Stars: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel. Christine Forrest, Elyane Nadeau, Tom Savini, Sarah Venable, James, Roy, J. Clifford Forrest Jr. | Written and Directed by George A. Romero
George A. Romero is a name that is synonymous with the horror genre, and for good reason. His films, particularly his “Living Dead” series, have become icons of the genre and have influenced countless filmmakers. However, one of Romero’s lesser-known films, Martin, is just as worthy of recognition and analysis as his more famous works.
Martin tells the story of the titular character, played by John Amplas, who thinks – despite evidence to the contrary – he’s a vampire. Martin lives with his elderly cousin, Cuda (Lincoln Maazel), who buys into Martin’s belief that he is a cursed vampire and treats him accordingly. However, unlike the vampires of folklore and fiction, Martin does not possess any supernatural abilities. He must drug his victims...
George A. Romero is a name that is synonymous with the horror genre, and for good reason. His films, particularly his “Living Dead” series, have become icons of the genre and have influenced countless filmmakers. However, one of Romero’s lesser-known films, Martin, is just as worthy of recognition and analysis as his more famous works.
Martin tells the story of the titular character, played by John Amplas, who thinks – despite evidence to the contrary – he’s a vampire. Martin lives with his elderly cousin, Cuda (Lincoln Maazel), who buys into Martin’s belief that he is a cursed vampire and treats him accordingly. However, unlike the vampires of folklore and fiction, Martin does not possess any supernatural abilities. He must drug his victims...
- 3/29/2023
- by George P Thomas
- Nerdly
George A. Romero‘s 1977 horror movie Martin, centered on a man who believes he’s a vampire, is getting a 4K Ultra HD upgrade from Second Sight Films, and today we’ve learned that the wait is going to be a little bit longer than expected. Due to “an unforeseen printing issue,” the new release will be available on March 27, 2023, rather than February 27, 2023.
You can pre-order Martin on Blu-ray, Standard 4K Ultra HD and Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD from Second Sight’s website right now, all featuring the new restoration overseen by Director of Photography Michael Gornick. The Limited Edition offering includes a new feature-length doc, commentaries and more, plus a 108-page book, Ost CD and art cards.
Special Features for all three releases include…
A Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by Director of Photography Michael Gornick 4K Uhd...
You can pre-order Martin on Blu-ray, Standard 4K Ultra HD and Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD from Second Sight’s website right now, all featuring the new restoration overseen by Director of Photography Michael Gornick. The Limited Edition offering includes a new feature-length doc, commentaries and more, plus a 108-page book, Ost CD and art cards.
Special Features for all three releases include…
A Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by Director of Photography Michael Gornick 4K Uhd...
- 2/14/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The pseudo-vampire film Martin was George A. Romero‘s personal favorite of all the films he had made – and now Second Sight Films has brought the film to 4K Uhd! Copies can be pre-ordered directly from Second Sight if you’re in the UK, but the company is not able to ship outside of the UK and Ireland. In the US, you can pre-order the release from Zavvi or Diabolik. 4K Uhd discs are region free, but the accompanying Blu-ray discs are locked to region B.
Written and directed by Romero, Martin has the following synopsis:
Young Martin is entirely convinced that he is an 84-year-old blood-sucking vampire. Without fangs or mystical powers, Martin injects women with sedatives and drinks their blood through wounds inflicted with razor blades. After moving to Braddock, Pennsylvania to live with his superstitious uncle, who also believes Martin is a vampire, Martin tries to prey...
Written and directed by Romero, Martin has the following synopsis:
Young Martin is entirely convinced that he is an 84-year-old blood-sucking vampire. Without fangs or mystical powers, Martin injects women with sedatives and drinks their blood through wounds inflicted with razor blades. After moving to Braddock, Pennsylvania to live with his superstitious uncle, who also believes Martin is a vampire, Martin tries to prey...
- 12/9/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
George A. Romero‘s 1977 horror movie Martin, centered on a man who believes he’s a vampire, is getting a 4K Ultra HD upgrade from Second Sight Films, and today we’ve learned that the restoration will be hitting both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on February 27, 2023.
You can pre-order Martin on Blu-ray, Standard 4K Ultra HD and Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD from Second Sight’s website right now, all featuring the new restoration overseen by Director of Photography Michael Gornick. The Limited Edition offering includes a new feature-length doc, commentaries and more, plus a 108-page book, Ost CD and art cards.
Special Features for all three releases include…
A Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by Director of Photography Michael Gornick 4K Uhd and Blu-ray discs both including bonus features Uhd presented in HDR10+ Audio commentary by George A Romero,...
You can pre-order Martin on Blu-ray, Standard 4K Ultra HD and Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD from Second Sight’s website right now, all featuring the new restoration overseen by Director of Photography Michael Gornick. The Limited Edition offering includes a new feature-length doc, commentaries and more, plus a 108-page book, Ost CD and art cards.
Special Features for all three releases include…
A Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by Director of Photography Michael Gornick 4K Uhd and Blu-ray discs both including bonus features Uhd presented in HDR10+ Audio commentary by George A Romero,...
- 12/2/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, David Crawford, David Early, Howard Smith, Daniel Dietrich | Written and Directed by George A. Romero
I remember seeing the 1978 classic, Dawn of the Dead, in the mid-90s. It was one of the first horror movies I ever really fell in love with, and helped turn me into a fully fledged horror fan. George A. Romero’s masterpiece has become an iconic picture in the history of cinema, and one of the most beloved horror films of all time. While it wasn’t the first zombie movie, it certainly changed the landscape of what a zombie movie could be. From the location to the music to the scenes of gore, Dawn of the Dead is absolutely and undeniably great.
We all know what the film is all about. It’s the tale of a group of survivors holding up in...
I remember seeing the 1978 classic, Dawn of the Dead, in the mid-90s. It was one of the first horror movies I ever really fell in love with, and helped turn me into a fully fledged horror fan. George A. Romero’s masterpiece has become an iconic picture in the history of cinema, and one of the most beloved horror films of all time. While it wasn’t the first zombie movie, it certainly changed the landscape of what a zombie movie could be. From the location to the music to the scenes of gore, Dawn of the Dead is absolutely and undeniably great.
We all know what the film is all about. It’s the tale of a group of survivors holding up in...
- 11/6/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Jean-Luc Godard at the 2018 press conference for The Image Book.From longtime collaborator Fabrice Aragno on Facebook comes word of a new Jean-Luc Godard project. We don't know much, but it appears that the movie will be shot on film, perhaps Godard's first since Notre Musique in 2004 and a shift from his 2018 digital essay film, The Image Book. Park Chan-wook's new film will be a romantic murder mystery starring Tang Wei and Park Hae-il (who previously starred in The Host), entitled Decision to Leave. The film is said to be the story of a police officer who suspects a dead man's wife of his murder. Recommended VIEWINGThe Wexner Center for the Arts' series Cinetracts '20 is now available for free online. Artists from around the world including Charles Burnett, Cauleen Smith, Tony Buba,...
- 10/14/2020
- MUBI
Hell hath no fury like a... demon scorned? In this round-up, we have a look at the official poster for Fury of the Demon. Also: an I'm Dreaming of a White Doomsday poster, a new Alienween trailer, details on the screening of Romero's vampire film, Martin, Frankenstein on Blu-ray / DVD, and Director's Cut.
Fury of the Demon: "An investigation that takes us on the traces of violent riots having taken place throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, caused by a rare, fascinating and dangerous film: Fury of the Demon (La Rage du Démon), attributed to French cineaste Georges Méliès. Through conversations with journalists, filmmakers, historians, experts and psychologists, this documentary pulls back the veil on the most cursed and disturbing movie ever made. From mysteries to mysteries, from questioning to questioning, discover the truth about the lost movie that has been shaking the film world for over a century!
Fury of the Demon: "An investigation that takes us on the traces of violent riots having taken place throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, caused by a rare, fascinating and dangerous film: Fury of the Demon (La Rage du Démon), attributed to French cineaste Georges Méliès. Through conversations with journalists, filmmakers, historians, experts and psychologists, this documentary pulls back the veil on the most cursed and disturbing movie ever made. From mysteries to mysteries, from questioning to questioning, discover the truth about the lost movie that has been shaking the film world for over a century!
- 1/19/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
This week’s Must Read: A rare interview with one of the unsung legends of underground film research, history and promotion, Sheldon Renan, the author of the essential An Introduction to the American Underground Film and the “father” of several arts films centers in the U.S. that are still going strong.Jonas Mekas is set to turn 90 in just a few weeks and he’s having one of his biggest years ever with the DVD release of most of his films (unfortunately in all-region Pal format) and major retrospectives/showings in England and France. So, first, the Guardian has an incredible and incredibly lengthy article on the man who all owe such a debt to.Next, BBC Radio has an audio interview with Mekas.Fandor has posted a fantastic list of films most in need of restoration. Of course, I agree with Shirley Clarke’s Portrait of Jason, but...
- 12/9/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Photo courtesy of Abby Rose Photography.
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, which would be a milestone for any cinema-related event in the U.S. But for a festival that has carved out a niche in the area of experimental and avant-garde film and video, Aaff's achievement is especially noteworthy. Even within the rarefied realm of cinephilia, the avant-garde tends to be something on the margins, or even in the best of circumstances (e.g., the Rotterdam, New York, or Toronto film festivals) one part of a much larger whole. So the fact that Ann Arbor and its intrepid citizens have continued to support this strange little festival, and all the bizarre films the festival has thrown their way over the years, speaks very highly of both the town and the festival founders and organizers (many of whom were present for an on-stage birthday ceremony,...
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, which would be a milestone for any cinema-related event in the U.S. But for a festival that has carved out a niche in the area of experimental and avant-garde film and video, Aaff's achievement is especially noteworthy. Even within the rarefied realm of cinephilia, the avant-garde tends to be something on the margins, or even in the best of circumstances (e.g., the Rotterdam, New York, or Toronto film festivals) one part of a much larger whole. So the fact that Ann Arbor and its intrepid citizens have continued to support this strange little festival, and all the bizarre films the festival has thrown their way over the years, speaks very highly of both the town and the festival founders and organizers (many of whom were present for an on-stage birthday ceremony,...
- 5/7/2012
- MUBI
"When something is said to be dead or dying, we are bound to hear more about it than ever," writes Nico Baumbach in a piece for Film Comment, "All That Heaven Allows: What Is, Or Was, Cinephilia? (Part One)." Part Two will appear on Wednesday. "Two relatively distinct trajectories have emerged: one that takes 20th-century cinephilia to be a historical phenomenon, a 'specific kind of love' that emerged in postwar France and spread throughout Europe and the Americas in the Fifties and Sixties; and a second that asserts the ongoing validity of cinephilia and seeks to demonstrate the health of cinephile culture in the 21st century. The occasion for these reflections, Project: New Cinephilia — a website hosted by Mubi, curated by Damon Smith and Kate Taylor, and conceived in conjunction with a day-long symposium at the 2011 Edinburgh International Film Festival — falls into the second category."
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- 3/12/2012
- MUBI
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Film Festival and they’re preparing an all-out blowout on March 27 to April 1 to celebrate! The fest is crammed to the gills with the latest and greatest in experimental and avant-garde film, in addition to a celebration of classic work from Ann Arbors past.
Filmmaker Bruce Baillie was there at the first Aaff — and numerous times since. He’s back this year with a major retrospective of his entire career that spans three separate programs. Baillie, who’ll be in attendance of course, will present a brand-new restored version of his epic pseudo-Western Quick Billy, plus screenings of his classic short movies such as Castro Street, Yellow Horse, Quixote, To Parsifal and more.
There’s also a program dedicated to the films of the late Robert Nelson, including Bleu Shut and Special Warning, as well as sprinklings of underground classics throughout...
Filmmaker Bruce Baillie was there at the first Aaff — and numerous times since. He’s back this year with a major retrospective of his entire career that spans three separate programs. Baillie, who’ll be in attendance of course, will present a brand-new restored version of his epic pseudo-Western Quick Billy, plus screenings of his classic short movies such as Castro Street, Yellow Horse, Quixote, To Parsifal and more.
There’s also a program dedicated to the films of the late Robert Nelson, including Bleu Shut and Special Warning, as well as sprinklings of underground classics throughout...
- 3/7/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
By Mike Bracken
I grew up in the Pittsburgh area and still have family there. I truthfully believe that one of the reasons I'm the horror nerd that I am is because I was raised there. I have fond memories of shopping at Monroeville Square Mall back in the Dawn of the Dead days and the city has never shied away from its ties to horror cinema (embodied primarily through guys like Romero and Tom Savini).
So, it brings great joy to my black heart when I see stories like this one in yesterday's Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
The gist of the story revolves around Upmc's plan to close a hospital in Braddock, Pennsylvania. This didn't sit well with Braddock residents, but rather than voice their displeasure through the usual (boring) channels, filmmaker Tony Buba (who worked on Romero's Night and Dawn of the Dead) gathered up a dozen or so protesters,...
I grew up in the Pittsburgh area and still have family there. I truthfully believe that one of the reasons I'm the horror nerd that I am is because I was raised there. I have fond memories of shopping at Monroeville Square Mall back in the Dawn of the Dead days and the city has never shied away from its ties to horror cinema (embodied primarily through guys like Romero and Tom Savini).
So, it brings great joy to my black heart when I see stories like this one in yesterday's Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
The gist of the story revolves around Upmc's plan to close a hospital in Braddock, Pennsylvania. This didn't sit well with Braddock residents, but rather than voice their displeasure through the usual (boring) channels, filmmaker Tony Buba (who worked on Romero's Night and Dawn of the Dead) gathered up a dozen or so protesters,...
- 12/22/2009
- by Cinematical staff
- Cinematical
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