"Time, it's going to take what it's owed," we're told repeatedly in the latest reincarnation of the "12 Monkeys" tale. Perhaps time feels it's owed more camera time. Starting as a short but remarkable film by France's Chris Marker, the time-travel tale morphed into a full-blown Terry Gilliam feature starring Bruce Willis. Last season, "12 … [Read more...]
Carter filing Amazon pilot
Amazon has graduated to hourlong dramas. Chris Carter of "X-Files" fame is creating the pilot "The After," while the Harry Bosch detective books provide inspiration for another. As with previous Amazon pilots, with customers will vote on whether they live on as series on the Amazon Prime service. Pencil it in as a landslide for Carter's new … [Read more...]
Wachowskis link to Netflix
Netflix has snagged the Wachowski duo for the original series "Sense8," billed as "a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted." The techno-thriller debuts exclusively on Netflix in "late 2014." It tells of a group of psychically linked people who are being hunted by the powers that be. The Wachowskis, famed for "The Matrix" … [Read more...]
Boooo on Blu: Top 10 horror movies
There's a certain charm to watching scratchy old horror movies on Halloween, but when the going gets weird you gotta go Blu-ray. Ghosts, monsters, zombies and the rest of the gang want to look their best for the big fright night -- that means razor-sharp high definition images accompanied by blood-curdling lossless audio. Here are some of Screen … [Read more...]
‘Mad Max,’ prelude to a nightmare
George Miller's exploitation classic “Mad Max” hits the road again via a visually super-charged Blu-ray from MGM. Images are startling in their clarity, especially considering this was a low-budget Australian effort from the days before the Down Under film industry grew up. The audio, while nothing special, does deliver the original … [Read more...]
