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Impaled on a Sharpened Stake - "The White Buffalo" (1977)
A look at the Moby Dick adjacent but largely forgotten film "The White Buffalo" and all the really interesting ways it's not very good.
Matt Juliano
Apr 30, 202418 min read


Moby Dick: Tokyo Drift - The 2017 Graphic Novel
Part 3 of my series on Moby Dick and its adaptations, looking at Christophe Chaboute's 2017 graphic novel.
Matt Juliano
Apr 23, 202410 min read


2 Moby 2 Dick - "Moby Dick" (1956)
Part 2 of a series on Moby Dick, looking at the 1956 film starring Gregory Peck. Spoilers: It's pretty good.
Matt Juliano
Apr 15, 202418 min read


A Year of Dracula, Part 3 - Dracula 1931 and 1992
A look at the two Dracula films "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992) and "Dracula" (1931), focused on their adaptational choices.
Matt Juliano
Dec 29, 202313 min read


A Year of Dracula, Part 2 - "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" (2023)
A deep dive into the 2023 film "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," a fantastic horror movie adaptation of "Dracula" that, sadly, bombed.
Matt Juliano
Dec 23, 202320 min read


A Year of Dracula, Part 1 - The Novel (+ Ballet)
Part 1 of a look at Dracula in media, starting with Bram Stoker's 1897 novel and Michael Pink's 1996 ballet.
Matt Juliano
Dec 17, 202314 min read


Do You Hear the People Sing? - "Les Miserables" at the Dr. Phillips Center
Some thoughts on the 2019 "Les Miserables" production in Orlando's DPAC, with a focus on the show as an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel.
Matt Juliano
Oct 31, 201913 min read


Wolfy and the Klingons - Opera Orlando's "Star Trek: Abduction"
A brief look at Opera Orlando's 2018 production of "Star Trek: Abduction," adapted from Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio"
Matt Juliano
Jun 9, 20187 min read
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