NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS in 3D Locations

Wondering if you're living near one of the 168 or so theaters screening the new 3-D version of Time Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas? Find out below!

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA
Birmingham: Carmike Summit 16
Hoover: Rave Patton Creek 15
Montgomery: Rave Festival Plaza 16
Orange Beach: Rave Wharf 15

ARIZONA
Mesa: Cinemark Mesa 16
Peoria: Harkins Arrowhead Fountains 18
Tempe: Harkins Arizona Mills 24

ARKANSAS
Little Rock: Rave Colonel Glenn 18

CALIFORNIA
Chula Vista: UltraStar Chula Vista 10
Corona: Regal Edwards Corona Crossings Stadium 18
Daly City: Century 20 Daly City
Dublin: Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20
El Centro: UltraStar Imperial Valley 14
Fontana: UltraStar Fontana 8
Glendale: Mann Glendale Exchange 10
Irvine: Regal Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21
Long Beach: Regal Edwards Long Beach Towne Center Stadium 26
Los Angeles (Hollywood): Pacific Walt Disney El Capitan
Los Angeles (Universal City): AMC Loews Universal City 18
Los Angeles (Van Nuys): Mann Plant 16
Los Angeles (Westchester): National Amusements The Bridge: Cinema de Lux
Moreno Valley: Harkins Moreno Valley 16
Porterville: Galaxy Porterville 9
Poway: UltraStar Poway Creekside Plaza 10
Riverbank: Galaxy Riverbank 12
San Diego (Gaslamp Quarter): Regal UA Horton Plaza 14
San Diego (Mission Valley): UltraStar Mission Valley Hazard Center
San Francisco: AMC Loews Metreon 15
San Jose: Century 20 Oakridge
Santa Barbara: Metropolitan Arlington
Santa Monica: Mann Criterion 6
South Gate: Regal Edwards South Gate Stadium 20
Thousand Oaks: Mann 9 at Janss Marketplace
Tulare: Galaxy Tulare 10

COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Cinemark 17 at Carefree Circle
Lakewood: Regal UA Colorado Mills Stadium 16

CONNECTICUT
Manchester: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills
Milford: National Amusements Connecticut Post 14: Cinema de Lux
North Haven: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas North Haven

DELAWARE
Wilmington: Regal Brandywine 16

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington: AMC Loews Georgetown 14

FLORIDA
Boca Raton: Muvico Palace 20
Davie: Muvico Paradise 24Destin: Rave Destin Commons 14
Lake Buena Vista: AMC Loews Pleasure Island 24
Melbourne: Premiere Oaks 10
Melbourne (Viera): Rave Avenue 16
Orlando: Cinemark 20 at Festival Bay
Orlando: Regal Waterford Lakes Stadium 20
Pensacola: Rave Pensacola 18
Port St. Lucie: Rave St. Lucie West 14
St. Petersburg: Muvico Baywalk 20
Sunrise: Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23
Tampa: Muvico Starlight 20

GEORGIA
Buford: Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20
Cartersville: Carmike 12

HAWAII
Honolulu: Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18

IDAHO
Boise: Regal Edwards Boise Stadium 21

ILLINOIS
Lincolnshire: Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20
Oak Park: Classic Lake
Peoria: Rave Grand Prairie 18
Schaumburg: AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20
Skokie: Crown Village Crossing 18

INDIANA
Evansville: Kerasotes Stadium 16
Fort Wayne: Carmike 20
Fort Wayne: Rave Jefferson Pointe 18
Indianapolis: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Indianapolis: Regal UA Galaxy Stadium 14
Plainfield: Rave Metropolis 18
Schererville: Kerasotes ShowPlace 12

IOWA
Davenport: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas 53

KANSAS
Leawood: AMC Loews Town Center 20

KENTUCKY
Louisville: Cinemark Tinseltown USA
Louisville: National Amusements Cinema de Lux 20: Stonybrook

LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge: Rave Mall of Louisiana 15

MARYLAND
Annapolis: Crown Annapolis Mall 11
Hanover: Muvico Egyptian 24

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston: AMC Loews Boston Common 19
Millbury: National Amusements Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema de Lux
Randolph: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Randolph
Revere: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Revere

MICHIGAN
Auburn Hills: AMC Loews Star Great Lakes Crossing 25
Brighton: MJR Brighton Towne Square Cinema 20
Canton: Emagine Canton 18
Flint: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Flint West
Grandville: Cinemark 20Kalamazoo: Goodrich Kalamazoo 10
Kentwood: Loeks Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids South
Novi: Emagine Novi 18
Southgate: MJR Southgate Cinema 20
Sterling Heights: MJR Marketplace Cinema 20
Waterford: MJR Waterford Cinema 16
Ypsilanti: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor

MINNESOTA
Coon Rapids: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Oakdale: Carmike Oakdale Stadium 20

MISSOURI
Lees Summit: Dickinson EastGlen 16

NEVADA
Las Vegas: Regal Colonnade Stadium 14
North Las Vegas: Galaxy Cannery

NEW JERSEY
Edgewater: National Amusements Edgewater Multiplex
Elizabeth: AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20

NEW YORK
Albany: Regal Crossgates Stadium 18
Farmingdale: National Amusements Farmingdale Multiplex
Gates: Cinemark Tinseltown USA
Holtsville: National Amusements Island 16: Cinema de Lux
New Rochelle: Regal New Roc City Stadium 18
New York (Brooklyn): Access IT Pavilion
New York (Brooklyn): National Amusements Linden Boulevard Multiplex
New York (Brooklyn): Regal UA Sheepshead Bay 14
New York (Manhattan): AMC Loews 84th Street 6
New York (Manhattan): Regal UA Union Square Stadium 14
New York (Queens): National Amusements College Point Multiplex
New York (Queens): National Amusements Jamaica Multiplex
New York (Staten Island): Regal UA Staten Island Stadium 16
Westbury: AMC Loews Raceway 10
White Plains: National Amusements City Center 15: Cinema de Lux

NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte: Regal Stonecrest at Piper Glen 22
Wilson: Carmike 10

OHIO
Beavercreek: National Amusements Cinema de Lux 14: The Greene
Columbus: Rave Polaris 18
Maumee: National Amusements Maumee 18: Cinema de Lux
Milford: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Milford 16
Springdale: National Amusements Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux
Valley View: Cinemark at Valley View
West Carrollton: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Dayton South
West Chester: Rave West Chester 18

OREGON
Springfield: Cinemark 17
Tigard: Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18

PENNSYLVANIA
King of Prussia: Regal UA King of Prussia Stadium 16
Moosic: Cinemark Tinseltown 20

RHODE ISLAND
Warwick: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Warwick

SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville: Regal Hollywood 20

TENNESSEE
East Ridge: Rave East Ridge 18
Franklin: Carmike Thoroughbred 20
Knoxville: Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18
Memphis: Malco Paradiso

TEXAS
Austin: Galaxy Highland 10
Austin: Regal Gateway Stadium 16
El Paso: Carmike 16
El Paso: Cinemark Tinseltown USA
Fort Worth: Rave Ridgmar 13
Hickory Creek: Rave Hickory Creek 16
Houston: AMC Loews Willowbrook 24
Houston: Rave Yorktown 15
Houston: Regal Grand Palace Stadium 24
Hurst: Rave North East Mall 18
Katy: Cinemark 19
Plano: Cinemark Legacy 24
Plano: Cinemark Tinseltown 20
San Antonio: Santikos Silverado 16
Tyler: Carmike 14
Webster: Cinemark 18
The Woodlands: Cinemark Tinseltown 17

UTAH
Provo: Carmike Wynnsong 12
Provo: Cinemark 16
Sandy: Larry H. Miller Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons
West Jordan: Cinemark 24 Jordan Landing

VIRGINIA
Alexandria: Regal Potomac Yard Stadium 16
Fairfax: National Amusements Fairfax Corner 14: Cinema de Lux

WASHINGTON
Lacey: Regal Martin Village Stadium 16
Monroe: Galaxy Monroe 12
Vancouver: Regal Cascade Stadium 16


CANADA

ONTARIO
Mississauga: Cineplex Galaxy Famous Players SilverCity Mississauga
Scarborough: Cineplex Galaxy Coliseum Scarborough
Vaughan: Cineplex Galaxy Famous Players Colossus Woodbridge

QUEBEC
Montreal: Cineplex Galaxy Famous Players Paramount

EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL? Groovy!

Back during Hollywood’s Golden Age, studios regularly raided the boards of Broadway for source material for their films. However, with the recent success Mel Brooks had in bringing his hit 1968 comedy The Producers to the Great White Way, the flow has seemingly reversed and Broadway producers are mining recognizable Hollywood hits for stage adaptations. A walk through midtown Manhattan’s theatre district will reveal marquees for numerous stage versions of well known films- Spamalot (an adaptation of Monty Python And The Holy Grail), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Color Purple, The Wedding Singer, Disney’s Tarzan and The Lion King as well as the upcoming High Fidelity and Secondhand Lions.

This week a new and rather unusual movie inspired show opened to preview audiences at off-Broadway’s New World Stages- Evil Dead: The Musical. An hysterical romp where a spring vacation trip to a spooky cabin in the woods turns into a nightmare of demon possession, dismemberment and snappy dance numbers, Evil Dead: The Musical manages the seemingly impossible- transforming a stylized horror comedy into a rollicking musical comedy that manages to stay faithful to its highly different the source material.

Originally mounted in Toronto in 2003 and then at the 2004 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the play skillfully combines plot elements from the first two of director Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead films as well as incorporates a few elements from the franchise’s third installment Army Of Darkness (1992). While the first Evil Dead (1981) film was played fairly straight, the second installment definitely amped the comedy elements, resulting in a splatter film as made by the Three Stooges. The stage play’s script steers towards the more comedic interpretation and is smart enough to knowingly wink at the audience over any lapses of story logic. The show’s book also fleshes out the movies’ characters a bit before making them gist for the Grand Guignol mill.

The opening night performance encountered a few minor technical snafus, but the cast braved through them. Truth be told, some technical flubs could easily be interpreted as the stage equivalent of the film series’ sometimes clunky, low-budget effects, so any unexpected mechanical effect failure could conceivably fit right in with the spirit of the piece.

The cast acquitted themselves nicely, with a few adroitly handling double rolls. Ryan Ward, the show’s only holdover from its Toronto run, is tasked with unenviable job of stepping into the shoes of a character that Bruce Campbell has made a film icon. Ward manages to play Ash in a way that evokes Campbell but never allows things to devolve into a bad Campbell impression. Also of special note is Jenna Coker, who, as Ash’s younger sister Cheryl, is transformed into a foul-mouthed, pun spewing demon. Coker throws herself into her performance with an energetic physicality that amazes.

There were plenty of fans of the Evil Dead films at the show’s opening preview night audience. (One guy, right, even showed up dressed as Campbell’s Ash.) Alternately cheering or shouting along with some of the series’ more iconic lines of dialogue, they gave the performance an almost Rocky Horror Picture Show-like atmosphere. The cast at times seemed surprised by the crowd’s enthusiasm; no more so than during the curtain call when they received a standing ovation.

And then there’s the “splatter zone”.

Those familiar with the Evil Dead films know that Raimi was fond of splashing the fake blood around and the stage version takes equal glee in splashing the red stuff around. The theatre is warning patrons that the first three rows from the stage have been designated the “Splatter Zone” and to dress accordingly. If you can’t figure out why, you may to seriously thing about sitting further back. I have to admit that the splatter effects that were supposed to splash the audience were a little anemic on opening night. I was sitting directly in the second row in front of the cellar trap door and barely got a few drops on me. Fortunately, while chatting with some of the actors afterwards, I was assured that they were still trying to find the right amount of blood to pump and that things would be messier in future performances.

Evil Dead: The Musical will run through previews for the rest of October before beginning its open-ended run on November 1. If you’re anywhere within sane traveling distance of New York City, you need to see this show as soon as possible. If you’re live an insane traveling distance of New York City, do something crazy and come to Manhattan to see this show.

There has been some talk of Raimi producing a remake of the original Evil Dead film, allowing some new young director to bring his vision to the story. I would say that a new vision has already been brought to the Evil Dead franchise and its playing out every night at a theater on New York City's 50th street.

Terry Gilliam: Time Bandits 25 Years Later- The Deleted Scenes

While Gilliam spent a majority of his Question and Answer session at Manhattan’s Film Forum discussing Time Bandits (as detailed here), he did touch upon a few other topics worth sharing.


On the future of motion pictures: At the moment, everybody is very confused about where the business is going with DVDs and the Web. I still think there will always be that big pot of money and it is in the hands of a few people who are very nervous. At the moment, the studios now are not even run by entrepreneurs or people who understand or are interested in film. They’re middle management because all the studios are owned by larger corporations and they’re living in a world where quarterly statements are dictating everything. So you have a lot of people being paid a lot of money who are terrified of making movies. There basic function is to say ‘no’ because they’re safe when they say ‘no.’ If they say ‘yes’ and the film flops- heads roll. That’s just the system. Unless something extraordinary happens I think it’s going to be with us for a long time. When I go to Hollywood I’m usually coming up with a project that to me is fresh, new and exciting and that’s what terrifies them. They fill a need to remake things that have worked before. They want comfort. I’m just so perverse, I like making their lives a misery. I probably suffer more than they do for it.


Does he consider himself a maverick film maker?: I’m not trying to make elitist films or difficult films. I’m actually trying to reach a large number of people and I keep failing. On the other hand, Time Bandits was a big success. Fisher King was a big success. Twelve Monkeys was a big success. I’ve done enough that allows me to do what I do. I’m not really thinking about the audience as such. I don’t know what an audience is. I know what individual people look like, but I don’t an audience. So I make things that excite me, that I believe in. I assume that I’m somewhat part of the human race so that there must be a couple of other people like myself who have similar taste and I’m relying on that. I always get into that situation where I feel that after a certain number of less financially successful films, I need to think of something that will make some money. It’s such a gamble and I can’t predict anything. I’m getting old and I’m going to die soon, so I make what I like.


On George Harrison as a movie producer: I was under a lot of pressure by Denis O'Brien to use a lot of George’s songs in it. He could see it as a real Snow White and the Seven Dwarves with a lot of “Hi ho, hi ho,” all that stuff. I said, “No that’s not the kind of film we’re making.” George did write and sing that end song which I tacked on. I didn’t realize until much later, it’s his notes to me about the film. There are lines in there about “Amaze without taking up time’, i.e. “It’s too fucking long Terry.” Just listening to it now, being reminded what a clever, sneaky little bastard George was.


On his reputation of being ‘difficult’ for studios to deal with: It’s become a bit of a legend, it’s not really true anymore. Journalists tend to be lazy and they just keep repeating themselves. My big fight was over Brazil and it was very public, but after that I didn’t really have any big fights until the Weinsteins came into my life, but that’s something else. In fact the studio films that I’ve done that were in Hollywood - The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys and Fear And Loathing – no problems at all. It’s a bit inflated. I think it’s partly because I have people making documentaries about the films that I make or somebody writes a book. There are always fights. Every movie, every director has fights. These get written down or in a documentary so that they’re available for public consumption. Most battles happen behind closed doors. I’m so lazy I don’t write diaries, so I have people write these books or make documentaries. They’re really for me to remind me what it was like and hopefully encourage me to never to it again. I do have this reputation but I’m getting tired of it to be quite honest.


On improvising solutions on the set: I don’t know if you noticed at the end [of Time Bandits] when the boy is approaching the pile of ashes that the smoke is going backwards. Here’s why- we weren’t able to afford a proper crane, all we had was this cherry picker. When it was going up, it jerked. I said, ‘Well, this is no good.’ So we started the shot up there and it’s all shot in reverse. Craig is walking backwards.


On his long gestating adaptation of the novel Good Omens: I’ve been working on it this year. In fact I just rewrote the script a week ago. It’s an expensive film, that’s the problem. It means I’ve got to get some A list actors to get the kind of money I need and most of the A-list actors aren’t right for the parts, so I’m in a bit of a quandary. This is a project based on a wonderful book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet about the apocalypse. It’s a comedy with heaven and hell, angels and demons and the anti-Christ. It’s a wondrous book and I think we’ve made a pretty good script out of it. Before Brothers Grimm we had a budget of 60 million. We couldn’t have doe it for that, we lied. But we raised 45 million outside of America. I needed 15 million from Hollywood. I had two actors to play the angel and the devil- Johnny Depp and Robin Williams. And I couldn’t get 15 million dollars out of Hollywood. That was time Johnny was doing Chocolat and The Man Who Cried and they said ‘Well he just does those European art movies, he’s not worth anything and Robin’s career is over.’ That was the end of that one and along came Pirates of the Caribbean. That’s just what’s awful about Hollywood is that they don’t really understand the talent that they’re dealing with, who they’re dealing with. Now with Johnny you can put him in anything and you can get the money and that’s a product of him sticking to his guns and doing the kind of things he likes doing.


On how aspects of Brazil seem to be playing themselves out on the international political scene: I’m honestly thinking of suing George Bush and Dick Chaney for making a remake of Brazil without my approval! Their version isn’t as funny I don’t think. It is absolutely frightening. Homeland Security is just like the Ministry of Information because if your job is counter-terrorism, what do you need to keep in business? You need terrorists. Even if they aren’t there you may have to create new one.