The late, great George A. Romero didn't invent the zombie movie, but his "Dead" saga certainly helped bring it to prominence. Things began with Romero's now-classic "Night of the Living Dead," a low-budget shocker that became a monster hit when it arrived in 1968. All told, Romero would direct six "Dead" films — "Night of the Living Dead" (1968), "Dawn of the Dead" (1978), "Day of the Dead" (1985), "Land of the Dead" (2005) "Diary of the Dead" (2007), and "Survival of the Dead" (2009). While the later films have their fans, most folks agree that the original trilogy — "Night," "Dawn," and "Day" — are the best of the bunch, with "Dawn" often being hailed as the masterpiece of the series.
But it's important to remember that Romero didn't exactly map this series out from the jump. He wasn't initially planning on a whole franchise when he sat down to make "Night of the Living Dead." Indeed, after...
But it's important to remember that Romero didn't exactly map this series out from the jump. He wasn't initially planning on a whole franchise when he sat down to make "Night of the Living Dead." Indeed, after...
- 5/21/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Red.
Vivid. Shaggy. The image is bright and engaging but suffocating too. The frame is papered with the color and, indeed, foreshadows the bloody palette from which the remainder of the film’s runtime will be painted. Rather than a betrayal of what’s to come, the domineering shade foretells the imminent delivery of a new world, birthed from the remains of what came before: a new dawn.
The sun first crested on Monroeville Mall’s legions of the lumbering undead in April of 1979 in the US with Dawn of the Dead (1978), shepherding George A. Romero’s bitingly satirical, deeply unsettling, and grossly gore-fueled vision of consumerist America into the public consciousness and forever warping the DNA of genre entertainment. It is this glistening sunrise that went on to usher forth a day, a land and eventually an empire of Romero’s own manufacture, solidifying the ideas he had begun...
Vivid. Shaggy. The image is bright and engaging but suffocating too. The frame is papered with the color and, indeed, foreshadows the bloody palette from which the remainder of the film’s runtime will be painted. Rather than a betrayal of what’s to come, the domineering shade foretells the imminent delivery of a new world, birthed from the remains of what came before: a new dawn.
The sun first crested on Monroeville Mall’s legions of the lumbering undead in April of 1979 in the US with Dawn of the Dead (1978), shepherding George A. Romero’s bitingly satirical, deeply unsettling, and grossly gore-fueled vision of consumerist America into the public consciousness and forever warping the DNA of genre entertainment. It is this glistening sunrise that went on to usher forth a day, a land and eventually an empire of Romero’s own manufacture, solidifying the ideas he had begun...
- 5/15/2024
- by Paul Farrell
- bloody-disgusting.com
The upcoming Xbox Games Showcase on June 9 is set to be a megaton as it’ll be the first to feature the full trinity of the brand’s own studios, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard. Moreover, there will also be a 45-minute presentation right after the show, which many speculate is for Call of Duty Gulf War.
Several rumors have been swirling about the games that will show up in the main event, though, and it seems Gears of War fans are encouraged to tune in, as the long-awaited Gears of War 6 could make its debut here, marking five years since Gears 5 launched in 2019.
Gears of War 6 Might Be A Highlight Of The Showcase A new entry in the Gears series is long overdue, especially after 5 years since Gears 5.
A plethora of insiders have already claimed that the next mainline Gears of War game will show up in the Xbox Showcase,...
Several rumors have been swirling about the games that will show up in the main event, though, and it seems Gears of War fans are encouraged to tune in, as the long-awaited Gears of War 6 could make its debut here, marking five years since Gears 5 launched in 2019.
Gears of War 6 Might Be A Highlight Of The Showcase A new entry in the Gears series is long overdue, especially after 5 years since Gears 5.
A plethora of insiders have already claimed that the next mainline Gears of War game will show up in the Xbox Showcase,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Viraaj Bhatnagar
- FandomWire
Zack Snyder‘s space adventure film “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” will be running for one week (Dec. 15-21) in selected 70mm theaters before debuting on Netflix. However, the question you should ask yourself is if it’s worth watching a film on a giant screen that was shot entirely on Anamorphic T1.5. On the other hand, why not? We all remember Nolan’s Oppenheimer which was shot wide open using IMAX film cameras and was screened on 70mm as well.
Rebel Moon ‘anamorphic’ poster Rebel Moon: 70mm screening
Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon which was directed and shot by him (Snyder was the Dp as well), will be playing exclusively on 70mm from Dec. 15-21 at the following locations: Los Angeles (Egyptian Theatre), New York City (Paris Theater), Toronto (TIFF Bell Lightbox) and London (Prince Charles Cinema). The first “Rebel Moon” film streams Dec. 22 on Netflix.
Rebel Moon ‘anamorphic’ poster Rebel Moon: 70mm screening
Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon which was directed and shot by him (Snyder was the Dp as well), will be playing exclusively on 70mm from Dec. 15-21 at the following locations: Los Angeles (Egyptian Theatre), New York City (Paris Theater), Toronto (TIFF Bell Lightbox) and London (Prince Charles Cinema). The first “Rebel Moon” film streams Dec. 22 on Netflix.
- 12/14/2023
- by Yossy Mendelovich
- YMCinema
2023 marks the 45th anniversary of the release of the George A. Romero classic Dawn of the Dead (get it Here) – and to celebrate, Regal Cinemas theatres across the United States are bringing the film back to the big screen! Dawn of the Dead also got a Regal theatrical re-release last year, but that was the 3-D conversion. This year, it’s the original 2-D version of the film that will be showing. The new re-release begins on October 27th.
To find out if Dawn of the Dead will be screening at a Regal near you, check their official website.
Written and directed by Romero, Dawn of the Dead has the following synopsis: As hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S., the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead, but neither cities nor the countryside prove safe. In Pennsylvania, radio-station employee Stephen and his girlfriend,...
To find out if Dawn of the Dead will be screening at a Regal near you, check their official website.
Written and directed by Romero, Dawn of the Dead has the following synopsis: As hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S., the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead, but neither cities nor the countryside prove safe. In Pennsylvania, radio-station employee Stephen and his girlfriend,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Frías de la Parra’s I Don’t Expect Anyone To Believe Me (No Voy A Pedirle A Nadie Que Me Crea) to open fest on November 1.
The North American premiere of Fernando Frías de la Parra’s I Don’t Expect Anyone To Believe Me (No Voy A Pedirle A Nadie Que Me Crea) will open GuadaLAjara Film Festival in Los Angeles (Glaff) running November 1-3.
Frías de la Parra’s follow-up to Mexico’s 2021 Oscar-shortlisted drama I’m No Longer Here and HBO show Los Espookys centres on an aspiring writer who moves to Barcelona to study literature and gets...
The North American premiere of Fernando Frías de la Parra’s I Don’t Expect Anyone To Believe Me (No Voy A Pedirle A Nadie Que Me Crea) will open GuadaLAjara Film Festival in Los Angeles (Glaff) running November 1-3.
Frías de la Parra’s follow-up to Mexico’s 2021 Oscar-shortlisted drama I’m No Longer Here and HBO show Los Espookys centres on an aspiring writer who moves to Barcelona to study literature and gets...
- 10/13/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
It’s quite rare for the creator of a genre to also be the one responsible for making the most iconic entries within that genre, but I think it’s safe to say that the late, great George A. Romero remains unmatched as the master of zombified horror. Even after decades of remakes and homages like Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later, we still find ourselves going back to the classics that popularized undead brain-eating in the first place.
And with the Halloween season finally upon us, I thought that this might be a good time to look back on Romero’s spooky filmography with a definitive ranking of his ‘Living Dead’ films. After all, not all zombie flicks are created equal – even when they’re made by a veritable master of the craft.
That being said, I’d like to make it clear that every single one...
And with the Halloween season finally upon us, I thought that this might be a good time to look back on Romero’s spooky filmography with a definitive ranking of his ‘Living Dead’ films. After all, not all zombie flicks are created equal – even when they’re made by a veritable master of the craft.
That being said, I’d like to make it clear that every single one...
- 10/13/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
In the last days of 2022, we learned that production had wrapped on the psychedelic horror film The Trip, which stars an impressive line-up of genre icons and regulars: Hannah Fierman (V/H/S/), Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), John Amplas (George A. Romero’s Martin), and Lori Cardille (Romero’s Day of the Dead). The presence of Amplas and Cardille in this film seemed especially fitting since The Trip was filmed in Pennsylvania, not far from Romero’s beloved Pittsburgh. Nearly ten months later, The Trip is now ready to start making its way out into the world – and the premiere is going to be held at the Lindsay Theater in Sewickley, Pennsylvania on October 26th! In anticipation of the premiere, a trailer has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Written and directed by Dean Jacobs, The Trip is coming our way from Collective Imagination Productions...
Written and directed by Dean Jacobs, The Trip is coming our way from Collective Imagination Productions...
- 10/10/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Back in 2021, it was revealed that the legendary George A. Romero (who passed away in 2017) had left behind a treatment for the “seventh and final installment” in his Dead franchise – following Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, and Survival of the Dead. The story Romero had come up with used a title than many fans expected him to use for his follow-up to Day, Twilight of the Dead, and the team of Joe Knetter, Robert Lucas, and Paolo Zelati, who also worked on the treatment with Romero, were working on fleshing it out into a screenplay. Last month, we heard that Twilight of the Dead had secured funding from Roundtable Entertainment. And now we know who’s going to direct the film: Session 9 director Brad Anderson!
Anderson provided the following statement: “George Romero’s...
Anderson provided the following statement: “George Romero’s...
- 9/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Before he passed away in 2017, horror master George A. Romero had been developing one final zombie movie titled Twilight of the Dead, which has shown brief signs of life here and there over the years. The film is finally coming to life, The Hollywood Reporter lets us know this morning, with Brad Anderson on board to direct!
“Shooting is expected to start later this year,” THR notes in their exclusive report.
“George Romero’s 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead may have been the first real horror movie I ever saw and its shock value, its keen social relevance, and even the means by which it was made were all hugely inspirational to me,” said Anderson. “This too is a zombie movie in which limbs fly and heads roll, but one that is also about social transformation, one that asks the question: What is it to be human? It is...
“Shooting is expected to start later this year,” THR notes in their exclusive report.
“George Romero’s 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead may have been the first real horror movie I ever saw and its shock value, its keen social relevance, and even the means by which it was made were all hugely inspirational to me,” said Anderson. “This too is a zombie movie in which limbs fly and heads roll, but one that is also about social transformation, one that asks the question: What is it to be human? It is...
- 9/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
What’s a better pairing than a movie and popcorn? Well, a case could be made for a movie and beer. And with the spooky season upon us, a Pennsylvania brewery is reintroducing a beer named after one of the greatest horror films ever, Dawn of the Dead, with a portion of the proceeds going to the George A. Romero Foundation.
Arriving this month from Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is Jawn of the Dead, a red rye Ipa that comes in at 6.5%. Using Apollo, Ekuanot, Mosaic, and Nugget hops, the annual staple is a must-have for horror fans who don’t mind a little buzz with their brains. As per Neshaminy Creek, “Jawn of the Dead’s icy, undead body is bready and toasty with a spicy bite that accentuates a pronounced bitterness. There is no escape from the pine, berries, and grilled tangerine notes.” The beer currently has 3.70 on Untappd.
Arriving this month from Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is Jawn of the Dead, a red rye Ipa that comes in at 6.5%. Using Apollo, Ekuanot, Mosaic, and Nugget hops, the annual staple is a must-have for horror fans who don’t mind a little buzz with their brains. As per Neshaminy Creek, “Jawn of the Dead’s icy, undead body is bready and toasty with a spicy bite that accentuates a pronounced bitterness. There is no escape from the pine, berries, and grilled tangerine notes.” The beer currently has 3.70 on Untappd.
- 9/5/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Clockwise from upper left: Extraction 2 (Netflix), The Woman King (Sony), Fast Five (Universal), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (TriStar Pictures), Rrr (Sarigama Cinemas)Graphic: AVClub
Remember the good ol’ days when you could see all the Christopher Nolan Batman films on Netflix? Well, those days are over. And remember the good...
Remember the good ol’ days when you could see all the Christopher Nolan Batman films on Netflix? Well, those days are over. And remember the good...
- 8/12/2023
- by The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
After the release of Day of the Dead in 1985, twenty years went by without George A. Romero being able to get another zombie movie into production, even though he was very open about the fact that he had an idea for another one. During that time, a lot of fans expected the next movie to be called Twilight of the Dead, following the progression of the titles Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead. But when Romero did make a fourth zombie movie, he threw a titular curveball and called it Land of the Dead. That was followed by Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead. Now it looks like Twilight of the Dead is going to happen after all – and might even begin filming before the end of this year!
Deadline reports that Roundtable Entertainment will be providing the funding for Twilight of the Dead,...
Deadline reports that Roundtable Entertainment will be providing the funding for Twilight of the Dead,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Before he passed away in 2017, horror master George A. Romero had been developing one final zombie movie titled Twilight of the Dead, which has shown brief signs of life here and there over the years. Deadline brings us the latest update, reporting that the film now has “backing from Roundtable Entertainment and a planned late 2023 start date in Puerto Rico.”
“The George A. Romero estate is teaming up with LA-based financier-producer Roundtable,” Deadline reports, with Twilight of the Dead being positioned as the “final installment” in Romero’s ‘Dead’ franchise. The original treatment for the planned project was penned by Romero himself, but Joe Knetter, Robert Lucas, and Paolo Zelati tackled the actual screenplay.
Romero followed seminal zombie film Night of the Living Dead with Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead. The upcoming Twilight of the Dead...
“The George A. Romero estate is teaming up with LA-based financier-producer Roundtable,” Deadline reports, with Twilight of the Dead being positioned as the “final installment” in Romero’s ‘Dead’ franchise. The original treatment for the planned project was penned by Romero himself, but Joe Knetter, Robert Lucas, and Paolo Zelati tackled the actual screenplay.
Romero followed seminal zombie film Night of the Living Dead with Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead. The upcoming Twilight of the Dead...
- 8/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fans of David Cronenberg and body horror get ready for the stunning sci-fi horror New Religion, now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox!
New Religion is a Japanese surrealist body horror film written and directed by Keishi Kondo.
In the film, “After her daughter’s death, divorced Miyabi begins working as a call girl. One day, she meets an unsettling customer who wants to take pictures of her body parts. Soon, she realizes that every time she allows her body to be photographed her daughter’s spirit gets closer. She must decide how far she is willing to go to connect with her daughter once again.”
New Religion stars Kaho Seto, Daiki Nunami, Satoshi Oka and Saionji Ryuseigun.
The film had its North American premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Narrative Feature. It previously screened at festivals around the world to rave reviews with Horror...
New Religion is a Japanese surrealist body horror film written and directed by Keishi Kondo.
In the film, “After her daughter’s death, divorced Miyabi begins working as a call girl. One day, she meets an unsettling customer who wants to take pictures of her body parts. Soon, she realizes that every time she allows her body to be photographed her daughter’s spirit gets closer. She must decide how far she is willing to go to connect with her daughter once again.”
New Religion stars Kaho Seto, Daiki Nunami, Satoshi Oka and Saionji Ryuseigun.
The film had its North American premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Narrative Feature. It previously screened at festivals around the world to rave reviews with Horror...
- 6/20/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Happiest of birthdays to Robert Englund, and Happy #RobertEnglundDay!
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story is now on Screambox, coinciding with the horror mainstay’s 76th birthday. The documentary was shot over the course of two years, highlighting the life and career of the classically trained actor and director.
Featuring interviews with Robert Englund and his wife Nancy, as well as fellow genre icons Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Adam Green, Bill Moseley, Heather Langenkamp & more, the documentary follows Englund’s career from his early days in Buster and Billie and Stay Hungry (starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger) to his big break in the 1980s as Freddy Krueger to his directorial debut with the 1988 horror film 976-evil to his iconic acting status in current roles such as Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things.”
To celebrate, here are eight of the prolific actor’s best roles in the genre…...
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story is now on Screambox, coinciding with the horror mainstay’s 76th birthday. The documentary was shot over the course of two years, highlighting the life and career of the classically trained actor and director.
Featuring interviews with Robert Englund and his wife Nancy, as well as fellow genre icons Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Adam Green, Bill Moseley, Heather Langenkamp & more, the documentary follows Englund’s career from his early days in Buster and Billie and Stay Hungry (starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger) to his big break in the 1980s as Freddy Krueger to his directorial debut with the 1988 horror film 976-evil to his iconic acting status in current roles such as Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things.”
To celebrate, here are eight of the prolific actor’s best roles in the genre…...
- 6/6/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
San Francisco, CA — May, 28th, 2023 — Today, Viz Media, a world-leading producer of manga and anime, announce the anime series, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, based on the manga by creators Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata will stream on Hulu and Netflix in the U.S.
In the U.S, the series will simulcast on Hulu premiering 2:00Am Pdt, July 9th, 2023, with sunrise details for Netflix and other streaming platforms to come. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a Viz Media co-production alongside Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Japan, with Viz Media representing the anime in the North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand territories.
The zombie hordes are coming, so it's time to live your best life! There's nothing quite like the end of the world to inspire your bucket list. In Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Akira Tendo's life has lost its luster.
In the U.S, the series will simulcast on Hulu premiering 2:00Am Pdt, July 9th, 2023, with sunrise details for Netflix and other streaming platforms to come. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a Viz Media co-production alongside Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Japan, with Viz Media representing the anime in the North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand territories.
The zombie hordes are coming, so it's time to live your best life! There's nothing quite like the end of the world to inspire your bucket list. In Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Akira Tendo's life has lost its luster.
- 5/30/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
This post contains light spoilers for Evil Dead Rise.
Since the late 1980s, one of the key characteristics of a budding cinephile was the ability to explain the relationship between 1981’s The Evil Dead and 1987’s Evil Dead II. Where the first movie introduced the world to director Sam Raimi‘s dynamic style, as well as star Bruce Campbell‘s unique charisma, its independent production meant that it only rose to the level of a cult hit. To expand the audience, Evil Dead II opens not by picking up where the first left off, with Campbell’s beleaguered Ash Williams potentially possessed, but by remaking the first movie, at least in its opening act.
Whatever explanation fans gave to smooth over the transition between the first two movies, it set a precedent for everything that followed. Evil Dead would be about gore and Three Stooges gags, not strict continuity. 1992’s...
Since the late 1980s, one of the key characteristics of a budding cinephile was the ability to explain the relationship between 1981’s The Evil Dead and 1987’s Evil Dead II. Where the first movie introduced the world to director Sam Raimi‘s dynamic style, as well as star Bruce Campbell‘s unique charisma, its independent production meant that it only rose to the level of a cult hit. To expand the audience, Evil Dead II opens not by picking up where the first left off, with Campbell’s beleaguered Ash Williams potentially possessed, but by remaking the first movie, at least in its opening act.
Whatever explanation fans gave to smooth over the transition between the first two movies, it set a precedent for everything that followed. Evil Dead would be about gore and Three Stooges gags, not strict continuity. 1992’s...
- 4/21/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This Friday, "Evil Dead Rise" will revitalize Sam Raimi's classic horror franchise once again in a way that's familiar but completely fresh. Though the new entry trades in teenagers in mysterious cabins in the woods for a troubled family living in a high rise apartment, it maintains all the geysers of blood, gore, chainsaws, and dark humor that the series is known for. Just as Fede Álvarez did with his 2013 reboot, director Lee Cronin is taking Raimi's world back to its nastier roots by returning to the nihilistic, oppressive atmosphere that made the original 1981 "The Evil Dead" a midnight movie sensation.
After making great impressions with preview test audiences, Cronin's movie went from being an HBO Max exclusive to receiving a wide theatrical release. The hype for "Evil Dead Rise" is truly real, but when you see it this weekend, don't expect our beloved horror-himbo Ash Williams to make an appearance.
After making great impressions with preview test audiences, Cronin's movie went from being an HBO Max exclusive to receiving a wide theatrical release. The hype for "Evil Dead Rise" is truly real, but when you see it this weekend, don't expect our beloved horror-himbo Ash Williams to make an appearance.
- 4/19/2023
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
MidWest WeirdFest have announced the full program for 2023. The 7th annual film festival – a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird – takes place March 3rd – 5th, 2025 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Among the fest’s fantastic line-up of horror, sci-fi, underground and documentary cinema, are several fantastic films that will be premiering at the event. One of these is Braek (pictured above), a genre-bending crime caper come rural horror movie. Says Braek director John Fallon:
The making of Braek was a suicide mission and I couldn’t have pulled it off without my small yet efficient cast/crew. Better to go to war with 15 lions than a 100 sheep as they say. We are very proud to have our USA premiere at Midwest WeirdFest, a festival that I’ve always esteemed. Braek is more than just another ‘home invasion’ type...
Among the fest’s fantastic line-up of horror, sci-fi, underground and documentary cinema, are several fantastic films that will be premiering at the event. One of these is Braek (pictured above), a genre-bending crime caper come rural horror movie. Says Braek director John Fallon:
The making of Braek was a suicide mission and I couldn’t have pulled it off without my small yet efficient cast/crew. Better to go to war with 15 lions than a 100 sheep as they say. We are very proud to have our USA premiere at Midwest WeirdFest, a festival that I’ve always esteemed. Braek is more than just another ‘home invasion’ type...
- 2/20/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
This post contains spoilers for The Last of Us
Five episodes in, The Last of Us is more interested in breaking your heart than it is in turning your stomach. The most recent entry “Endure and Survive” is no exception, introducing us to the tragic brother duo of Henry and Sam (beautifully portrayed by Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Woodard). After giving Joel and Ellie a new set of companions and a way out of dangerous Kansas City, the episode ripped it all away with Sam’s infection and Henry’s hopeless reaction.
But the episode wasn’t all doom and gloom. Not only did we get the live-action debut of a bloater, a powerful and disgusting form of infected straight from the video game, but we saw the end of Melanie Lynskey’s Kathleen, the ruthless leader of the Kansas City resistance. Kathleen has been on the hunt for Henry,...
Five episodes in, The Last of Us is more interested in breaking your heart than it is in turning your stomach. The most recent entry “Endure and Survive” is no exception, introducing us to the tragic brother duo of Henry and Sam (beautifully portrayed by Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Woodard). After giving Joel and Ellie a new set of companions and a way out of dangerous Kansas City, the episode ripped it all away with Sam’s infection and Henry’s hopeless reaction.
But the episode wasn’t all doom and gloom. Not only did we get the live-action debut of a bloater, a powerful and disgusting form of infected straight from the video game, but we saw the end of Melanie Lynskey’s Kathleen, the ruthless leader of the Kansas City resistance. Kathleen has been on the hunt for Henry,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This year’s Super Bowl commercial from Netflix enlisted the help of Will Ferrell, the big game ad specifically promoting the streaming service’s partnership with General Motors.
Ferrell enters the worlds of popular Netflix shows in the Netflix/Gm Super Bowl commercial, including “Stranger Things,” “Squid Game,” and Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead.
In addition to joining the Hellfire Club, Ferrell also becomes a zombie in the spot…
On the subject of Snyder’s Army of the Dead, don’t forget that a sequel is in the works. Last we heard the feature film is titled Planet of the Dead. Stay tuned for more here in 2023.
The post Will Ferrell Spoofs “Stranger Things” and ‘Army of the Dead’ in Netflix & Gm Super Bowl Commercial appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Ferrell enters the worlds of popular Netflix shows in the Netflix/Gm Super Bowl commercial, including “Stranger Things,” “Squid Game,” and Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead.
In addition to joining the Hellfire Club, Ferrell also becomes a zombie in the spot…
On the subject of Snyder’s Army of the Dead, don’t forget that a sequel is in the works. Last we heard the feature film is titled Planet of the Dead. Stay tuned for more here in 2023.
The post Will Ferrell Spoofs “Stranger Things” and ‘Army of the Dead’ in Netflix & Gm Super Bowl Commercial appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
- 2/13/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The great George A. Romero is no longer with us, but his Dead series is still shambling forward. Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny) has signed on to direct a sequel to Night of the Living Dead from a screenplay by Latoya Morgan (The Walking Dead), with Romero’s ex-wife Christine Romero and their daughter Tina Romero producing. The George A. Romero Foundation is working with Bloody Disgusting on an audio series podcast set in the Dead universe. Greg Nicotero is gearing up to make a movie about the making of Night of the Living Dead. So while we wait to see which one of those projects is going to make its way out into the world first, we figured this was a good time to put together a Wtf You Need to Know video that gathers information on the Romero Dead films – and you can check it out in the embed above!
- 2/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Just weeks before he passed away, the legendary George A. Romero let it be known that he was seeking funding for a project called George A. Romero Presents: Road of the Dead, a film that would be directed by stunt coordinator Matt Birman, who served as second unit director on Romero’s Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, and Survival of the Dead. Five years have gone by and this project still hasn’t gotten off the ground, as Romero’s passing understandably halted any momentum it had. With the new episode of our video series Wtf Happened to This Unmade Horror Movie (formerly known as The Horror Movie That Almost Was), we’re looking into what might have been if Road of the Dead had been made. Hopefully it will be made someday.
Road of the Dead was scripted by Romero and Birman. Romero said the story...
Road of the Dead was scripted by Romero and Birman. Romero said the story...
- 8/12/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Even in death, it seems that George Romero still has some tricks up his sleeve. We should expect nothing less from the father of the modern zombie movie. The filmmaker made his directorial debut in 1968 with the seminal zombie film, "Night of the Living Dead." The movie would spawn a six-film zombie franchise for Romero ending in 2009 with "Survival of the Dead." In addition to the zombie franchise, the horror icon also directed "The Crazies," "Creepshow," and "The Dark Half."
But Romero's work on "Night of the Living Dead" will forever be his magnum opus. The movie follows seven...
The post How George Romero Cobbled Together a Cast For Night of the Living Dead appeared first on /Film.
But Romero's work on "Night of the Living Dead" will forever be his magnum opus. The movie follows seven...
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- 3/18/2022
- by Travis Yates
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt explains why "Land Of The Dead" is responsible for one of his favorite group-scare memories, and Ariel weighs in on the unexpected pick.)
George A. Romero's original "Dead" trilogy rightfully reigns as the pinnacle of zombie cinema. His later trio, "Land Of The Dead," "Diary Of The Dead," and "Survival Of The Dead," on the other hand? Less publicized, but I'll confess I hold "Land Of The Dead" near and dear since,...
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George A. Romero's original "Dead" trilogy rightfully reigns as the pinnacle of zombie cinema. His later trio, "Land Of The Dead," "Diary Of The Dead," and "Survival Of The Dead," on the other hand? Less publicized, but I'll confess I hold "Land Of The Dead" near and dear since,...
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- 9/17/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
Korean director Hong Eui-jeong’s debut feature “Voice of Silence” stood out at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival as the year’s best film from its Cheval Noir main competition section. The film, about two men who clean up after an organized crime organization, has enjoyed an impressive international festival run, having built up strong buzz as a project when it was selected to Venice’s Biennale College Cinema program in 2016.
“In a film festival that’s known as a melting pot of genres, ‘Voice of Silence’ feels like an excellent representative for the top prize in the Cheval Noir section. It’s earnest and sincere in tone but also unpredictable and experimental, impossible to pin down, and truly idiosyncratic,” said the jury in a statement accompanying the announcement.
Basque filmmaker Igor Legarreta was honored as the year’s best director for his sophomore effort “All the Moons,” a 19th...
“In a film festival that’s known as a melting pot of genres, ‘Voice of Silence’ feels like an excellent representative for the top prize in the Cheval Noir section. It’s earnest and sincere in tone but also unpredictable and experimental, impossible to pin down, and truly idiosyncratic,” said the jury in a statement accompanying the announcement.
Basque filmmaker Igor Legarreta was honored as the year’s best director for his sophomore effort “All the Moons,” a 19th...
- 8/26/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Legendary horror filmmaker George A. Romero passed away in 2017, but it seems like he’s in the news now more than in the last few years before his untimely death. First it was announced earlier in 2021 that a “lost” Romero film called The Amusement Park had been rediscovered and restored, and would premiere this month on horror streaming service Shudder. It’s essentially a 53-minute public service announcement about aging and elder abuse, commissioned by the Lutheran Society back in 1973 and filtered through the filmmaker’s nightmarish worldview, and it’s more than time it sees the light of day.
But then last month, Romero’s widow, Suzanne Romero, told The Hollywood Reporter that her husband had been working on a final film in his iconic Dead series, tentatively titled Twilight of the Dead, before his passing. So when we had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Suzanne this week,...
But then last month, Romero’s widow, Suzanne Romero, told The Hollywood Reporter that her husband had been working on a final film in his iconic Dead series, tentatively titled Twilight of the Dead, before his passing. So when we had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Suzanne this week,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
“I always used the zombie as a character for satire or a political criticism,” said zombie maestro George Romero — a man asked to opine on zombie franchises more times than should have been legally allowable — in 2013. “And I find that missing in what’s happening now.” Now being the immediate moment of AMC’s The Walking Dead (“a soap opera with a zombie occasionally”), but really, the zombie moment broadly speaking. We can run through the litany of examples, including those Romero liked (Shaun of the Dead) and those he...
- 5/11/2021
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Even though he passed away four years ago, we’re still unearthing work from George A. Romero’s vast career. This summer, his long-lost feature The Amusement Park will debut on Shudder (one of our most-anticipated films of the season) and now what was planned to be his final entry into his legendary zombie universe is getting new life.
THR reports that Twilight of the Dead is moving forward under the guidance of the late director’s widow Suzanne Romero. With a treatment initially scripted by George A. Romero and Paolo Zelati last decade, the latter writer enlisted Joe Knetter and Robert L. Lucas to assist with completing the script.
“I gave him my full blessing as long as I could be there every step of the way for it to remain true to George’s vision,” said Suzanne Romero. “We had a solid treatment and the beginning of the script.
THR reports that Twilight of the Dead is moving forward under the guidance of the late director’s widow Suzanne Romero. With a treatment initially scripted by George A. Romero and Paolo Zelati last decade, the latter writer enlisted Joe Knetter and Robert L. Lucas to assist with completing the script.
“I gave him my full blessing as long as I could be there every step of the way for it to remain true to George’s vision,” said Suzanne Romero. “We had a solid treatment and the beginning of the script.
- 5/2/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After kick-starting the zombie genre with Night of the Living Dead all the way back in 1968, George A. Romero returned to the world of the undead several times over the decades for Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, and Survival of the Dead, and prior to his death in 2017, he was working on what would have been the final chapter of his…...
- 4/30/2021
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Zack Snyder‘s career comes full circle with the upcoming Netflix zombie extravaganza Army of the Dead, a film almost two decades in the making. The filmmaker best known for Justice League and Watchmen first cut his teeth on a feature-length project with Dawn of the Dead, Universal Picture’s high-octane remake of the George A. Romero horror classic. A much more action-packed and grim take on Romero’s mall-set zombie shenanigans, the 2004 re-imagining remains Snyder’s best flick.
Originally conceived as an even darker follow-up to the Dawn remake before ending up in development hell, Army of the Dead is now the first chapter in a new zombie shared universe for Netflix, which is also producing a prequel film and an anime series that explore other aspects of Snyder’s latest undead creation. No, it doesn’t seem to be directly connected to Romero’s own series of films,...
Originally conceived as an even darker follow-up to the Dawn remake before ending up in development hell, Army of the Dead is now the first chapter in a new zombie shared universe for Netflix, which is also producing a prequel film and an anime series that explore other aspects of Snyder’s latest undead creation. No, it doesn’t seem to be directly connected to Romero’s own series of films,...
- 2/25/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
George A. Romero is frequently referred to as the godfather of the zombie movie, and for good reason. Starting with Night of the Living Dead in 1968, the filmmaker’s work both established and defined many of the tropes associated with shuffling hordes of the undead that are still widely used across various forms of media in the modern day.
Although Romero would continue adding to his zombie collection over the next four decades, suffering from greatly diminished returns in the process as 2009’s Survival of the Dead arrived to little fanfare before quickly being forgotten about completely, he didn’t work exclusively within one of horror’s most popular sub-genre’s either.
The Crazies, Creepshow, Knightriders and Martin all received enthusiastic reviews as Romero proved on numerous occasions that his talents for working in the realm of horror extended far beyond just churning out zombie sequels, but there was one...
Although Romero would continue adding to his zombie collection over the next four decades, suffering from greatly diminished returns in the process as 2009’s Survival of the Dead arrived to little fanfare before quickly being forgotten about completely, he didn’t work exclusively within one of horror’s most popular sub-genre’s either.
The Crazies, Creepshow, Knightriders and Martin all received enthusiastic reviews as Romero proved on numerous occasions that his talents for working in the realm of horror extended far beyond just churning out zombie sequels, but there was one...
- 6/28/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Horror movie fans might get the chance to see George A. Romero’s long lost 1973 feature “The Amusement Park” on the big screen. According to a report published this week from Bloody Disgusting, Yellow Veil Pictures has come on board the project to handle the movie’s worldwide distribution rights. Producer, and Romero’s widow, Suzanne Desrocher spearheaded a 4K restoration of the film alongside the George A. Romero Foundation. The restoration was completed by IndieCollect in New York.
“The Amusement Park” stars Lincoln Maazel as “an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America are manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds.” Romero was originally commissioned to direct the project by the Lutheran Society, which wanted to create a film to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. The director delivered an allegory about growing old that Desrocher...
“The Amusement Park” stars Lincoln Maazel as “an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America are manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds.” Romero was originally commissioned to direct the project by the Lutheran Society, which wanted to create a film to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. The director delivered an allegory about growing old that Desrocher...
- 6/26/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Thompson on Hollywood
Horror movie fans might get the chance to see George A. Romero’s long lost 1973 feature “The Amusement Park” on the big screen. According to a report published this week from Bloody Disgusting, Yellow Veil Pictures has come on board the project to handle the movie’s worldwide distribution rights. Producer, and Romero’s widow, Suzanne Desrocher spearheaded a 4K restoration of the film alongside the George A. Romero Foundation. The restoration was completed by IndieCollect in New York.
“The Amusement Park” stars Lincoln Maazel as “an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America are manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds.” Romero was originally commissioned to direct the project by the Lutheran Society, which wanted to create a film to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. The director delivered an allegory about growing old that Desrocher...
“The Amusement Park” stars Lincoln Maazel as “an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America are manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds.” Romero was originally commissioned to direct the project by the Lutheran Society, which wanted to create a film to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. The director delivered an allegory about growing old that Desrocher...
- 6/26/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Joseph Baxter Feb 28, 2020
Syfy has ordered a Day of the Dead television series, adapting the third film in George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead franchise.
Day of the Dead, a landmark film in the zombie genre, is set to rise again as a Syfy television series.
Syfy, the NBCUniversal cable channel, has made a 10-episode series order for Day of the Dead, which will serve as a serial adaptation inspired by zombie genre inventor George A. Romero, specifically the 1985 third entry in his Night of the Living Dead film franchise. A production of Cartel Entertainment, the series will have Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas as writers/showrunners. They are joined by executive producers in Cartel’s Stan Spry, Jeff Holland and Drew Brown, along with HiTide Studios’ Robert Dudelson, James Dudelson and Jordan Kizwani. The series is planned for a premiere in 2021.
The early plot details of...
Syfy has ordered a Day of the Dead television series, adapting the third film in George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead franchise.
Day of the Dead, a landmark film in the zombie genre, is set to rise again as a Syfy television series.
Syfy, the NBCUniversal cable channel, has made a 10-episode series order for Day of the Dead, which will serve as a serial adaptation inspired by zombie genre inventor George A. Romero, specifically the 1985 third entry in his Night of the Living Dead film franchise. A production of Cartel Entertainment, the series will have Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas as writers/showrunners. They are joined by executive producers in Cartel’s Stan Spry, Jeff Holland and Drew Brown, along with HiTide Studios’ Robert Dudelson, James Dudelson and Jordan Kizwani. The series is planned for a premiere in 2021.
The early plot details of...
- 2/28/2020
- Den of Geek
Earlier this week was George A. Romero's birthday, and if you found yourself reflecting on the legendary director's essential filmography, insightful social commentary, and unique approach to horror and humor, you're not alone. To celebrate the life and work of Romero, the Brooklyn Academy of Music is hosting an extensive, 10-day retrospective screening series titled Living with the Dead: The Films of George A. Romero.
Featuring all six of Romero's zombie movies (including a 3D screening of Dawn of the Dead) as well as the cult favorite Martin and lesser-seen films such as Season of the Witch and There's Always Vanilla, Living with the Dead: The Films of George A. Romero will take place from February 22nd–March 3rd and will include an appearance by producer Richard P. Rubinstein, who will discuss his collaborations with Romero.
For more information, we have the official press release with full details, and you can also visit Bam.
Featuring all six of Romero's zombie movies (including a 3D screening of Dawn of the Dead) as well as the cult favorite Martin and lesser-seen films such as Season of the Witch and There's Always Vanilla, Living with the Dead: The Films of George A. Romero will take place from February 22nd–March 3rd and will include an appearance by producer Richard P. Rubinstein, who will discuss his collaborations with Romero.
For more information, we have the official press release with full details, and you can also visit Bam.
- 2/6/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Directors’ trademarks is a series of articles that examines the “signatures” that filmmakers leave behind in their work. In this installment, since it’s Halloween, we’re looking at the trademark style and calling signs of horror movie icon George A. Romero as director.
From a young age, George A. Romero was interested in film. He was born in the Bronx in 1940 and would frequently ride the subways as a child to go rent films. His father was a commercial artist, and this may have influenced Romero’s interests. He began making films at the age of 14 with an 8mm camera he borrowed from his wealthy uncle. He even was arrested during production of one of his first movies when he lit a dummy and then threw it off of the roof of a building. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in theater in 1960, and continued to...
From a young age, George A. Romero was interested in film. He was born in the Bronx in 1940 and would frequently ride the subways as a child to go rent films. His father was a commercial artist, and this may have influenced Romero’s interests. He began making films at the age of 14 with an 8mm camera he borrowed from his wealthy uncle. He even was arrested during production of one of his first movies when he lit a dummy and then threw it off of the roof of a building. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in theater in 1960, and continued to...
- 10/31/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
A cornerstone and true gentleman of the horror genre who is unfortunately no longer with us, George A. Romero's legacy will live on forever through his seminal work and infectious good nature, and those priceless traits will be commemorated today when the late Master of Horror receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Updated: We've now been provided with official details on the Walk of Fame ceremony, which will include guest speakers Edgar Wright and Greg Nicotero, as well as a statement from Romero's manager and friend, Chris Roe, who was instrumental in ensuring that Romero received the star that he truly deserves.
Here's what Roe, who is the director of the Romero Star Campaign, had to say about the ceremony:
"It has been a very long journey to make this day happen and so many have given their support. With George’s star ceremony on Hollywood Blvd.
Updated: We've now been provided with official details on the Walk of Fame ceremony, which will include guest speakers Edgar Wright and Greg Nicotero, as well as a statement from Romero's manager and friend, Chris Roe, who was instrumental in ensuring that Romero received the star that he truly deserves.
Here's what Roe, who is the director of the Romero Star Campaign, had to say about the ceremony:
"It has been a very long journey to make this day happen and so many have given their support. With George’s star ceremony on Hollywood Blvd.
- 10/25/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Cast and crew will appear to celebrate the memory of the late horror master
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- 7/24/2017
- by Chris Alexander
- Comingsoon.net
I was lucky enough to appear in the final film from George A. Romero, Survival of the Dead, and those memories will be forever etched in my brain and in my heart. It’s with a great deal of humility we… Continue Reading →
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- 7/22/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
George A. Romero rarely had it easy. From the beginning, he faced obstacles to getting his vision on screen and condemnation once he succeeded in doing so. It took him 20 years to make his way into the big leagues, yet faced frustrating interference once he did. Yet today, the work endures. He never abandoned his vision, even when it prevented him from having an easier time of the process, and his movies, once attacked as grotesque exploitation, are now properly celebrated as landmarks of cinematic horror.
Indeed, Romero not invented more than a new and enduring kind of zombie movie when he directed “Night of the Living Dead” 50 years ago; in many ways, he invented independent horror cinema as we know it. There had been lots of off-Hollywood fright films before “Night” hit screens in 1968, of course—even some showcasing graphic if cheaply executed gore, like the Herschell Gordon Lewis flicks.
Indeed, Romero not invented more than a new and enduring kind of zombie movie when he directed “Night of the Living Dead” 50 years ago; in many ways, he invented independent horror cinema as we know it. There had been lots of off-Hollywood fright films before “Night” hit screens in 1968, of course—even some showcasing graphic if cheaply executed gore, like the Herschell Gordon Lewis flicks.
- 7/19/2017
- by Michael Gingold
- Indiewire
The film industry was left in mourning on Sunday evening when horror mastermind George A. Romero passed away at the age of 77.
Often cited as the founding father of the zombie genre, Romero was a creator ahead of his time, and his living dead defied convention to inspire a generation of actors and filmmakers including Edgar Wright (see: Shaun of the Dead), Ben Wheatley, and Alice Lowe.
What makes George A. Romero’s death particularly saddening is that the illustrious filmmaker was due to attend the annual Fantasia Film Festival to promote Road of the Dead, an apocalyptic thriller from the mind of Matt Birman that blends Fast and Furious, Mad Max, and the undead. Romero had planned to produce the film, prompting Birman to relay a heartfelt message to IndieWire.
The second unit director and stuntman had worked for George A. Romero aboard Survival of the Dead, Diary of the Dead,...
Often cited as the founding father of the zombie genre, Romero was a creator ahead of his time, and his living dead defied convention to inspire a generation of actors and filmmakers including Edgar Wright (see: Shaun of the Dead), Ben Wheatley, and Alice Lowe.
What makes George A. Romero’s death particularly saddening is that the illustrious filmmaker was due to attend the annual Fantasia Film Festival to promote Road of the Dead, an apocalyptic thriller from the mind of Matt Birman that blends Fast and Furious, Mad Max, and the undead. Romero had planned to produce the film, prompting Birman to relay a heartfelt message to IndieWire.
The second unit director and stuntman had worked for George A. Romero aboard Survival of the Dead, Diary of the Dead,...
- 7/18/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – The man that practically invented the modern Zombie film genre had met his own demise. Director George A. Romero passed away on July 16th, 2017, in Los Angeles. He was 77. Romero launched a whole new wave of horror with “Night of the Living Dead” in 1968, and put Pittsburgh (Pa) on the film location map.
George A. Romero Shoots a Scene for ‘Night of the Living Dead’
Photo credit: Spectra Filmworks
He was born in the Bronx, New York, and graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which began his Pittsburgh connection. He stayed there afterwards, and formed Image Ten Productions, which shot commercials and (famously) a segment for the broadcast-from-Pittsburgh “Mister Rogers Neighborhood.” On a shoestring budget and using local settings, “Night of the Living Dead” was released in 1968. Directed and co-written (with John Russo) by Romero, it would immediately cause a sensation in the horror genre. After some cult...
George A. Romero Shoots a Scene for ‘Night of the Living Dead’
Photo credit: Spectra Filmworks
He was born in the Bronx, New York, and graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which began his Pittsburgh connection. He stayed there afterwards, and formed Image Ten Productions, which shot commercials and (famously) a segment for the broadcast-from-Pittsburgh “Mister Rogers Neighborhood.” On a shoestring budget and using local settings, “Night of the Living Dead” was released in 1968. Directed and co-written (with John Russo) by Romero, it would immediately cause a sensation in the horror genre. After some cult...
- 7/18/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
George Romero’s passing on Sunday at the age of 77 came just days before the legendary director was set to pitch his latest project, “Road of the Dead,” to financiers at Frontières, the Fantasia International Film Festival’s annual film co-production market. Romero planned to produce the zombie movie, and even had plans for four more films, according to Matt Birman, Romero’s longtime collaborator who is still attached to direct “Road of the Dead.”
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Romero wrote all four of the movies, one of which Birman co-wrote. Two are based on novels, two are original stories; only one, a comedy, is a zombie project. Birman is determined to bring them all to the big screen.
“I will stop at nothing to get them made! For him and with him,” Birman said in an email to IndieWire. Just two weeks ago,...
Read MoreGeorge Romero, Rip: 4 Ways He Changed the Modern Horror Genre
Romero wrote all four of the movies, one of which Birman co-wrote. Two are based on novels, two are original stories; only one, a comedy, is a zombie project. Birman is determined to bring them all to the big screen.
“I will stop at nothing to get them made! For him and with him,” Birman said in an email to IndieWire. Just two weeks ago,...
- 7/17/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Ryan Lambie Jul 18, 2017
As George A Romero sadly passes, we pay tribute to Night Of The Living Dead, and the meaning behind the writer-director's zombies...
In April 1968, director George A Romero threw some reels of film in the trunk of his car and took a long drive from Pittsburgh to New York. The grainy, black-and-white footage stored on those reels was little short of incendiary: then called Night Of The Flesh Eaters, Romero's film would, in time, change horror cinema forever.
See related Cloak And Dagger director discusses the show's diversity The Defenders: snazzy new poster Jessica Jones season 2: Leah Gibson joins the cast
Shot on a budget of just $114,000, Night Of The Living Dead (as it was later renamed) was aggressively lo-fi: its producer, Russell Streiner, also played one of the film's first victims - he gets the immortal line, "They're coming to get you, Barbara" before...
As George A Romero sadly passes, we pay tribute to Night Of The Living Dead, and the meaning behind the writer-director's zombies...
In April 1968, director George A Romero threw some reels of film in the trunk of his car and took a long drive from Pittsburgh to New York. The grainy, black-and-white footage stored on those reels was little short of incendiary: then called Night Of The Flesh Eaters, Romero's film would, in time, change horror cinema forever.
See related Cloak And Dagger director discusses the show's diversity The Defenders: snazzy new poster Jessica Jones season 2: Leah Gibson joins the cast
Shot on a budget of just $114,000, Night Of The Living Dead (as it was later renamed) was aggressively lo-fi: its producer, Russell Streiner, also played one of the film's first victims - he gets the immortal line, "They're coming to get you, Barbara" before...
- 7/17/2017
- Den of Geek
The great American director George A. Romero, best known for defining the modern genre of all things zombie, has died at the age of 77. We'll be a little less scared going to the movies now—but, worse, we'll be a little more certain stepping to the cinema's darkness that our own world, our society and politics, will no longer be challenged and questioned so astutely.As Ignatiy Vishnevetsky observed in our review of Romero's Survival of the Dead (2009):But of course "us" was always the problem, and the moral of Romero's zombie films remains: horrific situations are not as dangerous as desperate people, and desperation comes from a need to either regain or establish order. Meaning: the rules that give people a sense of security are the same ones that will destroy them. Meaning: the only inevitable factor is that society, as it exists, sets humanity up to fail.
- 7/17/2017
- MUBI
When you think of what a zombie movie is, you have George A. Romero to thank for that. While the term "zombie" existed previously, even in movies, it was his 1968 indie horror masterpiece, Night of the Living Dead, that gave us the iconic version of the undead monsters we know today. Romero continued from there with the satirical 1978 follow-up Dawn of the Dead plus the sequels Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead and the upcoming Road of the Dead, which arrives next year directed by Matt Birman from Romero's script. In addition to his zombie classics, Romero also directed the horror movies Creepshow, an anthology inspired by old horror comic books, The Crazies, Monkey Shines...
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- 7/17/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
When George Romero died at the age of 77, he was in the process of developing more zombie movies with the insightful Diy ethos that first put him on the map nearly 50 years ago with “Night of the Living Dead.” The horror community has embraced Romero over the years, and as the decades wore on, he went from being one of the genre’s most exciting contributors to its preeminent guru. Here’s an overview of the factors that contributed his legacy.
The Modern Zombie Movie
While the initial concept of zombies dates back to a mix of African and Haitian folklore, George A. Romero cemented the modern vision with his seminal 1968 classic “Night of the Living Dead.” While the word “zombie” is never uttered in the film, his spin on the lurching undead forever changed pop culture. The director cemented this legacy with five more films in the “Night of the Living Dead” series,...
The Modern Zombie Movie
While the initial concept of zombies dates back to a mix of African and Haitian folklore, George A. Romero cemented the modern vision with his seminal 1968 classic “Night of the Living Dead.” While the word “zombie” is never uttered in the film, his spin on the lurching undead forever changed pop culture. The director cemented this legacy with five more films in the “Night of the Living Dead” series,...
- 7/17/2017
- by Eric Kohn and William Earl
- Indiewire
Oh no, we've lost a real legend. American filmmaker George A. Romero has died at age 77, as confirmed by La Times. Romero is best known as the originator of the modern zombie movie, as the director of the original B&W zombie feature film Night of the Living Dead from 1968, as well as numerous other zombie sequels and films and series in the last 50 years. Romero died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles with his family after a battle with lung cancer. The last film he directed was the 2009 zombie flick Survival of the Dead, and he was also involved in producing Road of the Dead and the Deadtime Stories series. Sad news. Romero is undoubtedly a filmmaking legend, having established himself as a prominent figure in the horror world for nearly five decades. His influence on the genre can be seen in so many different films over the years,...
- 7/17/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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