From: jae@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.vampyres
Subject: Some [dated] info on upcoming vampire films
Date: 4 Sep 92 22:42:23 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

For those curious about upcoming vampire films (and especially 
Francis Ford Coppola's _Dracula_) I gleaned the following from
the July logs of VAMPYRES@GUVM.

E. Bathory (and a cast of thousands)
jae@drycas.bitnet/jae@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
-------------------------8<--------------------------------------
     Mon, 20 Jul 1992 17:46:00 EDT
     "The plane in Maine falls mainly in the rain."
          <JAY%GUVAX.BITNET@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
     F. F. Coppola's Dracula.

The camera pans across a lavish poolside setting with lush greenery,
exquisite buffet, bathing beauties (both sexes) and then centers on
Robin Leach who smiles into the camera and begins his traditional loud
introduction.

"Hullow, I'm Robin Leach.  Welcome to another installment of
_Lifestyles_of_the_Rich_and_Famous!"

Unbeknownst to Mr. Leach.... on the pool deck below, a grey ooze
begins to flow out from a miniscule crack.  This ooze pools into a
puddle and begins to solidify into a grey modeling clay-type
substance.  This clay takes further shape, developing color until
finally assuming the final semi-familiar form of the Lurker of
vampyres list fame.

"What the....", utters the hapless Mr. Leach as he notices what is
happening on the pool deck below.

The lurker-- who is dressed every bit the part of a normal, every day
computer systems analyst-- stands up rather suddenly and greets everyone
in television land with a rather flamboyant wave of the arm which--
perhaps accidentally-- slaps the ill-fated Mr. Leach full across the
face, knocking him backwards into the pool where he lands with an
uncerimonious *splash*.

The microphone which Mr. Leach dropped during his plunge gives off an
angry squeal of feedback as the lurker picks it up off the ground and
steadies it in his hand.

"Uh... sorry", says the Lurker into the microphone as he grins at the
camera with a mischievous and pointy-toothed smile.  "Is this thing on?
OK, anyway... It looks like its time for a hollywood report of my
own. Today I'm going to talk to you about the upcoming movie release:
Dracula.  This film is scheduled to be released in November and is
directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

The film stars Gary Oldman as Dracula, Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing,
Wynona Ryder as Mina, and Keanu Reeves as Harker.

Screenplay is by Jim Hart, and-- as indicated earlier-- direction is
by F. F. Coppola.

This rendition of Dracula is touted to be the most faithful adaptation
of Stoker's storyline.  The film is also purported to theorize on the
origins of the vampire Dracula.

Now on to an interesting note about the film:

A test screening was done somewhere in California... Los Angeles seems
to ring a bell... Anyway, some members of the audience was apparently
disgusted by some of the gore involved in the film.  On example is
where Dracula licks the blood off a knife he just used to kill
someone.  In my opinion, thats quite an appropriate action for
Dracula... but I can also sympathize that it could disturb more
sensitive viewers.

The film has gone now to the editing room where some parts will be
added and some removed.  This is to add to the "continuity of the
storyline".

Now for some short words about some other vampire films scheduled to
be released in the coming months:

     * Innocent Blood. Here, a vampire with a conscience - she
     only kills bad guys - finds herself teamed with an
     undercover cop to get a mobster. Anne Parillaud heads a cast
     that includes Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia and the
     comedian Don Rickles. The film, for release in the fall,
     mixes horror, comedy and romance.

     * Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui,
     this project is at the end of filming in Los Angeles for
     20th Century Fox. To be released in July, it is about a
     valley girl who is taken aback when she learns her true
     destiny. Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Luke (Beverly
     Hills 90210) Perry and Rutger Hauer star.

     * Reluctant Vampire. As the title character, the rock
     musician Adam Ant tries to please the woman he loves by
     reforming and becoming a yuppie.

     * To Sleep With a Vampire. With B-movie king Roger Corman as
     its executive producer, this film is about a vampire who
     coerces a stripper into an affair so he can carry out a
     "body switch" and experience sunlight.

     The film is expected in the fall. Corman plans to shoot a
     second vampire movie next month in Bulgaria and Romania
     called Dracula Rising, which deals with a medical researcher
     who time-travels to 19th-century Transylvania.

     * Red Sleep. A group of mostly black musicians makes a
     startling discovery during a trip to Las Vegas. The film
     will include comedy, horror, music and the black experience.
     "It's going to be the hip-hop vampire movie."

"That.. seems... to be about it for now...", states the Lurker
hesitantly as he looks over his shoulder spying three big, uniformed
policemen running his way with nightsticks drawn.

"Ummm.... Thankyougoodnight!", the Lurker squeaks as he drops the
microphone and dashes off at full sprint.

The camera tries to follow him, but the Lurker gets lost in the
gathering crowd-- as is the wont of the Lurker.

signed,
The Lurker J.

"Who tries to write well, but fails."

*********************
Special thanks to "Morgan" and "The Godless One" as I excerpted their
messages to make this one.
*********************
Newsgroups: alt.vampyres