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The 25 Best Movies of 2009

Our favorite movies of 2009 belie a diverse appreciation ranging from a quiet rumination on death to gruesome horror; from a mostly ad-libbed, low-budget character study to the most expensive movie of all time.  read more

Evil Dead to Rise Again to Theaters in 2010

Before there was Spider-Man, Sam Raimi began his multi-billion dollar career with little more than $375,000 and a script for a schlocky X-rated horror film. But when Evil Dead was released in 1981, its gore and wit garnered it a cult following, amassing box office earnings of $2.4 million in the U.S. and over $29 million worldwide. Its success led to several sequels, a stage musical, and cult fame for its writer-director and its star, Bruce Campbell....  read more

Film Friday: Drag Me to Where the Wild Things Are

The long anticipated Spike Jonze-Dave Eggers adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theaters this weekend, and Sam Raimi’s latest film Drag Me to Hell is newly out on DVD and Blu-Ray. I could be wrong, but I suspect the audiences for these two films overlap more than you might expect....  read more

Sam Raimi to Produce Abominable Snowman Movie

Normally, a film about a remote Himalayan village under attack by a fictional cold-weather beast would be the stuff of B-movie horror-genre drivel. But with Sam Raimi involved, it has the potential to be a deliciously witty gore-fest well worth seeing....  read more

Drag Me To Hell

Sam Raimi has had a long and curious career...  read more

Sam Raimi and Jonathan Demme plan SXSW screenings

You may remember our coverage about the screening of Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell in L.A. The movie is his return to directing horror movies. At that time the film was still incomplete, and apparently Raimi will offer another sneak peak of the project in its still-unfinished form at this year's SXSW. Also on the incomplete front, a screening of Jonathan Demme's not-quite-complete documentary about Neil Young will go down as well....  read more

Drag Me To Hell takes Sam Raimi back to Evil Dead roots

A special test screening last week of an early version of Drag Me to Hell had sneak-peekers excited about Sam Raimi's directorial return to the horror genre....  read more