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The Original THE EVIL DEAD at The Tivoli Midnights This Weekend

“I’m all right now, Ashley! Come unlock this chain and let me out! I’m all right now! It’s your sister Cheryl!”

The original THE EVIL DEAD plays midnights this weekend (June 29th and 30th) at the Tivoli (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO) as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

Low budget horror does not get much better than the original THE EVIL DEAD from 1981. In fact no other low budget horror film even looks like THE EVIL DEAD thanks to Sam Raimi. So if you want to see how a future major director starts from the real bottom end of film making and works his way up then you need to watch THE EVIL DEAD at all costs. Besides, Raimi was just a young kid when he made it (using a school’s 16mm film camera)….. and so were his friends who acted in it…. The movie was filmed in 1979 and released in 1982 where it hit the video market just at the right time. It was one of the very first cult classics promoted by the advent of video tape.

THE EVIL DEAD still is one of the nastiest films ever made. It contains extreme violence, blood, tree rape, torture, beheadings, dismemberments, mutilations, gore, violence towards women, chain saws – all in full view of the camera. The camera work is used unusual and skillful, the editing is dramatic and the low budget special effects beat the pants out of some of the neutered CGI we’re subjected to these days.

The premise of THE EVIL DEAD is simple. Five young kids go to a cabin in the woods for a short vacation. In the house they find a tape recording which manages to invoke an incantation which wakes up the evil in the woods. It comes after them – turning some of them into the undead, demons, zombies and flesh eating ghouls. Cue lots of household items being used as weapons, an initially sissy anti-hero (Bruce Campbell) who became, thanks to this film and its two sequels, the god of millions of adoring horror fans Copied by a hundred other horror films, exploited by a million uncensored bootleg copies – THE EVIL DEAD is still the low budget horror king. And that is a hard act to beat! Now you can catch it again on the big screen when it plays midnights this weekend (June 29th and 30th) at The Tivoli Theater.

A Facebook invite for the screening can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1273711006094438/

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next few weeks:

July 6-7 ROBOCOP (1987)

July 13-14 AKIRA

July 20-21 YELLOW SUBMARINE

The Original THE EVIL DEAD Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“I’m all right now, Ashley! Come unlock this chain and let me out! I’m all right now! It’s your sister Cheryl!”

The original THE EVIL DEAD plays midnights this weekend (May 20^th and 21st) at the Tivoli (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO) as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) will be there with custom trivia questions about the film and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. Ticket prices are $8

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1156580791029894/

May 27-28 PULP FICTION

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s websiteHERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

THE EVIL DEAD Screening Midnights This Weekend at The Moolah

“Thank you. I don’t know what I would have done if I had remained on those hot coals, burning my pretty flesh!”

THE EVIL DEAD screens midnights this weekend (October 9th and 10th) at The Moolah Theater (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO). Admission is only $5. Come early for great drink specials, cool trivia with even cooler prizes.

Sam Raimi’s classic horror-comedy THE EVIL DEAD still holds up after almost 35 years. Even though the plot may now sound very clichéd, and it probably did in 1981 too, it never hinders the fun of horror: A group of five friends, Ash, Cheryl, Scotty, Linda and Shelly (played by Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly respectively) drive to a remote forest cabin for a fun weekend but their plans are quickly put on hold by the presence of sinister forces from the unknown. After having inadvertently summoned the evil entities with the help of a strange book and audio tape found in the cellar, everything turns against them: the forest won’t allow them to leave and starts assaulting them in gruesome ways, turning them into zombie-like freaks one after another. Ultimately only one of the friends remains human, intent on making it out alive…

THE EVIL DEAD starts as an atmospheric suspense-driven horror film: the camera crawls near the ground like a preying animal, there’s focus on creepy little details like a swing banging against a wall, a clock pendulum stopping by itself, a bridge ominously falling apart even before anything out of the ordinary has happened. Once the gore starts after about 30 minutes, it keeps escalating to ridiculous levels, conveniently shifting the tone towards comedy without awkward mood changes. The infamous vine rape scene looks genuinely nasty, providing maybe the most horrific moment in the story, and while the wild dismemberments in the latter half of the film are intentionally over the top, the tone maintains a feel of tragedy throughout – the freaks were once human beings, more than fodder for axes, bullets and chainsaws. Despite the excessiveness of the gore, the suspense is never allowed to fade away even at the very end, thanks to Raimi’s skillful direction and the frequently oblique camera-work.

The effects still look excellent for the most part; only the stop-motion transformations of the climactic scenes at the end have dated notably, but I think their old-fashioned cartoon-like quality is really charming in a way. The screen-presence of the pus-oozing plastic monsters is on a wholly different plane of existence than the obviously non-existent CGI creations of many modern action movies.

Don’t miss THE EVIL DEAD when it screens midnights this weekend (October 9th and 10th) at The Moolah Theater (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO).

Gimme Some Sugar, Baby! – ARMY OF DARKNESS Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“Keep your damn filthy bones outta my mouth!”

ARMY OF DARKNESS plays this weekend (August 22nd and 23rd) at The Tivoli at midnight as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli midnight series.

If they’d put Sam Raimi in charge of the banks there wouldn’t be any recession, because what he managed to do with a small budget earlier in his career is absolutely remarkable.

One reason that the Evil Dead series is such a satisfying trilogy of movies is that Sam Raimi added to the formula with each new instalment in an intelligent way. Where the first film was an out-and-out horror film, the second was a horror-comedy, while ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) was a horror-comedy-fantasy. This meant that each movie has its own distinct personality, while sharing a single core idea. With ARMY OF DARKNESS, Raimi produced the most commercial entry in the series and played down the horror element in favor of fantasy battles and humor. The latter is mainly provided, of course, by Bruce Campbell. He is such an important part of this movie that it is inconceivable to imagine him not in it. Similar to his turn in EVIL DEAD 2, Campbell puts in a comic acting master-class. His brand of hammy acting and physical knock-about humor really has to be seen to be believed. Campbell’s considerable cult reputation is hugely based on his performances in these two films; he is quite simply a revelation. Of course, Sam Raimi has to be credited too, as his kinetic style of direction is a perfect match for Campbell’s over-the-top style of comic acting. Raimi remains one of the few directors who has consistently found a way of combining comedy and horror effectively. No mean feat, as all too often, despite the abundance of comedy-horrors, very rarely do they succeed in being either funny or scary.

Now you’ll have the chance to ARMY OF DARKNESS on the big screen again when it plays this weekend (August 22nd and 23rd) at The Tivoli at midnight as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli midnight series.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next three weeks:

Aug. 29-30 BLAZING SADDLES

Sept. 5-6 PURPLE RAIN – 30^th anniversary

Sept. 12-13 GHOST IN THE SHELL

EVIL DEAD Redband Teaser Trailer – Beware, It’s Gory!

“Alright. Who wants some?” Check out the red-band trailer for TriStar Pictures’ EVIL DEAD. The film is directed by Fede Alvarez (PANIC ATTACK!) with a screenplay by Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues Mendez. Just a forewarning – the Deadites are really gruesome.

In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.

The EVIL DEAD cast includes Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, and Elizabeth Blackmore.

From the creators of the horror classic, Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, and Bruce Campbell,
EVIL DEAD will be in theaters April 12, 2013.

Visit the film’s website: http://www.evildead-movie.com/

Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evildead

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evildead

CARS 2: Trailer Debut And Full-Site Takeover On iTunes Movie Trailers!

Rev up your engines and check out the exclusive trailer debut and full-site takeover for CARS 2 currently up on iTunes Movie Trailers!

Click on these links to check it out:

CARS 2 Fun Facts:

·      John Lasseter made his feature film directing debut with “Toy Story” in 1995. He has since directed such Disney•Pixar classics as “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2” and “Cars” and served as executive producer of all other Pixar films to date. He is currently the chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and principal creative advisor of Walt Disney Imagineering.
·      “Cars 2” is the 12th feature-length animated film from Pixar Animation Studios (its first 11 have earned $6.5 billion at the global box office). Pixar, which has earned 29 Academy Awards® and seven Golden Globes®, celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2011.
·      “Cars” originally released on June 9, 2006, and grossed nearly $462 million worldwide. It was nominated for two Oscars® and one Golden Globe®, winning the first ever Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film.

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2” when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Mater finds himself torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile (voice of Michael Caine) and the stunning rookie field spy Holley Shiftwell (voice of Emily Mortimer). Mater’s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. The fast-paced fun includes a colorful new all-car cast, complete with menacing villains and international racing competitors.

John Lasseter returns to the driver’s seat to direct this follow-up to his 2006 Golden Globe®-winning “Cars.” “Cars 2” is co-directed by Brad Lewis, producer of the Oscar®-winning film “Ratatouille,” and produced by visual effects industry veteran Denise Ream (associate producer, “Up”; visual effects executive producer, “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”). The film hits the track on June 24, 2011, and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D in select theaters.

Visit the film’s official site: Disney.com/cars, “Like” CARS 2 on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/PixarCars and follow it on Twitter: twitter.com/disneypixar

CARS 2: The Queen, Prince Wheeliam, Sgt. Highgear, Topper Deckington III & Chauncy Fares!

Being the Anglophile (read – lover of all things British), may I present her Majesty The Queen and the rest of the Royal Family of automobiles from CARS 2. What with the big wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday April 29th, as my English sis would say, these new photos are “Bloody marvellous.” A cuppa PG Tips all around!

The Queen (voice of Vanessa Redgrave)

With the final stage of the World Grand Prix racing through the historic streets of London, England, the Queen is quietly elated she was invited to preside over the finish line by Sir Miles Axlerod. Painted in shades of the most royal blues and never without her jeweled crown, the Queen is the definition of decorum and regality, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t enjoy a bit of first-rate competition! Sidenote – Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday is this Thursday, April 21st.

Prince Wheeliam

Prince Wheeliam of England is an avid racing fan. He can’t believe his luck that the final race of the one-of-a-kind World Grand Prix is happening on the streets of London. Though he must remain impartial when by his grandmother the Queen’s side, he is privately rooting for his fellow Brits Lewis Hamilton and Nigel Gearsley to cross the finish line first.

Sgt. Highgear

Sgt. Highgear is a member of the regiment assigned to London’s landmark Buckingham Palace. With a recognizable tall bearskin cap atop his scarlet body, he stands guard at his sentry box with pride and conviction.

Topper Deckington III

Topper Deckington III is a classic British double-decker bus in a vivid shade of red who relishes in his daily Killswitch route through London’s famous bustling Petroldilly Circus.

Chauncy Fares

No one knows the sites, streets or shortcuts of London better than the jovial Chauncy Fares, a quintessential London black cab.

Synopsis:

Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in CARS 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Mater finds himself torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile (voice of Michael Caine) and the stunning rookie field spy Holley Shiftwell (voice of Emily Mortimer). Mater’s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. The fast-paced fun includes a colorful new all-car cast, complete with menacing villains and international racing competitors.

CARS 2 features the voice talents of Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Bonnie Hunt, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Jason Isaacs, Joe Mantegna, Peter Jacobson, Thomas Kretschmann, Guido Quaroni, Lloyd Sherr, Paul Dooley, John Ratzenberger, Jenifer Lewis, Michael Wallis, Katherine Helmond, John Turturro, Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Eddie Izzard, Bruce Campbell, Michel Michelis, Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip, Lewis Hamilton, and David Hobbs.

CARS 2 is co-directed by Brad Lewis, producer of the Oscar®-winning film RATATOUILLE, and produced by visual effects industry veteran Denise Ream (associate producer, UP ; visual effects executive producer, STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH.

CARS 2 hits the track on June 24, 2011 and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D in select theaters.

Visit the film’s official site here, like it on Facebook here and follow it on Twitter here.

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

Review: ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballsâ€™

From the children’s picture book of the same name, Columbia Pictures, and Sony Pictures Animation, comes â€˜Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,â€™ a tasty tale of an all-you-can-eat buffet gone wrong. A well meaning inventor, Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader), has been trying to come up with the one thing thatâ€™ll put his experiments (spray on shoes, monkey thought translator) on the map, while trying to help people at the same time. But everytime his inventions go bust, Flintâ€™s heavily eyebrowed Dad (James Caan) frowns on his attempts and tries to persuade him to join the family business. Added to his distress, Flint has been forever bothered and pestered by town brute Brent (Adam Samberg). Aided by Steve the Chimp (Neil Patrick Harris), Flint forges ahead with his next invention, a water to food machine, and when he tests his newest creation, it’s accidentally sent into Earth’s orbit. Along with Sam Sparks (Anna Faris), the new, spunky weathergirl, and the locals of the seaside town of Swallow Falls, Flint is surprised to see his machine pouring down all kinds of salivating food instead of rain and everyone celebrates the wonderboy. Like manna from heaven comes mutated pancakes, juice, ice cream, hamburgers, but after a while, instead of feeding the masses, all these edibles become a virtual food storm with an ala carte spaghetti twister. Flint and the citizens of Swallow Falls now have to find a way to save the world’s appetite from his out of control smorgasbord.

Directors/screenwriters Phil Lord and Chris Miller have taken the sweet children’s book by Judi and Ron Barrett and made a film than can stand apart from the 1978 classic. Their hammy, food filled script will have you chuckling, with lines like, “a breakfast system is on its way…my forecast? Sunny – sideup.” Be on the lookout for the laughable, standout characters of Earl Devereaux (Mr. T), the bubble-butted town cop, his son Cal Deveraux (Bobb’e J. Thompson), and the conniving Mayor Shelbourne (perfectly voiced by Bruce Campbell) trying to cash-in on Flint’s food making machine, along with the additional happenin’ cast of Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Adam Samberg, and Neil Patrick Harris. The palate filled, scrumptious animation, especially the scene where the main characters are seen frolicking around in a room full of jello, is best seen in 3-D and is accompanied by a mouth watering score from Mark Mothersbaugh (‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,’ ‘Rugrats’). Rated PG for some mild language, this family friendly â€˜Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballsâ€™ is yummy enough to eat and best served in your local movie theatre.

Bruce Campbell Speaks on ‘Spider-Man 4’

If you’re a fan of Bruce Campbell and his always-entertaining cameos in friend, Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ films, this is some nice news to get your week started. Campbell, while attending the red carpet premiere of ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,’ spoke with Access Hollywood about ‘Spider-Man 4.’

First off, the film is set to begin shooting this coming January. This will give ‘Spider-Man 4’ the same amount of time the first ‘Spider-Man’ had between start of production and release date. ‘Spider-Man 2’ didn’t begin production until April of the year before its release, and ‘Spider-Man 3’ began production all the way back in November of 2005. The latter piece of information didn’t seem to help its chances with fans of the previous two.

Campbell also made some mention as to his part in ‘Spider-Man 4.’ He will definitely be appearing in the film, but it’s not going to be another, five-minute cameo as with the previous, three films. Campbell revealed that he is taking a major role in the upcoming film, which will surely get fan fantasy casting rumors started immediately. There have been rumors for years that Campbell may, some day, take on the role of villain, Mysterio. Early rumors on ‘Spider-Man 4’ were that the villain would be Morbius, a rumor that was shot down, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be seeing a vampire-themed entry into the series. This also doesn’t put Campbell in the driving seat for that, particular character. ‘Spider-Man 4’ is sure to have more than one villain, even though that was one of the biggest issues fans had with the third film.

‘Spider-Man 4’ is set for release on May 6th, 2011.

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