![]() Yes, 2011’s Fright Night remake earns an entry while the beloved 1985 original does not. Starring: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Dave Franco.A film that’s never shy about what’s on the tin and even holds its feminist message accountable is better for its slick-supportive-seductive ways. It feels authentic in thematic messages, ambitious yet wholly operating within its means, and still has some nice bloodletting for more hardcore horror fans despite execution that might favor younger audiences. Elmore’s indie oozes LA’er attitudes from messaging to sexy nightlife scenes - complete with a needle drop of Starcrawler’s “I Love LA” - and boasts 10 times the style of contemporary vampire flicks with 10 times the budget. Nicole Maines stars as a transgender teenage girl who moves to Los Angeles and falls in with a badass crew of vampires (run by cooler-than-everyone Diana Hopper as Duke) who do not allow men in their undead club. The “Vibe Check” on Brad Michael Elmore’s Bit passes with flying (neon) colors. Starring: Nicole Maines, Diana Hopper, Zolee Griggs, Friday Chamberlain, Char Diaz, James Paxton, Greg Hill. ![]() You can never stifle ambition, which will always find a way. It’s no Nosferatu, but it exemplifies how vampire flicks can differentiate themselves through translucent visual effects and more ghostly disorientation even in days when techniques were limited. Most notably, Vampyr heavily uses shadows that maneuver with free will, giving a dreamlike state to supernatural influences. Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer implements what little technological advancements benefitted cinema at the time to create a black-and-white vampire mystery that operates in absurdist brush strokes.
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