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Sympathetic docu-biography centres on the conceptual artist deemed ‘too shocking for punk’ who inadvertently spawned the industrial music genre

Genesis P-Orridge was the performance artist, shaman and lead singer of Throbbing Gristle who was born as Neil Megson in Manchester in 1950, but from the 90s lived in the US. P-Orridge challenged gender identity but it is clear from the interviewees that there were no wrong answers when it came to pronouns: “he”, “she” and “they” are all used. This is a sympathetic and amiable official docu-biography in which the subject comes across as a mix of Aleister Crowley, Charles Manson and Screaming Lord Sutch. The “P-Orridge” surname makes me suspect that Spike Milligan might have been an indirect influence, although there’s also a bit of Klaus Kinski in there as well.

Genesis P-Orridge, known to friends and family as Gen, started as a radical conceptual artist, rule-breaker, consciousness-expander and...

A rerelease of the documentary about the German film-maker’s operatic adventure in the Peruvian jungle is a compelling portrait of an artist obsessed

In 1982, film-maker Les Blank released this sombre, thoughtful, quietly awestruck documentary account of Werner Herzog’s crazy sisyphean struggle in a remote and dangerous Peruvian jungle location, making his extraordinary drama Fitzcarraldo, which came out the same year. Fitzcarraldo was Herzog’s own bizarre and brilliant story idea, crazily amplifying and exaggerating a case from real life.

Early 20th-century opera enthusiast Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, played with straw-hair and mad blue eyes by Klaus Kinski, goes into the rubber trade to make enough money to realise his dream of building an opera house in the Peruvian port town of Iquito; he works out that the steamship needed to transport materials can only be brought into the required stretch of water by dragging it across land between two tributaries.

Exclusive: New Zealand sales firm Black Mandala has made sales on its slate, including on possession horror The Containment, which is headed to Poland (Monolith Films) and Cis – Russia (Mjm Group).

The Auckland-based company has also sold satanic title The Red Book Ritual to Cis – Russia (Mjm Group).

Traumnovelle, starring Klaus Kinski’s son Nikolai Kinski as a husband who discovers a secret erotic society, has sold to Germany (Busch Media); while Carlos Goita’s corpse horror Play Dead is also headed to North America (Epic Pictures) and Germany (Epic Pictures).

Black Mandala has also sold its own production, a...

The marketing team behind Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu did a stellar job at keeping Count Orlok hidden in the shadows. While the director offered some teases as to what his version of the pseudo-Dracula would look like, viewers had no idea until the film was released just how he would differ from versions past. And while Bill Skarsgård’s take had its core similarities to those played by Max Schreck and Klaus Kinski, there was a little something extra. No, not that – the mustache!

While there was plenty of reason to be surprised by seeing the Count’s Orlok hanging between his legs, the real point of conversation was above his lips, as this was one of the rare times we would see a vampire with a mustache. As Eggers told Empire, “I get that. It’s a hard pill for some people to swallow. But I also don’t care,...

Everyone say thank you to Robert Eggers for making Christmas at the movies that much more fun for the weirdos. The filmmaker behind "The Lighthouse" and "The Northman" cast a shadow over the 2024 holiday slate with his chilly re-imagining of the classic F.W. Murnau vampire film "Nosferatu," itself an illegal adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel. It was a massive hit with audiences and critics alike, pulling in an incredible box office haul to sweeten the forbidden deal. Indeed one of the reasons why there was so much intrigue around the film was the mystery behind its central villain.

The lanky bloodsucker known as Count Orlok had previously been played by Max Schreck in 1922 ("Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror"), Klaus Kinski -- albeit as Count Dracula -- in 1979 ("Nosferatu the Vampyre"), and Willem Dafoe in 2000 ("Shadow of the Vampire"). Each performance brought something new to the table, but a...

Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney | Written and Directed by Robert Eggers

F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire classic Nosferatu receives its second remake, courtesy of Robert Eggers, acclaimed director of The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman. As with its predecessors (including Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake with Klaus Kinski), it’s a thinly veiled retread of Bram Stoker’s Dracula with the names changed to avoid copyright infringement, and as such, it’s a slice of sumptuous Gothic horror with a palpable erotic charge, thanks to Eggers’ distinctive vision.

Set in early 19th century Germany, the film begins with newly married junior estate agent Thomas Hutter accepting a commission from his suspiciously twitchy boss Herr Knock to travel to Transylvania and oversee the signing of a contract by the sinister Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard). Hutter finds the ordeal terrifying in the extreme,...

When Roger Eggers' Nosferatu was released in late 2024, it wasn't the first time that the story of Count Orlok appeared on screen. He most famously first appeared in 1922, with Max Schreck giving one of the most terrifying performances in the history of horror. Over half a century later, in 1979, the story was adapted again for Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre, starring Klaus Kinski. He was then seen again very recently in 2023's Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror, with Doug Jones as the vampire. In each of these three films, Count Orlok looked nearly the same with his pale skin, bald head, pointy ears, and rat-like teeth. For Eggers' version of Nosferatu, Bill Skarsgård's Orlok is the exact opposite of everything we've seen before. This is no tribute to the past, but a terrifying and unforgettable new creation.

Werner Herzog confirms the extreme lengths he went to in order to afford operations on the set of Aguirre, the Wrath of God. Herzog's 1972 jungle adventure film tells the story of a ruthless and ambitious explorer named Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski) who leads Spain on a search for El Dorado. In addition to Kinski, the movie featured a leading cast including Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Peter Berling, and Cecilia Rivera.Though Aguirre, the Wrath of God is regarded as one of Herzog's most important films, the on-set experience was not without its problems.

Speaking with 60 Minutes, Herzog elaborates on his fraught experience on the Aguirre, the Wrath of God set. Interviewer Anderson Cooper discusses that he had heard the director "sold [his] shoes in order to get some fish to feed the crew." Herzog confirms this to be true, and notes that he would trade things...

The late Christopher Lee was a compelling character actor and a genre icon whose career saw him land parts in numerous pop culture favorites throughout his more than two hundred film roles. He's Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" films, he's Count Dooku in the "Star Wars" universe, and he stars in sequels to films like "Gremlins," "Police Academy," "The Howling," and more. From Tim Burton's dark fantasies to the realm of Sherlock Holmes, Lee has seen it all, but for many fans it's his horror output that they love most. Sitting atop his dozens of horror efforts, it's his unforgettable portrayal of Count Dracula that reigns supreme. 

Below are all nine feature films in which Lee plays Count Dracula as a lead/title role. For completists, he did don the fangs for a 10th film, a 1970 comedy called "One More Time," but it's for no more than a thirty-second cameo.

With each film hailed as three of the best spaghetti Westerns to ever be produced in the genre, Italian director Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy not only popularized the subgenre due to impressive filmmaking and characters, but it also redefined the entire Western genre for moviegoers. Consisting of 1964’s A Fistful of Dollars, 1965’s For a Few Dollars More, and 1966’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, all three films offer an exciting narrative that grips viewers.

At the same time, The Dollars Trilogy constructs tales that range in stakes and whether crafting a revenge plot, a traditional hero vs. villain narrative, or an epic spectacle-filled ride, the storytelling in each film engages audiences throughout. Additionally, every film utilizes exciting fights to heighten the violence.

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Crawlspace will be released on Blu-ray on March 4 from Kino Lorber.

The 1986 horror-thriller made its HD debut back in 2013 via Shout Factory but has since gone out of print.

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Psychotic landlord Karl Gunther keeps a close watch on his tenants. Spying on his female renters from an elaborate network of crawlspaces, he lures new victims into his torture chamber with an incessant “tap, tap, tap!” Can a new prospective renter stop this apartment building’s rapid turnover rate… or will the fiendish Gunther continue to make a killing?

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The role of any critic isn't easy. They shoulder the responsibility of bridging art and audience, serving as both interpreter and evaluator. We're human (mostly), so personal taste will inevitably color perspective, and emotions will create connection and keep things from being wholly objective. However, the most respected critics are mindful of this while examining a film's technical merit, cultural significance, and artistic achievements, daring to challenge whatever's flawed and push for excellence.

Honesty is vital, and this may cause upset, but that's not the goal (we'd hope). Critics hold the power to break boundaries and pave the way for creative growth, even if it can be a bitter pill to swallow. Size is irrelevant: it could be the latest glitzy Hollywood blockbuster or obscure folk film produced on a shoestring budget. The best media critic helps maintain integrity in the industry, reflecting strengths and weaknesses that creators may otherwise miss.

Stream the haunting new adaptation, plus a never-before-seen extended version, starting Friday, Feb. 21.

I absolutely loved “Nosferatu”. It’s everything a horror remake should be - respectful of the original while making its own mark. Bill Skarsgård’s voice as Nosferatu is unreal - guttural, chilling, and completely inhuman. The whole movie is just the right kind of creepy, never leaning on cheap jump scares but instead building tension through eerie visuals, unsettling silence, and incredible performances. Few remakes actually live up to their predecessors, but this one does. And very soon, it’ll be added to my list of best Dracula movies to stream. You can stream “Nosferatu” exclusively on Peacock starting Friday, Feb. 21.

How to watch ‘Nosferatu’ When: Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Et TV: Peacock Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock. From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a Vpn. Everything you need to know...

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Nosferatu is coming — the hit gothic horror movie was released on Christmas Day, and landed VOD platforms last month. It’s available to rent or buy on streaming services like Prime Video and Apple TV.

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Fans of physical media can pick up the Blu-ray when it releases on Feb. 18, or pre-order it now. It’s available on 4K Uhd Blu-ray, HD Blu-ray,...

A provocative new vision of desire, power, and secrecy is taking centre stage as Traumnovelle begins its theatrical run in Germany, with an international rollout set to follow. Directed by Florian Frerichs, this erotic thriller reimagines Arthur Schnitzler’s classic novella Traumnovelle—the same work that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. Set against the vibrant and hedonistic backdrop of Berlin’s nightlife in 2024, the film explores the modern complexities of intimacy, temptation, and the unspoken forces that pull at the fabric of relationships.

Starring Nikolai Kinski, son of the legendary Klaus Kinski, alongside Laurine Price, Traumnovelle blends the psychological unease of Black Swan with the sensuality of Fifty Shades of Grey, offering an unsettling yet mesmerizing journey into the blurred boundaries of fantasy and reality. The film has already been met with intrigue, launching in Germany with 60 theatrical copies, and both German and English-language versions available.

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New Zealand sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired worldwide rights to “Traumnovelle,” the German-produced English-language adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella that previously inspired Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut.”

The neo-noir thriller, helmed by director Florian Frerichs (“The Last Supper”), marks one of Black Mandala’s biggest acquisitions to date. The film stars Nikolai Kinski, son of legendary German actor Klaus Kinski, and Laurine Price in the lead roles, with a supporting cast including Detlev Buck, Nora Islei, Bruno Eyron and Sharon Kovacs.

The film follows Jakob, a doctor, husband and intellectual in Berlin whose life changes when he embarks on a night-time journey through the city. After encounters in Berlin’s erotic underground and a mysterious masked opera ball, he must confront questions about love and longing in a world of illusion and twilight.

Produced by Warnuts Entertainment in cooperation with Thomas Kretschmar Film, Gretchen Film, K-Motion and Studio Babelsberg,...

If you're looking for a bloodsucking good time this February, Peacock has you covered...and then some. The streaming service has a plethora of vampire titles hitting its catalog on the first of the month, including the entire Blade and Twilight franchises, as well as a groundbreaking classic, and several underrated gems, all of which land on the streamer on February 1.

Love them or hate them, there's no denying the popularity and cultural impact of Twilight and its four sequels. Starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and based on the bestselling novels by Stephenie Meyer, the films have collectively grossed over $3 billion worldwide. Critical and audience debate still rages over whether the movies are actually any good, something which star Pattinson is tired of hearing about. Of course, arguably there wouldn't be a Twilight without Interview with the Vampire, the 1994 film directed by Neil Jordan, from a script by original novel author Anne Rice.

F. W. Murnau’s horror classic, Nosferatu, was an unauthorized telling of Dracula that almost had all of its negatives destroyed due to copyright infringement. One reel was saved, and the 1922 silent film has since taken on a life of its own. In between the remakes by Werner Herzog and Robert Eggers, there is the forgotten Nosferatu in Venice (Nosferatu a Venezia in Italian) from 1988, an unofficial sequel to Herzog’s 1979 film, with no former cast members or characters returning except for Klaus Kinski. It would be a film that was doomed from the start, and went on to endure a disastrous production shoot, in large part due to Kinski’s notorious behavior that became dangerous.

The Western genre is known for its duels, fist fights, and shootouts. Most of the time, these moments are presented as high-adrenaline action sequences to keep audiences drawn to their screens, anxiously awaiting the outcome. However, other times, these fights hold a lot more weight in the story being told, removing any semblance of fun that may have been present beforehand.

As seen time and time again, the Western genre can present some truly human stories to viewers. Unlike the spaghetti westerns of yesteryear, the gritty, realistic glimpses this genre offers into the lifestyle often make for difficult watching. Some fights last with viewers long after they finish their movie-going experience -- and a lot of the time, that's due to their troubling nature.

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Released: November 1968 Directed by: Sergio Corbucci Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant as "Silence," Klaus Kinski as Loco,...

F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horrors was an unauthorized yet first adaptation of Bram Stoker 1897’s novel Dracula, the most influential literary source for the vampire legend. To evade copyright law, Nosferatu’s screenwriter Henrik Galeen changed the story from London to the fictional small-town of Wisborg, Germany, and also altered the characters’ names. But Bram Stoker’s estate filed suit, claiming the adaptation was an infringement. The German court ruling (in 1925) ordered all copies of the film to be destroyed. As a result producer Albin Grau (also the film’s costume designer and art director) who produced only Nosferatu under his company banner, Prana Film was forced to declare bankruptcy. The orders were followed meticulously although one print, thankfully, found its way to the United States.

In his 1997 review of Nosferatu, film critic Roger Ebert (which he included in his ‘Great Films’ list) writes, “Ironically, in the...

Nosferatu (2024), directed by Robert Eggers, reimagines the legendary 1922 silent film classic. It brings a fresh yet eerie perspective to the iconic vampire myth. Known for his mastery of atmospheric horror and historical authenticity, Eggers creates a chilling retelling of Count Orlok’s tale. The film captures the same haunting tension and visual storytelling seen in his previous works like The Witch and The Lighthouse. The cinematography, by Dop Jarin Blaschke, echoes the ominous lighting and stark shadows of the original. It adds a unique modern twist. With a mesmerizing performance by Bill Skarsgård as the terrifying vampire, Nosferatu (2024) captures the original’s haunting aura while expanding its thematic depth. If you were drawn to its eerie atmosphere and dark, immortal themes, these 7 classic vampire movies will be a perfect follow-up.

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If you admire the atmospheric world of Nosferatu (2024), Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) is essential viewing. This silent film...

After how terrifying he was as Pennywise in the two It films, it was perfect casting to bring in Bill Skarsgård to play another iconic horror monster in Robert Eggers' version of Nosferatu. Just as his portrayal of Stephen King's killer clown looked a little different from what Tim Curry did, we knew Skarsgård's Count Orlok wouldn't be an exact recreation of what came before with Max Schreck, Klaus Kinski, and Doug Jones. Focus Features crafted mysterious trailers that didn't show what the vampire looked like. If you wanted to see it, you had to go to the theater. For me, I was going anyway, but this added to the anticipation. Then, after hiding his face for much of the first act, Nosferatu showed Bill Skarsgård in all his undead glory with one of the biggest, most unkempt mustaches I've ever seen. It would have made Yosemite Sam proud.

After directing just a small handful of movies, filmmaker Robert Eggers has already become a household name. Particularly well-renowned for his horror movies that notoriously blend a slow burn approach with fear-inducing visuals, fans have been anticipating his rendition of the classic story of Nosferatu since its announcement. Boasting a star-studded cast including Lily-Rose Depp (The King), Nicholas Hoult (Renfield), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Bullet Train) and Bill Skarsgard (It) in the titular role, Nosferatu tells a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. With excellent performances from a talented ensemble, effective frights and some of the best cinematography we’ve seen in horror for quite some time, Nosferatu is nothing short of a triumph.

Eggers’ prior works have showcased a proclivity for the dark and macabre, with a focus on haunting slow-burning stories that lead to...

F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent horror film "Nosferatu" is a "Dracula" adaptation, but it uses none of the character names from Bram Stoker's original novel. In "Nosferatu," actor Max Shreck's central vampire villain is named Orlok, not Dracula. The changes from "Dracula" to "Nosferatu" are commonly attributed to how the film played it loose with copyright laws. (Stoker's widow Florence Balcombe did not give permission to the filmmakers of "Nosferatu" to adapt from her husband's estate and was furious when she learned of the film.)

This has left "Nosferatu" something of a tangled legacy as a "Dracula" adaptation. It can be remade in its own right rather than later "Nosferatu" films being just more "Dracula" flicks.

When Werner Herzog remade "Nosferatu" in 1979, he split the difference. He titled his film as "Nosferatu the Vampyre," but his characters had Stoker's names: Klaus Kinski was Count Dracula, Bruno Ganz was Jonathan Harker,...

A carriage approaches Orlok’s castle in director Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2024 Focus Features LLC

Before Bela Lugosi created the image of an elegant Dracula in Todd Browning’s film Dracula, F.W. Murnau made the brilliant silent film Nosferatu, the first film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s eerie novel. Stoker’s estate refused to let the legendary German director use the book’s title but Murnau made the film anyway, renaming the vampire Count Orlok and re-setting the latter part of the story in Germany rather than England. Director Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is an outstanding film that both honors and recreates Murnau’s great classic, while also adding a modern horror edge as well.

Fans of Murnau’s incredible silent horror film will delight in Eggers’ new Nosferatu, which faithfully recreates several of the striking scenes in the original. Nosferatu is visually astounding,...

Folk horror master Robert Eggers' latest feature Nosferatu focuses on one of the oldest and most iconic movie monsters, and introduces a modern scream king as the latest incarnation of the unsettling Count Orlok. Bill Skarsgård's mustachioed Transylvanian nobleman is a terrifying and well-envisioned modern interpretation of the typically bald, pale vampire, and noticeably different from the other actors who have portrayed the character. While Count Orlok originated in F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent German Expressionist film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the character has been seen in multiple movies over the last century.

While the character of Dracula has been adapted ad nauseam, Count Orlok hasn't generated the mainstream appeal of his more debonair counterpart. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is itself an adaptation of Bram Stoker's original gothic horror novel Dracula, and is distinct in a number of ways. Count Orlok is unique among vampire depictions, and...

Nosferatu, the tale of a predatory Transylvanian vampire, remains one of the most iconic vampire stories in cinema history. The 1922 silent movie by F. W. Murnau established what horror could look like, with the shadowy figure of the titular vampire remaining of the cinema's most iconic images. Like all great stories, it has begat many remakes. Up until this year, the most famous follow-up was Werner Herzog's 1972 version starring Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu. But now, one of today's most idiosyncratic directors, Robert Eggers, brings us his own vision starring Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, luring the monster out of darkness and into the spotlight once again. While plenty of horror fans and moviegoers are champing at the bit to see Eggers' version of the vampire tale, many might not know that it's not the only Nosferatu remake that we're getting in 2024! Just a few months ago in October, David Lee Fisher...

To say that Robert Eggers has brought us the worst of the mainline “Nosferatu” features isn’t necessarily the derogatory designation implied by such a statement; F. W. Murnau and Wener Herzog have simply left such massive boots for any eager artist to fill. To say that “Nosferatu” constitutes Eggers’s worst film is, also, not quite a derogatory statement, but rather a testament to the towering artistic vision that the historically inclined auteur-in-the-making has stamped onto the scene over the course of his still-brief career.

With all that being said… Yes, Eggers’s “Nosferatu” is both the worst of the mainline “Nosferatu” features and the worst of the director’s own, but not for a lack of either style or reverence. Indeed, “Nosferatu” demonstrates, above all else, a continued honing of Eggers’s skills as a craftsman, marrying his penchant for historical accuracy with occult-like imagery applied to one...

The story of the infamous vampire Count Dracula has spanned over a century and has served as the source for countless adaptations on stage, screen, and television. This year, though, there's no more notable adaptation than the upcoming remake of "Nosferatu" (read our glowing review here). The original film, from 1922 and director F.W. Murnau, is one of the seminal pieces of horror filmmaking, establishing a more disturbing and terrifying template for vampires than future iterations of the more recognizably seductive version of Dracula played by everyone from Bela Lugosi to Gary Oldman. The new film, from celebrated indie filmmaker Robert Eggers, is meant to give us a distinctive and unique depiction of the creepy Eastern European Count whose hermetic lifestyle masks the fact that he thrives on human blood.

Though the trailers for the remake have (accurately) promised an atmospheric, spooky, and altogether unnervingly nightmarish account of this classic horror story,...

With the arrival of Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu," we can say one thing for certain: Bill Skarsgård is really good at stepping into the roles of iconic horror movie monsters. Skarsgård has seemingly pulled off this minor miracle twice, with stunning results both times. In 2017's "It," Skarsgård slathered on some greasepaint to play Pennywise the Dancing Clown (a role he's reprising in the upcoming Max series "Welcome to Derry"), the malevolent shape-shifter prone to hanging out in sewers and chowing down on kids. It was no small feat. While 2017's "It" was the first feature adaptation of Stephen King's tome of terror, it wasn't the first time the material had made it to the screen. Back in 1990, "It" was adapted into a TV miniseries, and featured the legendary Tim Curry as Pennywise. When word broke that "It" was being adapted again, fans of the miniseries all seemed to share...

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The rules of the Dracula legend have been so mercilessly recycled within the vampire movie genre over the past century that they've lost all meaning. The Dracula character has become such a caricature that he is now a beloved cultural icon, like Santa Claus. What’s missing is a sense of realism and seriousness. Modern screen vampires are handsome and sleek when they would probably seem doomed, pathetic, and weary.

Werner Herzog’s great 1979 gothic horror film Nosferatu the Vampyre, which follows the design of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror while taking its basic story from Bram Stoker’s 1897 Dracula novel, wasn’t made for Creature Feature audiences. It’s a deliberate, solemn meditation on Dracula’s tragic loneliness,...

Superman actor Nicholas Hoult has revealed the X-rated keepsake he received from the set of his vampire movie Nosferatu. Hoult stars with Bill Skarsgård and Lily-Rose Depp in the remake of the 1922 horror film.

Hoult was sharing some behind-the-scenes secrets with Depp in a video for Elle when he confirmed Nosferatu director Robert Eggers sent him an explicit gift after filming. “I have Count Orlok’s prosthetic penis framed, at home,” he revealed. “There’s a scene where Bill Skarsgård is slurping my blood and [director] Robert Eggers asked afterwards, ‘How was that for you?’ The director asked [me]. I said I could feel his prosthetic penis on my leg. Then, as a wrap gift, Rob got [the prosthetic penis] framed and he sent it to my house.”

As a wrap gift, Rob got [the prosthetic penis] framed and he sent it to my house.

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At the midpoint between Bram Stoker turning a Transylvanian folk tale into a literary touchstone and Bela Lugosi inspiring a million I-vant-to-suck-your-blooood imitations, there was Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent “symphony of horror” about an eccentric Eastern European named Count Orlok with a taste for Type O. The fact that it was more or less an unofficial adaptation of Stoker’s novel Dracula did not sit well the author’s family, who sued the film’s producers and demanded all prints be destroyed. Spoiler alert: Not all prints were destroyed,...

It would seem to be of vital importance that directors and actors at the very least respect each other while they're making a movie, but Hollywood history is riddled with instances where this simply didn't occur. One of the most famous disagreements nearly turned fatal when Werner Herzog threatened to shoot (with a gun) notoriously erratic star Klaus Kinski while filming "Aguirre, the Wrath of God." No guns were brandished on the set of "Hook," but Steven Spielberg famously did not enjoy his time collaborating with Julia Roberts (they haven't worked together since). And then there's David O. Russell, who's fought with and/or terrorized stars like Amy Adams, Lily Tomlin, and George Clooney; if there's any justice, O. Russell, a once-formidable talent who hasn't made a watchable movie since 2010's "The Fighter," won't be allowed back behind the camera until he learns how to behave like a decent human being.

Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney | Written and Directed by Robert Eggers

F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire classic Nosferatu receives its second remake, courtesy of Robert Eggers, acclaimed director of The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman. As with its predecessors (including Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake with Klaus Kinski), it’s a thinly veiled retread of Bram Stoker’s Dracula with the names changed to avoid copyright infringement, and as such, it’s a slice of sumptuous Gothic horror with a palpable erotic charge, thanks to Eggers’ distinctive vision.

Set in early 19th century Germany, the film begins with newly married junior estate agent Thomas Hutter accepting a commission from his suspiciously twitchy boss Herr Knock to travel to Transylvania and oversee the signing of a contract by the sinister Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard). Hutter finds the ordeal terrifying in the extreme,...

1922, 1979, and now 2024. The movie that was a legally distinct, non-copyright infringing version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula has had an impact for over 100 years now. The 1922 version is the one that most people think of not only when the name Nosferatu is said, but when people discuss silent horror films in general. At the other end of the spectrum, we have one of the year’s most hotly anticipated horror films with Robert Eggers releasing only his 4th film on Christmas day that will be his own very unique take on the property. Lost in that shuffle is the 1979 version from famed German director Werner Herzog with his best friend/muse/psychopath actor Klaus Kinski. It isn’t talked about nearly as much and is unique and different enough from the first film that it deserves its own revisit.

The whole reason that 1922’s Nosferatu is the way that it is,...

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Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" resurrects a 102-year-old vampire who first appeared in F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent black-and-white film "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror." /Film's own review of Nouveau-"Nosferatu" raves about it as a truly terrifying horror picture, as scary to modern audiences as Murnau's was a century prior.

It's incredible that cinema is now old enough that certain classic films have endured for a century or more. Heck, the 100th birthday of "The Wizard of Oz" is only 15 years away. However, "Nosferatu" is technically older than he appears — because the character is, in all but name, Count Dracula.

Now, the vampire himself is not named Dracula in Murnau's film but rather Count Orlok (played by Max Shreck). The story follows the major beats of Bram Stoker's novel, though, aside from moving the setting from England to Germany. Thomas Hutter...

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The Western is a genre that has been rehashed, reinvented, and repurposed a countless number of times. From early Hollywood westerns from the likes of John Ford and Howard Hawks to the glorious explosion of European Spaghetti Westerns in the '60s, all the way to modern neo-westerns from cinematic legends like Clint Eastwood, the Coen brothers, and Taylor Sheridan. Fans of the Western genre are more dedicated than any fan base out there. While some movie lovers compare and debate over which era is the best, western fans tend to respect their elders and appreciate what paved the way for their more recent favorites. Every movie lover knows to appreciate the contributions of John Ford, John Wayne, Sergio Leone, and Clint Eastwood, but one Spaghetti Western pioneer has been left by the wayside.

For Werner Herzog, cinema is an active art, participatory one in which the creation of a work requires the practitioner to actually live (or have already lived) it, as if truth comes most compellingly from an artist’s firsthand experience with their subject matter. Herzog’s fiction films are intrinsically linked to his documentaries in that, in both cases, the German auteur is often not simply the storyteller but, also, a willing and essential participant, his presence fundamentally, messily tangled up in the final product.

So it goes with Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Herzog’s 1972 tale about an expedition of Spanish conquistadors through Peru’s jungles and down the treacherous Huallaga river. A saga of adventurers—led by Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski)—driven headlong into annihilation by their hubris and desire for immortality, it’s the first of Herzog’s many features in which his (anti-)heroes...

Terror will know no antidote when Venom sinks its fangs onto 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on March 25 via Blue Underground.

The 1981 killer snake thriller has been newly restored in 4K 16-bit from the 35mm internegative with Dolby Vision Hdr and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix.

Master of horror Tobe Hooper was the original director before leaving the production and being replaced by Piers Haggard (The Blood on Satan’s Claw). Robert Carrington (Wait Until Dark) wrote the script, based on Alan Scholefield‘s novel of the same name.

From producer Martin Bregman, the film stars Sterling Hayden, Klaus Kinski, Sarah Miles, Nicol Williamson, Cornelia Sharpe, Susan George, Lance Holcomb, and Oliver Reed.

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The subtitle of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent feature Nosferatu—an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula that became a touchstone for both cinema scholars and fright-movie buffs—was true to its grandly German Expressionist vision: “A Symphony of Horror.” Robert Eggers’s sublimely severe remake of the oft-told tale of a bloodsucker wreaking unholy havoc is less a composition for full ensemble and more a moody piece of chamber music, equally as orchestrated as the Murnau, but uncomfortably intimate in its effects.

From the first single-take sequence in which Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp) weepily materializes from pitch-blackness, the palpable auras of dread and devilry feel like they’re emerging from a collectively damaged psyche. Every character is bonded by the pervasive doom and gloom, which Eggers and cinematographer Jarin Blaschke emphasize in that same opening shot when they follow Ellen out of the darkness until she faces her monstrous seducer,...

The second remake of Fw Murnau’s unofficial Dracula adaptation is handsomely shot and stylised, with a forbiddingly gruesome monster, but walks the line between self-conscious and scary

Here is Robert Eggers’s avowed passion project as writer-director: a luxury-arthouse remake on a grand scale, paying homage to Fw Murnau’s classic silent film from 1922, the German expressionist nightmare of Count Orlok, or Nosferatu, the “evil one”, a pallid vampire living in the shadow of the Carpathian Mountains. Eggers’s film can’t quite bear to say the comedy word “Transylvania” out loud, though we get to glimpse it on a map. It is an interesting new Nosferatu for our age of pandemic fear, with some beautiful images and striking moments, particularly in the eerie moonlit hallucination sequence at the beginning, which makes the rest of the story feel slightly literal and self-conscious.

The German stage actor Max Schreck was the vampire in the 1922 version,...

When it comes to horror movies, I don't scare easily. This isn't a boast about my bravery; I'm simply desensitized. I grew up immersed in the horror genre, and I'm so devoted to horror movies that I've become mostly inoculated to their raw power. I still love horror — it's my favorite genre — but I rarely ever get scared when I watch a scary movie. So when a horror movie comes along and actually gives me the creeps, I consider it an achievement. Enter Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu," a movie that sent chills down my spine and made my heartbeat quicken. Eggers has pulled off something special: a gothic, ghoulish phantasmagoria that has the power to scare the hell out of you. This is all the more impressive due to the fact that Eggers isn't exactly treading new ground here -- he's remaking F. W. Murnau's classic silent film, which was,...

With the reverential early-horror tribute that is “Nosferatu,” Robert Eggers has crafted more than just a remake, but somehow less than a fully satisfying filmgoing experience. Visually striking as it is, with compositions that rival great Flemish paintings, the obsessive director’s somber retelling of F.W. Murnau’s expressionistic vampire movie is commendably faithful to the 1922 silent film and more accessible than “The Lighthouse” and “The Witch,” yet eerily drained of life.

In re-creating what came before, Eggers is mindful of Murnau’s distinctive style, but is too gifted simply to mimic. Instead, the meticulously detail-oriented director offers his take on the classic, treating nearly every frame as a work of art unto itself, while further embellishing the story’s Romantic aspects — which might have succeeded, if not for the cast. “Nosferatu” builds to a tragic finale, but is weighed down by pretentious dialogue, somnolent pacing and weak performances, especially...

Some images transcend the boundaries of the silver screen. They imprint themselves on the whole of human consciousness, until generations later people the world over recognize and feel them, even if they’ve never seen the original film. Stabbed in the shower by an unseen assailant in “Psycho.” Bicycling across the moon in “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.” To recreate these wonders is to risk making a pale imitation, to remind us only of how wonderful the original was, and rarely — if ever — make them new.

One of these enduring images is Count Orlock, played with otherworldly death and menace by Max Schreck in F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic “Nosferatu.” Unlike Bela Lugosi, Gary Oldman and most of the other headlining motion picture vampires, Orlock was not an alluring sexual creature. He was an overgrown rat, emaciated and sunken, lurking in the shadows until he, too, became a shadow. He was nightmare writ large,...

The above German poster from 1922 by Albin Grau (scanned from trade magazine Der Film: Zeitschrift für die Gesamt-Interessen der Kinematographie) sold for $21,000 in July 2014. A jack of all trades, Grau was largely responsible for not only the key art, but also the set design, costumes, storyboards and other promotional materials of the first significant vampire feature length film in cinema history: F. W. Murnau's copyright skirting, Weimar-era expressionist icon, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. In 1979, Werner Herzog directed an homage of sorts to Max Schreck's look and performance, Nosferatu the Vampyre, featuring his craziest collaborator, and 'best fiend,' Klaus Kinski. And being released on Christmas, 2024, a chiaroscuro-heavy remake of Murnau's original, using a shorter title, Nosferatu, from Robert Eggers makes this very particular look of vampire now a...

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The runtime for Robert Eggers' 2024 Nosferatu remake is revealed, and it sets a record for the horror franchise. Eggers established himself as a premiere horror director with his acclaimed film The Witch (2016). He later veered into dark fantasy with The Lighthouse (2019), while maintaining his sure hand at portraying psychological disintegration. After venturing into epic historical fiction with The Northman (2022), Eggers is back in the horror game with his upcoming Nosferatu remake, starring Bill Skarsgrd as an otherworldly bloodsucker.

With the film set to unleash its gothic horror goodies on Christmas Day, the runtime for Eggers take on Nosferatu has now been revealed (via Fandango), and at 2 hours and 12 minutes, its longer than either previous Nosferatu movie by a considerable margin.

What This Means For Eggers Nosferatu Murnau Needed Less Than 90 Minutes

F.W. Murnau crafted the original Nosferatu, a loose adaptation of Bram Stokers Dracula, with the monster renamed for legal reasons.

You have such a beautiful neck…and as it seems, Robert Eggers’ latest, Nosferatu, is living its mark on audiences. That might feel like a pun, but this film might be contending for one of the best of the year.

With just three films to his name so far, Robert Eggers quickly solidified himself as one of the premiere horror directors out there — and one isn’t even close to being in that genre: The Northman. However, Eggers might be heading towards the Oscars stage with Nosferatu, as it is earning some serious praise early on. Check out some of the initial reactions from social media, starting off with our very own Jimmy O’s take:

Our own @jimmytotheo says @Nosferatu is a stunning work of gothic horror. Beautiful performances throughout, however Lily-Rose Depp is simply luminous and Bill Skarsgard brings terror to the screen yet wraps it all in a layered character.

The bar for the bear has been raised awfully high. A decade ago, the polite, Peruvian furball with a hankering for fruit preserves stormed the box office — and our hearts — with his first cinematic outing. Then Paddington 2 proved to be The Godfather Part II of adorable comedies, enhancing pretty much every aspect of the original and even proving a bonding experience for Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal in The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent. Keeping that triumphant roll going was always going to be a tough order. And so it proves — while this threequel provides laughs and charm and two new A-list bad’uns, there’s something intangible missing. The marmalade has lost a bit of its zest.

One issue is that Paddington is no longer out of his element. The marma-lad has left London before, in creator Michael Bond’s books — in 1961’s Paddington Abroad, he headed across the Channel,...

It’s hard to overstate just how ubiquitous the Paddington films––particularly the 2017 sequel––have been in the British cultural consciousness over the last decade. Not simply massive box-office successes experienced by many more millions through their seemingly weekly BBC One reruns, the big-screen adventures of the mild-mannered bear have had a deeply bizarre second life. The final months of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, from the Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne to her death in September 2022, were both overshadowed by the character. In the former, it was a short film of Liz having tea and marmalade sandwiches with the CGI creation––which was subsequently voted the British public’s favorite TV moment of that year––and in the latter, there was a meme in which Paddington walked the monarch to the afterlife. On British Twitter, Paddington is now viewed as a benevolent angel of death; there isn’t...