User:Brian Kurtz/To Do

= October =

The Evil Dead is an independent American feature film of the horror genre, dealing with themes of possession and the undead. It was written and directed by Sam Raimi and released through Raimi's production company Renaissance Pictures. The film opened to limited theatrical release at the Redford Theater in Detroit, Michigan on October 15th, 1981. It circulated through the film festival market for the next two years before receiving a wider U.S. release on April 15th, 1983. The Evil Dead stars Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, Ellen Sandweiss as Cheryl Williams, Hal Delrich as Scott, Betsy Baker as Linda and Sarah York as Shelly. The premise of the film involves five college students who take a Spring Break vacation at a cabin in the woods of Tennessee. They discover a recording from the previous tenant, which includes an incantation that releases an ancient Kandarian demon. Malevolent forces overtake the group and one by one by they are killed and their bodies become possessed as one the "Evil Dead".

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The Wolf Man is a 1941 feature film of the horror genre and werewolf subgenre. It is part of the "Universal Monsters" series of films produced by Universal Pictures. It was directed by George Waggner with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The movie was released theatrically in the United States on December 12th, 1941. The Wolf Man is one of the earliest produced genre films of the 1940s, and considered to be a classic of horror cinema. It turned title star Lon Chaney, Jr. into a star and icon of the horror genre. The film was re-made in 2010.

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2001: A Space Odyssey is an American science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick and released theatrically on April 6th, 1968. The script was based on a story written by science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke and was written between 1964-1965 to coincide with the production of the film. 2001: A Space Odyssey is widely regarded as being one of the greatest science fiction films of all time, notably for it's scientific realism, intelligent approach to evolution and alien intelligence, surreal imagery and the exacting execution of its director.

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Zack and Miri Make a Porno is an American feature film of the comedy and romantic comedy genres. It was written and directed by Kevin Smith and produced by The Weinstein Company and View Askew Productions. The film stars Seth Rogen as Zack, Elizabeth Banks as Miri, Craig Robinson as Delaney, Jason Mewes as Lester, Katie Morgan as Stacey, Traci Lords as Bubbles and Jeff Anderson as Deacon. Notable guest stars in the film include Justin Long, Tom Savini, Brandon Routh, Tisha Campbell-Martin and Tyler Labine. The movie takes place in the town of Monroeville - a suburb of Pittsburgh. The main characters from the film are Zack Brown and Miriam "Miri" Linky - two lifelong platonic friends who live together.

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 horror film of the slasher sub-genre directed by Dwight H. Little. It is the fourth installment in the original eight-film Halloween franchise. The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 21st, 1988 and was produced by Moustapha Akkad and Trancas International Films. This film returns to the setting of the first two Halloween films (ignoring the third installment) and introduces the character of Jamie Lloyd. Lloyd is the central protagonist of the fourth and fifth films and makes a brief appearance in the beginning of the sixth film. The seventh installment in the series, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later ignores the events of the fourth through sixth films, placing their canonicity into question.

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Toy Story of Terror is an American film short and part of the Toy Story film series. It was written and directed by Angus MacLane and produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. It premiered on ABC on October 16th, 2013.

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