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After two decades, one of Corey Feldman‘s lost roles is finally seeing the light of day.

The actor recently addressed the “million-dollar question” of why his 2004 Eugenio Mira-helmed film The Birthday is only now getting a release 20 years later, rolling out in select US theaters through October and November, and on VOD on Oct. 29.

“I have my own theories,” he told Salon. “The official answer is that the executive producer said he didn’t want to accept any offer that was not a full refund of his expenses to make it theatrical. We wanted it theatrical, but most distributors wouldn’t give money upfront, or would only give a little upfront, saving most [payment] for the backend. DVDs were fading out then, and times were changing. He held strong. We played at some festivals and got tremendous reviews. It was getting the buzz it needed, but he said, ‘No.

It only took 20 years for Corey Feldman’s critically acclaimed performance in indie horror film “The Birthday” to be seen by audiences — and the former child star turned musician is reveling in his long overdue praise.

The story of the long road to the big screen for “The Birthday” is almost stranger than fiction: While iconic filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro and Quentin Tarantino watched (and supposedly loved) director Eugenio Mira’s filmmaking debut back in 2004, the horror-comedy never was released in theaters. “The Birthday” was born at the Sitges International Film Festival in 2004, and later had its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2005. And then it subsequently died. As bootleg copies circulated via DVD and later, YouTube, the lore surrounding “The Birthday” only propelled the film into cult status.

Feldman plays Norman, a man who just might be having the worst trip to a hotel ever as...

Prince William surprised royal fans over the summer when he stepped out with a new accessory: A beard. The Prince of Wales has always been prim and proper, but the beard gave him a little more of an edge. Surprisingly, most royal fans loved it and thought it gave William a more laid-back look. But interestingly, someone else in the family has always had a strikingly similar beard — his brother, Prince Harry.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images Prince William’s new beard looks a lot like Prince Harry’s

William and Harry have not always had a good relationship. The brothers have been on pretty rocky terms over the years, and recently, rumor has it that William and Harry don’t speak. William might be the future king, but there was always something Harry had that William didn’t: a beard — until now.

Over the summer,...

Prince Harry and Prince William’s relationship has become non-existent in recent years, and it seems that nothing can bring the two together. Harry and his older brother were once close, but things went south shortly after Harry began dating his now-wife, Meghan Markle.

Harry and William have had plenty of negative run-ins in recent years, but Harry had two words for his brother in order to end the feud and that’s why it looks like they might never be close again.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images Prince Harry’s 2 words to Prince William will determine whether they reconcile

When Harry and William started having problems back in 2018, things went downhill fast. William thought Harry was moving too quickly in his relationship with Meghan, but Harry was happy to be gaining more independence. The two brothers grew distant, and when Harry and Meghan left the royal family,...

Twenty years later and Corey Feldman is back on the big screen for his iconic cult film “The Birthday.”

The feature, which counts Jason Blum and Jordan Peele among its fans, marked director Eugenio Mira’s filmmaking debut. Now, thanks to Drafthouse Films, “The Birthday” is celebrating its own b-day in a big way: with a 4K ultra high definition theatrical release, which will be its first time ever distributed in theaters.

Feldman leads the 2004 horror-comedy that was shot in real time. Feldman is Norman, a man who just might be having the worst trip to a hotel ever, much like “The Shining.” Norman thinks he’s just going to a birthday party, but it turns out the festivities are for the birth of a cult’s god…

The official synopsis reads: “Not everything is as it seems at the old Royal Fulton Hotel. Norman Forrester (Feldman) is finally going...

Royal watchers the world over are hoping a Prince Harry-Prince William NYC run-in will make tabloid headlines next month.

Their reason for rooting for such a specific scenario is that both princes will be in Manhattan in late September.

As you’re probably aware, William and Harry have been estranged for quite some time now.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana at The Sunken Garden in Kensington Palace, London on July 1, 2021, which would have been her 60th birthday. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/Pool/Afp via Getty Images) A Royal Rift

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the trouble began. But the situation certainly worsened when Harry and wife Meghan Markle decided to step down from their duties as working royals.

And it the rift deepened further with Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview.

Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship can be described as practically non-existent today. Rumors have swirled for years that the two are on bad terms, with sources reporting that they don’t speak at all. Harry and William were once close, but when Harry began dating now-wife Meghan Markle and realized there were things about the family he didn’t like, cracks began to show in his relationship with William.

Now, sources close to the future king say William no longer considers his relationship with Harry a “priority” and doesn’t even like when his brother’s name is mentioned.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images Prince William reportedly does ‘not’ consider Prince Harry a ‘priority’

Harry and William always had two different personalities growing up, but the brothers bonded over the unique connection of both being royals in a world that nobody else their age understood.

Prince William and Prince Harry have been at odds ever since Harry met his now-wife, Meghan Markle. As Harry gained independence, William lost control over his brother, and it resulted in the two men hardly being on speaking terms. But some say that a potential royal return for Harry is not in the cards — given that William has placed an “absolute ban” on his brother.

That’s not to say Harry would ever want to return to royal duties anyway, but according to insiders, it’s not even an option.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images Prince William reportedly never wants to see Prince Harry perform royal duties again

William is preparing to be king. He became first in line for the throne after Queen Elizabeth II’s death in 2022, and it’s remained one of his greatest focuses ever since. William and his wife, Kate Middleton,...

Stars: Hannaj Bang Bendz, Jacob Anderton, Martyn Luke, Sean Tizzard, Ben Manning, Vicki Glover | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson

Ship of the Damned opens with a brief prologue set on board a pirate ship in 1622. As the ship sails through a storm, the crew prepare for dinner. Which for them means rather tamely hacking a bound woman to death and eating her raw flesh. In the present, Elena has her martial arts training interrupted by a phone call from her ex, Michael. He hasn’t taken the breakup well and keeps finding reasons to call her, but this time it’s legit, even if it doesn’t sound like it.

The Coast Guard have found what appears to be a seventeenth-century sailing ship drifting off the coast and towed it into port. Since she’s an expert in such things, he’d like her to come down and be part of the investigation.

Corey Feldman’s cult classic feature is finally hitting the big screen.

Feldman stars in 2004 film “The Birthday,” directed by Eugenio Mira. The feature made its world premiere at the Sitges International Film Festival in 2004 but was essentially lost and never viewed in theaters after its initial festival circuit tour.

Now, 20 years later, “The Birthday” is getting a 4K ultra high definition theatrical release from Drafthouse Films.

“Way back in 2005, during the first-ever Fantastic Fest, we booked ‘The Birthday’ [for its U.S. premiere],” Alamo Drafthouse Founder and Fantastic Fest Director Tim League told IndieWire. “That movie and that now twenty-year relationship with director Eugenio Mira, in no small measure, crystallized the personality of the festival. Twenty years later, I am beyond thrilled to finally herald, ‘The 4K restoration is coming out this year!'”

The film will open in theaters throughout North America this fall. The North American rights to “The Birthday” were negotiated by Drafthouse Films’ CEO,...

The royal family is in the media nonstop. But lately, it hasn’t been for great reasons. Just after Christmas, Kate Middleton announced that she would be taking a leave of absence from royal duties after undergoing a planned abdominal surgery. The announcement, without further explanation, led to difficult rumors surrounding the princess’ health and marriage to Prince William. And in the midst of it all, Charles revealed a cancer diagnosis.

Through everything, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have remained in the United States, and the couple recently released a joint statement wishing the best for Kate. While it seemed brief, it isn’t necessarily an indication that Harry and William don’t have a decent relationship.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Let’s backtrack a bit. Charles announced on February 5 that he had been diagnosed with cancer; the announcement came 19 days after Kate Middleton’s...

Prince Harry made his way over to London shortly after King Charles announced his cancer diagnosis. However, the trip turned out to be much quicker than anyone could have anticipated. Harry was in and out of the United Kingdom within about 24 hours, and it later surfaced that Harry and his father only sat down for about 45 minutes — some think it was even less.

Now, one expert says Harry’s quick trip was symbolic of a “clear message” from Prince William considering the two brothers never met up during the visit.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images Prince William subtly hinted that he isn’t ready to forgive Prince Harry

When Harry touched down in the UK, nobody knew how long he would stay. But hardly anyone was expecting him to be spotted back at the airport less than 24 hours later. Harry met up with Charles, and the two had a sit-down,...

To celebrate the release of Hidden Assets Series One & Two Box Set on DVD along with Series Two DVD both available from 22 January 2024 and On digital now, we are giving away a Boxset to one lucky winner!

Discover More Hidden Assets with the highly anticipated return of this lauded, gritty Irish-Belgian Noir. The brand-new six-part second series sees acclaimed actress Nora-Jane Noone join the cast as DS Claire Wallace, an ambitious newcomer who’s brought in to head up the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab). With a no-nonsense attitude and a point to prove, she must deal with the organisation’s old enemies once and for all.

Series one introduces viewers to the bureau and Detective Emer Berry, who must untangle an international conspiracy involving drugs, terrorism and corrupt corporate and political leaders. With explosive criminal danger and dodgy diamond deals, reveal Hidden Assets Series One & Two Box set to discover...

Ruth Ashton Taylor, a pioneering TV and radio journalist who worked with Edward R. Murrow at CBS News and was a fixture on the air in Los Angeles for decades, has died. She was 101.

Taylor’s family confirmed her death to Kcal-tv Los Angeles. Taylor, who grew up in Long Beach, was the first woman to have an on-air news role in Los Angeles when she joined what was then CBS’ Kstl-tv in late 1951. At the time, she was hired to deliver a “women’s segment” for the station’s daily half-hour newscast.

Taylor bristled at the notion of covering only “women’s stories” and delivered stories produced with solid journalistic principles. Soon, she was hired to produce a similar segment for CBS’ Los Angeles news radio powerhouse Knx.

“Taylor says she always approached her stories any way she liked. She justified her attitude by saying she must be giving...

Ruth Ashton Taylor, the trailblazing journalist who was the first female TV reporter on the West Coast and an inspiration to generations of women covering serious news, has died. She was 101.

Ashton Taylor died Thursday in San Rafael, California, her daughter Laurel Conklin told The Hollywood Reporter.

After getting her start at CBS Radio alongside Edward R. Murrow in the 1940s, Ashton Taylor returned to her native Los Angeles and, in 1951, became the first woman on the West Coast to work in television news when she took a job with Knxt-tv (now Kcbs).

Ashton Taylor exited in 1958 to work as a college public information officer but came back to the station in 1962 to join a program produced by TV personality Ralph Story and to co-host The Ruth and Pat Show on the radio with comedian Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney on Green Acres) for about a year.

Ashton Taylor turned exclusively...

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With nearly 600 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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Prince William and Prince Harry have not had a close relationship in years. And while the two brothers always shared plenty of common ground, they have reportedly always been different. William knew from a young age that he was destined to be the future king. Harry, on the other hand, always felt like he was the “spare” in the family — hence the name of his bombshell memoir.

While people might think it was Harry who was always jealous of his big brother, recent claims suggest the opposite — and that William has always been “envious” of his brother’s ability to leave the family.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images Prince William is ‘envious’ of Prince Harry — but doesn’t feel trapped

Harry has something that William never will: Freedom. Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped back from their working royal roles back in 2020, and they have...

Prince Harry and Prince William were once brothers who bonded over their royal lifestyle — one that was vastly different from their commoner friends. And while the brothers might have always had their differences, they likely never expected that they would one day have a relationship so strained that the public would question whether they even spoke at all.

Now, a well-connected royal expert has revealed the truth: Harry and William don’t speak. And it seems that Harry and his father might have a slightly better relationship than the two brothers, despite that this wasn’t always the case.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images Prince Harry and Prince William ‘don’t speak,’ says royal expert

Harry and William have been on rough terms for several years, but there was always the assumption that the two brothers sent the occasional text or, at the very least, a...

Prince William and his brother, Prince Harry, have not had a great relationship for many years. The brothers’ tension first started rising back in 2017, after Harry became engaged to his now-wife Meghan Markle. At the time, William supposedly thought Harry was moving too quickly with Meghan, and a slew of other family problems led to the brothers doing life without each other.

Harry’s birthday recently passed, and the royal family did not publicly wish him a happy birthday. However, when a fan called out William during a recent royal engagement, he had a swift and unbothered response.

Prince William and Prince Harry | Jack Taylor/Getty Images A fan asked Prince William if he’d forgotten Prince Harry’s birthday

While Prince William has plenty of adoring fans, that doesn’t mean there are never any people looking to stir up trouble. At a recent royal engagement, William greeted plenty of fans,...

Over the years Prince Harry was always thought of as one of the most easygoing members of the royal family. But many royal watchers claim that he changed after he married Meghan Markle. However, a body language expert is explaining that the Duke of Sussex is still pretty easygoing, that is when’s doing events alone without his wife.

Here’s more on that and how the expert says you can tell when Prince Harry’s anxious because of a gesture he’s seen making in countless photos.

Prince Harry attends the Queen’s Dinner at Buckingham Palace in the week of the ‘Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting’ | Jack Taylor – Wpa Pool/Getty Images What the expert sees Prince Harry doing in photos whenever he’s anxious

Darren Stanton is a body language and behavioral expert with a degree in psychology. He previously worked as a police officer and used...

Over six seasons, CBS’ “S.W.A.T.” has served up the kind of dynamic character-based action that used to be the bread-and-butter of theatrically released cop movies, eschewing the trend toward CGI and superheroes in favor of a more grounded approach that looks back to the urban action classics of Walter Hill and Richard Donner. “We really strive to do everything as real as possible,” stunt coordinator Austen Brewer told IndieWire. “There are cases where we have to lean on our VFX guys because a location won’t allow it, but if we can stage an explosion and not use CGI and it can be safely done, we will do that.”

That philosophy has served Brewer and his co-stunt coordinator Lance Gilbert well, as both of them are Emmy nominated for their work on “S.W.A.T.” For Gilbert, the striving for authenticity helps make the series not only visually dynamic but emotionally involving.

Prince Harry and Prince William were raised as close brothers. Their mother, the late Princess Diana, always wanted her sons to have a somewhat normal life and tried hard to keep the boys close through their very public upbringing. And while they maintained a good relationship for years, things went south when both men were in their 30s.

Prince Harry met Meghan Markle, his now-wife, and tension between the family grew as Harry started to carve out his own path. Now, Harry and William hardly even speak — and one royal expert doesn’t think that is going to change any time soon.

Prince William and Prince Harry in 2018 | Toby Melville/Wpa Pool/Getty Images Expert says Prince Harry and Prince William show ‘no real sign’ of a reconciliation

Back in 2018, Harry married Meghan, and tensions started rising between the brothers as rumors swirled that William thought Harry was moving too...

"Don’T Move! Don’T Breathe! Don’T Make A Sound! They’Re Coming!" Just in time for Halloween, Synapse Films will be releasing its 2-disc Tombs of the Blind DeadBlu-ray on October 24th!

Amando de Ossorio’s unique 1971 Spanish shocker Tombs of the Blind Dead was an international horror hit that spawned three sequels and countless imitations. Now, over 50 years after its debut, Synapse Films is proud to bring this Spanish horror classic back from the grave in a brand new restoration with killer extras that would wake the dead!

The first of four official films in the series, it begins with a trio of friends getting together for a camping trip that quickly turns into blood curdling horror as a legion of long-dead Knights Templar rise from their graves in search of human flesh! When the Templars were originally executed for their cannibalistic rituals, they were hanged outside...

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Meghan Markle “suddenly found herself in an institution she found she couldn’t influence,” author Tom Quinn quotes a Kensington Palace “staffer” as saying in his book, Gilded Youth. Meghan Markle reportedly “hated the constraints and the rules” of the royal family. Never had there been a “greater divide” between expectations and the reality of someone marrying into the royal family, the “staffer” said. Meghan Markle | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

The royal family’s “pecking order,” also known as the line of succession, reportedly bothered Meghan Markle. A 2023 book claims the Duchess of Sussex “hated” the “constraints and rules” that came with royal life.

Meghan Markle ‘couldn’t influence’ the royal ‘institution’ after being ‘in control of her own destiny’

Now living in California, Meghan entered royal life when she’d been spearheading her many endeavors. In 2016, when she met the Duke of Sussex, they included an acting career,...

Season six episode two of CBS’s Swat keeps the story in Thailand and finds the team out to catch a drug lord. Directed by Billy Gierhart from a script by Kent Rotherham and Michael Gemballa, episode two – “Thai Another Day” – will air on Friday, October 14, 2022 at 8pm Et/Pt.

Season six stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle.

“Thai Another Day” Plot: Hondo, Deacon and Tan team up with Thailand’s elite S.W.A.T. team to stop a ruthless drug lord whose heroin operation has far-reaching ties to Los Angeles.

Otis “Odie” Gallop, Anna Enger Ritch, Sean Maguire, Tristan Cunningham, Mark Labella, Pasakorn Hoyhon, and Heeli Lounibos guest star.

Season 6 Episode 1 “Thai Hard” Preview Season 6 Episode 3 “Whoa...

David Lim, Jay Harrington, and Shemar Moore in ‘Swat’ season 6 episode 1

CBS’s Swat traveled to Thailand to shoot the sixth season premiere, “Thai Hard,” airing on Friday, October 7, 2022 at 8pm Et/Pt. Season six episode one was directed by Billy Gierhart from a script by Sarah Alderson and features Sean Maguire in a guest starring role as a former military buddy of Hondo.

Season six stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, and Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks.

Episode one guest stars include Rochelle Aytes, Otis “Odie” Gallop, Anna Enger Ritch, Calvin Clausell Jr., and Mark Labella.

“Thai Hard” Plot: During a trip to Bangkok to train alongside Thailand’s premiere S.W.A.T. team, Hondo and his former military buddy Joe (Maguire) stumble upon a wide-ranging heroin...

Hello, dear readers! August 10th looks to be something of a quiet day for horror and sci-fi home media releases, but one of this writer’s favorite films of 2021 is arriving on Blu-ray and DVD this week—My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To—so that makes me incredibly happy. Cult genre fans will be excited about the opportunity to add The Frenchman’s Garden and Jess Franco’s Angel of Death to their personal media collections, and if you missed it in theaters, The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 is headed home on Blu and DVD this Tuesday as well.

Other releases for August 10th include re-releases for Friday the 13th (1980), The Haunting (1999), Disintegration, Day of the Reaper, Prison of the Psychotic Damned, and Dark Stories.

The Frenchman’s Garden

"The Frenchman" was what locals called the man who ran the bar and restaurant in the...

This month’s home media releases are off to a fun start as a few of my favorite movies from 2020 are headed to Blu-ray and DVD this week—Paul W.S. Anderson’s Monster Hunter and Josh Ruben’s Scare Me. Beyond that, we have a pair of titles from Vinegar Syndrome that genre fans are going to want to pick up on Tuesday—Cthulhu Mansion and Dark Tower—and there are a few other titles being released on March 2nd, too, including Where is She?, Vampire Virus, and the Nicolas Cage Collection.

Cthulhu Mansion

After a drug deal gone wrong, a group of punks attempt to flee a local amusement park by taking a mysterious old magician named Chandu (Frank Finlay; Lifeforce) and his beautiful daughter hostage. While trying to evade the police, the punks force Chandu to take them to his secluded mansion where they plan to seek...

Icelandic production powerhouse Sagafilm and Germany’s Splendid Film are teaming on the major feature project “Operation Napoleon,” to be lensed mostly in English.

Budgeted at around €6 million ($7.2 million), the thriller is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Iceland’s crime master Arnaldur Indriðason, whose earlier novel “Jar City” was successfully filmed by Baltasar Kormákur.

Published locally in 2009 and translated into English in 2011, “Operation Napoleon” was awarded a Crime Dagger by the Crime Writers’ Association.

The story centers on a young Icelandic female lawyer who’s suddenly sucked into the vortex of an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn’t commit. Her only chance of survival lies in uncovering the secret of an old German World War II airplane, recently discovered on Iceland’s largest glacier.

The project is the biggest film commitment in more than a decade for Sagafilm, behind some of Iceland’s top selling-shows in recent years,...

The coronavirus couldn't have come at a worse time for currently airing broadcast television hoping to end their full seasons.

Heck, it's not good for upcoming series or pilots under consideration, either.

While it's possible bubble shows might get a second life so their already carved path continues and viewers can snuggle in with what's already comfortable, if production stoppage goes on for a long time, seasons might not end at all and fall TV could get delayed until January 2021.

But amidst all of the chaos, there are silver linings.

We talk about the glut of great programming all the time and how impossible it is to watch what you want. What better time to check out alternatives than when all of your time is spent indoors?

Two streaming networks that I believe are highly valuable have extended their normal seven-day free trial to 30 days. With that much time with each entity,...

AMC Networks’ Acorn TV, the streaming service for British and international TV, is growing its international team with the appointment of Kerensa Samanidis to the newly created role of General Manager of Acorn TV International.

The former FilmStruck executive is now based in Acorn’s London office and has recently been a consultant for Acorn TV. As General Manager, she will be responsible for the overall development, management and operation of the premium TV streaming service for all markets outside of the Americas.

She will oversee strategy, programming, product, marketing and distribution. Last year, Acorn TV expanded into territories including Mexico, Spain, Scandinavia, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand. Samanidis will report to Matthew Graham, General Manager of Acorn TV.

Samanidis was previously General Manager of FilmStruck International where she oversaw the launch of the service across Europe before it was shuttered last year.

Rakhee Birdi has also joined the company...

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Game of Thrones' Iain Glen will play Bruce Wayne on DC Universe's Titans Season 2.

Iain Glen is going from Westeros to Gotham City. The Game of Thrones actor has been cast as Bruce Wayne on Titans Season 2. Glen, who plays Jorah Mormont, loyal (and lovelorn) knight for Danaerys Targaryen, will play a seasoned Bruce Wayne who helps the budding team of Titans find their way. Glen has played two-fisted detective types before, having headlined Jack Taylor.

Here's the official character description (courtesy of Deadline):

“After decades of fighting crime as Batman, billionaire Bruce Wayne is just as driven to protect Gotham from evil as he was in his prime. Needing to reconcile his relationship with Dick Grayson, the duo hope to forge a new dynamic as Bruce tries to help his former sidekick and the Titans achieve success.”

The first season of Titans wasn't...

Blood Hunger: The Films Of Jose Larraz will be available on Blu-ray March 26th From Arrow Video

One of the most underrated and oft-neglected genre filmmakers of his generation, Spanish-born director José Ramón Larraz (Symptoms) finally receives his due with this collection of his work, the first of its kind, bringing together a fascinating cross-section of films from the first half of his lengthy cinematic career.

In Larraz s debut feature, the hitherto ultra-rare Whirlpool (1970), Vivian Neves stars as Tulia, a young model invited to a photographer s secluded country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat – but soon transpires to be anything but. 1974 s Vampyres – perhaps the best known and most widely-released of all José Larraz s films – sees a duo of blood hungry female vampires prowling the British countryside, from where they lure unsuspecting male motorists back to their imposing, dilapidated mansion for draining… in more ways than one.

BritBox, the U.S. streaming service operated by ITV and BBC Studios, has boarded two British crime dramas from Jeff Pope – The Barking Murders (w/t) and Timothy Spall-fronted The Hatton Garden Heist.

The digital platform, which recently surpassed the half million subscriber mark, revealed the new originals at TCA.

The Office co-creator and Hello Ladies star Stephen Merchant will star in The Barking Murders with The Huntsman: Winter’s War and Cleaning Up star Sheridan Smith and Donkey Punch star Jaime Winstone. The BBC One drama tells the story of the notorious Essex crime spree. Merchant plays serial rapist and killer Stephen Port, while Smith plays Sarah Sak, the mother of Anthony Walgate, his first victim. Winstone, daughter of Ray Winstone, plays Donna Taylor, sister of victim Jack Taylor.

Meanwhile, The Hatton Garden Heist is a four-part drama that takes a look inside the London jewelry heist. The ITV series,...

The Office co-creator and Hello Ladies star Stephen Merchant will topline British crime drama The Barking Murders.

Merchant, who is also starring in forthcoming wrestling feature Fighting with My Family, will star alongside The Huntsman: Winter’s War and Cleaning Up star Sheridan Smith and Donkey Punch star Jaime Winstone in the factual drama. Deadline understands a U.S. deal is set to be revealed imminently. The series, which will commence filming this spring, is written by Jeff Pope and Neil McKay, the team behind The Moorside and Appropriate Adult.

The BBC One drama tells the story of the notorious Essex crime spree. Merchant plays serial rapist and killer Stephen Port, while Smith plays Sarah Sak, the mother of Anthony Walgate, his first victim. Winstone, daughter of Ray Winstone, plays Donna Taylor, sister of victim Jack Taylor.

The series, which is directed by David Blair (Reg), tell the story from the point of view of the families of Port’s victims...

Acorn TV launched in 30 new markets Tuesday, the biggest wave of international launches to date for the AMC-owned streaming service, which focuses on British and English-language drama.

The platform is now live in Australia and New Zealand, India, Spain, the Nordics, the Benelux countries and South Africa. The international rollout started in June, when Acorn TV launched in a plethora of markets in Latin America. More territories in that region were added as part of Tuesday’s wave.

AMC Networks has just closed a $65 million deal to buy Acorn TV parent company Rlj Entertainment, but the international rollout plans were being put into place ahead of that.

Rights deals mean that not every show from the service in the U.S. will be immediately available in every territory. Matthew Graham, Svp and Gm for Acorn TV, told Variety that the “strategy has been to start with a focused offering...

Acorn TV is going global. The Svod service is launching in thirty new countries including Australia and India.

The service launched in the U.S. and Canada in 2011 before rolling out to twelve Latin American countries in 2018, will now be available across Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Venezuela, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Antigua, Barbuda and Belize.

Available for $4.99 per month, the service is launching with a raft of UK titles including Martin Clunes’ Doc Martin, Daniel Craig’s Sword of Honour, The Bletchley Circle, Lynda La Plante’s The Commander and Above Suspicion, The Secret Agent, Traffik, Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Last Enemy as well as Irish drama Jack Taylor, Australian cop drama East West 101 and documentaries including Britain...

Robert Johnson's Rlj Entertainment, in which AMC Networks owns a stake, has hired Catherine Mackin as the managing director of Acorn Media Enterprises, the U.K.-based development arm of its streaming video service Acorn TV.

The service specializes in British and international TV, with series from Britain, Canada, Australia and Europe, including such hits as Doc Martin, Poldark and Jack Taylor.

Most recently director of program acquisitions at British networks group UKTV, Mackin will oversee Acorn TV’s "rapidly growing commissioning and co-production slate," the company said. She starts in early July and will be based in Rlj's ...

Acorn TV has launched in Latin America, the first rollout outside North America for the British programming focused Svod service. The streamer has launched on Roku devices in 12 countries in Lat-Am including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico.

Programming will be in English with Spanish subtitles and the service will be priced at $4.99 a month. The launch lineup includes popular British series “Doc Martin” and “Line of Duty.” Other shows on the Latin American service are Iain Glen detective show “Jack Taylor,” and BBC period drama “The Great Train Robbery.”

Acorn TV is operated by Rlj Entertainment, which said international expansion is a key goal for this year. “One of our top 2018 priorities is accelerating our expansion of our distribution footprint, and Acorn TV’s launch in Latin America with our partner Roku is another step in this progression,” said Rlje CEO Miguel Penella.

“This advancement in our international expansion underscores...

British reality format Love Island scored a peak audience of 3.4m viewers on ITV2 as the digital broadcaster cleaned up against its bigger rivals. The series, which follows a group of singletons including Danny Dyer’s daughter Dani Dyer who must couple up in a Majorcan villa, averaged 2.9m viewers across its 90-minute episode, more than double the 1.3m that tuned in to last year’s opener. Some 52% of its audience was aged between 16-34, a massive boon for the commercial broadcaster. The show helped the network beat major rivals including BBC One, which aired doc Suffragettes With Lucy Worsley in the timeslot, as well as The Queen’s Coronation In Colour on parent channel ITV, Versailles on BBC Two and C4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody. ITV bosses will hope that the increasing success of the format, a relative rarity in UK non-scripted formats, will help it sell the format into the U.

Acorn TV, the international-focused streaming service, is expanding into Latin America with the launch, today, in 12 countries, from Mexico and Guatemala through Argentina and Chile.

Acorn will be available in the region on Roku streaming devices and via acorn.tv for a $4.99 monthly subscription. Programming will be available in English with Spanish subtitles.

Until now, Acorn TV has been available solely in North America. The service, run by Rlj Entertainment, specializes in British and international TV, with series from Britain, Canada, Australia and Europe, including such hits as Doc Martin, Poldark and Jack Taylor.

“Acorn TV has built a ...

Are you a fan of television from faraway lands?

Maybe you don't even know how much you enjoy shows produced in foreign countries because it's not crossed your mind to think about it.

A lot of the shows we watch in the Us are (dare I say it?) reboots of programming that has already aired elsewhere. While we're lucky enough to get some shows (Downton Abbey, Rosehaven, The A Word, Doctor Who), many others are left across the seas.

Some very savvy people finally got wise to the fact that for every person in the Us who loved The Killing, another might have wanted to see the original. Today I'm talking about the first of three online networks that bring to you programming from around the world.

Acorn TV is a subscription streaming service that offers world-class mysteries, dramas, comedies, and documentaries from Britain and beyond. They add programming weekly...

By Darren Allison

“Pieces” (Mil Gritos Tiene La Noche) 1982 Directed by Juan Piquer Simón, Starring Jack Taylor, Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña and Paul Smith. Arrow 3 disc Blu-ray, DVD and CD.

Arrow continue to satisfy our hunger for classic slasher movies with their latest release "Pieces" (1982), a classic slice of sickening nostalgia which emerged during the height of the video nasty era.

A Boston college campus is being terrorised by a black-clad maniac who collects body parts from his unfortunate co-ed victims. As the corpses (and red herrings) begin to pile up, can Professor Brown (genre veteran Jack Taylor) unmask the murderer before his morbid puzzle is complete?

Fans of the genre should be incredibly pleased with the treatment given to this three disc collector’s edition. Let’s be clear from the outset, “Pieces” is not the best directed movie you’ll ever see. Director Juan Piquer Simón,...

Stars: Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Brana, Edmund Purdom, Ian Sera, Paul L. Smith, Jack Taylor, Gerard Tichy, May Heatherly | Written by Dick Randall, Roberto Loyola | Directed by Juan Piquer Simón

Pieces is one of those movies that horror fans instantly fall in love with. While some would write it off as just another bad movie, others will love those moments of unintentional humour, especially from the dubbed version. This is what makes the Arrow Video Pieces: Limited Edition release on Blu-ray so much fun.

When a murderer stars killing off female students on a Boston college campus, the bodies soon start piling up. With body parts missing it seems that the killer is putting forming an interesting puzzle, but can they be stopped before they complete their work?

With a killer that is straight out of the Giallo genre, but a chainsaw that brings even more gore,...

Stars: Lina Romay, Jack Taylor, Alice Arno, Monica Swinn, Jess Franco, Luis Barboo, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Raymond Hardy, Anna Watican | Written and Directed by Jess Franco

Countess Irina Karlstein (Lina Romay) is as beautiful as she is deadly. She is a bloodthirsty vampire of course. However, unlike most who have fallen foul to the curse, she doesn’t revel in her acts of fatal lust. Her hunger for genuine love is just as strong as the hunger for the bloody stuff (as well as some of the other bodily fluids available.). Her quest for both finds her returning to her ancestral home. Unfortunately, her insatiable hunger claims many victims. From her gardener (Roger Germanes) to the local dominatrix (Monica Swinn), no one is safe. With an inquisitive forensic pathologist by the name of Dr. Roberts (Jess Franco himself) and his blind sidekick Dr. Orloff (Jean-Pierre Bouyxou) on her case, you’d...

Welcome back for Day 11 of Daily Dead’s fourth annual Holiday Gift Guide, readers! Once again, our goal is to help you navigate through the horrors of the 2016 shopping season with our tips on unique gift ideas, and we’ll hopefully help you save a few bucks over the next few weeks, too. For our second-to-last day of this year’s Gift Guide, we’re going to be featuring several great cult films that arrived on Blu-ray in 2016, as well as Star Wars books, a ton of horror-themed enamel pins, the amazing artwork of Hero Complex Gallery, FiverFingerTees, and much more!

This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is sponsored by several amazing companies, including Mondo, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Magnolia Home Entertainment, who have all donated an assortment of goodies to help get you into the spirit of the season. Daily Dead also recently teamed up with...

Some fun stuff dropping this month! A gory ’80s slasher, a thoughtful Sci-Fi epic, Lego superheroes, and More. Yes. More. No lie. Needle in my eye, etc. More.

The Peanuts Movie

Hailed by both critics and audiences, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the entire gang hit the big screen in their first 3D foray last year. Extras include featurettes like “You Never Grow Up, Charlie Brown,” “6 Snoopy Snippets,” and Meghan Trainor’s video for “Better When I’m Dancin’.” You know you want to revisit your youth. You know you want to fly with the Red Baron! You know you want to dance with Meghan Trainor!

$19.99 Buy The Peanuts Movie

Victor Frankenstein

Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, and the X-men’s Professor X, James McAvoy, join forces to breathe new life (so to speak) into one of the greatest horror stories ever told. Told from Igor’s perspective, this...

Happy March, everyone! This month’s home entertainment offerings are starting off with the proverbial bang as there seems to be a little something for every genre fan arriving on Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday. Scream Factory is releasing both The Boy and Narcopolis on both formats this week, and Kino Lorber is resurrecting a pair of cult classics in HD as well: Gog (3D) and Transformations. Grindhouse Releasing has assembled an incredible Blu set for their release of Pieces, and the recent home invasion thriller, Intruders, makes its way onto DVD on March 1st.

For those of you who have made the leap to 4K, both The Last Witch Hunter and Mad Max: Fury Road are getting a special 4K release on Tuesday and other notable titles making their way home this first week of March include Zoombies, The Sinful Dwarf, The Fear of Darkness, Scream at the Devil,...

As diehard horror fans know, Leatherface wasn't the only cinematic killer to rev up a chainsaw, as evidenced by 1982's Pieces, a cult slasher film hitting shelves as a special three-disc Blu-ray on February 23rd from Grindhouse Releasing:

From Diabolik DVD: "Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present the sickest and most violent of all the early '80s slasher movies. A psychopathic killer stalks a Boston campus, brutally slaughtering nubile young college co-eds, collecting body parts from each victim to create the likeness of his mother who he savagely murdered with an axe when he was ten years old! Pieces is a wild, unrated gorefest, with enough splatter and sleaze to shock the most jaded horror fan.

Special Features

- Two complete versions of this shocking gore classic:

Pieces (83 min.) - the original, unrated U.S. theatrical version, presented in English

Mil Gritos Tiene La Noche (86 min.) - the original uncensored director's cut,...

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Stars: Ada Tauler, Nanda Van Bergen, Jack Taylor, Karine Gambier, Vítor Mendes, Ly Frey, Aida Gouveia | Written by Jess Franco, Erwin C. Dietrich | Directed by Jess Franco

The film opens up on a sun kissed beach in Haiti. A group of locals are in the middle of a Voodoo ritual (pointed out in almost clumsy Mondo documentary like narration). They sure are having a good time letting loose and letting it all hang out! As this is going on a ship arrives. One of the passengers is Susan, a wealthy woman played by Ada Tauler (Love Camp). She is greeted by a young and attractive woman by the name of Inès, played by Nanda Van Bergen (Women Without Innocence). Susan is in Haiti (shame the actress dubbing her voice can’t really pronounce it properly) to meet and spend time with her husband Jack, played...