Sicilian Vampire

{{Infobox film

| name = Sicilian Vampire

| image = File:SicilianVampire.Theatricalposter.png

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Frank D'Angelo

| producer = Barry Sherman
Frank D'Angelo

| writer = Frank D'Angelo

| based_on =

| starring = {{plainlist|

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| music = Frank D'Angelo

| cinematography = Jeremy Major

| editing = Jeremy Major
Robin Gardiner Davids
Tim Nanasi

| studio = In Your Ear Productions

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2015|11|04|Big Apple Film Festival|}}

| runtime = 124 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget = $11.3 millionScarnici, Joe. [http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/james-caan-sicilian-vampire "How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208184241/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/james-caan-sicilian-vampire |date=2015-12-08 }}, Vanity Fair, published November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

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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.In Your Ear Productions Ltd.. [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/frank-dangelos-sicilian-vampire-worldwide-premiere-slated-for-big-apple-film-festival-november-4th-539915891.html "Frank D'Angelo's "Sicilian Vampire" Worldwide Premiere Slated for Big Apple Film Festival November 4th"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208154847/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/frank-dangelos-sicilian-vampire-worldwide-premiere-slated-for-big-apple-film-festival-november-4th-539915891.html |date=2015-12-08 }}, PR Newswire, published November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

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.In Your Ear Productions Ltd.. [http://www.sicilianvampire.com/synopsis.php "'Sicilian Vampire' (Official) Synopsis"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208223724/http://www.sicilianvampire.com/synopsis.php |date=2015-12-08 }}, www.sicilianvampire.com, published April 30, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

Cast

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Frank D'Angelo as Santino "Sonny" Trafficante Jr.
James Caan as Professor Bernard Isaacs
Daryl Hannah as Carmelina Trafficante
Paul Sorvino as Jimmy Scambino
Robert Loggia as Santino Trafficante Sr.
Armand Assante as Vince
Robert Davi as Sal "Big Sal"
Michael Paré as Sammy
Eric Roberts as Detective Louis Marshall
Daniel Baldwin as Vito
Tony Nardi as Anthony "Little Anthony"
Art Hindle as Detective Domenic Supray

}}

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".

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."{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/james-caan-sicilian-vampire|title=How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=10 November 2015 |accessdate=2015-12-06}}

Soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = I Want to Live Forever: Official Soundtrack from the Feature Film Sicilian Vampire

| type = Film

| artist = Frank D'Angelo

| cover =

| alt =

| released = April 28, 2015[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-want-to-live-forever/id985796136 "'I Want to Live Forever' by Frank D'Angelo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212055555/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-want-to-live-forever/id985796136 |date=2015-12-12 }}, ITunes, published April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

| recorded = 2015

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| genre = Soundtrack

| length = 52:24

| label = Premium Sol Entertainment, Inc.In Your Ear Productions Ltd.. [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/frank-dangelo-signs-with-red---a-division-of-sony-music-entertainment-295923661.html "Frank D'Angelo Signs with RED - A Division of Sony Music Entertainment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208163100/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/frank-dangelo-signs-with-red---a-division-of-sony-music-entertainment-295923661.html |date=2015-12-08 }}, PR Newswire, published March 11, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

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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.

{{Track listing

| headline = I Want to Live Forever: Official Soundtrack from the Feature Film Sicilian Vampire

| all_writing =

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| total_length = 52:24

| title1 = Change

| length1 = 3:51

| title2 = My Memory

| length2 = 4:07

| title3 = I Want to Live Forever

| length3 = 4:03