Tag Archives: Klaus Kinski

Werner Herzog, A Master of Film, Turns 80

“Why go to Antarctica? Why do a film like Grizzly Man? It’s the sheer joy of storytelling – it’s the urge.” — Werner Herzog We’re celebrate the birthday of the legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, who turns 80 on September 5, 2022, and who, by the way, is showing no signs …

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‘Creature’ (1985): The Creative Forces Behind the Film

Creature

William Malone’s Creature is bound to draw comparisons to Alien or even Aliens, although this 1985 film has enough to set it apart. While the alien itself (or the “Creature”) does have some similar characteristics to the Alien Queen, it also has some distinguishing features. In fact, this creature can literally …

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All Hail Full Moon Pictures: An Interview with Charles Band

I’ve had the privilege of interviewing a plethora of talented people over the last few years, and it’s been an honor. Each time an opportunity comes up, I’m taken back and honored. Recently, I was asked to interview the one and only Charles Band, something that I never dreamed of …

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Inevitable Death and Insanity in Werner Herzog’s ‘Nosferatu the Vampyre’

Every vampire story is a little bit different. Werner Herzog’s 1979 classic Nosferatu the Vampyre is no exception. For one thing, it doesn’t take place in Transylvania, but in Wismar, Germany, and Herzog’s Dracula (Klaus Kinski) somehow comes across not as mythical but as an inevitable force of nature — …

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