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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror." This 1922 classic of cinema based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (but with names changed) directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schrek in one of films most famous and frightening make-up jobs.

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Studio: Revolution Studios

Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Jun 13, 2003

Running Time: 111 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich, Keith David, Master P, Gladys Knight, Lou Diamond Phillips

director: Ron Shelton

Veteran detective Joe Gavilan, a weary but tenacious police veteran at the top of his game professionally, though his personal life is rapidly unraveling. His partner, K.C. Calden, seems to be more interested in his side jobs as a yoga teacher and aspiring actor than in the high-profile gangland-style murder they are currently investigating. Welcome to the land of blue skies, palm trees and dead bodies.

The most pleasant thing this slow-paced comedy has going for it is its two stars, Ford and Hartnett. Ford (K-19: The Widowmaker) sometimes looks a little put out in the movie's more physical sequences (his stunt double in some of the shots was also a bit too obvious), but the 60-year-old actor does the surly old cop routine pretty well. As his partner, Hartnett (40 Days and 40 Nights) does his usual goofy thing, which actually suits this character, a sweet and naïve cop who unwittingly makes…

June 13, 2003

Action movies that show a real interest in characters and their quirks are so rare that you might be ready to forgive this one its sins of cliché and poky pacing. There's a lively wink in Harrison Ford's performance as Joe Gavilan, a homicide detective who moonlights selling real estate to support his three ex-wives. Josh Hartnett co-stars as his hunk partner, K.C. Calden, who earns money teaching yoga to bed-able babes and is trying to make it as an actor. K.C. has nabbed a role in A Streetcar…