a 1991 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Woody Allen and based on Saul Bass's one-act play Death

Shadows and Fog is a 1991 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Woody Allen and based on Saul Bass's one-act play Death.

a 1992 English-language Comedy motion picture written and directed by Woody Allen and produced by Robert Greenhut, Charles Joffe and Jack Rollins under the banner of Orion Pictures

Shadows and Fog is a 1992 English-language Comedy motion picture written and directed by Woody Allen and produced by Robert Greenhut, Charles Joffe and Jack Rollins under the banner of Orion Pictures.

a 1991 black and white comedy film directed by Woody Allen, in which Peter Dinklage plays a minor role as a circus performer named Paul

Shadows and Fog is a 1991 black and white comedy film directed by Woody Allen, in which Peter Dinklage plays a minor role as a circus performer named Paul.

Expressionist

Shadows and Fog is an homage to German Expressionist filmmakers Fritz Lang, G. W. Pabst and F. W. Murnau in an homage's visual presentation, and to the writer Franz Kafka in theme.

a German expressionist murder-mystery

Shadows and Fog is a German expressionist murder-mystery, set in an unnamed Kafkaesque town in the middle of the night.

a star-studded film

As part of a trend that will intensify over the years, Shadows and Fog is a star-studded film, featuring Hollywood heavyweights like Jodie Foster, Kathy Bates (as prostitutes from a brothel), John Malkovich (Irmy’s boyfriend), John Cusack (one of the brothel’s customers), and even Madonna for a cameo.

progressive metal

The band labels Shadows's genre as progressive metal, which I can’t really agree with.

a gothic rock musical style that swings between "light and airy", "dark, haunting, moody", and psychedelic

Shadows contain a gothic rock musical style that swings between "light and airy", "dark, haunting, moody", and psychedelic.

Hollywood heavyweights ) like Jodie Foster, Kathy Bates ( as prostitutes from a brothel

As part of a trend that will intensify over the years, Shadows and Fog is a star-studded film, featuring Hollywood heavyweights like Jodie Foster, Kathy Bates (as prostitutes from a brothel), John Malkovich (Irmy’s boyfriend), John Cusack (one of the brothel’s customers), and even Madonna for a cameo.

a visually stunning and atmospheric film from writer/director Woody Allen

Shadows and Fog is a visually stunning and atmospheric film from writer/director Woody Allen.

suspense and farce, illusion and reality

With versatile dialogue supporting a powerful metaphor of dichotomy and paranoia, Shadows and Fog is, at once, suspense and farce, illusion and reality...and 100% Woody Allen.

Woody Allen's first mystery movie

Shadows and Fog is Woody Allen's first mystery movie.

in pulp novels

The Shadow began in pulp novels in the 1930s before becoming a legendary CBS radio show, which starred a young Orson Welles.

horror

Fog is often a staple on horror sets, but rarely has fog itself become a protagonist.

historic chillers

In this selection of film noir thrillers and historic chillers, shadows play the lead role in creating drama, magic and beauty.

meticulously crafted mysteries filled with atmosphere and starring an implacable hero who always stays a few steps ahead of The Spider's foes

The Shadow novels are meticulously crafted mysteries filled with atmosphere and starring an implacable hero who always stays a few steps ahead of The Spider's foes.

Historical tales in the collection

Historical tales in the collection include the acclaimed 'Shadows of a Dream', 'The Lemonade Stall', and 'Portents', while 'As 'Portents Was, as 'Portents Is', is a tongue-in-cheek satire on student life in the 1980’s.

Hip-hop, soul, funk and even some jazz samples from the '70s and '80s -- the period in which the 42-year-old Shadow started to listen to the artists who would later fill in Afrika Bambaataa's 60,000+ disc collection --

Hip-hop, soul, funk and even some jazz samples from the '70s and '80s -- the period in which the 42-year-old Shadow started to listen to the artists who would later fill in Afrika Bambaataa's 60,000+ disc collection -- will resonate throughout the Ballroom, while album covers from Rick James, Public Enemy and others loop as background visuals.