Acorn's new five-disc retelling of "I, Claudius" opens with an ominous warning about the condition of the 1976 miniseries. "Occasional flaws ... that were beyond our ability to correct." "I, Claudius" fans could be excused a shudder of paranoia upon reading the disclaimer, especially given the treatment the BBC presentation received on home … [Read more...]
Netflix takes ‘Hemlock’
Netflix is bunking with horror filmmaker Eli Roth as he makes his major TV series debut with "Hemlock Grove." Roth ("Hostel") said his hookup with Netflix's streaming video service "is like telling a story in a new medium." The director-producer, left, cited the "creative freedom to go as dark as the story needs" in the 13-episode series, which … [Read more...]
‘The Fades’: Adolescent vs. apocalypse
They're hot, sexy and dead -- and they want to eat your flesh. The apocalypse looms, but fortunately the world has a savior -- a 17-year-old bed-wetter who cowers before his twin sister. The title of the BBC teen horror series "The Fades" refers to ghosts who can't quite cross over the other side. Despairing of the limbo, they start to chomp on … [Read more...]
‘Spellbound’ on Blu-ray: a nightmare revived
A man takes scissors to a surrealistic curtain, cutting an eyeball in half. Another man runs across a terrible angular landscape, stalked by a gigantic bird. A faceless tyrant lets slip a warped wheel as the camera slithers into the void of its center hole. Just another day at the office for Salvador Dali, mad genius and painter of the unreal. … [Read more...]
‘The Artist’ to Netflix
Arthouse distributor the Weinstein Company and Netflix have signed a streaming media deal that includes Oscar favorite "The Artist." The packaged deal has at least some elements of exclusivity: The companies said Weinstein would make "foreign language, documentary and certain other movies ... exclusively available for Netflix members." Bob … [Read more...]
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