Sketchin’ 58

Originally released in 1922 and directed by F. W. Murnau, the film Nosferatu is one of my all time favorite horror films and easily my all time favorite vampire film (the Bela Lugosi starring Dracula being #2).  Max Schrek plays the good Count Orlok and the movie’s story was… er… stolen pretty completely from Bram Stoker’s famous novel Dracula.

The theft was so obvious that when Stoker’s widow sued the studio that released the film she not only won a judgment against them but the studio was ordered to destroy all prints of the film.  Most were indeed destroyed but luckily for audiences today not quite all and we get to marvel at this film even today.

Having said that, I have to admit: What the studios and Mr. Murnau did was… well… I wish they had gone through the right channels and created a legitimate, non-ripoff product to begin with.

Regadless… here’s Nosferatu!

A little more on the Zack Snyder Justice League…

Yesterday I found the following article by Stephen M. Colbert over at screenrant.com:

Zack Snyder wants you to believe in the Snyder cut

As the days go by and we’re getting more and more of these little tidbits from both Mr. Snyder and the actors involved in the Justice League film, the more convinced I am that there is indeed a pretty complete Zack Snyder “cut” of the film.

To Mr. Snyder’s credit, he hasn’t been overly negative or castigating regarding what went on in the creation of the film and his subsequent departure (though there are rumors he was indeed fired, he hasn’t, to my knowledge, come out and said anything about his departure other than the initial statement that he left due to his adopted daughter’s suicide).

The biggest clap back he’s had against the Joss Whedon theatrical cut of the film was a very mild statement poking fun at the use of CGI to hide actor Henry Cavill’s mustache.

This latest bit of news concerns actor Ray Fisher, who played the character Cyborg in the film, posting a picture from the filming of the movie which showed his character playing football.  He also posted the following statement with the photograph: Life doesn’t always go how we plan it. The only thing we can do is keep reaching for what we believe.

The article above notes that the character of Cyborg in the  Zack Snyder cut of the film had a lot more story.  Mr. Snyder, for his part, quickly posted a reply to this, showing a second image from the football game along with a one word comment: Believe.

This is the crux of the article’s headline and I find it… interesting.

Will we ever get to see what Mr. Snyder was up to?

I admit, I vacillate between thinking it will happen to wondering if enough of the work was done (and I’m talking CGI effects here) to merit a formal release.

One thing’s for sure: I’d be lying if I said all this hasn’t intrigued the hell out of me!