Sicilian Vampire

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Sicilian Vampire
SicilianVampire.Theatricalposter.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frank D'Angelo
Written byFrank D'Angelo
Produced byBarry Sherman
Frank D'Angelo
Starring
CinematographyJeremy Major
Edited byJeremy Major
Robin Gardiner Davids
Tim Nanasi
Music byFrank D'Angelo
Production
company
In Your Ear Productions
Release date
  • November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)(Big Apple Film Festival)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11.3 million [1]

Sicilian Vampire is a 2015 Canadian horror drama film written, directed by and starring Frank D'Angelo. It also stars James Caan, Daryl Hannah, Paul Sorvino, and Robert Loggia. The film revolves around Santino "Sonny" Trafficante, a reputed mobster, who is bitten by a bat and turned into a vampire while at his hunting lodge. With his new abilities, Trafficante feels the need to right the wrongs in his life, while simultaneously trying to protect his loved ones. [2]

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Plot

Mobster "Sonny" Trafficante becomes a vampire after being bitten by a bat. He becomes imbued with supernatural powers, including the ability to speak to the dead. [3]

Cast

Production

With an $11.3 million production budget, Sicilian Vampire is D'Angelo's highest-budgeted film to date. His three previous directorial efforts had budgets of "at least" $3.7 million, with actors being "paid in cash". The majority of Sicilian Vampire's budget went into securing high profile actors; in particular, James Caan and Paul Sorvino. Other aspects of the budget went into paying for "wildly expensive" 6K resolution cameras, which—according to Vanity Fair —are "the highest-resolution digital cameras readily available on the market". [1]

Critical reception

Vadim Rizov wrote a piece in Vanity Fair titled "How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?" He attended the screening of Sicilian Vampire at the Big Apple Film Festival and gave it a scathing review, writing that, as in all D'Angelo films, "continuity errors, plot inconsistencies, and baffling incompetence reign supreme." [4]

Soundtrack

I Want to Live Forever: Official Soundtrack from the Feature Film Sicilian Vampire
Film score by
ReleasedApril 28, 2015 [5]
Recorded2015
Genre Soundtrack
Length52:24
Label Premium Sol Entertainment, Inc. [6]

I Want to Live Forever is D'Angelo's eighth studio album, and the official soundtrack album for Sicilian Vampire. D'Angelo released the album after signing a deal with RED Distribution, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. [6]

I Want to Live Forever: Official Soundtrack from the Feature Film Sicilian Vampire
No.TitleLength
1."Change"3:51
2."My Memory"4:07
3."I Want to Live Forever"4:03
4."Let Me Be"3:50
5."I Love You"4:33
6."Just A Gigolo"3:46
7."Fly Me to the Moon"3:26
8."Run Don't Walk"3:50
9."I Want to Live Forever (Remix)"5:19
10."Let Me Be (Remix)"4:38
11."You Are My Heart"4:14
12."You're My Reward"3:27
13."My Dark Soul (Instrumental Version)"1:58
14."My Dark Soul (Single Version)"4:02
Total length:52:24

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References

  1. 1 2 Scarnici, Joe. "How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , Vanity Fair , published November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. In Your Ear Productions Ltd.. "Frank D'Angelo's "Sicilian Vampire" Worldwide Premiere Slated for Big Apple Film Festival November 4th" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , PR Newswire , published November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  3. In Your Ear Productions Ltd.. "'Sicilian Vampire' (Official) Synopsis" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , www.sicilianvampire.com, published April 30, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. "How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?". Vanity Fair. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  5. "'I Want to Live Forever' by Frank D'Angelo" Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , ITunes , published April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  6. 1 2 In Your Ear Productions Ltd.. "Frank D'Angelo Signs with RED - A Division of Sony Music Entertainment" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , PR Newswire , published March 11, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.