The Fearless Vampire Killers on September 30
ATTENTION - DAY CHANGE: September FILM IS FRIDAY, 8:00, not usual Wednesday... We will try Fridays for a while, and see how that works.... As much as I try to shy from the proliferating vampire movies, I simpy love The Fearless Vampire Killers . This delightful horror commedy directed by Roman Polanski in 1967 is simply one of my favorite movies ever! Polanski also co-wrote the script and has a great role starring as a bumbling assistant to an indomitable vampire chasing professor. He reportedly really enjoyed making this movie and his acting in it. Certainly it looks like it was a happy time for him and his wife (above - she plays the beautiful inn-keeper daughter Sarah who he is smitten with) shooting the film in Europe. Polanski uses his skills masterfully in this film. The movie unfolds as a comedy with a sign of something amiss here or there, soothing and entertaining the viewer, and then delivers a sudden horror out of the blue! And away we go on ...