See ‘Evil Dead’ on the Big Screen With Fede Álvarez This October, You Lucky Los Angeles Horror Fans
You lucky dogs in Los Angeles get to re-experience Evil Dead on the big screen this October with Fede Álvarez […]
You lucky dogs in Los Angeles get to re-experience Evil Dead on the big screen this October with Fede Álvarez there for a Q&A. Holy shit. What I would do to be able to attend this screening.
Contra Celluloid is celebrating the 13th anniversary of Álvarez’s 2013 film with a special presentation at Lumiere Cinema in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, with the filmmaker joining the audience to discuss his experiences creating a new entry in the series. The organizers are also teasing plenty of surprises.
Growing up, Evil Dead II was on the Mount Rushmore of horror movies for me. It’s literally one of the movies that made me the horror fan I am today. Somehow, that mix of brutality, violence, gore, and slapstick comedy melded into this perfect experience you could revisit over and over again. Especially when you couldn’t figure out what to pick at the video store.
What’s crazy is that Álvarez’s Evil Dead has since risen to the top for me. It’s easily one of the best horror films of the past 20 years, if not the best. Every time I revisit it, it’s harder for me to argue against it.
It’s quite literally perfect. Vile, disgusting, brutal. Jane Levy is phenomenal, and watching her flip between protagonist and antagonist gives the movie such a unique energy. Álvarez’s style is unmatched. I’m a huge fan of his, and this is the movie I keep coming back to.
Quite frankly, it’s the Halloween movie for me above all Halloween movies. I fucking watch it every year. And I love showing it to new people because it shocks the shit out of them.
Getting to experience that with a theater full of people, then hear Álvarez talk about making it? That’s a pretty fucking cool way to spend an October evening.
The screening takes place at Lumiere Cinema, 9036 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Tickets are $17 plus a $1 online fee, and seating is general admission.
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, don’t miss it.
