Bram Stoker's Dracula (30th Anniversary Steelbook) [4K UHD] [Region Free] [Blu-ray]

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But even those with setups that support only HDR10 will still enjoy a tremendous image with incredible details, beautiful bold colors, and as I said earlier proper subtitle font. Those with Dolby Vision-supported televisions will most likely see and appreciate the little intricacies it offers.

Dialogue remains clear and coherent, and well prioritised, and that score, that score haunts the proceedings, with plenty of literal thunder to engage the LFE. It was an unusual story-telling aid at the time, but it replicated Stoker’s novel, like a series of journal entries. I was ten years old when this film came out and I’ve had a love of classic monster movies for as long as I could remember, and this was something I desperately wanted to see. Seven years on, and fans of the film should already be very familiar with it, but if not, then you're in for a real treat, with - much like the video - the production itself providing the nuances required to bring this engaging, evocative track to life. years later Bram Stoker’s Dracula remains one of those cinematic oddities that split audiences but is still highly regarded.

Engendering empathy in his repositioning of a previously devilish villain, Coppola found perfection in lead casting and lavish costume design evident right from the opening Fall of Constantinople setpiece, one of the single greatest sequences in the entire movie, which introduced the world to Gary Oldman's seminal Dracul, née Vlad the Impaler, replete with some of the finest battle armour designs in the history of cinema (the kind of design that feels like it inspired visionary artist Tarsem Singh's ideas for costumes in The Cell). With rose-tinted familiarity, the supporting performances all feel quaintly charming thirty years on - eminently forgivable even - but there's no denying the hilarity of that damn accent. And Bram Stoker’s Dracula uses the resemblance between Mina and Elisabeta to position Dracula as a tragic hero in the Byronic mold. When the charismatic Dracula meets Mina (Winona Ryder), a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love, the two embark on a journey of romantic passion and horror. There’s a music video for the Annie Lennox song, “Love Song for a Vampire,” that plays over the film’s end credits, and a behind-the-scenes piece that has relatively little overlap with the making-of featurette on the Blu-ray disc that’s included in this set.

Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the second time, a re-issue by Sony just five short years after its last release. Nuance and detail is pervasive, picking up on skittering, gravity-defying rodents, wind wisping in, creaky floorboards, and echoing castle rooms, and disseminating it exquisitely across the array, crafting an encompassing, engaging, engulfing track that embraces the innate style of the production and delivers it right into your ears. I love Gary Oldman’s take on the ancient monster with Hopkins turning in a devilishly delightful Van Helsing. I don’t think they anticipated my dedication to living up to my end of the bargain as I dutifully read the book while at summer camp that year and loved it.The cinematographer, Michael Ballhaus, gets into the spirit so completely he always seems to light with shadows.

The film is definitely a bodice-ripper, literally so on several occasions, that unabashedly traces out the arc between sexual repression and erotic liberation. The film was nominated at BAFTA in four categories: Costume Design, Make Up Artist, Production Design, and Special Effects. Netflix releases riveting ‘Society of the Snow’ behind-the-scenes documentary ‘Who Were We on the Mountain?Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. After countless film adaptations of the iconic vampire, Francis Ford Coppola hammers his own stake into Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more. With a splashy end-of-the-year release, solid box office and positive reviews from most of the nation’s film critics, it was clear awards were just around the corner; the question was if the film would only be recognized in technical categories or if it could also place in top categories like acting, directing and picture.