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Fall Movie Preview: 30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night takes the old bloodthirsty stories of sunlight-averse questionably dead monsters, and throws it into an Alaskan winter with a night so long that hope evaporates almost immediately. How do you escape from the dark when it's always there? That's what the residents of the town ask themselves when the vampires begin picking them off one by one. Josh Hartnett plays Eben Olemaun, the sheriff and protector of the town. Though his name is instantly recognizable, it may be regrettable casting as his boyish looks make it seem extremely unlikely he'd be able to fill the role in real life. The source material is deep and rich, with sequels in outer space and back in time... but we have yet to see if it's resilient enough for larger audiences. Melissa George (Turistas) costars.
Clive Barker says this about 30 Days of Night: "But when was a great horror story ever pretty? I suppose there are a few decadent predators out there who do look fancy in velvet, but Steve's vampires are not of that clan. He's tapped a new vein in these pages, evoking a cold, joyless world in which appetite can never be sated and love gives no comfort, even in the bright light of day. In fact, especially then."
30 Days of Night opens in October.
Next: Denzel rules the streets in American Gangster.
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