And, you thought that Disney Hall was so high-brow!
Well, when it comes to classic films, the Maestros are inclined to waffle a little at the witching hour, as evidenced by the spotlighted screening of Nosferatu on Halloween (starring Max Schreck as a mysterious Vampire persona).
Film buffs will whisper in your ear that it's a Bram Stoker rip-off.
The names of the characters have been switcherooed to protect the blood-sucking guilty night crawlers, for copy-stalking purposes, of course!
The intense vampire film is hailed as a cinematic masterpiece that outdarkens the rest of 'em ghoulish midnight offerings showboating 'round town come the midnight hour when lost troubled souls descend upon us.
According to Wikipedia, on the eve of the original premiere, reviewers generally praised Nosferatu, while some complained that the technically perfect & brightly-lit images detracted from the other-worldly horror theme wanting.Der Film, a Berlin film magazine, praised the technical quality & believability of Schreck's vampire portrayal, but felt that his form would have had a greater effect had it been shown more in silhouette.
I wholeheartedly give the nod to that aesthetic assessment.
Clark Wilson, a well-known organist in these witchy parts, will heighten the intrigue with macabre musical top notes sure to add to the high drama of the Halloween Jack-o-Lantern treat at Disney Concert Hall on the 31st (October).
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California
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