Tag: Dracula

NBC’s Dracula: Lust, Blood and… Big Oil?

This week’s premiere of Dracula (NBC, Fridays, 10/9C) takes the classic vampire tale and twists it in all sorts of unexpected directions. For starters, everyone’s favorite vampire hunter is actually responsible for reviving the undead former Vlad the Impaler. Then there’s Vlad’s secret identity and involvement with… science! It’s kind of like Bram Stoker collaborating […]

Teasers: NBC’s Ironside and Dracula

We’ve got teaser trailers for two of NBC’s new dramas: the Ironside reboot (starring Blair Underwood, above) and Dracula (starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, after the jump). The Ironside reboot has moments of interest, but a sexy Ironside feels somehow wrong. Dracula, on the other hand, seems to have found a vampiric sweet spot. Both shows have […]

Recasting The Matrix, Divergent Adapation, Dracula, Black Panther in The Avengers 2, Preview Reviews for Elysium, The Way Way Back, and Rush

Super fun episode this week, as the GeekScholars Movie News podcast asks its hosts to recast the iconic 1999 science-fiction hit, The Matrix. Hear the crew’s picks on who would they would choose to play Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity, should the film be made today (as well as Lauren’s pick of who recast it best). […]