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IFC Midnight – VOD/DVD
IFC Entertainment announced Tuesday that it was launching a new division for genre films called IFC Midnight. This will largely be a Video on Demand and a DVD/Blu-ray distribution label.
IFC Midnight “will offer the very best in international genre cinema, including horror, sci-fi, thrillers, erotic arthouse, action and more.”
They plan to premiere four new [...]
Sense of Wonder: More Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror available on Video on Demand
We have just added several categories to the Video on Demand section of Cinefantastique Online. Clicking on Videon on Demand takes you to the first page of the section, which features an Amazon.com widget highlighting the latest, popular science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles available to rent or own via download. The currently featured item is [...]
Mutant Chronicles opens in NY & LA
[ April 24, 2009 to April 26, 2009. ] In what must be the strangest distribution strategy ever devised, MUTANT CHRONICLES opens today in exclusive engagements in New York and Hollywood – even though you can already view it here on Video on Demand. Directed by Simon Hunter, working from a script by Philip Eisner, MUTANT CHRONICLES stars Thomas Jane (THE MIST), Ron Perlman (HELLBOY [...]
Sense of Wonder: Let the Right Subtitles In – on Netflix Instant Viewing
Last month, we mentioned the problem with the home video release of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, which substituted some dumbed down subtitles on the DVD instead of the more accurate subtitling of the theatrical prints. A yew days ago, I happened to notice that the film was available on Netflix Instant Viewing, so I [...]
Sense of Wonder: Fearnet Cable Crisis
The Vault of Horror objects to Time-Warner Cable’s recent decision to drop FEARnet’s on-demand service. Brian Solomon notes that the denise of Monster HD began in a similar fashion, with the channel being dropped by one provider at a time until nothing was left. Solomon exorts angered fans to speak up, suggesting they dial 1-877-FEAR-247 [...]
The Horror Vault – Direct-to-Video Review
This dismal direct-to-video anthology of nine short subjects is almost guaranteed to provoke howls of outrage from disappointed viewers demanding their money back. The low-budget production values show a certain technical competence, suggesting reasonably well-made student films, but the stories are so flimsy and the pay-offs so weak your reaction is less likely to be [...]
Dark Knight flies to VOD
Variety reports that THE DARK KNIGHT will be the first Hollywood blockbuster to appear on Video on Demand before DVD, airing on South Korea’s VOD channels two-weks before the disc reaches stores.
“Warner is planning to do active business with digital distribution, based on Korea’s strong digital infrastructure as a test bed for a pre-DVD VOD [...]
Fearnet purchases its first original feature
Fearnet.com – the online VOD service that launched last year – has picked up its first orignal feature film, CATACOMBS. The film follows a young woman (Alecia Moore, a.k.a. Pink) who gets lost in the famous Paris catacombs. The premier is set for October 1; on Halloween it will become available for as a Video [...]
