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Interview with a Vampire, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Interview with a Vampire
Movie Count: 68
TV Ep Count: 19
Time Started: 11am
Plot:
The undead are among us and livelier than ever when Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a talented froup of young-bloods star in 'Interview with the Vampire', the spellbinding screen adaptation of Anne Rice's best seller that's "one of the best films of the year"(Caryn James, 'The New York Times'). Award winning box-office favorite Cruise stylishly plays the supremely evil and charismatic vampire Lestat. Pitt is Louis, lured by Lestat into the inmortality of the dammed, then tormented by an unalterable fact of vampire life: to survive, he must kill. Stephanie Rea, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and newcomer Kristin Dunst also star. One lifetime alone offers plenty of opportunities for the savage revelries of the night. Imagine what an eternity can bring. Hypnotically directed by Neil Jordan ('The Crying Game'), 'Interview with a Vampire' offers enough thrills, shocks and fiendish fun to last a lifetime...and beyond.

My Thoughts:
It has been years since I saw this one... so long in fact that I forgot how much I did enjoy this movie. I personally find this one more interesting then I do horrific. It gives you a view into vampirism from the vampire's point of view. A very interesting take indeed. I enjoyed every minute of it.. the 2 hours it lasted just flew by as I watched... definitely a sign of a good movie.

(From Month-Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 22nd, 2007)

Seven Days in May, a review by Antares

Seven Days in May





Year: 1964
Film Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Seven Arts Productions, Joel Productions
Genre: Suspense/Thriller, Drama
Length: 118 Min.

Director
John Frankenheimer (1930)

Writing
Fletcher Knebel (1911)...Novel
Charles W. Bailey II...Novel
Rod Serling (1924)...Screenplay

Producer
Edward Lewis

Cinematographer
Ellsworth Fredericks (1904)

Music
Jerry Goldsmith (1929)...Composer

Stars
Burt Lancaster (1913) as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Kirk Douglas (1916) as Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey
Fredric March (1897) as President Jordan Lyman
Ava Gardner (1922) as Eleanor Holbrook
Edmond O'Brien (1915) as Sen. Raymond Clark
Martin Balsam (1919) as Paul Girard
Andrew Duggan (1923) as Col. William 'Mutt' Henderson
Hugh Marlowe (1911) as Harold McPherson

Review
       Today it is hard to imagine the fear and anxiety that the populations of the two superpowers felt after the Cuban Missile Crisis. With the buildup of each countries arsenal of nuclear missiles, insuring the concept of mutual assured destruction, both the United States and the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of annihilation in their quest to extend their political ideologies around the world. With the Soviet Union entrenched in the dogma of the Communist manifesto, debate as to the lunacy or viability of the nuclear arms race was left to the varied political factions of the United States. It is in this tense political atmosphere that the film Seven Days in May occurs. With a taut screenplay by Rod Serling and helmed by the hottest director of the time John Frankenheimer, Seven Days in May Casey (Douglas) becomes apprehensive about his commanders intentions, forcing him to contact the president with his suspicions. Over the course of the film the battle by both sides to stop the other is played against a timeline leading up to the coup, hence the .

       It must have been refreshing for Serling to be able to move away from the science fiction scripts he had become famous for while making The Twilight ZoneSeven Days in May delivers the goods and I give it my highest recommendation.


Ratings Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.


(From Seven Days in May (1964) on February 21st, 2010)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

8. The Green, Green Glow of Home (11/14/93)
Lois and Clark investigate a suspicious EPA story in Smallville. But it isn't man-made toxins the feds are after - but a chunk of Kryptonite, the substance that can rob Superman of his powers or even his life.

My Thoughts:
This is an excellent episode. It is the first time we get to see Kryptonite in the series... and the second (and final) appearance of Trask... the government agent that was obsessed with killing Superman. Not only is it a great action-packed story... it is also a fun one what with Lois out of her element and in Smallville with Clark. I got a kick out of when she told Clark to look at that man (unknowingly pointing to his father) and saying he is probably a cross dresser.



(From Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Marathon on July 16th, 2009)