Tag Archives: Sam Raimi

Couch Potato - DVDs out this week

  By Niall | October 27, 2009 - 2:22 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch, TV
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It’s Tuesday, a day the Greeks consider to be an unlucky day. I, on the other-hand, happen to think is really rather lucky, because we get a whole batch of brand new DVDs to watch from the comfort of our own homes. This particular Tuesday sees the release of a really quite excellent horror film from genre master Sam Raimi, a fun summer computer animated B-movie homage, a Hallowe’en themed direct-to-DVD horror, and another batch of TV shows from the States.

Drag Me To Hell: It Will Make You Afraid Of Buttons

  By Lottie | June 7, 2009 - 10:24 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch
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Growing up horror was always my first love of the film genres. I relished that feeling of fear knowing that outside the doors of the cinema, away from the screen there was the comfort and safety of the real world. My ninth birthday, or maybe my tenth involved a marathon of the Nightmare on Elm Street series, culminating in the newly released Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare 3D. My pre-pubescent cohorts and I gathered around our 14 inch, flimsy cardboard glasses in hand and let the fear embrace us. And so it went for many years. But recently I have become jaded by the trawl of Craven wanna-bes and grotesque packages that the studios have latched onto as the definition of current horror. I want the fright, I want to sit glued to my seat both craving as much as dreading the next scare and tensing until my muscles hurt. … There’s more →

Darren’s Movie News 22/05/09

  By Darren Byrne | May 22, 2009 - 11:43 am | In The News, Movies & TV, The Culch
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Firstly…WANTSIES: It’s available from the BigBadToyStore.com from September and if anyone wants to buy it for me, I would not object. In sad news, the man who has voiced Mickey Mouse for the past 32 years, Wayne Allwine has passed away aged 62. Allwine took over the reigns from Jimmy McDonald in 1977, while Jimmy took over from Disney himself in 1947. It’s full steam ahead for Ghostbusters 3. Dan Aykroyd confirmed that the sequel will be ready to film this Winter, with all the original cast signed on to return, including Sigourney Weaver. There’s also talk of Eliza Dushku joining the gang. (read Dr. Manfattan’s article here) Now finished with Drag Me To Hell, Sam Raimi is ready to return to directing Tobey Maguire in Spiderman 4. The script should be completed in the next four weeks apparently. The comic-book legend Stan Lee’s story, Nick Ratchet, is a mystery-thriller … There’s more →