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Cool Stuff: Under The Influence Art Show: Masters of the Universe
22 December 2009 9:30 AM, PST
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Each year Gallery 1988 holds a "Under The Influence" art show. In years past, they've done tribute shows to the Beastie Boys and Stan Lee. This year's honoree is a tribute to He-Man and The Masters of the Universe. Over 100 artists are contributing to the exhibition, each contributing their "unique vision of the wonderfully rich fantasy world of eternia." Tis includes some of our favorite artists, which we've featured on the site in past editions of Cool Stuff. Check out 24 pieces of art from the show, after the jump.
The awesome faux movie poster above was created by Tom Whalen, who we've featured many times in past editions of Cool Stuff (posters, Dark Knight magazine cover, Watchmen art, The Shining and The Warriors, Predator, 80's super villains, Army of Darkness poster). Here is a note from Whalen about the poster:
i had a blast casting my dream "masters" movie.
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- Peter Sciretta
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Uncle Creepy's Blu Christmas Buyer's Guide 2009
11 December 2009 1:55 AM, PST
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Note: This Will Be Posted At The Top Of Our Headlines Throughout The Weekend! Happy Shopping! With the holiday shopping season officially upon us, I figured it might be a good idea to start making some recommendations for the lucky horror-loving folks on your lists!
Blu-ray players once again are going to be pretty hot items this year, but what of the movies available for them? If you already own the DVD of your favorite flick, is there a need to replace it with a Blu-ray? I'm here to answer all of your questions in the second annual ...
Before we get into my picks, let's take a second to explain how I rated them. They're broken down into three categories:
Can't Miss -- Must Haves: These are the cream of the crop! The purchases that are guaranteed to bring a smile to someone's face. Items no one with the tech should be without.
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Top 10 Tuesday: The Best Stop Motion Characters in Movie History
24 November 2009 10:05 AM, PST
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Stop motion animation, like most animation, really, is an art-form, one that has been perfected by only a chosen few. Ever since 1898’s The Humpty Dumpty Circus, the usage of stop motion animation in film has brought characters to life in far better ways than modern technology can provide. Today, in honor of Wes Anderson’s usage of it in Fantastic Mr. Fox, we give you our list of the 10 best stop motion characters in film history.
10. Talos from Jason And The Argonauts
Jason And The Argonauts is usually cited as the high-water mark of Ray Harryhausen’s career and there is so much to justify that call. The climactic skeleton battle is the most celebrated sequence, but for sheer awe, there’s nothing like the encounter with the 200-foot-tall bronze colossus Talos. After landing on the island of Bronze, the goddess Hera, in masthead form, instructs Jason to have
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- Kirk
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Badasses of Horror: Part Two
9 November 2009 6:30 AM, PST
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See the first part of this article here.
Ellen Ripley (Alien/Aliens, 1979/86)
Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley is just hanging out on the intergalactic transport ship Nostromo, leading the often-dull life of a Space Teamster, when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, her idiot captain decides to land on the remote planet Lv-426 to investigate some stupid distress signal emanating from a crashed spaceship. Now, as we all know, responding to distress signals is one of the top five most insanely boneheaded tactical decisions any science-fiction/horror space traveler can possibly make, but this doesn’t stop Captain Numbnuts from ordering his crew to get their asses down there and dope out the spooky alien wreckage.
Of course, once they go down to investigate, some dumbass crewmember decides it would be totally hilarious to stick his face in one of the strange egglike things he finds in the smoldering wreckage of the derelict ship.
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- no-reply@fangoria.com (Ben Thompson and Clay Thompson)
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‘A Christmas Carol’ Review
6 November 2009 3:13 PM, PST
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Short Version: There are already so many great adaptions of the classic Dickens story – this one adds nothing but CGI and gimmicky 3D effects.
Screen Rant reviews A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is one of my all time favorite Christmas stories. Maybe because most of the year I feel like a somewhat cranky Ebenezer Scrooge but once Thanksgiving is over my mood lightens over the spirit of the upcoming holiday. It seems that every few years someone feels the need to do an update on the classic tale, and sometimes it works. Heck there have certainly been a lot of versions over the years (over two dozen on TV and in movies according to IMDb), and I’ve enjoyed many of those myself.
This time director Robert Zemeckis (who seems intent upon never making another live action film as long as he lives) brings us another 3D, IMAX, CGI motion-capture extravaganza.
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- Vic Holtreman
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‘Tucker & Dale vs. Evil’ Red Band Trailer
2 November 2009 12:36 PM, PST
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Horror and comedy are two of my favorite genres and just like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, I like when they are combined. Last month, Screen Rant writer Ross Miller did a series on horror films that were combined with other genres. One of those combinations was horror plus comedy and the movie he choose was Shaun of the Dead. Other great examples are the always popular Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness with Bruce “The Chin” Campbell.
Well today, courtesy of our friends at Bloody Disgusting, we have a new trailer for the upcoming horror/comedy film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. If the film is half as funny as the trailer then I am really looking forward to seeing it. The movie stars Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Dodgeball) and Tyler Labine (Zack and Miri Make a Porno) as two redneck hillbillies that want to do nothing more than enjoy
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- Paul Young
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[DVD Review] Sauna
30 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT
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I had never really thought about it, but maybe the world does need a good medieval horror film. The unrepentantly brutal and superstitious nature of the era would seem to lend itself to something pretty burly, and the longstanding cult appeal of Army of Darkness would seem to indicate that the popular interest is there. Evidently, the producers of Sauna agreed, and in making this picture, laid the groundwork for that film, for which we should be eternally grateful. It’s not that Sauna isn’t good and spooky, because it is; it simply has the same reasonable amount of clumsiness that one could expect of any filmmaker feeling out an idea. It’s simply more noticeable because you get the distinct feeling that they’re on to something.
In the aftermath of the war between Russia and Sweden (something I was unaware had even happened), brothers Knut (Tommi Eronen
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- Anders Nelson
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Original Evil Dead roaring back to the big screen
29 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT
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Grindhouse Releasing has announced that it will return Sam Raimi’s 1983 fright classic The Evil Dead to theaters. The company plans to send the unrated shocker into midnight bookings, similar to its revival of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond a decade ago in partnership with Quentin Tarantino.
Grindhouse’s Bob Murawski, who edited Raimi’s Army Of Darkness, the Spider-man films and Drag Me To Hell, and Sage Stallone recently worked out a deal with the director, producer Rob Tapert and star Bruce Campbell to give Evil Dead new theatrical exposure. “Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like Evil Dead—especially on the big screen,” Campbell says. “I’m really glad it’s back. People are gonna be hurt.” It’s certainly better than a remake… Grindhouse is currently arranging for playdates in both the U.S. and Canada
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- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
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The Evil Dead Is Returning To Cinemas!
29 October 2009 5:37 AM, PDT
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You better find a cushion to hide behind because Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead is returning to the big screen. Grindhouse Releasing will be distributing the low-budget horror classic in select cinemas across the U.S. and Canada for a midnight movie run. No dates or locations have yet been announced but you can get the full story from the press release below:
Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead Returns To The Big Screen!
'The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror' is Back!
Hollywood, Calif. - Grindhouse Releasing is bringing Sam Raimi's original horror classic The Evil Dead back to the big screen as a midnight movie.
Raimi and producers Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell gave the go-ahead for a series of Evil Dead revival screenings to Grindhouse Releasing partner Bob Murawski, the film editor of Raimi's Spider-Man 1, 2 & 3, Drag Me To Hell and the Evil Dead sequel Army Of Darkness.
Stephen King
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Evil Dead to Return to Theaters
29 October 2009 12:03 AM, PDT
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ShockTillYouDrop reports that Sam Raimi's debut feature, 1981's The Evil Dead, will be returning to the big screen in the U.S. and Canada via a midnight movie series sponsored by writer/director/Rocky Balboa Jr. Sage Stallone's and Army of Darkness editor Bob Murawski's Grindhouse Releasing, which specializes in releasing classic horror and explotation films.
Sayeth Ash himself, Bruce Campbell: "Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like Evil Dead - especially on the big screen. I'm really glad it's back. People are gonna be hurt."
No screenings have been scheduled so far, but eventually a schedule will be released at GrindhouseReleasing.com.
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Blu-Ray Review: Sam Raimi’s ‘Drag Me to Hell’ a Great Halloween Choice
20 October 2009 3:33 PM, PDT
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Chicago – There are a number of choices for your Halloween movie dollar this season including “Saw VI” and “Paranormal Activity” in theaters and new Blu-Ray editions of “Audition” and this year’s “Orphan” and Sam Raimi’s great “Drag Me to Hell”. Universal has packaged Raimi’s glorious return to the genre that made him a star with a gorgeous video and audio treatment but lackluster special features. The movie deserves a bit better.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
It deserved better at the box office as well. With so many awful horror films out there, how did one that was so critically acclaimed barely make a dent at the box office? It makes no sense. All I can assume is that hardcore genre junkies stayed away because of the PG-13 rating, assuming that this gleefully gory flick had been toned down for the masses. That was a mistake. Seeing “Drag” with a full,
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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31 Days of Horror: Army of Darkness
17 October 2009 5:00 AM, PDT
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Army of Darkness (1992)
"This.. is my Boom stick!"
This weekend, we are taking a break from the obscure, the low-budget and the Coroner. As in, I'm taking over for a few days and I'm going to turn the focus of this daily feature toward my favorite sub-genre: horror comedy. And while Robert Fure did write about the entire Evil Dead franchise in one post last year, I just cannot let such aggression stand. These movies deserve their own posts. So lets do this...
Synopsis: Ash (Bruce Campbell) has been through some serious shit. He's had to fight off a demon that turned his girlfriend and several friends into Deadites in Evil Dead, then he had to do it again for another night, this time with 4 strangers in Evil Dead II, only to see all of his hard work get sucked through a dimensional portal, plopping him down in the middle ages. Now
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- Neil Miller
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31 Days of Horror: Evil Dead II
16 October 2009 1:23 PM, PDT
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Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987)
This weekend, we are taking a break from the obscure, the low-budget and the Coroner. As in, I'm taking over for a few days and I'm going to turn the focus of this daily feature toward my favorite sub-genre: horror comedy. And while Robert Fure did write about the entire Evil Dead franchise in one post last year, I just cannot let such aggression stand. These movies (especially this and tomorrow's entry, Army of Darkness) deserve their own posts. So lets do this...
Synopsis: After spending a horrific night in the cabin from hell and having to fight off the demon-possessed bodies of his girlfriend, his sister and two of his best friends, Ash (Bruce Campbell) wakes up in the woods not far from where all the mayhem of The Evil Dead took place. And he still can't get away. In this sequel/remake, Ash
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- Neil Miller
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FX Lab: A Conversation with Andrew Clement
15 October 2009 11:26 PM, PDT
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From working FX on SNL and Letterman to creating monsters for Dark Shadows, Andrew Clement has some tales to tell. Recently-wrapped on the reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street (for which he redesigned Freddy Krueger), Jason Anders caught up with Clement for a candid conversation about his world of Creative Character Engineering.
Ja/Fangoria: So let's begin with your work as a make-up artist for NBC's Saturday Night Live; tell me about the work you did for the show, how you became involved, the memories you have being around the cast of actors, and which seasons you were involved in.
AC: I wish I had been involved in the first few seasons of SNL, it was such a fertile time for the show. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’m not quite that old. As it is, I watched those shows in Jr. High and High School, and now I have the DVD’s.
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- no-reply@fangoria.com (Jason Anders)
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Sam Raimi Drags Us 'To Hell,' Will Ferrell Gets 'Lost' And More In The DVD Report For October 13
13 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT
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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
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- Brian Jacks
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Raimi Grabs Saving Private Ryan Scribe For Warcraft
12 October 2009 8:27 PM, PDT
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Now this is some nerd news right up my alley: Sam Raimi, the director of the Spiderman films and Army of Darkness, has hired Robert Rodat, the writer of Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot, to draft his World of Warcraft film. On IMDb, it’s simply being called Warcraft, which seems to work just as well.
There’s a lot to root for with this project. Raimi is incredibly talented, and seeing him return to a fantasy/horror genre is great news — he’s the man who got me into film in the first place with The Evil Dead. The fact that he’s taken up Warcraft is even better: it’s a videogame property that allows him the breathing room to have a little fun without treading on the toes of Lord of the Rings. The franchise is his oyster, and I can think of a hundred ways
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- John Cooper
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An American Werewolf In London, Army Of Darknes and Van Helsing Blu-ray Reviews
10 October 2009 10:01 AM, PDT
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Halloween brings out the ghosts, ghouls and reissues of Haloween favorites and “favorites.” Universal, one of the great studios for catalog Blu-ray releases has put out two cult-classics, and one film that might strain to be some day. My reviews of An America Werewolf in London, Army of Darkness and Van Helsing after the jump.
John Landis has a great and awkward career, one that started with promise and mutated into saggy but somewhat enjoyable enterprises. It’s hard to say if the joy is gone because his first episode of Masters of Horror suggested that the man still has some game. An American Werewolf in London may not be his best movie (it’s hard to argue between it, Animal House and Trading Places), but it’s one of the great modern horror films.
David Naughton stars as David Kessler, who’s out backpacking with his best friend Jack Goodman
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- Andre Dellamorte
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Blu-ray Review – Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
9 October 2009 3:18 PM, PDT
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How do you review a landmark film? I don’t mean ‘classic’ like, say, Army of Darkness or Bullitt. No, I’m referring to films that pioneered cinema and have had dozens upon dozens of great things already chronicled about them. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs carried impact when it first debuted in 1937, namely because it was the first animated feature film and it didn’t topple over like many nay-sayers predicted. Instead, like all films that stand with the weight of the critical world against them, Walt Disney’s first animated feature made a huge splash that forever changed the landscape of cinema. It’s a safe bet that without this picture, we would not be enjoying any Pixar films and would be left without the prospect of future Disney classics.
But again the question for one comes back to, what can be said that hasn’t already been boasted about this film?
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- Philip Barrett
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Halloween Movie Round-Up ~ Zombieland, Paranormal Activity & Drag me to Hell
9 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT
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October is here, and you know what that means! Halloween preparations all month long! If you’re having a hard time thinking of a super spooky costume or getting in the Halloween spirit, then head on down to the theater and scare yourself silly with either Ruben Fleischer’s horror/comedy Zombieland, or Oren Peli’s horror/thriller Paranormal Activity.
Of course not everyone can handle getting scared in the theater, so if group shocks don’t tickle your fancy then why not pick up Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell and stay in for a night of screams.
Zombieland
Zombies continue to be one of the most popular movie monsters on the market, but zombie comedies don’t come along all that often. Shaun of the Dead has reigned supreme since 2004 as the only mainstream zombie comedy, but Zombieland gives it a run for its money with a
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Army of Darkness (Screwhead Edition) - Blu-ray Review
7 October 2009 1:35 PM, PDT
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Sam Raimi.s third installment of his Evil Dead series comes to Blu-ray, and just in time for Halloween. This is my favorite out of the Evil Dead movies, and probably because it is just so campy and so much fun (I saw this in its 81 minute theatrical release way back when). If you are not familiar with the Evil Dead movies (before director Raimi went on to direct the Spiderman movies), you are missing out. And for those of you who are familiar with these cult classics, this .screwhead. edition comes light in the special features area and it is not the director.s edition that has also been put out for the consumer.s consumption (the difference being
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- Dana Rae
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