Rewind to the ’90s this week with The Timekeepers of Eternity, the experimental reworking of the 1995 TV miniseries The Langoliers, now available in appropriate VHS form. You can order a copy of The Timekeepers of Eternity on VHS now, complete with handmade VHS covers. Filmmaker Aristotelis Maragkos transforms the adaptation of Stephen King‘s 1988 novella into […]
Bronson Pinchot stars as Mr. Craig Toomey.
Maragkos transforms footage from Stephen King’s The Langoliers into a paper nightmare. The feature isn’t just a trimmed-down cut but an entire, painstaking reworking that shapes The Langoliers into something wholly different and unique. It makes for a separate feature that can stand on its own or serve as an engaging, experimental companion piece, which makes for an easy recommendation this spooky season.
I previously reviewed the audacious feature out of the Chattanooga Film Festival in 2022. I wrote of the film “The Timekeepers of Eternity is an ambitious, unexpected experiment in remixing art with multiple techniques and mediums. It’s a singular vision and a complete story that mines new ideas from a nearly three-decade-old made-for-TV miniseries.”
