It’s not really until I watched this movie did I consider how ridiculous a premise this was: President Abraham Lincoln as a secret vampire hunter. It sounds like a spoof or something silly for Halloween (maybe a segment from The Simpsons latest “Treehouse of Horror” episode). However, this movie isn’t tongue-in-cheek. Except for some vampire…
Tag: Timur Bekmambetov
70 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies to Watch Out for in 2012
70 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies to Watch Out for in 2012 (from io9.com) Link out for a great summary of the scifi/fantasy/horror horizon for this new year. Reading through the list, I noticed four odd trends, and one great one: Fairytale reinterpretations – We already have TV’s Once Upon a Time and Grimm, now…
Wanted – Movie Review
Do you know director Timur Bekmambetov? If you’ve seen his Russian vampire flicks Night Watch or Day Watch, you will recognize his trademark spectacular, physics-defying car stunts (cars flip and leap-frog over one another) and zooming camera effects (the screen image even throbs to mimic the lead character’s special rapid heartbeat condition; and we get…
Night Watch: Movie Review
An ancient war between Light and Dark? Cool. Supernatural beings like vampires and shape-shifters secretly existing alongside our modern society? Way cool! A moody Russian movie with subtitles? Hang on… OK, it’s not as dreary as it sounds. This little Russian movie has gained hype over the fact that it was a mega-huge blockbuster in…
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