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	Shadow of the Vampire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shadow of the Vampire is a movie that opened in America on December 29, 2000.
		The person who is playing the part of the vampire Count Orlok, an obscure German theater performer called Max Schreck, is very professional, and in order to get fully involved in the story he will only appear in full makeup and character.
		But the vampire is at times uncooperative and seems too anxious to wait.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shadow_of_the_Vampire (449 words)

	Shadow of the Vampire: Cinephiles Movie Review
		Shadow of the Vampire does not pretend to be a documentary; it is a highly stylized, fictional work that delves into its very own imaginative speculations about a filmmaker's creative process.
		Shadow of the Vampire stems from the premise that its protagonist, the fictional Murnau (Malkovich), must hire a real vampire in order to ensure a truly authentic representation of the vampire character, "Count Orlock", for his film Nosferatu.
		However, Shadow of the Vampire integrates the humorous premise to its metaphorical exploration of the artistic process and of the inevitable struggle between the star, the director and the crew.
	www.cinephiles.net /Shadow_of_the_Vampire/Film-Synopsis.html (502 words)

	Review: Shadow of the Vampire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Based exclusively on the concept, one might easily assume that Shadow of the Vampire is a horror film, and, to a degree, it is. But Merhige's intention is not to scare the daylights out of his audience.
		Shadow of the Vampire's cinematography is definitely a point of interest.
		Most of Shadow of the Vampire is in color (albeit, at times, hues are desaturated), but many of the Nosferatu sequences are presented in fl-and-white.
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	Shadow of the Vampire
		Shadow of the Vampire moves on from there.
		Both are comedies, but Shadow of the Vampire is absurdist.
		Shadow of the Vampire is easily watchable, but Dafoe's performance takes it to another level.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/shadow_of_the_vampire.html (488 words)

	Article: Shadow of the Vampire Honors Nosferatu and the Men Who Made It, by Danyel Fisher
		Shadow is a tribute to the original 1922 silent film, and reconstructs it carefully.
		Almost all of the things that would later become vampire cliche -- darkened castles, vampires levitating from their coffins, darkened castle doors mysteriously swinging open -- were there, created as original effects.
		The vampire's immortality is a shrunken, memoryless, ageless thing: he doesn't know when he was created, or how long he will live -- only that it somehow involved a relationship with a beautiful woman.
	www.strangehorizons.com /2001/20010205/shadow.shtml (1252 words)

	Shadow of the Vampire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shadow of the Vampire is director Merhige's second feature and as such is astonishingly impressive, for this homage to Murnau's German expressionist filmmaking in its heyday is remarkably effective at conveying the heady atmosphere of the times and in recreating the extraordinary iconic images that have inspired so many filmmakers down to the present day.
		Shadow succeeds in using macabre dark humor to communicate its conceit about suffering in the name of True Art thanks to superb performances -- especially that of Dafoe as the oddly sympathetic vampire.
		Merhige is particularly skillful at marshaling a wide array of visual trickery to imply the vampiric nature of film itself by letting the color bleed out of the backstage madness into the reverential fl-and-white recreations of Nosferatu and then juxtaposing them with bits of actual footage from the classic itself.
	www.rambles.net /shadow_vampire.html (437 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Shadow of the Vampire
		What's also known is that the actor who played Count Orlock, the vampire, was a mysterious fellow who went by the possibly pseudonymous moniker "Max Schreck." His depiction of the bestial vampire is one of the icons of horror cinema.
		Whether or not the whole is as satisfying as its parts, one thing is certain about Shadow of the Vampire — the conversation between Schreck and two of Murnau's men, recounting the vampire's reaction to reading Bram Stoker's novel, is one of the great scenes in all of vampire cinema.
		Universal's DVD edition of Shadow of the Vampire delivers a superb print with excellent definition and contrast, a must for a film that spends almost all of its time in dark rooms and subdued lighting.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/s/shadowofthevampire.q.shtml (1007 words)

	cake or death: an eddie izzard site :: shadow of the vampire
		"Shadow of the Vampire" is inspired by the brillant and eccentric director F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film "Nosferatu", considered by many to be the greatest vampire film ever made.
		During a recent screening of Shadow of the Vampire at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival a blessed silence was present during the exceptional artwork accompanying the credits.
		His portrayal as a vampire turned film actor is the highlight of the film and we follow his progress as he changes from merely a blood sucking creature of the night into a moody and demanding film actor making Nosferatu director Murnau's (John Malkovich) life a technical nightmare.
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	Movie Photos: Shadow of the Vampire
		Catherine McCormack and Willem Dafoe in Lions Gate's Shadow of the Vampire - 2000
		Catherine McCormack and Cary Elwes in Lions Gate's Shadow of the Vampire - 2000
		Willem Dafoe and director Elias Merhige in Lions Gate's Shadow of the Vampire - 2000 in Lions Gate's Shadow of the Vampire - 2000
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	Shadow of the Vampire Movie: Shadow of the Vampire DVD is available from Bestprices.com
		Elias Mehrige's SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE explores the fictional premise that the star of director F.W. Murnau's 1922 German expressionist horror film, NOSFERATU, was an actual vampire.
		Although Malkovich, Izzard, and Kier are excellent in their roles, SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE could simply not exist without Dafoe's hideous and hilarious performance, which ranks among the finest of the versatile actor's career.
		SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE is director E. Elias Mehrige's second film, released almost 10 years after his first feature, BEGOTTEN.
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	Shadow of the Vampire (2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		`Shadow of the Vampire' restores a major legend and I appreciate it for that reason.
		`Shadow of the Vampire' can be a little bit dull for moments and that's not something I really like in a so-called horror film.
		`Shadow of the Vampire' tells the story (half fictitious, half real) of the German filmmaker (F W Murnau) who wanted to make a movie about Bram Stoker's famous novel, `Dracula'.
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	Shadow of the Vampire
		Shadow of the Vampire contains the most original story of the 2000 Oscar season while delivering one of the most entertaining films of the year.
		The entire Shadow project is a demonstration of what can happen if all the planets are aligned, all the pieces fall perfectly into place, and the rain never falls on your picnic lunch.
		Carl Proctor was the casting director for Shadow of the Vampire.
	www.metalasylum.com /ragingbull/movies/vampire.html (1025 words)

	Shadow of The Vampire Movie Review
		Perhaps Shadow of the Vampire is a tale of fantasy run amok; the "what if's" and "how could's" are combined to create a story of very imaginative proportions.
		Shrek is a real vampire who has been hired to "act" the part of a vampire, and the reward for his services is to be the hand or, better said, neck of his leading lady, Greta Schroeder (Catherine McCormack).
		The Shadow of the Vampire can be seen as a film that teeters on the fine line of laid back suspense and a dark comedy of errors.
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	Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror and Shadow of the Vampire
		Shadow of the Vampire stars John Malkovich as F.W. Murnau and Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck.
		She was taken away from the cosmopolitan nightlife of Berlin in the 20's to work in remote locations with little or nothing to do.
		In Shadow of the Vampire we see her using recreational drugs to pass the time and being stoned on the set.
	www.nosferatumovie.com /shadow_of_the_vampire1.html (554 words)

	The Flick Filosopher \| Shadow of the Vampire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		And that's Shadow of the Vampire, written with cocky aplomb by Steven Katz.
		The peculiarities and idiosyncrasies of artists and wannabes are the object of Shadow's satire, not surprisingly.
		The fl comedy wins out over horror in the end, because whether Shadow of the Vampire is parodying the expendability of the screenwriter, actors who choose their roles in order to meet a particular actress, or the artist's need to publicly work out personal demons, it can't help but succeed.
	www.flickfilosopher.com /flickfilos/archive/011q/shadowvampire.shtml (611 words)

	DVD.net : Shadow of the Vampire - DVD Review
		Shadow Of The Vampire takes that fledgling movie world - and specifically, F.W. Murnau’s world during the time he spent directing his classic, groundbreaking expressionist vampire film Nosferatu - and weaves around it a fictional story based around a real event.
		Presented at 1.78:1 and 16:9 enhanced, this video transfer of Shadow Of The Vampire is very good and decidedly faithful to the intended look of the film, though it never quite manages to reach the high standards set by modern state-of-the-art telecine transfers.
		Shadow Of The Vampire was shot for projection at 2.35:1, a fact proved on this very disc by both the format of the title cards used in the film itself, as well as on the production video monitors that are seen in the b-roll footage included amongst the extras.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=768 (1879 words)

	OFFOFFOFF film review SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE movie by E. Elias Merhige with John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary ...
		"Shadow of the Vampire" features a typically earnest performance by John Malkovich as the great German Expressionist filmmaker Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, spitting lines like "We are scientifically engaged in the creation of memory!" and "Why don't you eat the script girl!" with gay abandon.
		Like "Gods and Monsters," a 1998 film that chronicled the making of James Whale's Frankenstein, "Shadow of the Vampire" is a thoughtful, contemplative film that attempts to inject new blood into the machinations of a cinematic auteur.
		Under Merhige's workmanlike direction, "Shadow of the Vampire" is murky and meditative while revisiting the kind of murky vampire lore we've seen a thousand times before.
	www.offoffoff.com /film/2001/shadow.php3 (500 words)

	Shadow of the Vampire (2000): Reviews
		Without question, Shadow of the Vampire is a stately and elegant horror film, interwoven with delicious strands of fl comedy.
		Willem Dafoe's performance in Shadow of the Vampire is so irresistible it not only breaks that cycle but turns an otherwise just adequate film into something everyone will want to take a look at.
		For all its stentorian performances, though, Shadow of the Vampire is a bit much, from the detailed period sets to the final, bloody scene.
	www.metacritic.com /video/titles/shadowofthevampire (1007 words)

	Shadow of the Vampire
		According to Steven Katz's devilishly clever script, Murnau (played by John Malkovich with his customary intensity) brings verisimilitude to his unauthorized screen version of the Dracula legend by casting an authentic vampire, Max Schreck (a nearly unrecognizable Willem Dafoe), in the title role.
		Although Shadow swings from suspenseful horror to fl comedy, Merhige maintains an eerie, unhealthy atmosphere throughout.
		Shadow of the Vampire deserves one look solely on the basis of its audacious concept, but it's a deliciously macabre movie that begs for repeated viewings.
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	PreViewed DVD - DVD Review - Shadow of the Vampire
		Shadow of the Vampire capitalizes on this by asking, what if the reason Schreck looked so much a vampire is because he actually was a vampire?
		The film is very dark, as it is mostly set at night (the perils of working with vampires, apparently), and it often goes into fl and white as it shows what is being filmed.
		Where Shadow of the Vampire stumbles a bit is at the ending.
	www.previeweddvd.com /S/shadow_of_the_vampire.htm (998 words)

	The Popkorn Junkie :: Shadow Of The Vampire
		The Popkorn Junkie :: Shadow Of The Vampire
		Movie review for the film Shadow of the Vampire starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe.
		After seeing "Shadow of the Vampire," my friend asked, "So, are they trying to say that's what really happened?" She meant, are the filmmakers implying that "Nosferatu" was made with a real vampire directed by a loon?
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	Shadow of the Vampire - VHS - Title SA - SO Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		'Shadow of the Vampire' is a horror film regarding a German vampire, that takes the interesting turn of expanding on an ancient (and unfounded) view: that Max Schreck, the actor who played the eponymous vampire in the 1922 silent classic 'Nosferatu,' was himself a vampire.
		Shadow of the Vampire : He hides in the shadows, waiting....
		William Dafoe plays the vampire Count Orlock who is parading as actor Max Schrek.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /vhs-title-sa-so/shadow-of-the-vampire (296 words)

	Shadow of the Vampire - Movie Preview
		Murnau’s silent vampire movie, Nosferatu, is an experience Nick Roddick has never forgotten.
		So he is happy to get his teeth into Shadow of the Vampire, a funny, scary new film with some startling ideas about how Nosferatu came to be made.
		By the time I saw it, I knew enough about film history to know that Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror), to give it its full title, was definitely fiction - part of the German expressionist cinema of the twenties, and that its director was Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.
	preview-online.com /july_august00/feature_articles/shadowofthevampire (358 words)

	Shadow of the Vampire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shadow of the Vampire is frightening, compelling, and funny, and features an excellent performance by Dafoe.
		"Dafoe not only looks and acts the part of an actor playing the part of a vampire, he is the vampire playing the part of the actor.
		"Shadow of the Vampire has a weird, flickering magic that is hard to dispel."
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/shadow_of_the_vampire (1108 words)

	JoBlo reviews the movie "Shadow of the Vampire"
		This is the type of movie that the beatniks in drama club would love while drinking their half cream double mocha cappuccino, snapping their fingers, wearing their French caps.
		It would have been better not to show that part and let the audience assume that either they locked the doors, no one important was attacked, or he never did a thing.
		When the vampire kills the lead actress who is an emotional wreck and we the audience cheer this on because we want to see the destruction of an individual other than ourselves, are we at all responsible for this?
	www.joblo.com /shadowofthevampire.htm (3011 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "Shadow of the Vampire" review (2000)
		Part homage to one of cinema's best-known silent films, part winkingly nebulous fl comedy, and part old-school horror flick, "Shadow of the Vampire" is a crafty "what if" fictionalization of the making of "Nosferatu," the world's first vampire movie.
		Enter Willem Dafoe in a performance of a lifetime as Max Schreck -- the method actor who never appeared to the cast and crew out of character (or out of make-up, or during daylight) the whole time "Nosferatu" was being made on location at a foreboding castle in Bavaria, circa 1922.
		But in the mythology of "Shadow," Schreck isn't a method actor at all -- he's a bona fide bloodsucker with whom Murnau cut a diabolical deal for the sake of creating an absurd level of authenticity.
	www.splicedonline.com /00reviews/shadowvamp.html (775 words)

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