Posted by Travis in General News | 1 comment
EVIL DEAD to be Resurrected in Theaters 2010
Let me just put your mind to ease right now. No, this is not yet another tedious bit of rumor news about an EVIL DEAD remake. Regardless of which side of the debate you are on regarding that hot little number, this is something any self-respecting fan of the EVIL DEAD trilogy will, and should, be very happy about.
Now 28 years after the original release of director Sam Raimi’s breakout film, the little horror film that could is scheduled to make a nostalgic return to big screen’s across the country. The movie that put both Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell on the map, is being re-released in theaters for a limited run in 2010.
Raimi, Campbell and producer Robert Tapert, in collaboration with Grindhouse Pictures, will be unleashing midnight screenings of the cult classic horror film at Landmark Theatre locations in select U.S. cities and in Mayfair Cinemas in Canada. Exact dates and cities have not yet been released, but more venues are set to be announced after the first of the year.
Source: Paste
That's pretty cool. I really feel like this should be done more often. Rather than spending ridiculous amounts of money on a remake that people will probably hate, the studios should just re-release films in theaters. I know so many people who would pay to see their favorite films on the big screen again (or for the first time). My husband and I found a great theater in LA that does weekly midnight screenings of old films. So far we've seen Conan the Destroyer and Near Dark. This saturday we're going to see Re-Animator. It's such a satisfying movie-going experience.