Sam Raimi

Is YouTube the new film school? CBC News reports that Fede Alvarez, a Uruguayan man who made his 5-minute sci-fi short Panic Attack for $300 and “just for fun,” has landed a deal with Sam Raimi’s GhostHouse Pictures to direct a feature-length film, presumably set in Uruguay, and rumored to be budgeted at $30 million.  No doubt Raimi is hoping to find the next Neill Blomkamp, whose 6-minute short film Live At Joburg was adapted into the summer...  

I hate to make comparisons, but they are exceedingly apt in this case. One of the best movies of the year, in my book at least, was "District 9." The unconventional alien "invasion" sci-fi flick started as a made-for-Internet short under the direction of Neill Blomkamp. Producer Peter Jackson partnered up with the fledgling filmmaker, [...]  

Can a YouTube movie lead you to big-time stardom? Yes. Federico Alvarez, a producer from South America, uploaded a five-minute movie last month to the popular website, and has now been offered a $30 million dollar contract to make a Hollywood flick ...  

Hey, it's Halloween! So how about some of the best damn horror news you'll hear all year long? Grindhouse Releasing is bringing Sam Raimi's original horror classic The Evil Dead back to the big screen next year as a midnight movie. Raimi and producers Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell gave the go-ahead for a series of Evil Dead revival screenings taking place around the nation starting early next year. "Nothing can prepare an audience for what...  

Last month we told you that Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead would be returning to movie theaters with a limited rerelease thanks to Grindhouse Releasing. We now have new details on the cult horror film's new theatrical bow. Landmark Theatres will present the director's 35mm print at special midnight shows in Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle, New York, Houston, Dallas, and Los Angeles in the first quarter of 2010. The first dates and venues are listed...  

It's the eternal dorm-room debate, the stuff of boozy smack-talking sessions and stony, less-than-coherent arguments: what's the scariest movie of all-time? It's a (sober) discussion we've been having at MTV News as Halloween sneaks up on us and a question we've been throwing out to folks in the film biz who truly know their fright-fest [...]  

Earlier today a rumor broke that Rachel McAdams is in talks to join Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4 as the anti-hero/love conflict Black Cat. We didn't know if this was true, or just another one of the countless internet superhero rumors. I still can't confirm the validity of the story, but a /Film reader named Ambrose H forwarded me a link that at least confirms two parts of the story: Sam Raimi and Co are already casting the feature They are...  

A producer from Uruguay who uploaded a short film to YouTube in November 2009 has been offered a $30m ( 18.6m) contract to make a Hollywood film. The movie will be sponsored by director Sam Raimi, whose credits include the Spiderman and Evil Dead films. Fede Alvarez's short film "Ataque de ...Yahoo! Buzz Log found this 46 hours ago on news.bbc.co.uk Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Celebrities, Sam Raimi...  

It took Peter Jackson's patronage of Neill Blomkamp to make District 9, and now Sam Raimi is getting in on the "mentoring up-and-coming sci-fi filmmakers" act. He's signed up Panic Attack's Federico Alvarez for a big-budget debut movie next year.  

Rejoice, ye fans of Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi! A month ago, Grindhouse Pictures announced that it would re-release the 1981 cult horror-comedy The Evil Dead back into theaters in 2010. Now, Fearnet writes that Grindhouse has given us official release dates, plus a poster. The announced dates are as follows: – January 8-9: Uptown Theatre, Minneapolis – January 15-16: Esquire Theatre, Denver – January 29-30: Sunshine Cinema, New York...  

Back in October, director Sam Raimi hinted that one of the next villains to face down Peter Parker in Spider-Man 4 might be Dr. Curt Connors, AKA "The Lizard." In response to an MTV fan poll that picked The Lizard, Raimi said: I love the Lizard. There's a great story there in the Marvel comic books about Dr. Connors. While Raimi's comments may not be an indication that The Lizard will feature prominently in Spider-Man 4, recent comments...  

In the early '80s, an unknown director (Sam Raimi) took a miniscule budget and crafted what would become the cult horror-comedy The Evil Dead. That movie is still fun to watch today for its ingenuity and its ability to juggle both straight horror elements and hilarious satire. But the gruesome dismemberments and multi-colored bodily fluids (not to mention a very disturbing, not-so-subtly-suggestive use of tree limbs) were enough to earn the...  

Sam Raimi is best known as the man behind the "Spiderman" franchise, but he's also widely regarded as a master of the macabre and of horror. After all, he broke through in 1981 with "The Evil Dead" after fixating on horror movies as a child. Before age 10, he was making 8-mm home movies. "I was always attracted to strong actions. I like strong reactions," he notes quietly. "Subtle comedy wasn't my thing. The Three Stooges, that was my thing...  

Year: 2009 Running Time: 99 Minutes Rated: PG-13 Theatrical/Unrated Director’s Cut SRP: $39.98 Studio(s): Universal Studios Film/Feature: B+ Remember when filmmaker Sam Raimi didn’t have Spider-Man attached to his name? It was a long time ago, and for those who don’t know or remember or don’t know your film history, Raimi was the mastermind behind the Evil Dead Trilogy (Evil Dead I & II, Army of Darkness) and in this world where geeks...  

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