The Fearless Vampire Killers (BD)

The Fearless Vampire Killers (BD)It's the living end, a fancy dress ball for blood fiends in Count Von Krolock's Transylvanian castle. Surely no mortal would be foolish enough to infiltrate this hemogobbling horror of a soiree. But partygoers notice something in the ballroom mirrors: the reflections of humans vampire killers dancing among them. Director cowriter Roman Polanski (The Pianist, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown) spoofs vampire movies with this droll balancing act of shocks and

Jane Wyman won the Best Actress Academy Award for her sensitive portrayal of Belinda

And Arliss was delighted to see Davis succeed

their homemade moonshine

Kay Francis and Ann Dvorak

boozy noir salute to tough dames in tough times

But dignity goes overboard when John's fun-loving brother Tony (Robert Young) arrives from a South Seas adventure and roils the familial and romantic waters

Dan Tate (Chaney) lives a double life

crew travel to Scotland on vacation and find themselves unexpectedly tackling their biggest monstrosity ever: the Loch Ness Monster

When passion and suspicion combine and ignite

and the AIDS epidemic has had a devastating impact

Accompanying him is Jim

who brings a welcome but perhaps unexpected sophisticated air to her portrayal of the victim's sister