does anyone have this yet?

according to collinwood.net alexandra isles is interviewed. i'm curious to hear what she has to say about the character she created over 40 years ago being reprised for the big screen. she's usually pretty mum on the whole thing except a few dvd interviews.

her remarks are generally the same..."joan bennett was wonderful", "vicki was dumb", "thayer david and clarice blackburn were great actors"...so hopefully she'll have something new to add to the conversation.

i read the fangoria article and it really doesn't seem like the film is to be a comedy.

perhaps the trailer was simply edited that way for test marketing purposes.

thanks patti,

they air these ghastly new "lifestyle" shows in my employee cafeteria and they have all the charm and personality as an infomercial. gross!

from the few pix we've seen i'd say the hairdos are the one false note in terms of the film's costuming.

none of them say "1972" to me. in fact green's hair looks very much "2012".

except HBC's helmet head they could all really pass for contemporary hairstyles.

p.s. the picture is now up at collinwood.net as well.

over on kathy cody's FB page someone just posted a GREAT picture of depp and green that we haven't seen before. it's from a blog on tumblr.

very confrontational looking.

whatever the movie turns out to be i certainly won't find myself to be "insulted".

none of this is personal.

people get killed and there's blood on television every night. so a pg-13 rating certainly doesn't mean no one will be killed. [spoiler]in fact we've already heard otherwise if the earlier spoilers are to be believed.[/spoiler]

and we've already seen blood in the shot of barnabas raising a bloody hand.

"soap operatic" and "absurdist" sure sounds like the tone of the series to me. and "heightened and grand"? what's not to love? if i could beg a guess it sounds like the tone of the series in exactly what everyone is going for because ask most people about the OS and they will tell you how "funny"(or, yes, even "campy") it is.

"we" take it seriously. "we're" emotionally invested. but most people will find it highly amusing.

what i think we all know is that this isn't 1991 redux. it's not a bodice-ripper.

also if barnabas is pale for half the movie or a third of the movie or all or none of the movie who the heck cares. why is everyone so worked up about this point still.

this is too funny...

gothick i like your suggestion for a "not my bag" workshop...perhaps nancy barrett could contribute with a special discussion on carrying a purse around in your own house and how to handle one's emotions when dealing with that special stepfather-to-be.

and no seminar on comportment courtesy of dr.julia hoffman would be complete without detailed instructions on how to answer the telephone with both hands.