Piggybacking off of her last film choice, the 1922 silent film “Nosferatu”, Karen has chosen the 2000 film “Shadow of the Vampire”, which is a fictionalized account of the making of “Nosferatu”. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while enjoying a “Hpnotiq Margarita“. Karen found the recipe below at thespuceeats.com.

Hpnotiq Margarita
• 1 1/2 oz tequila
• 1 1/2 oz Hpnotiq liqueur
• 3/4 oz triple sec
• 1/2 oz sour mix
• 1/2 oz pineapple juice
• lime wheel for garnish

Instructions:

1. Gather the ingredients.
   
2. In a cocktail shaker, pour tequila, Hpnotiq, triple sec, sour mix, and pineapple juice. Fill with ice.
   
3. Shake well.
   
4. Strain into a chilled margarita or large rocks glass filled with ice.
   
5. Garnish with a lime wheel.
   

A Brief Synopsis: F. W. Murnau is struggling to create his silent classic “Nosferatu” on location in Eastern Europe. The director is obsessed with making this the most authentic vampire movie ever. To that end, Murnau has employed a real vampire, Max Schreck, explaining to the crew that he is the ultimate of that new breed, the “method actor” — trained by Stanislavsky himself. Schreck will appear only in character and only at night.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• Karen tells us all about “Method Acting” and Konstantin Stanislavski.
  
• The name of the train in this film has ties to the ferryman of Hades.
  
• Karen gives us lots of facts about the Pekingese dog breed.
  
• Greg once again makes another “Star Wars” reference.
  
• Greg does his impression of Max Schreck.
  
• Our hosts discuss the awards that this film was nominated for or won.
  

Our rating of the film:

This movie was pretty good. It only took us 2 cocktails to get through it.

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