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» Tuesday June 22, 2010 - 07:59 pm
Vampire-Con 2010 Film Festival Begins Feeding June 24
Let there be BLOODLUST at the 2nd annual Vampire-Con Film Fesitval. Vampire-Con Begins Feeding Thursday, June 24th With A Three Night Film Festival of Vampire Cinema Classics.
Following last years highly successful film festival, Vampire-Con begins Thursday, June 24th with the SUMMER OF VAMPIRE LOVE, a celebration of Swinging 60's Bloodsuckers: Roman Polanski's "The Fearless Vampire Killers" at 7:30pm, and from Hammer Studios, "Dracula Has Risen From The Grave" starring Christopher Lee at 9:45pm. THERE WILL BE SANGRE on Friday, June 25th as V-Con rips open a Spanish flavored vein with co-presenter LatinHorror.com: "Dracula" (the 1931 Spanish version) at 7:30pm and "The Blood-Spattered Bride" (aka "La Novia Ensangrentada") at 9:35pm. There's also a special MIDNIGHT MADNESS showing on Friday of 2009 cult classic "Trasharella," with director/star Rena Riffel and co-star Count Smokula in attendance! Saturday, June 26th closes the film festival with SATURDAY NIGHT VAMPIRE FEVER featuring a collection of grooving films all from 1979: "Nosferatu" (Werner Herzog's version starring Klaus Kinski) at 5:15pm, "Dracula" (starring Frank Langella) at 7:30pm, and the classic vampire comedy "Love At First Bite" (starring George Hamilton) at 9:40pm.
Vampire Con takes place Thursday-Saturday. Costumes in the vampire-Edwardian-steam punk vein encouraged. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased, cash only, at the New Beverly Cinema located at 7165 Beverly Blvd.
Full Schedule:
Thursday: Summer of Vampire Love - Swinging 60's Bloodsuckers
- 7:30 pm - The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), directed by Roman Polanski
- 9:45 pm - Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), from Hammer Horror Films, starring Christopher Lee
Friday: Let There Be Sangre!
- 7:30 pm - Dracúla (1931 - Spanish version)
- 9:30 pm - The Blood-Spattered Bride (1972), aka La Novia Ensangrentada
- 11:59 pm - Trasharella (2009)
- Midnight Madness - separate admission
Saturday: Saturday Night Vampire Fever
- 5:15 pm - Nosferatu (1979), starring Klaus Kinski
- 7:30 pm - Dracula (1979), starring Frank Langella
- 9:30 pm – Love at First Bite (1979), starring George Hamilton
Vampire-Con Film Festival Website
                    
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