News & Submissions 3/9/2011
“Black Death” a treat for medieval history buffs
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - You can’t quarrel with that title, “Black Death.” The film is black all right, pitch black, and death is everywhere.
The story is set in 1348, after all, when the plague began to sweep through Europe, decimating its populace by as much as half and spreading panic to every corner. Yet what a strange land for a horror filmmaker to pitch camp in since he has little to add when horror is a fact of everyday life.