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[Bea’s Reviews] Masterpiece Theatre’s Dracula [2006]

[Bea’s Reviews] Masterpiece Theatre’s Dracula [2006]

Technically, Masterpiece Theatre’s Dracula (made exclusively to television by BBC in 2006) would have been a miserable failure- it’s too short, it glosses over several important factors and it’s quite an unusual piece to be released by the normally prestigious production company. However, what ultimately saves it (and us) is that it takes a deliberate step to … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula [1931 Spanish version]

[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula [1931 Spanish version]

Filmed simultaneously with Browning’s production during the nighttime hours, using the same story line, same sets, same schedule and same budget (more or less), George Melford’s Spanish reflection of Tod Browning’s film is a curio in early talkie cinema. Not to say Spanish ‘Dracula’ doesn’t have some nice things to offer because it does, more than … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula [1931]

[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula [1931]

  Funny what time and emotional maturity does to you. When I first viewed Universal’s first of their many Golden Age releases, I honestly didn’t think much of it. Yes, I had heard this was not THE first Dracula adaptation (and neither wasNosferatu for that matter), but it was this film that embued pop culture for … Continue reading