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"...Second verse, exactly the same as the first. Director Lamberto Bava and producer Dario..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...film that drew on our own culture in the same kind of slightly playful, irreverent, "We'll take the bits..."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...Join writer/director Lee Cronin, series creator and horror icon Sam Raimi, cult legend and “Ash” himself Bruce Campbell, and..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Sadness

Hyperviolent Taiwanese horror-satire pulls all morality away

"...like mid-2000s Japanese splatter horror, with a hint of Sam Raimi silliness, as if writer/director Rob Jabbaz is afraid..."

Sept. 29, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can Quibi Be Your New Go-To App?

CEO Meg Whitman on diversity and innovation in the new streamer

"...including Rebecca Thomas (Stranger Things), Mark Pellington (Arlington Road), Sam Raimi, and Steven Spielberg have all developed or directed..."

April 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cult Film Hero Don Coscarelli Turns a Page

Phantasm director discusses his new memoir

"...a science fiction project. Coincidentally, St. Martin’s was the same publisher who handled David Wong who wrote John Dies..."

Oct. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...such as Truffault and Murnau and Tarkovsky and Jodorowsky. Same goes for comics – I look at them for..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: House on Willow Street

Kidnapping meets possession, plus more home releases

"...logic here seems misguided, since the film flips from Sam Raimi territory, through your new favorite Turkish horror Baskin..."

March 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...Lane (American Honey), Ruth Negga (Loving), Natalie Portman (Jackie), Samantha Robinson (The Love Witch), Emma Stone (La La Land)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: A Most Dangerous Year

Top 10 home releases you may have missed

"...to describe Onur Tukel as part Woody Allen, part Sam Raimi, but it's also accurate. His lo-fi, character-driven follow-up..."

Jan. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

They Went to the Woods

Hide and Seek: The utopian rebellion will be improvised

"...That's a fairly accurate description of everything from Sam Raimi's seminal Evil Dead to The Cabin in the..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Roberto Orci Grabs the Bull by the Horns for 'Matador'

Taking Robert Rodriguez from his comfort zone with soccer'n'spies

"...graduate, and was even taught by some of the same lecturers as the RTF department's most famous filmmaking alum...."

July 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Caught in a Webb

Highlights from Marc Webb's keynote address

"...bigger fan of Pete Parker. But those movies that Sam Raimi did were really sacred to people. But then..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 1

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...after the original comes Fede Alvarez's much-anticipated remake of Sam Raimi's cult favorite. Say hello to eerie books, chainsaws,..."

March 8, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Savlov Doesn't Get Comic Book Movies?

"...The Avengers [Film Listings, May 4]. However, in the same breath, this is the same critic who criticized The..."

July 9, 2012 Postmarks

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...screams on "Worms" and "Skull Mecca" come from a Sam Raimi film. D.C.'s Lotus Fucker (11:20pm) and locals the..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

Fantastic Fest: 'Zombie Roadkill'

Fearnet web series whacks some undead vermin

"...Spidey director Sam Raimi liked what he saw, and so he, Green..."

Oct. 5, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sword

"...expressive vocal than previously heard. This bitch "Brujas" screams Sam Raimi. "Arrows in the Dark" likewise loosens a volley..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Great Scott!

Edgar Wright and his Scott Pilgrim cast touch down in Austin

"...and somewhat jerky heart in a way that even Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films – or for that matter Tim..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Emily Hagins' Unsucky Movie Career

Austin's zombie girl taps into vamps for her third feature

"...of Kickstarter – but they're both working toward the same goal: namely, helping microbudgeted indie filmmakers get enough seed..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ballast

A little-seen but highly praised debut film from new director Lance Hammer

"...Drag Me to Hell (Universal, $19.98): Sam Raimi's comedic horror film was largely ignored while it..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Year in Sports, as Pitched to the Head of a Hollywood Studio

"...@#^&* I Just Won the @!^#**&^ Masters. Directed by Sam Raimi. Don Nelson gets fired as the head coach..."

May 14, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

SXSW Panels

"...is as impressive: Kathryn Bigelow, Walter Hill, Ron Howard, Sam Raimi, Robert Rodriguez, John Hughes, and, of course, James..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lansdale Unraveled

How a cult director translated a cult author to craft a surefire cult favor

"...to make the subject more palatable, but at the same time it was a key component of the story...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Elvis Lives

An interview with Bruce Campbell of Bubba Ho-Tep

"...icon Bruce Campbell starred in all three of director Sam Raimi's legendary Evil Dead films. He has also directed..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...not write again because I always complain about the same thing: [Michael] Ventura writes every single column about the..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

La Musica y el Director

Robert Rodriguez adds "composer" to his long list of film credits.

"...has distinguished his films with a hands-on approach. This same approach extends to the soundtracks to his films, starting..."

July 25, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

In Play

Michael Chamy gets caught in Spidey's web. On his Playstation2, that is.

"...The same can be said of the gaming arena. There were..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Hey Kids! Free Comics!

The folks who make and sell comic books are hoping that a promotional giveaway of 2 million comics after the release of the Spider-Man movie will rescue their ailing industry.

"...did in March with a much less familiar character), Sam Raimi's film adaptation will still draw four million people..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Bruiser

George Romero's latest, long-anticipated offering -- the straight-to-video Bruiser -- sorely tests the loyalty of his fans.

"...to video, isn't ambitious. It's a curious hybrid of Sam Raimi's Darkman, white-boy revenge yarn Falling Down, and Kobo..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Review by Marrit Ingman

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