Tag Archives: Vampire

Pete’s Peek | George Romero’s modern vampire classic Martin is reborn

Posted on 21 June 2010 by peter

George A Romero is legendary because of his Living Dead films, but this is his best ever. Too disturbing, bleak and personal to have been a hit at the time of its release in 1976, it is now considered a … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Releases, Pete's Peek | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pete’s Peek |The vampire genre gets some new blood with Daybreakers

Posted on 30 May 2010 by peter

Back in 1979, there was a cool but flawed modern-day Australian vampire movie called Thirst, in which a secret society of bloodsuckers were trying to take over the world. Now I always wanted a sequel in which the vampires were … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Releases, Pete's Peek | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

At the Cinema | The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Bella & Edward are back, but their love is put on hold in lifeless vampire sequel

Posted on 19 November 2009 by Jason Best

Wan teen Bella Swan and her vampire love Edward Cullen are back for their second screen outing, but if you’re not already a fully paid up fan of Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful supernatural romance series, and you’ve been wondering what … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Releases, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Out on DVD | Let the Right One In – Swedish chiller gives the vampire genre a blood transfusion

Posted on 3 August 2009 by Jason Best

What with Twilight giving us teen bloodsuckers at the cinema and True Blood going for the jugular on TV, vampires are all the rage just now – but the work that has given the undead the biggest shot in the … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Releases | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Best view | Let the Right One In

Posted on 10 April 2009 by Jason Best

  The makers of the unexpectedly brilliant Swedish vampire thriller Let the Right One In use the same basic formula as recent blockbuster Twilight, but they have concocted a film that is infinitely more chilling – and touching – than … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Releases, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Best view | Twilight – Sink your teeth into Stephenie Meyer’s vampire romance

Posted on 6 April 2009 by Jason Best

Seen at the cinema in the company of a mob of squealing, shrieking, totally enraptured teenage girls (as I did), this giddy supernatural romance based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling series of novels is likely to sweep up all but the … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Releases, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Best view | Toothsome teen vampire movie Twilight gets fans in a frenzy

Posted on 24 November 2008 by Jason Best

Teenage girls were whooping and squealing with delight at yesterday’s first UK screening of Twilight – the teen vampire movie based on a series of best-selling novels by US author Stephenie Meyer. And that was before the film had even … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Releases, News, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments