Masked & Anonymous (2003)

Max Schreck as Graf Orlok in "Nosferatu" (1922)

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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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Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Jul 24, 2003

Running Time: 117 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Luke Wilson, Jeff Bridges, Penélope Cruz, Mickey Rourke, Angela Bassett, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer

director: Larry Charles

Masked & Anonymous

Masked And Anonymous

Set somewhere, sometime in an unnamed country, torn by civil war with unclear battle lines, impressario Uncle Sweetheart is scheming to find a headliner for a benefit concert. The purpose of the concert is unclear and the charity that the profits go to is its promoter's pockets. Nina Veronica is the veteran TV producer whose job it is to make sure that the concert is an international spectacle--yet her task is impossible to achieve. And when Uncle Sweetheart manages to get the iconic cult star Jack Fate released from prison to perform, the stage is set for tumult.

July 25, 2003

Musically, there's not a wrong note in Masked and Anonymous -- Bob Dylan picks and sings a mean "Dixie." It's only when the film attempts to express its ideas in spoken English that logic dissolves into a muddle that would test the most rabid Dylanologist. Word is that Dylan dreamed up this allegorical twaddle, though two other writers are credited. Director Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) fails to provide one essential: direction. I'm still lost. Dylan plays Jack Fate, a legend…