Near Dark (1987)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

Near Dark Joint Venture

Rating: R

Release Date: Oct 2, 1987

Running Time: 95 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, Joshua Miller, Marcie Leeds, Kenny Call, Ed Corbett

director: Kathryn Bigelow

Near Dark

September 27, 2002

Director Kathryn Bigelow's gorgeous and gory 1987 film about a family of vampires who roam the modern West in a van never achieved more than cult status. Adrian Pasdar plays the stranger who gets bitten, and we view the horror through his eyes (check the killer scene in a bar).

Now, in this two-disc set with deleted material and a documentary, Living in Darkness, Bigelow's artful handling of the magic and menace of the night is hauntingly apparent. And, oh, that score by Tangerine Dream.

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