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"Richard Crouse does a great job of telling the complex story of the making of the film, its censorship and the controversy surrounding it. The book is full of amusing anecdotes which make it a rollicking read, but it is the deeper analysis which gives food for thought. Crouse compares what happened with The Devils to the response to other controversial films of the time such as Straw Dogs (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and The Exorcist (1973)." -Aussiescribbler, 5 star review, amazon.com

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"Fascinating account by the ubiquitous Crouse about Ken Russell's The Devils, possibly the most controversial film ever released by a major studio. And I was fascinated even though I, like a lot of people, have never actually seen the movie... If there is such a thing as an auteur, Russell was one, though Crouse does a fine job of laying out the necessity of Russell's collaborators, most especially the protean wild-man actor Oliver Reed and set designer (and later director) Derek Jarman. Man, I really want to see The Devils now. Highly recommended." - Jonathan Stover, 4 Star review, amazon.ca

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"Phantasm," "The Beastmaster," "Bubba Ho-Tep" and "John Dies at the End" director Don Coscarelli is Raising Hell on e-mail! "I'm writing to tell you how much I loved your book. What a treat to get a window into the making and marketing of The Devils! Thank you so much for writing this book... it's a simply terrific work." Find out more about "Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils" here: http://www.amazon.ca/Raising-Hell-Russell-Unmaking-Devils/dp/177041066X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1377459756&sr=8-1

The Walking Dead season three executive producer Glen Mazzara is Raising Hell on twitter! "Just read this fascinating book by @RichardCrouse on Ken Russell's incredibly controversial film, The Devils."

"The Toxic Avenger" director Lloyd Kaufman is Raising Hell!

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"In my view this is one of the very few essential movie making-of books, seeing as how it tells the story of one of the standout films of the 1970s: Ken Russell's delirious 1971 masterpiece THE DEVILS. That film has been profiled a fair amount over the years (see the 2002 BBC documentary HELL ON EARTH), but the full story of its conception, filming and ultimate undoing has remained untold until now… You may think, as I did, that you know everything there is to know about THE DEVILS, but with this book Richard Crouse unquestionably has the last word."　

Scott MacDonald is Raising Hell over at EuroCultAV.com!

4 out of 5 Star Review!

"The voices that Crouse utilizes go on to show that for all the controversy the film has caused, for all the efforts the studios has made to keep it suppressed over the years the Devils is a still a genuine cinema classic that continues to inspire generations."

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The Black Museum in Toronto, Lecture 4: Richard Crouse “Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils.” Photos by Mark Totti.

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The Black Museum in Toronto, Lecture 4: Richard Crouse “Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils.” Photos by Mark Totti.

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The Black Museum in Toronto, Lecture 4: Richard Crouse “Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils.” Photos by Mark Totti.

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The Black Museum in Toronto, Lecture 4: Richard Crouse "Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils." Photos by Mark Totti.

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MAY 2, 2013

RAISING HELL: KEN RUSSELL AND THE UNMAKING OF THE DEVILS

Based on historical fact, Ken Russell’s beautifully blasphemous film The Devils (1971) is about an oversexed priest and a group of sexually repressed nuns in 17th-century France and the ensuing trials and exorcisms that followed. Detailing the production and the personalities of two of cinema’s great eccentrics, director Ken Russell and star Oliver Reed, film critic Richard Crouse delves deeper to explore the aftermath of The Devils, based on his recent book about the film. This lecture will ask how can a movie by one of the most famous filmmakers in the world end up banned, edited, and ignored by the company that owns it?

May 2, 2013 at 8pm Big Picture, 1035 Gerrard Steet East, Toronto Cost: $12 advance, $15 at the door

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Rupert Russell is Raising Hell!

"Richard Crouse’s Raising Hell is a chillingly accurate portrait of a man through his most chilling and accomplished film,The Devils."

- Rupert Russell, April 7, 2013

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Jr. is Raising Hell at Goodreads.com!

"In-depth, interesting look at some of the trials on set, struggles with releasing a complete version for sale, and the historical background to Ken Russell's controversial film The Devils. "

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GoldGato is Raising Hell at Goodreads.com!

"Richard Crouse (Canada's influential film critic) is clearly a fervent fan of the movie and his thorough efforts to research and meet with cast and crew members is exemplary. While the great Oliver Reed had already passed away before this book was written, it reminded me of a huge painted portrait of Ollie as Grandier which was hanging (probably still is) on the wall of a pub in Buttevant, Cork in Ireland. The remembrances of those involved are vivid, particularly from Dudley Sutton."

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Pittsburgh, PA award-winning screenwriter, essayist and critic Matt R. Lohr is Raising Hell at Goodreads.com!

"A very fine piece of historical film writing. Crouse's book is briskly written and well-edited, giving you just enough about the film's historical background, the particulars of its making, and its apocalyptic public reception. Nice thumbnail biographies as well of the mercurial Ken Russell and his equally protean leading man, Oliver Reed. The book's only major drawback: It left me wanting to see a film that, for reasons the book spends 200 pages enumerating, is exceedingly difficult to actually see."

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Aussiescribbler from Adelaide, Australia is Raising Hell on Goodreads.com!

"Richard Crouse does a great job of telling the complex story of the making of the film, its censorship and the controversy surrounding it. The book is full of amusing anecdotes which make it a rollicking read, but it is the deeper analysis which gives food for thought."

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