Movie Review: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/11/2023
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER movie poster | ©2023 Universal PIctures

Rating: R Stars: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Woody Norman, Chris Walley, Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Martin Furulund, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Javier Botet Writers: Bragi F. Schut Jr. and Zak Olkewicz, screen story by Bragi F. Schut Jr., based on the chapter “The Captain’s Log” in DRACULA by Bram Stoker Director: Andre Øvredal Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: August 11, 2023 There’s a spoiler in the movie’s title, and in its opening sequence, to say nothing of the source material in Bram Stoker’s novel DRACULA. It’s safe to say we go in knowing that THE LAST VOYAGE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DRACULA UNTOLD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/10/2014
DRACULA UNTOLD poster | ©2014 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance, Art Parkinson Writers: Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, based on characters created by Bram Stoker Director: Gary Shore Distributor: Universal Release Date: October 10, 2014 Audiences at this point have a right to be wary of anything with “Dracula” in the title, for the reason that the name at this point conjures less dread of the undead than dread of unoriginality. The master vampire, as villain, tragic hero and/or some combination thereof has been explored pretty thoroughly. As for less familiar versions – Vlad Dracul as young human warlord […]Read On »


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TV Review: DRACULA – Season 1 – “Pilot” – Series Premiere

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 10/26/2013
Jonathan Rhys Meyers in DRACULA - Season 1 | ©2013 NBC/Nino Munoz

Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Kretschmann, Victoria Smurfit, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Nonso Anozie, Katie McGrath Writer: Cole Haddon, created by Cole Haddon Director: Steve Shill Network: NBC, Fridays @ 10 PM Original Airdate: October 25, 2013 By now, so many writers, directors, actors et al have had a go at Bram Stoker’s creation that saying something is about Dracula is about as helpful as saying the characters wear shoes. In what is being billed as a limited series, NBC’s new DRACULA, developed by Cole Haddon – who also scripted the premiere – takes a number of elements from […]Read On »


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Breaking News: NBC announces new DRACULA series with Jonathan Rhys Meyers – TCA 2012

By A.C. FERRANTE 07/24/2012
Jonathan Rhys Meyers will star in NBC's DRACULA. This photo was for COMPLEX MAGAZINE'S October 2007 issue / photo by Matt Doyle/Contour by Getty Images/courtesy NBC Universal

NBC announced today that they will be embarking on an ambitious 10-episode series DRACULA based on the Bram Stoker novel and starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (THE TUDORS) as the world’s most famous vampire. “In a world of TWILIGHT and TRUE BLOOD with contemporized stories, it’s great to go back to the original,” says NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt at today’s NBCUniversal Summer 2012 Press Tour. “The book is still fresh and owe have an original, incredible script. We’re very excited about it and it’s going right to series.” Cole Haddon serves as co-executive producer and wrote the script. The series will […]Read On »


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