the American film industry. Unfortunately, that included bearing witness to one of the deadliest disasters in filmmaking history, the airplane collision on the set of the 1930 Fox film "Such Men Are Dangerous."
Lugosi is most famous for portraying Count Dracula, a role that became the standard for the character, but the actor appeared all across Hollywood commonly typecast as a mysterious, often villainous foreigner, much to his dismay. Fox Film, the predecessor to 20th Century Fox, seemed to offer him more opportunities to branch out, at least compared to Universal Pictures, who insisted on making him the literal poster child of their horror movies. Lugosi's first feature for Fox was the silent drama "The Veiled Woman,...
Lugosi is most famous for portraying Count Dracula, a role that became the standard for the character, but the actor appeared all across Hollywood commonly typecast as a mysterious, often villainous foreigner, much to his dismay. Fox Film, the predecessor to 20th Century Fox, seemed to offer him more opportunities to branch out, at least compared to Universal Pictures, who insisted on making him the literal poster child of their horror movies. Lugosi's first feature for Fox was the silent drama "The Veiled Woman,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
Fantaspoa 2022 Announced: "After two years of successful online editions, the 18th edition of the beloved Brazilian genre festival Fantaspoa will return to the cinemas from April 15th through May 1st. This year, attendees will discover a very different Fantaspoa from its last on-site edition (a very distant 2019): instead of its usual two venues, the fest will take place simultaneously in five cinemas, with part of its program also being available online, geo-blocked for viewers within Brazil.
The poster for this year’s festival was conceived by the festival’s art director Thalles Mourão, with the drawing from local artist Fernanda Moreira. The striking image is a mashup of two centenary anniversaries: The Modern Art Week, one of Brazil’s greatest art movements, and F. W. Murnau’s 1922 masterpiece of cinema, Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror.
Nosferatu will also have a very special screening on the opening night of the festival,...
The poster for this year’s festival was conceived by the festival’s art director Thalles Mourão, with the drawing from local artist Fernanda Moreira. The striking image is a mashup of two centenary anniversaries: The Modern Art Week, one of Brazil’s greatest art movements, and F. W. Murnau’s 1922 masterpiece of cinema, Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror.
Nosferatu will also have a very special screening on the opening night of the festival,...
- 3/23/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Centenary screening of Nosferatu, world premiere of stoner comedy The Smoke Master bookend event.
Brazil’s Fantaspoa genre festival, billed as the largest of its kind in Latin America, is returning to an in-person event for the first time since 2019 and has unveiled its first wave of titles.
This year’s International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre will take place in five cinemas around the southern city from April 15-May 1. It is bookended by a special opening night centenary screening of F. W. Murnau’s vampire classic Nosferatu accompanied by a live soundtrack performed by Carlos Ferreira and Brazilian...
Brazil’s Fantaspoa genre festival, billed as the largest of its kind in Latin America, is returning to an in-person event for the first time since 2019 and has unveiled its first wave of titles.
This year’s International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre will take place in five cinemas around the southern city from April 15-May 1. It is bookended by a special opening night centenary screening of F. W. Murnau’s vampire classic Nosferatu accompanied by a live soundtrack performed by Carlos Ferreira and Brazilian...
- 3/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
It’s not the rum, Disneyland visitors — that was Johnny Depp in the flesh!
Riders on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, got a special surprise on Wednesday night: Depp transformed back into Captain Jack Sparrow and greeted those who visited the inspiration behind the film franchise.
Perfectly slipping back into swashbuckling character, the 53-year-old actor rambled and pointed his sword at the guests, who made sure to capture the shocking encounter on their phones.
“You know those little Disney Myths like…Johnny Depp will dress up as Jack Sparrow and sit in...
Riders on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, got a special surprise on Wednesday night: Depp transformed back into Captain Jack Sparrow and greeted those who visited the inspiration behind the film franchise.
Perfectly slipping back into swashbuckling character, the 53-year-old actor rambled and pointed his sword at the guests, who made sure to capture the shocking encounter on their phones.
“You know those little Disney Myths like…Johnny Depp will dress up as Jack Sparrow and sit in...
- 4/27/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Looking to pursue your own American dream? How To Make It In USA has some tips--albeit poor ones--that can help you on your path. The new web series stars Joe Pera and Conner O'Malley as an unfunny comedian and an out-of-touch agent who banter with each other in the agent's office.
What drives How To Make It In USA is its experienced stars' assured deliveries. Pera, who previously starred in the MTV web series Pancake Breakfast Critic, crafts his character a meek, gutless comic with terrible jokes. O'Malley, who writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers, takes agent Max Gold in the opposite direction. His performance, which ends up halfway between Ari Gold and Mike Francesa, is the best part of How To Make It In USA.
As with many indie web series, How To Make It In USA's characters are fictionalized versions of their respective actors
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What drives How To Make It In USA is its experienced stars' assured deliveries. Pera, who previously starred in the MTV web series Pancake Breakfast Critic, crafts his character a meek, gutless comic with terrible jokes. O'Malley, who writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers, takes agent Max Gold in the opposite direction. His performance, which ends up halfway between Ari Gold and Mike Francesa, is the best part of How To Make It In USA.
As with many indie web series, How To Make It In USA's characters are fictionalized versions of their respective actors
Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.
- 4/17/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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