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Living Dead App Munches on Your Phone
27 December 2009
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Have a buck to spare after the holidays? Why not bring the undead to your iPhone?
Follow this link to iTunes where, for 99 cents, you can download the Night of the Living Dead app. Features include alternate poster artwork, a streaming version of George Romero's '68 film, a wiki page with a detailed history.
The app takes up very little space and requires a wi-fi connection to watch the film. Not bad!
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Spain Acquires rights to 3D Version of Night Of The Living Dead
23 December 2009 11:30 PM, PST
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Night Of The Living Dead is available in about 67 different forms on DVD. There's the version with new footage; the one with the Chinese subtitles; the Millenium copy (by far the best, given its wealth of extras); two different discs with commentaries by MSTK3 guys; and a few color versions.
And now, those of you who live in Spain are soon to get the colorized, 3D version with Spanish subtitles, according to Variety. In theatres no less.
It seems Xpand has acquired this version from Passmore Lab in San Diego. Notice I didn't mention anything about Xpand paying Romero or any of the others involved in making the original film. I'll spare you the angst I get every time this comes up with Night and the phrase "public domain."
Now, why anyone would need a colorized, 3D version of Notld, I really can't say. But Spanish subtitles? Pretty cool. Unfortunately,
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Spain getting original Night Of The Living Dead in color and 3D
23 December 2009 11:39 AM, PST
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We just got word from Aith that Spanish 3D company, Xpand, has signed with Arclight Films to take Night of the Living Dead- the original George Romero classic from the 60s not the remake- to Spain in a nifty little colorized, 3D package.
They've also featured a trailer which I'm a little confused about. Rather then this new 3D version, it appears to be the trailer for the colorized DVD release from Legend Films that came out over a year ago. Either way it's pretty funky so I included it after the break.
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Santa Claus Conquers The Stage!
23 December 2009 11:29 AM, PST
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The greatest UFO incident of all time was not Roswell or Area 51--it was when little green men landed in the North Pole and attempted to kidnap Santa Claus! This occurred in the grade Z atrocity, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.
Everyone knows Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, the 45-year old bad movie that surfaces this time of year on late night TV and at 99-Cents Only Stores. It's #77 on the IMDb's "Bottom 100" of the worst movies of all time.
The legendary made-in-New Jersey bomb that pits the Christmas Crusader against backwards aliens who know nothing about our Yuletide traditions, is a goofy holiday perennial best known for introducing the world to Pia Zadora, who played the Martian daughter, Girmar..
The Maverick Theater in Fullerton, California lives up to their name by staging a faithful adaptation of Santa Claus Conquers The Martians that simultaneously takes the piss out of it!
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New Trailer for Night of the Living Dead 3D
23 December 2009 11:13 AM, PST
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No, we're not talking about the one starring Sid Haig from a while back, or even the new re-envisioning from Zeb DeSoto announced a few weeks ago. We're talking the original ... in color ... and in 3D. Um, yay I guess?
According to Variety, San Diego based Passmore Lab's 3D version of the flick has been picked up by XPand for distribution in Spain.
No word on when or where we'll be able to see this here, or even if fans will want to, but there's always that morbid bit of curiosity that keeps pulling us in, is there not? Who knows how well Night of the Living Dead will translate into the third dimension. See the trailer below complete with awful techno music for a non-3D glimpse.
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Trailer: Night of the Living Dead '68 in 3-D
23 December 2009
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Thanks to a tip in Variety - concerning Spain's distribution outfit XPand - we did a quick bit of digging and found this trailer for Passmore Lab's 3-D and colorized version of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (y'know - because the film is public domain allowing everyone to do whatever the hell they want to it). XPand picked up the film to release in its region.
No word on what the San Diego-based Passmore's doing with the film release-wise here in the States. If you recall, Sid Haig starred in an awful 2006 3-D redo of Night of the Living Dead . Meanwhile, Zebediah de Soto is currently in production on Night of the Living Dead: Origins .
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‘Survival of the Dead’ Lands a Release Date
21 December 2009 6:57 AM, PST
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As much flack as George A. Romero got for his poorly received Diary of the Dead, he’s still one of the most talented and singular voices in the business. His living dead flicks have always been his excuse to talk about current social issues that bother him, and he does so with style, which is why I can’t wait for his next: Survival of the Dead.
Luckily for us, Magnet Releasing has picked up Survival and scheduled it for a Spring release date — and a month earlier on video on demand networks.
From what I’ve heard about Survival of the Dead, Romero has grounded his latest zombie feature in a Western setting, which seems pretty nifty. Variety has a pretty good breakdown of plot description:
“Two powerful families maintain a semblance of order in the wake of the zombie holocaust. But as the inhabitants slowly die off,
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'Survival of the Dead' finds distributor
18 December 2009 9:36 PM, PST
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Magnet Releasing has acquired the Us rights to George A. Romero's zombie movie Survival of the Dead, reports Movieweb. This film is the latest in Romero's Dead series, which began in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead. The latest instalment takes place on an island where residents fight a zombie epidemic while simultaneously hoping for a cure to return their undead relatives back to their human state. "George A. Romero is an (more)
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Alien Writer O'Bannon Dies
18 December 2009 4:21 AM, PST
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Sci-fi screenwriter Dan O'Bannon, who wrote Alien and Total Recall, has died.
O'Bannon passed away at the age of 63 in Los Angeles following a short illness.
He got his big break in the movie business with 1974's Dark Star, which he edited, starred in and co-wrote with director John Carpenter, who he met as a student at the University of Southern California's film school.
O'Bannon then went on to join the visual effects team for George Lucas' Star Wars, before writing the initial script for sci-fi classic Alien, originally titled Star Beast, with Ronald Shusett.
The duo later re-teamed to work on 1990's Total Recall, an adaptation of a short story by Philip K. Dick.
He also ventured into directing, making his debut in 1985 with Return of the Living Dead, a follow-up to George Romero's 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead.
His writing credits also include Blue Thunder, Screamers and Bleeders.
O'Bannon is survived by his wife Diane Louise Lindley and their son Adam.
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Exclusive Pics & Interview: Raven Gregory talks The Waking and the end of The Wonderland Trilogy!
13 December 2009 1:36 AM, PST
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When the Waking takes place, be warned -- all those with sin will be punished. Taking zombie comics to the next level, Zenescope Entertainment's latest series will be following a pack of police officers as they investigate a series of brutal deaths. We caught up with writer Raven Gregory for more.
Fangoria: Raven, just to start -- for those who don't know about the The Waking, what is this book about?
Raven Gregory: The story follows four detectives investigating two random murders as they begin to discover clues that the victims of these heinous crimes may actually be returning to avenge their own deaths. Now, in a race against time they must discover those responsible for the murders and uncover the supernatural source behind the “wakings.”
Fangoria: You can't have a good horror book without characters to stand behind. Raven, you took a little bit of a different approach with
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PontyPool Movie Review
10 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
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George Romero Fans I have a new zombie film for you all that is sure to tickle your fancy and put a smile on your zombie loving face. Its name? Pontypool. I watched this movie a couple weeks ago and can not say enough how much it impressed me. Unlike alot of zombie films which go for gore and grizzlyness over intelligence and intensity Pontypool actually manages to pull off both which is what brings George Romeros name into this conversation.
Helmed by renowned Director Bruce McDonald, Pontypool marks the filmmaker’s first venture into the horror genre. The film is adapted from the novel “Pontypool Changes Everything” by Tony Burgess which tells the story of a morning radio show broadcasting out of a church basement in the small town of Pontypool. What starts out as an otherwise ordinary day suddenly turns deadly when reports start coming in of a
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Dead Space 2 Announced
7 December 2009 12:49 PM, PST
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Dead Space was a game fellow writer and friend Ilya (who will be tag-teaming the Vga’s with me this weekend) suggested I pick up. He was right, as it would turn into the best fifteen dollars I ever spent for a video game. Dead Space proved to be a fun, atmospheric adventure that I actually preferred to Capcom’s Resident Evil 5.
Well, EA feels there’s a franchise to be made out of it and have officially announced Dead Space 2. In an official statement released here, executive producer Steve Papoutsis chimed in:
“We’re thrilled to jump back into the series, making the next chapter in Isaac’s journey. The infection continues to spread throughout space and our hero Isaac Clarke is the only person able to contain it. There are still loads of necromorphs that need killing! In Dead Space 2, not everything is exactly as it seems. Expect
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More Cast Added to Night of the Living Dead: Origins
5 December 2009 1:56 AM, PST
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Danielle Harris is getting some help fighting off the zombie hordes in writer-director Zebediah De Soto's "re-imagining" of George Romero's horror classic Night of the Living Dead, titled Night of the Living Dead: Origins.
THR reports that Bill Moseley (1990's Night of the Living Dead), Joe Pilato (Romero's Day of the Dead), Alona Tal (Supernatural), Jesse Corti (Heroes) and Cornell Womack (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) will join the previously cast Harris to do voice work on the CGI-animated movie. Moseley will play Johnny, Harris' brother, while Pilato and Tal will play the voice of the Coopers, the couple who argue to stay in the basement in Romero's original. Corti will play a no-nonsense New York cop and Womack a news reporter.
Moseley and Pialto's ties to Romero are no coincidence, and De Soto calls the casting "a nod to Romero fans. Horror is a genre and zombie movies
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Danielle Harris, Cast Lined up for Night of the Living Dead: Origins
4 December 2009 1:12 PM, PST
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I'm a bit late on this, but it dovetails nicely into the Danielle Harris casting in Hatchet 2. THR is reporting that Harris, Joe Pilato and Bill Moseley have joined Mos Def in the cast of Night Of The Living Dead: Origins, a strange, hybrid retake on George Romero's original classic.
A little background on Origins: This is to be an updated, 3D version that takes place in New York City and provides back story for the characters. It's also supposed to involve some new sort of animation, but I've heard it's got live action too. The explanation that director Zebediah DeSoto offers is so confusing, I have no idea what he's doing here. And I have a degree in English.
I gather that DeSoto is trying to pull in fans of all zombie works associated with Romero. As Harry Cooper he's cast Pilato, who's mostly known for playing Capt.
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They’re Coming To Get You, Barbara: Romero’s Classic Zombie Film Inspires CG Adaptation
3 December 2009 1:01 PM, PST
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George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is being remade by a brave/foolhardy Hollywood duo. Back in 1968, a low budget film-maker from Pittsburgh got together ten friends and changed cinema history. That it was a film about dead cannibals taking over the world belied the ground-breaking social and political subtext.
Fast-forward to 2009 and two brave souls named Zebediah de Soto and producer Simon West have decided on an inspired take of the original material. It is not going to be another re-hash…well it is and it isn’t. The two filmmakers shall be employing computer animation to realise their zombie dreams.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog spoke to de Soto recently and he explained his “vision” for the piece:
“I wanted to make this look like a living Monet; it’s expressionism. It’s going to be the first zombie movie played on a epic scale.
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Casting Notes: Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw in Country Music Picture...
3 December 2009 11:30 AM, PST
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Screen Gems is getting into a different kind of genre film -- while still working with Resident Evil and Underworld movies, the outfit is also putting together Love Don't Let Me Down, a country music picture produced by Tobey Maguire. The primary cast now includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester.
Shana Feste wrote and will direct, and the story "revolves around a rising young singer-songwriter (Hedlund) who becomes involved with a fallen country singer (Paltrow). As they embark on a career resurrection tour with her husband and manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester), romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all." No word yet on anyone's dog dying or truck breaking down, but even money says at least one of those things happens. (Kidding, kind of.) [Variety]
After the break, more for Hungry Rabbit Jumps and the weird animated Night of the Living Dead prologue/remake.
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'Doghouse' Offers Plenty of Yucks and Yuks
1 December 2009 9:05 PM, PST
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Back in the '60s it was George Romero's brilliant Night of the Living Dead that kick-started America's love affair with zombies... the mindless flesh-eater obsession then made its way across the ocean to Italy where scores of cheap and disturbing films were churned out with drooling enthusiasm. Now Britain has wrestled the crown away and has become the undisputed king of zombie flicks with such terrifying entries as 28 Days Later, and its sequel, 28 Weeks Later.
One could also argue that nobody does comedy better then the British. They are masters of pitch black humor that frequently borders on the downright nasty. In comparison, the written dialogue in a typical Brit-Com is far sharper and wittier than any Seth Rogan/Ben Stiller/Jim Carrey film combined. Apparently, in America, acting like a retard is what passes for humor.
Horror-Comedy as a sub-genre is a difficult thing to pull off
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Why don't zombies eat each other?
1 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST
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Why don't zombies eat each other? The flaws in Berlin's transport system; The adolescence of the lambs
How do zombies know not to eat each other? What would they do if there were no non-zombies left?
Zombies know not to eat each other because they only eat living human flesh. Once infected and full zombification has taken place, the zombie is no longer alive, so its flesh is not palatable to other zombies.
If all the humans were eaten or infected the zombies would not turn on each other, or eat animals – they would roam around looking for more live humans. As they are dead, their flesh would rot due to decomposition and weathering. The zombies would break down and eventually there would be none left.
Sarah Young, Worcester Park, Surrey
The reason that "zombies" do not eat each other is because they are fictional characters played by actors obeying the instructions in the script.
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More Actors Join Night of the Living Dead: Origins
1 December 2009
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Jesse Corti, Joe Pilato, Alona Tal and Cornell Womack are the latest additions to Zebediah de Soto's Night of the Living Dead: Origins .
According to THR, Pilato, star of George Romero's Day of the Dead , will voice the role of Harry Cooper while Tal is his wife Helen. Cooper was previously essayed in Night of the Living Dead '68 by Karl Hardman and the 1990 remake by Tom Towles.
Corti plays a reporter, meanwhile Womack is a cop.
They'll join Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley and Mos Def as Barbara, Johnny and Ben, respectively - all announced on Shock Till You Drop here .
De Soto's prequel to the undead milestone is currently in production. To learn more about how he is pulling this off, read our exclusive interview here !
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Attack Of The Vegan Zombies (Film Review)
30 November 2009 11:41 AM, PST
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What do you do when most of the film work in an area dries up and you’ve got a number of talented actors and technicians sitting around twiddling their thumbs? If you happen to be writer/director Jim Townsend, you come up with a script, call your friends, and put a show on in the barn – or in this case the winery.
Attack Of The Vegan Zombies is a tongue in cheek send up of the typical trapped-in-the-farmhouse-while-zombies-attack movie And the typical killer vegetation movie. Think Night Of The Living Dead meets Navy Vs The Night Monsters, and if you haven’t seen the latter movie, count yourself lucky.
The plot is simple – mother and daughter witches cast a spell to increase the family’s grape production in order to improve their winery’s output and it goes slightly awry. In fact they end up with a “killer crop,
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