Ash vs Evil Dead

Ray Santiago talks ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’

W. Andrew Powell
Television
Ash vs Evil Dead is almost exactly what fans might expect from an Evil Dead TV show. The Necronomicon Ex Mortis is causing trouble again, and it's up to Ash to save the day 30 years after he last took on the Deadites and those Kandarian Demons with his boomstick and chainsaw. Of course, this time it's Ash who actually started the whole problem, but once the demon is out of the netherworld, what are you going to do?
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DVD Tuesday: Top ten time travel movies

W. Andrew Powell
Reviews
In honour of next week's release of Source Code on DVD and Blu-ray, and because it's one of my favorite topics, this week for DVD Tuesday I'm counting down the ten best time travel movies. From science fiction, action, adventure, and horror, to comedy, and even a romantic comedy or two, these movies cover almost every genre, and I'm ranking them not just on how great the movie is, but also, how well they approach a time travel story.
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DVD Tuesday: ‘Final Destination’ and ‘9’

W. Andrew Powell
Reviews
Happy New Year, everyone. The holidays are safely behind us now, and the epic pile of new releases that came out at the end of 2009 is slowly starting to dwindle. There are a few notable new films on DVD and Blu-ray though, including the wonderfully silly, The Final Destination, the animated sci-fi adventure, 9, not to mention the campy Jennifer's Body, and the animated movie, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.
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Best. Ever. April 3, 2009

W. Andrew Powell
GATEKeeper's Blog
"Best. Ever." is a weekly conglomeration of things that made my week. And there was much rejoicing. The dark webslinger returns, Khaaaaaaan!, Jacob lives!, ER flatlines, Twouble with Twitters, Star Wars/Dallas intro, Red Dwarf rises again, Dallas Green, CuteOverload, and Terry Pratchett.
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TIFF 2002: ‘Bubba Ho-Tep’ Film Review

W. Andrew Powell
Reviews
Elvis Presley fans may not be so happy when they see Bubba Ho-Tep, a film that stars the incredible Bruce Campbell as the supposedly late, but great King of Rock n' Roll. The twist is that he's alive today and living in an old-folks home in Texas after he gave up his life to an impersonator, one Sebastian Haff (who is also played by Campbell). Once Haff dies though, Elvis is left to live Haff's life - too bad for him that while he's impersonating himself, he throws out his hip and ends up in a coma.
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Elvis Reborn in Bubba Ho-Tep

W. Andrew Powell
Toronto International Film Festival
If you've seen a Bruce Campbell film, you might think that you know what to expect... undead creatures, weird battles, and a dozen one-line zingers. In his latest film, Bubba Ho-Tep, he's got all that going on, but this time you can change "Hail to the King, Baby", to "Hail to the King of Rock n' Roll, Baaaaby" as Campbell takes on the role of Elvis Presley in his golden years.
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TIFF chaos is finally here

W. Andrew Powell
Toronto Film Festival coverage
After a long, long wait, the Festival has finally started! Yes, it's every media and movie nut's favorite time of the year--schmooze time! That time of the year when everyone with a pass looks important, when die hard fans clutch desperately at their pens and pads of paper as they dodge security trying to get autographs, and photographers climb lamp-posts trying to get that ideal shot for the cover of Big Shot Magazine. It's the time of year when a whole industry dines daily on popcorn and other expensive delectables from the greasy movie theatre concession stands, and it's also that time when it's not uncommon seeing someone carrying around a pillow as they run from theatre to theatre trying to catch as many shows as possible.