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Get Excited: Grainy Pictures of the ‘Clash of the Titans’ Posters

3 November 2009 5:22 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

While I continue my one-man boycott of anything that doesn't have Bubo, the rest of the civilized world is somehow simultaneously refreshing the Butt-Numb-a-Thon list to see if it's finally posted and drooling over these new posters for Clash of the Titans. I don't really know if anyone is drooling, but I have to assume that it's the third most popular activity on the internet behind tugging it to that scene of Katie Holmes in The Gift and surfing 1-800-Flowers.com for a thoughtful present for your mother's birthday. Since they are spy shots of some in-progress posters, according to Aint It Cool, they aren't high quality, but they give an idea of how cool these posters will end up looking. That style, that bronze and ancient blood style of a heightened drama, really works here. Or, at least, it looks like it will work if the posters get close to looking like this. Here's »

- Dr. Cole Abaius

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Hilary Swank honored today with Hollywood Actress Award at Hollywood Film Fest

26 October 2009 11:36 AM, PDT | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »

Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank will be honored with the "Hollywood Actress Award" at the The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards today, October 26th.

Swank stars in the 2010 thriller The Resident about a doctor who suspects she may not be alone in her Brooklyn loft, and learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her. Swank's other genre credits include Brian De Palma's real-life crime drama The Black Dahlia, opposite Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson, Sam Raimi's The Gift, with Cate Blanchett and Keanu Reeves, Christopher Nolan's Insomnia, opposite Al Pacino and Robin Williams, The Reaping, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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- Superheidi

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Hillary Swank to Be Honored at Hollywood Film Festival

13 October 2009 11:12 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, have announced that two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank will be honored with the "Hollywood Actress Award" at the festival's Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.

The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 26, 2009. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. "It is a privilege to honor Hilary Swank's extraordinary talent and remarkable career," said Mr. de Abreu.

About Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank will soon be seen starring in the title role of Mira Nair's biopic Amelia, from Fox Searchlight, which is the story of the life of legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart. World famous for her aviation triumphs, Earhart disappeared along with her navigator Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island while on her »

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Drag Me To Hell soundtrack hits stores

17 August 2009 9:42 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

This Tuesday, August 18, Lakeshore Records releases the CD soundtrack to Sam Raimi’s terrific summer chiller Drag Me To Hell in stores and for on-line purchase, featuring his frequent collaborator Christopher Young’s full score. The disc contains 14 tracks comprising almost an hour of music from Raimi’s saga of a nasty gypsy curse.

Young is no stranger to the genre, having composing acclaimed music for films like Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, The Fly II, The Dark Half, Tales From The Hood, Species, Urban Legend, Bless The Child, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose and, most recently, The Uninvited. His previous collaborations with Raimi include The Gift, the first two Grudge features and Spider-man 3. The Drag soundtrack is currently available digitally via Amazon and iTunes. Preview it in the widget below.

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- no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)

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Justin Long on Drag Me to Hell

1 June 2009 11:37 AM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »

Justin Long was a huge Sam Raimi fan. Growing up with the Evil Dead films, he matured along with the filmmaker watching A Simple Plan and The Gift. When Long finally got to costar in Drag Me to Hell, he met Raimi on a professional level.

Justin Long on Drag Me to Hell

.He.s very insightful and he communicates specifically when he needs to,. Long said. .For the most part I think he just kind of trusts. He puts a lot of trust in the actors which is not to say that he doesn.t give specific direction. He does when he feel he needs to, I think. He was an actor. He.s acted before, and while we were writing certainly we would act out certain things and he would slip into this very natural cadence, this very natural delivery that he had. I think »

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15 most memorable characters in Sam Raimi’s movies.

30 May 2009 2:15 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

15- Donnie Barksdale in The Gift Actor: Keanu Reeves Memorable quote: Messing with the Devil is gonna get you burned. Everybody knows that. Say what you will about Keanu Reeves, but given the right project, proper casting and good direction and the man can do a decent job. He is far from outstanding in The Gift but I have to admit that I really liked the fresh take in having Reeves play a white trash hick. 14-Jacob Mitchell in A Simple Plan Actor: Billy Bob Thornton Memorable quote: I mean, hell, Hank, I've never even kissed a girl. You know, if me becoming rich is gonna change all that, you know I'm all for it. Billy Bob Thornton works best when playing the creep. This is best seen in movies like U-Turn and A Simple Plan. Here Sam Raimi uses his ugly mug placing him opposite to Bill Paxton has »

- Ricky

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Justin Long Talks Drag Me to Hell

29 May 2009 2:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

There is no doubt that Justin Long is a funny guy. After all, his resume is filled with hilarious performances in films like Dodgeball, Waiting, Accepted, and Idiocracy. So imagine his surprise when he got the call from director Sam Raimi to play the straight man in his new horror film, Drag Me to Hell.

Long said, "I kind of thought Sam was calling me because there was a clown in the film that comes into different scenes intermittently to throw up or juggle for comic relief. But it turns out he saw me in Live Free or Die Hard and liked my performance enough to want me in Drag Me to Hell."

"I guess it's a good thing Sam hadn't seen me in my other roles, or maybe I wouldn't have even gotten the call from him," Long joked.

In Drag Me to Hell Long plays Clay Dalton, the »

- thehorrorchick

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Int: Sam Raimi!

29 May 2009 12:34 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Sam Raimi. Need I say more? Okay, sure the man did the Spider-man movies, and he also crafted some awesome little flicks like The Gift and A Simple Plan. But many a genre fan will never forget what he did to a mild mannered store clerk who finds himself battling demons and zeroing in on his cool factor. Yes, I am talking about Ash, and of course, The Evil Dead franchise. And while he hasn't returned to that series yet, he does offer up something that will certainly remind fans why he is... »

- JimmyO

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[Movie Review] Drag Me To Hell

28 May 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

The worst thing that you could say about Drag Me To Hell, Sam Raimi’s latest film and his first horror film in over a decade, is that it’s stupid; or maybe that it’s a little racist, seeing as every non-white character is either conniving, possessing of mystical powers, or in league with Satan. But then again, the exact same thing could be said of all three Evil Dead films, and that does little to affect the entertainment value of those films. The point is, Raimi’s always done his most invigorating work when he’s operating outside the confines of a plot, character motivation, and even common sense - here he has pitched all of those so far to the wind that you’re almost wondering whether the man even understands what they mean. And it makes you want to forgive him for spending the last decade »

- Anders Nelson

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Powder Blue DVD Review

27 May 2009 4:06 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

In the June issue of Allure, stunning actress Jessica Biel said her beauty “really is a problem” when trying to find work in Hollywood.  (Ironic considering the quote accompanies a high-priced photo shoot in the pages of a magazine as she graces the cover.)  “I just want the opportunity,” she said.  “If you don’t like the audition, don’t hire me.  But if you don’t want to even see me, that’s hurtful.”  In short, she wants to be taken seriously as an actress.

In Powder Blue, Biel plays a stripper and delivers a bad performance.  This ill-conceived, straight-to-dvd movie will forever be known for Biel’s scantily clad turns on stage, while the rest is rightfully tossed in the same pile as the remains of Anne Hathaway’s Havoc and Katie Holmes’ The Gift.

The plot is a series of forced connections between a moping cast of »

- Jeff Leins

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Drag Me To Hell (Film Review)

27 May 2009 12:36 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The advertising pitch on Drag Me To Hell is that it marks Sam Raimi’s return to “pure horror,” but anyone familiar with the director’s work knows that he was never really there to begin with. Even passages of his very first Evil Dead were informed as much by the Three Stooges as by George A. Romero, and his approach to the tenets of screen fear have only become more playful with time. So his latest is not the ultimate experience in grueling terror that some might be expecting or hoping for—but it is a Hell of a lot of fun.

You can see a bit of the Stooges here in several moments of cranial abuse with assorted found objects, and one key sequence is so Evil Dead II that it only lacks someone screeching, “I’ll swallow your soul!” In fact, Raimi gleefully mixes influences from throughout horror history, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Sam Raimi goes from 'Hell' to 'Spider-Man 4'

26 May 2009 2:27 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

  After shooting three 'Spider-Man' films in a row, Sam Raimi needed a blockbuster break.  And while the filmmaker has previously dabbled with more serious endeavors with films such as "A Simple Plan" and the amazingly underrated "The GIft," Raimi went back to his "Evil Dead" horror origins with the exhilarating new thriller "Drag Me to Hell.""The horror genre is the best audience in the world. They go there to be thrilled and I feel like they have a really fun attitude in their hearts when they see these movies," Raimi says.  "Not that normal audiences aren't special, but the horror... »

- Gregory Ellwood

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Keanu Reeves Heads to the Lab for Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

8 May 2009 1:01 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Ted “Theodore” Logan is no stranger to the horror genre. He’s starred in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Devil’s Advocate, and Constantine (among others).

Now, Keanu Reeves is about to test his ability to perform dual personalities because THR reported tonight he’s set to take on the title role(s) in Universal’s remake of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.”

Look, I know that Reeves gets a lot of grief for his wooden performances, but the guy can act when given something challenging to do. Don’t believe me? Go rewatch his performance as Donnie in The Gift and then tell me I am wrong.

I might be in the minority here, but I am kinda psyched to see him do something a little more challenging than his latest outing in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. »

- thehorrorchick

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Katie Holmes to be Afraid Of The Dark

7 May 2009 11:58 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Variety reports that Katie Holmes has been signed to star in Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, the Miramax remake of the classic ’70s TV chiller that Guillermo del Toro and Mark Johnson are producing. This will be Holmes’ first lead in a movie since marrying Tom Cruise, and her first genre feature since Sam Raimi’s The Gift in 2000.

In Afraid, Holmes will play a young woman who moves into an old house inhabited by malevolent, whispering creatures. Del Toro scripted the redux with his Mimic co-writer Matthew Robbins, and it’ll be the first feature for director Troy Nixey (of the acclaimed short Latchkey’S Lament). Mike Elizalde and his Spectral Motion team will create the critters; the movie rolls this summer in Melbourne, Australia. The busy Del Toro, who’s gearing up to shoot The Hobbit next year in New Zealand, is also producing an adaptation »

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trailer break: ‘Drag Me to Hell’

12 March 2009 10:45 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

Or, Hell Is Other People’s Housing Crisis. Or Final Foreclosure. Or Mortgagalypse. Try it, it’s fun! It’s always cause for celebration when Sam Raimi has a new movie for us. But Sam Raimi making a big-budget horror movie? This is a new, um, creature entirely. Can we hope for the same gonzo nightmare we usually get from Raimi? Should we hope for that? If there’s any of Raimi’s trademark comedy here, there’s no hint of it in the trailer. On the other hand, his A Simple Plan (one of the rare movies that actually improves upon the book it’s based on) and The Gift are superstylish and downright chilling dark dramas that border on horror, and without a lick of humor either. They’re not quite the kind of horror we seem to be promised in this trailer, but I’m gonna remain optimistic. »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Raimi's Return to Horror: The 'Drag Me to Hell' Trailer

11 March 2009 2:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I've been a Sam Raimi fan since the very first time I laid my fingers on the creepy dark blue Thorn-emi VHS case pictured right here -----> ) From the awesome "Evil" trilogy to the very clever Darkman and the very underrated The Quick and the Dead, right up to A Simple Plan, For Love of the Game (yup, dug it), and The Gift -- it was just fun to watch an "old pal" make his way up the movie chain. And then Spider-Man hit, and suddenly everyone knew how cool a director he was. Hmph. I got that snarky little "I liked him years ago" vibe and went back to watch Evil Dead 2 again...

Ah yes, that's why we're here. Because Sam Raimi is making his first return to full-bore horror since 1987. (Yes, fellow genre minions, I said 1987. Army of Darkness is not a horror film. Admit it already!) A work-in-progress cut of Mr. »

- Scott Weinberg

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Watch the Premiere Props Underworld auction Live!

5 February 2009 11:19 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

This Saturday, February 7th, Fangoria is co-sponsoring the massive Underworld prop auction being conducted by Premiere Props. For those of you wondering how such an auction takes place, you can watch the entire auction Live right here on Fangoria.com, with appearances by the Underworld cast and crew!

Staring at 9am Pst, check back to this posting, or hit the link located on the right-hand side of the Fangoria.com homepage. Former Fango scribe Ryan "Rotten" Turek of ShockTillYouDrop will be moderating a discussion with director Patrick Tatopoulos (Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans) and series creator Kevin Grevioux (here an interview on the Fangoria Podcast) prior to the live auction.

Want more details? Read the press release below:

Premiere Props will be hosting a charity auction of never before seen movie props and costumes from Sony Pictures’ Underworld, Underworld Evolution and Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans, which was released on »

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Useless Trivia: Christopher Young track titles

27 January 2009 12:59 AM, PST | Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news »

Why should you buy the soundtracks of Christopher Young? Well, for instance the music is quite good on some of them. And if you want to have more fun with the release, check out the tracklisting. You're bound to find somehing along the lines of "Accelerated Brundle Disease" or "Dancing With a Wet Handkerchief on Your Mother's Grave". But wait, there's more! The CD of Hush for intance contains the following titles: "Hush", "Little Baby", "Don't You Cry", "Mama's Gonna Buy", "You", "A". It's all fun. If you pay close attention, you might also find that several Young releases contain pun homages to famous composers as well. Below I've gathered all I could find, now it's up to you to guess which composers are referenced in the track titles. I might add that some of them are only guesses and I couldn't find references some of Young's biggest works »

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Fangoria to co-sponsor Underworld Charity Prop Auction

9 January 2009 9:00 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Premiere Props announced today that they will be hosting a charity auction of never before seen movie props and costumes from Sony Pictures’ Underworld, Underworld Evolution and the soon to be released Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans, which hits theaters everywhere on January 23, 2009.

The auction featuring all three Underworld movies will be presented by Fangoria, DreadCentral.com, ShockTillYouDrop.com and hosted by Leo Quinones, host of 97.1 Talk Radio The Film Freak Show with a special appearance by Miss Horror Fest 2008.  The live auction will take place on Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25 at Premiere Props’ warehouse in El Segundo, California (128 Sierra Street, El Segundo, CA 90245) with proceeds to benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation. There will be a preview from 9am – 11am, and the auction will begin at 11am.

Underworld fans will finally have the chance to own unique costumes and props from all three Sony Pictures’ Underworld movies! Also, a »

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19 articles from 2009

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