Pixar decides to get out what it hopes to be its next big success as it takes to the skies and flies through the air. Sam Raimi has decided to step from out of the world of comic books and back into the land of horror in hopes of dragging a few people to hell. And here I thought I was always going to be the one driving the bus to Hades. MEEP MEEP…all aboard.
Wide Release
Drag Me To Hell – Starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, and more. A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.
Up – Starring the vocal talents of Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, and many more. By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl Frederickson sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
Limited Release
Departures – A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.
Pontypool – A psychological thriller in which a deadly virus infects a small Ontario town.
What Goes Up – Starring Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, Molly Shannon, and more. Set in the mid-80’s when a reporter is sent to cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch only to become mixed up in the lives of some local students.
