Jim Crocamo, Thank you for the correction, it was indeed Tom Cruise in Jordon's 'Interview With A Vampire' and Gary Oldman in "Dracula". I do also agree with you that Merhige's 'Begotten' is quite intriguing and exciting. In regards to him being a part of big bad Hollywood though, I think I will just have to refrain from an too much of an opinion on that until I see what kind of work he continues to do. Where I think we split in opinion is in regards to how sinister 'Shadow Of A Vampire' is historically. I agree with you that it is not an epic of Murnau's life, and indeed it is done for amusement's sake. However my contention is simply that applying fanciful and fun fiction to a particular historical story, no matter how significant or insignificant, does in fact begin to revise the story itself and opens the way for even greater, more devastating revisions. I think in the case of Murnau it is even more of a sinister case than we can imagine, as Murnau is almost 80 years gone, and the struggle continues to uncover the facts and truth about an almost, in many respects, forgotten artist. However, I do hope you are right in that Merhige will continue to create and produce work like 'Begotten' from inside a studio system. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite