Did Bruce Campbell ever get killed by a werewolf? Yes, actually! Diehard fans of the Evil Dead franchise know that the key creative forces behind the films all got their start making Super-8 shorts together in their home state of Michigan. Notably, it was Sam Raimi’s 1978 short Within the Woods that eventually became The […]...
- 8/25/2017
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Matt Edwards Jul 28, 2016
Here are 5 great episodes of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 3, with cake. What more explanation do you need?
I’ve already written two articles about watching the Nickelodeon TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and eating cake. You can find them here and here.
The idea is to eat a ridiculous amount of cake and talk about what makes my favourite TV show so brilliant. What links Ninja Turtles and cake? Nothing. Why does everything always have to make sense? Even looking for pictures that I can use in these articles highlights that no one ever eats cake on the show. What I do is buy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cake and just get on with it, and you can either go with me or call me out on doing something so weird. But then what are we gonna do with all this cake?
This time...
Here are 5 great episodes of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 3, with cake. What more explanation do you need?
I’ve already written two articles about watching the Nickelodeon TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and eating cake. You can find them here and here.
The idea is to eat a ridiculous amount of cake and talk about what makes my favourite TV show so brilliant. What links Ninja Turtles and cake? Nothing. Why does everything always have to make sense? Even looking for pictures that I can use in these articles highlights that no one ever eats cake on the show. What I do is buy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cake and just get on with it, and you can either go with me or call me out on doing something so weird. But then what are we gonna do with all this cake?
This time...
- 7/4/2016
- Den of Geek
"The Evil Dead" (1981)Sam Raimi was just 22 years old when he completed "The Evil Dead." He first made a short film for less than $2,000 called "Within the Woods" to entice Hollywood execs to "The Evil Dead." Raimi has said that he "begged" them to give him the $100,000 needed to make the low-budget film, and he eventually accumulated $90,000 from various investors. The rest is, of course, horror movie history, as an additional two sequels were made and an incredibly loyal cult following ensued. Raimi's career skyrocketed since then, as he was the brains behind the first three original Spider-Man movies — the second one being a classic of the genre — and went on to make other great films, especially 1998's "A Simple Plan." "El Mariachi" (1994)If you've ever read the book "Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player," you know...
- 10/1/2015
- by Jordan Ruimy
- Indiewire
From low-budget dystopias to grungy horror, here are 12 shorts that became films such as Evil Dead, Twelve Monkeys and The Babadook.
The best story ideas are often the simple and pure ones. It's little wonder, then, that so many filmmakers and storytellers start by making short films - after all, if you can tell a good story in just a few minutes, you might be talented enough to make a feature.
Cinema history is full of stories about young filmmakers getting their start by making low-budget shorts. James Cameron famously made Xenogenesis, a sci-fi short which contained lots of things that would appear in his later feature films: a giant robot with big tank tracks, a cyborg, and a heroine at the helm of a hard-hitting mecha.
The short films below vary wildly, from two-minute chillers to 30-minute post-apocalyptic science fiction, but each of them are watchable for their own reasons,...
The best story ideas are often the simple and pure ones. It's little wonder, then, that so many filmmakers and storytellers start by making short films - after all, if you can tell a good story in just a few minutes, you might be talented enough to make a feature.
Cinema history is full of stories about young filmmakers getting their start by making low-budget shorts. James Cameron famously made Xenogenesis, a sci-fi short which contained lots of things that would appear in his later feature films: a giant robot with big tank tracks, a cyborg, and a heroine at the helm of a hard-hitting mecha.
The short films below vary wildly, from two-minute chillers to 30-minute post-apocalyptic science fiction, but each of them are watchable for their own reasons,...
- 12/2/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Introduction
Welcome to the first installment of “Living Pictures on the Small Screen,” a weekly column dedicated to animated programming on television. Cultural commentary inevitably comes with bias, and I wanted to create this column in appreciation of the people and shows that helped me overcome my own bias regarding animation. Like most kids in my socioeconomic sphere, I grew up watching cartoons. Some of them were legitimately good (Batman: The Animated Series and Rocko’s Modern Life) and some of them were simply there when I turned the TV on after school (Inspector Gadget and Cow and Chicken). Once I started taking film and television more seriously as an adult, it was hard not to associate animation with childhood. It was even harder to appreciate animated films and series–which I had to view from a distance, since I wasn’t witnessing real people on the screen–alongside things...
Welcome to the first installment of “Living Pictures on the Small Screen,” a weekly column dedicated to animated programming on television. Cultural commentary inevitably comes with bias, and I wanted to create this column in appreciation of the people and shows that helped me overcome my own bias regarding animation. Like most kids in my socioeconomic sphere, I grew up watching cartoons. Some of them were legitimately good (Batman: The Animated Series and Rocko’s Modern Life) and some of them were simply there when I turned the TV on after school (Inspector Gadget and Cow and Chicken). Once I started taking film and television more seriously as an adult, it was hard not to associate animation with childhood. It was even harder to appreciate animated films and series–which I had to view from a distance, since I wasn’t witnessing real people on the screen–alongside things...
- 10/9/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Seth Green joins the voice cast as Leonardo in Nickelodeon’s season three premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiering this Friday, Oct. 3, 8:00pm (Et/Pt). In the season opener, “Within the Woods,” the team comes to grips with the possibility that Leonardo won’t get better, while things only get worse: a new mutant captures Raphael. The season two finale of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Friday 8p-9p) was the #1 program of the day with Boys 2-11 (3.5/569K, +12% versus a year ago) and Boys 6-11 (4.4/428K, +37% versus a year ago) on all TV and averaged 1.6 million total viewers (up +8%). Nickelodeon was the top-rated total day network for the 3Q14 with Kids 2-11 (2.4/748K); and among total viewers, the network averaged 1.4M P2+ this quarter. Additionally, the network won the month of September with Kids 2-11, averaging a 2.0/636K with the demo, as well as securing 1.2M total viewers.
- 10/1/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Some fan-favourite characters who'll be making their debut in season 3 of Tmnt: Mondo Gecko and the Punk Frogs. Here are the clips. The first is from the season 2 finale, the second from "Within The Woods", the first episode from season 3 which premières October 3rd. There's no embeds, so click on each image to watch. As we know, Seth Green will take over from Orange Is The New Blacks's Jason Biggs as the voice of Leonardo in season 3, and at the link below you can check out an interview with the self-professed fanboy actor.
- 9/25/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
The work of H.P. Lovecraft has inspired not only legions of fans throughout the years but an entire sub-genre of horror. Highlighted by frail, false realities masking a horrific and unfathomable truth… and of course, tentacles, fans embrace Lovecraftian horror films like the squishy appendages they feature.
And with the release of Dead Shadows, we remember our Top 11 Lovecraftian Horror Films.
This list contains not just movies inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, although some of them are certainly here; it also has movies that fall into the Lovecraftian-inspired category. Cosmic horror of the unknown and unknowable that could fracture sanity hovering over reality. Cthulhu. And, of course, those tentacles we mentioned earlier.
As for honorable mentions, how about the wildly popular hit HBO show "True Detective" for starters? There are certainly some Lovecraftian influences there, including Rust Cohle's ideas on fate and religion and the cult of Hastur operating in Louisiana.
And with the release of Dead Shadows, we remember our Top 11 Lovecraftian Horror Films.
This list contains not just movies inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, although some of them are certainly here; it also has movies that fall into the Lovecraftian-inspired category. Cosmic horror of the unknown and unknowable that could fracture sanity hovering over reality. Cthulhu. And, of course, those tentacles we mentioned earlier.
As for honorable mentions, how about the wildly popular hit HBO show "True Detective" for starters? There are certainly some Lovecraftian influences there, including Rust Cohle's ideas on fate and religion and the cult of Hastur operating in Louisiana.
- 4/28/2014
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
As horror fans, we make it our business to know the most obscure details about our favorite films. We watch the bonus features on the special edition releases of our favorite DVDs and we read retrospective interviews recalling the details of our most beloved titles. But even the most diligent fan is bound to miss something along the way. So, to help you get the lowdown, we're running a recurring segment that rounds up some lesser-known trivia from your favorite horror films. For this installment, we're setting our sights on Sam Raimi’s 1981 horror film The Evil Dead.
Feast your eyes on: Ten things you may not have known about The Evil Dead.
The film is based on a Sam Raimi short called "Within the Woods"
The 30-minute short film was made in 1978 for $1600. The purpose of the short was to attract potential investors for an eventual feature. Like The Evil Dead,...
Feast your eyes on: Ten things you may not have known about The Evil Dead.
The film is based on a Sam Raimi short called "Within the Woods"
The 30-minute short film was made in 1978 for $1600. The purpose of the short was to attract potential investors for an eventual feature. Like The Evil Dead,...
- 4/2/2014
- by Tyler Doupe
- FEARnet
Though the majority of filmmakers never get the chance to expand upon the short films they make, it’s not all that uncommon for a feature film to be spawned from the kernel of an idea presented in a short. There’s really no better way to generate interest for a movie idea than to bring that idea to life in a short film; it's a much more attention-grabbing way of presenting a concept than sending out a script and hoping someone reads it. There are a handful of horror films over the years that started small before they got to the chance to grow bigger, and today we take a look a ten of those movies. Where available (which is thankfully nine out of ten cases), the original shorts have been included so that you can witness the small beginnings of these well-known horror flicks! "Within the Woods" (The Evil Dead...
- 10/2/2013
- by John Squires
- FEARnet
Before there was The Evil Dead, there was Sam Raimi’s short film Within the Woods.
Made on a shoestring budget and filmed on Super 8, 1979’s Within the Woods stars a very young Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Raimi's story revolves around a group of friends who head to a cabin in the woods to enjoy some sun and fun, only to be tormented by demonic forces. Sound familiar?
According to Geeks of Doom, the film was screened before midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Detroit and only made $11.40, but received some positive reviews prompting the trio of Raimi, Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert to use the short to shop around the idea for their full-length film. They eventually drummed up enough support to finance a production that would unleash the Deadites on an unsuspecting and eternally grateful audience.
Made on a shoestring budget and filmed on Super 8, 1979’s Within the Woods stars a very young Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Raimi's story revolves around a group of friends who head to a cabin in the woods to enjoy some sun and fun, only to be tormented by demonic forces. Sound familiar?
According to Geeks of Doom, the film was screened before midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Detroit and only made $11.40, but received some positive reviews prompting the trio of Raimi, Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert to use the short to shop around the idea for their full-length film. They eventually drummed up enough support to finance a production that would unleash the Deadites on an unsuspecting and eternally grateful audience.
- 4/10/2013
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
This weekend saw the release of Fede Alvarez’s blood-soaked reprise of Sam Raimi’s franchise-spawning low-budget shocker, The Evil Dead. The film topped the weekend box office, and here’s hoping it will inspire younger viewers who haven’t seen Raimi’s auspicious feature debut, to seek it out. Sam Raimi shot The Evil Dead on 16mm, in the woods of Tennessee, for around $350,000 – which is still a lot of money for a fresh out of film school filmmaker. So how did he acquire the funding needed to complete what is now a beloved cult classic and benchmark in horror?
Raimi produced a “prototype” horror film titled Within the Woods, hoping it could build the interest of potential investors. Raimi cast his friends Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss as the two protagonists and produced the film for $1600. Shot on location in a remote cabin in the woods, production was...
Raimi produced a “prototype” horror film titled Within the Woods, hoping it could build the interest of potential investors. Raimi cast his friends Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss as the two protagonists and produced the film for $1600. Shot on location in a remote cabin in the woods, production was...
- 4/9/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
As Sam Raimi has long hence entered the big-studio realm and we brace ourselves for Fede Alvarez's upcoming revamp of "The Evil Dead," a rarely seen early-80s short film by Sam Raimi has resurrected online. A bonus feature on many of the endless DVD iterations of Raimi's gory anthology, "Within the Woods" is a kind of short film treatment of "The Evil Dead." Here, you can see Raimi, shooting on Super 8 with budget of less than $2,000, and the famously chainsaw-wielding Bruce Campbell in their early heydey before "Dead" became a three-part franchise. Before Alvarez's "Evil Dead," which hits theaters today, there was Raimi's 1981 seminal B-horror classic, a film that laid the groundwork for all schlocky low-budget scarefests that followed. Though Raimi's latest film, Disney's "Oz the Great and Powerful," couldn't be farther from the horror movie geek-land the cult American director often inhabits, "Dead"-heads will get...
- 4/5/2013
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
With Fede Alvarez’ remake of The Evil Dead due out this Friday, this is a great time to take a look back at the original films Sam Raimi made years ago – and luckily enough, all three Evil Dead movies are available in multiple formats (because Anchor Bay loves to keep rereleasing them…) so you can relive the magic of Bruce Campbell’s fight against the Deadites. However, only hard-core horror fans and Evil Dead nuts will know that before Raimi made the original low-budget classic back in the early ‘80s, he made a 30-minute proof-of-concept film that served as the precursor to The Evil Dead. That movie, entitled Within the Woods, has never been featured on the countless DVD releases over the years, but you can see it for yourself below. Shot on...
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- 4/3/2013
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
Fans of Sam Raimi's 1981 horror classic The Evil Dead initially bristled at the thought of a remake, but after not one but two red band trailers, those fans might changed their minds the remake. But while there is still almost four months before Evil Dead reaches theaters, the release of Raimi's 1979 short Within the Woods (via The Playlist) is just the thing to keep Evil Dead fans drooling with anticipation.
Working basically as a predecessor to The Evil Dead, Within the Woods followed two couples who decide to spend a weekend in a remote cabin in the woods that just so happens to be located on an Indian burial ground. When Ellen and Bruce (Evil Dead actors Ellen Sandweiss and Bruce Campbell) decide to go have a picnic, Bruce finds an ancient Indian dagger and decides to keep it, upsetting the spirits below. Despite the poor transfer of the VHS,...
Working basically as a predecessor to The Evil Dead, Within the Woods followed two couples who decide to spend a weekend in a remote cabin in the woods that just so happens to be located on an Indian burial ground. When Ellen and Bruce (Evil Dead actors Ellen Sandweiss and Bruce Campbell) decide to go have a picnic, Bruce finds an ancient Indian dagger and decides to keep it, upsetting the spirits below. Despite the poor transfer of the VHS,...
- 1/19/2013
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
As you may or may not know, in 1978 director Sam Raimi made a little movie called Within the Woods that would go on to be the inspiration for the 1981 horror classic The Evil Dead. Thought lost and unavailable for quite some time, you can now watch the flick in its entirety right here!
Within the Woods stars Evil Dead staples Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss along with Evil Dead producer Scott Spiegel. The film was originally made to sell investors on funding a feature-length version. Yes, the quality is sketchy at best, but believe us when we tell you that having a chance to see this little sliver of cinematic history is worth the half hour of eye strain.
Ghost House Pictures is producing the much anticipated remake of The Evil Dead, the film that effectively launched the careers of Sam Raimi (Spider-Man franchise, Darkman, Drag Me to Hell), Rob Tapert...
Within the Woods stars Evil Dead staples Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss along with Evil Dead producer Scott Spiegel. The film was originally made to sell investors on funding a feature-length version. Yes, the quality is sketchy at best, but believe us when we tell you that having a chance to see this little sliver of cinematic history is worth the half hour of eye strain.
Ghost House Pictures is producing the much anticipated remake of The Evil Dead, the film that effectively launched the careers of Sam Raimi (Spider-Man franchise, Darkman, Drag Me to Hell), Rob Tapert...
- 1/18/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
If you’re a fan of the "Evil Dead" series, you’ll probably want to stop everything that you’re doing right now. Sam Raimi’s 1978 short film “Within the Woods,” the film that inspired “The Evil Dead,” is now available in its entirety via YouTube. Given that all too often the news brings a coal-in-the-stocking present like, well, an "Evil Dead" remake, it’s always a feel-good moment when we are given a gift such as this. While the quality of the short film isn't so hot, fans will get a kick out of seeing Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss, back when they were teenagers, playing early versions of Ash and Cheryl from the 1981 horror cult classic. Shot with a $1600 budget, this short film was what Raimi used to get the necessary funds in order to make "The Evil Dead" just a few years later. The film was shot...
- 1/18/2013
- by Ken Guidry
- The Playlist
Back before there was The Evil Dead remake coming to theaters in 2013 there was of course the classic Sam Raimi horror film The Evil Dead That much most people know. What many dont know is there was another film and earlier film written and directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss Within the Woods. See the full film here.
- 1/18/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Before Sam Raimi set out to make his 1981 horror masterpiece The Evil Dead, he made a 30-minute short film called Within the Woods. The short was made in 1978, it had a budget of $1600, and it's awesome, raw, horror movie greatness! The story centers around demonic possession and mysterious forces originating from the woods. The short is still really good despite the low budget and the special effects they were forced to improvise on the set. And yes, the short also stars Bruce Campbell.
This is what he used to get investors for The Evil Dead. He literally went out a begged for money to make The Evil Dead. He was looking for $150,000 to make it, and when he finally ended up raising $90,000 they went out and made the movie anyway. The rest is history, and now we have a terrifying looking remake of the film coming soon.
Watch the short that started it all,...
This is what he used to get investors for The Evil Dead. He literally went out a begged for money to make The Evil Dead. He was looking for $150,000 to make it, and when he finally ended up raising $90,000 they went out and made the movie anyway. The rest is history, and now we have a terrifying looking remake of the film coming soon.
Watch the short that started it all,...
- 1/17/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
by Jason Lees, MoreHorror.com
First off, to be honest, I had no interest at all in seeing The Cabin In The Woods. None. Zilch. And I had a very good, and very petty reason for not wanting to. It’s not that I don’t dig on Joss Whedon (I’m not a card carrying Whedon-phile but I did really like Firefly) and it’s not that I don’t like original horror movies. I do and I try to support anything hitting theaters that doesn’t have a Roman Numeral in the title or isn’t a remake, but Cabin had only one big strike against it for me. When I first heard about it I thought it was Within The Woods, the short film Sam Raimi made to promote The Evil Dead, and it was finally getting past its rights issues and being released. When I read...
First off, to be honest, I had no interest at all in seeing The Cabin In The Woods. None. Zilch. And I had a very good, and very petty reason for not wanting to. It’s not that I don’t dig on Joss Whedon (I’m not a card carrying Whedon-phile but I did really like Firefly) and it’s not that I don’t like original horror movies. I do and I try to support anything hitting theaters that doesn’t have a Roman Numeral in the title or isn’t a remake, but Cabin had only one big strike against it for me. When I first heard about it I thought it was Within The Woods, the short film Sam Raimi made to promote The Evil Dead, and it was finally getting past its rights issues and being released. When I read...
- 6/22/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
"This is my boomstick!" Bruce Campbell was already a full-fledged horror icon before reciting that unforgettable line from Army of Darkness, but this put the cherry on top. "Boomstick" was Campbell's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", his "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", his "Stairway to Heaven".
Here at Doctor Gash's Tip of the Scalpel column, we're used to paying tribute to the real baddies of horror. The nastier character you portrayed, the more love you'll get here. Campbell is the rare Scalpel honoree who's recognized for his portrayal of a hero. Throughout his illustrious career Campbell has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, but it's one character in particular that we all fell in love with that earned Campbell his Tip of the Scalpel nod. I'm talking, of course, of Ashley J. "Ash" Williams.
Campbell and The Evil Dead director Sam Raimi met in high school, and...
Here at Doctor Gash's Tip of the Scalpel column, we're used to paying tribute to the real baddies of horror. The nastier character you portrayed, the more love you'll get here. Campbell is the rare Scalpel honoree who's recognized for his portrayal of a hero. Throughout his illustrious career Campbell has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, but it's one character in particular that we all fell in love with that earned Campbell his Tip of the Scalpel nod. I'm talking, of course, of Ashley J. "Ash" Williams.
Campbell and The Evil Dead director Sam Raimi met in high school, and...
- 12/15/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
I'm no purist, but it really takes me out of a film to hear the Narnia kids saying 'Sorted!' or Alice in Wonderland using terms like 'bonkers'
Much as I wanted to enjoy Super 8, I kept getting distracted by anachronisms. The film is set, specifically, in a small Ohio town in the summer of 1979, yet one of the kids compares an alien building block to a Rubik's Cube, which didn't go on sale till 1980. (I'd already checked the date when writing about Let the Right One In.) The gas station attendant must have been going out with someone whose uncle worked at Sony, because he has a Walkman, yet I didn't even glimpse Walkmans till late 1979 – and I was living in Tokyo at the time.
Most distracting of all, the kids in Jj Abrams's film are making a zombie movie. But why? They might conceivably have caught...
Much as I wanted to enjoy Super 8, I kept getting distracted by anachronisms. The film is set, specifically, in a small Ohio town in the summer of 1979, yet one of the kids compares an alien building block to a Rubik's Cube, which didn't go on sale till 1980. (I'd already checked the date when writing about Let the Right One In.) The gas station attendant must have been going out with someone whose uncle worked at Sony, because he has a Walkman, yet I didn't even glimpse Walkmans till late 1979 – and I was living in Tokyo at the time.
Most distracting of all, the kids in Jj Abrams's film are making a zombie movie. But why? They might conceivably have caught...
- 8/4/2011
- by Anne Billson
- The Guardian - Film News
Welcome back, fiends! Over the last two days we’ve looked at the first 10 milestones in independent horror filmmaking, starting in 1921 and ending up in 1977 with David Lynch’s Eraserhead .
Today we begin in the year 1978 and take you through the next five milestones of indie horror up until the year 1981.
1978- Joe Dante Directs Piranha:
Before he was terrifying this writer as a small child with his gritty werewolf tale The Howling (the animated werewolf sex scene remains to this day an all-time favorite of mine) or capturing the imaginations of children and adults alike with Gremlins, director Joe Dante started off working for the iconic B-Movie master Roger Corman.
Dante paid his dues in the industry by coming up under the tutelage of Corman for several years, working as an editor on several projects as well as co-directing Hollywood Boulevard . It was in 1978 that Dante would get his big break.
Today we begin in the year 1978 and take you through the next five milestones of indie horror up until the year 1981.
1978- Joe Dante Directs Piranha:
Before he was terrifying this writer as a small child with his gritty werewolf tale The Howling (the animated werewolf sex scene remains to this day an all-time favorite of mine) or capturing the imaginations of children and adults alike with Gremlins, director Joe Dante started off working for the iconic B-Movie master Roger Corman.
Dante paid his dues in the industry by coming up under the tutelage of Corman for several years, working as an editor on several projects as well as co-directing Hollywood Boulevard . It was in 1978 that Dante would get his big break.
- 3/9/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The heavens have opened up and spit out the greatest news this Deadite/Bidite has heard in a long time. Anchor Bay Home Entertainment is slated to debut the Blu-ray later this summer, more precisely August 31st! Mark your calenders because this is a must own...
Details are more than sketchy at this point as we are not sure what the cover art or Blu-ray specs will be. We are hearing that a brand new transfer and completely new audio commentary by Sam and Bruce will most likely make it's presence felt. Rumors of it also containing an updated quality look at the film the started it all "Within the Woods" has us crossing our fingers as well. With the zillion versions of "Army" put out over the years it's great to see the original getting much need attention as well. Stay tuned for more details as we get them.
Details are more than sketchy at this point as we are not sure what the cover art or Blu-ray specs will be. We are hearing that a brand new transfer and completely new audio commentary by Sam and Bruce will most likely make it's presence felt. Rumors of it also containing an updated quality look at the film the started it all "Within the Woods" has us crossing our fingers as well. With the zillion versions of "Army" put out over the years it's great to see the original getting much need attention as well. Stay tuned for more details as we get them.
- 5/17/2010
- by admin
- Horrorbid
On just about every Friday night, when I was a kid, back in the days before Netflix (or illegal BitTorrents for all you criminals out there, you know who you are), my parents used to take me to the video store (this being their idea of active recreation, far be it from me to complain). No sooner would we get through the entrance way before I found myself in the horror and sci-fi/fantasy sections, face-to-face with a slew of low budget titles, never advertised on television, performed by actors who seldom (if ever) broke into major motion pictures, and helmed by directors who proved, time and time again, that creativity cannot be bought, but rather cultivated, with ambition and a fervent imagination.
In my formidable youth, sold on the elaborate (if at times cheesy) cover art these features put forth, I’ve managed to tantrum my way into watching...
In my formidable youth, sold on the elaborate (if at times cheesy) cover art these features put forth, I’ve managed to tantrum my way into watching...
- 1/5/2010
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Compton)
- Fangoria
Director Sam Raimi made a name for himself (and boyhood friend Bruce Campbell) with a series of low-budget horror films that began in 1978 with "Within the Woods," a short college project that would chart the rest of his career. While that particular movie remains little seen, it led directly to the cult classic "Evil Dead" and its two sequels, "Evil Dead II" and "Army of Darkness," and forever cemented Sam Raimi as a bonafide member of the horror club.
So it was with some regret among his fans that -- as his career progressed -- Raimi drifted into other areas of cinema, most notably the billion dollar blockbuster "Spider-Man" franchise, and seemingly left his chainsaw and boomstick behind. That was until 2009, when he came roaring out of the gate with "Drag Me to Hell," the veteran filmmaker's return to the genre that made him a legend. The film stars Alison Lohman...
So it was with some regret among his fans that -- as his career progressed -- Raimi drifted into other areas of cinema, most notably the billion dollar blockbuster "Spider-Man" franchise, and seemingly left his chainsaw and boomstick behind. That was until 2009, when he came roaring out of the gate with "Drag Me to Hell," the veteran filmmaker's return to the genre that made him a legend. The film stars Alison Lohman...
- 10/13/2009
- by Brian Jacks
- MTV Movies Blog
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