TV Guide: Anthony Andrews

Listing: Under the Volcano

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Video: Haunted

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:52:35 -0500

Adapted from the novel by James Herbert, this subtle, melancholy British chiller owes a great deal to Henry James's {~The Turn of the Screw}. The story opens with a chilling prologue in 1905 England, in which a young boy fails to prevent the accidental drowning of his sister. As a young man, David (Aidan Quinn) is still tormented by guilt and remorse. After several years in the United States, David returns to England to continue his work researching and debunking claims of the supernatural. His latest investigation into the alleged haunting of Edbrook Manor -- at the behest of the Marriell's family nanny, Tess (Anna Massey) -- introduces him to the eccentric company of the lovely Christina Mariell (Kate Beckinsale) and her brothers Robert and Simon (Anthony Andrews and Alex Lowe). Despite repeated warnings from Tess that mischievous spirits are at work, David refuses to concede that the house is haunted -- until the angelic vision of his drowned sister reveals the true nature of his strange hosts. The rich pe

Video: Tales From The Crypt: The Complete Seventh Season

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:46:47 -0500

Previously filmed in Hollywood and Canada, Tales From the Crypt moved its facilities to the United Kingdom for its seventh and final season, allowing a rich new array of colorful backgrounds for the creepy yarns related to the audience by the cadaverous Cryptkeeper. British actress Natasha Richardson stars in the season opener Fatal Caper, a prodigal son tale with a sinister twist. Other season highlights include A Slight Case of Murder, with mystery writer Francesca Annis unwittingly plotting the perfect murder -- her own; Cold War, featuring a young Ewan McGregor in the story of a very persistent vampire; and About Face, starring Anthony Andrews as a philandering preacher who is perplexingly plagued by his past peccadillos. The series' final episode is also its first animated offering, The Third Pig, a perverse twist on the Big Bad Wolf fable, written and directed by Bill Kopp of Eek the Cat fame. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.