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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ and what Sam Raimi did right
Editor’s note: This article started as a comparison between Army of Darkness and Oz the Great and Powerful, until a colleague pointed out that Matt Singer beat me to the punch by posting a similar article over at IndieWire. So I decided to expand on my original piece instead. **** Oz the Great and Powerful […] More
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Watch A Modern Day Trailer For Sam Raimi’s ‘Evil Dead’ Films
YouTube user Badideaonline has taken footage from both The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2, and cut it together to resemble a trailer for a modern day horror flick. I’ll be honest, I had my reservations, but once I started watching the video, I was pleasantly surprised. It is actually a superb montage. Enjoy. **** […] More
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4 Things We Hope To See In ‘Evil Dead 4’
This auspicious feature debut from fresh out of film school filmmaker Sam Raimi – shot on 16mm in the woods of Tennessee for around $350,000 – remains a benchmark of modern horror. While many will argue the sequel is far more entertaining, The Evil Dead works far better as a straight up horror film. It […] More
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When Comedy meets Horror
The prior four articles of the good and ugly in comedy horror, all of it was in the run down to this final part. We’ve looked at Frank Henenlotter, Joe Dante, and an unfathomable number of pratfalls, puns, sarcastic one liners and gore, gore, gore. If you’re favourite comedy horror hasn’t appeared, tell us what it […] More
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Raimi and Campbell produced ‘Evil Dead’ remake gets its first Red Band Trailer
While Sam Raimi is known to most people as the director of the Spiderman trilogy that preceded Marc Webb’s 2012 reboot, a lot of film fans and horror enthusiasts point to his Evil Dead trilogy as the movies of his that they enjoy most. 1981’s The Evil Dead has stood the test of time as […] More
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Dir. Goddard: Or How ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ Has Become The Horror Film To End All Horror Films
In the ensemble tour de force that is John Luessenhop’s Takers, Idris Elba masterfully says, without a hint of irony, “We’re takers, gents. That’s what we do for a living. We take.” Apparently, along with being a competent actor by day, Elba also moonlights as Captain Obvious by night, but in addition to being heavy […] More
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Time For Another Visit to THE Cabin
Easily one of the most requested titles for Blu-ray™ from Anchor Bay Entertainment’s unparalleled library of horror films, Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic The Evil Dead will officially make its high definition debut on August 31st with The Evil Dead Blu-ray™. For the release, two all-new 1080p anamorphic transfers in 1.85 and the original director-composed […] More
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The Evil Dead makes a comeback!
Once upon a time a good movie was in theatres. Don’t you love that story? I think the more fitting opening would be “once in a blue moon”. Well, you can cut your own hand off and strap that chainsaw to your arm because The Evil Dead is back! Yes, it’s true! And oh how sweet […] More