Kevin Smith must be a fan of zombie movies – first the homage to Dawn of the Dead in Zach and Miri Make a Porno and now this limited edition “inaction” figure. The toy features zero articulation, but it does look pretty cool and comes signed by the acclaimed director. Available for pre-order now from Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash.
Once again we have ThinkGeek to thank for this hilarious and awesome t-shirt! Get your Star trek zombie fix with this great t-shirt for only $15.99 and up (depending on size).
Yesterday we reported on Zombies in Love – an upcoming art exhibition celebrating Valentine’s Day and zombies. Today comes news of two zombie flicks in production with a romantic bend: Diablo Cody Hopes to Spark Zombie Romance with Breathers and Jonathan Levine Directing Warm Bodies Zombie Love Film.
Obviously the commercial success of vampire/romance crossover Twilight is to take some of the blame, but does this mean we’ll soon see sparkly zombies? Or is this an attempt to lighten up the typical doomsday scenarios of most zombie movies?
Here’s why I don’t think it will take off as a fad: zombies make terrible protagonists. The very definition of the word zombie uses the term “a soulless corpse” – not exactly something that would be exciting to watch. A soulless corpse is boring, has no motivation and a desire for little other than human flesh. The best zombie flicks tell stories about human interactions – betrayal, cooperation, mortality, and endurance of the human spirit. Telling these stories through the eyes of a zombie seems gimmicky at best. Audiences will it find it difficult to connect with characters that look as gruesome as a corpse.
What are your thoughts? Care to disagree? Let us know in the comments!
The intersection of fine art and zombie pop culture gets a little bit bigger thanks to an upcoming art show at the Nucleus Gallery in Alhambra, CA. The show will include paintings, sculpture, and even live performances in celebration of all things in love and zombie culture. Grand opening is February 6th, 2010 and will include a zombie walk!
Thanks to our good friend Grim Santo for the link!
Frank sent us the following link, which he described as “funny as shit”. I would have to say that I concur. I present to you the following twitter feed, http://twitter.com/manvszombies/
Nothing says happy holidays like a zombie-filled gingerbread house! Holy. Shit. Awesome. See more pictures here. Thanks to the Rue Morgue Abattoir blog for bringing this to the attention of the world.
Zombies hate fast food! Get yours for $18.95 from SnorgTees
Cinema Wasteland, the midwest’s premier horror convention is going “all zombie” for their tenth anniversary show, including a Lucio Fulci’s Zombie reunion! The reunion includes Al Cliver (tourist Brian Hull), Ian McCulloch (reporter Peter West), Richard Johnson (Dr. John Markway) and Ottaviano Dell’Acqua (THE Fulci zombie). There will also be guests from the Romero film series, including Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead, plus special guest fx creator/ actor Tom Savini, and much more horror and zombie related films, events and guests. Cinema Wasteland runs April 9th-11th in Strongsville, OH. Get your advance tickets here. I’ll be there, so should you!
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Wired Science just recently posted their most popular stories of 2009, with number six being Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack. Here’s an optimistic quote:
“If the timescale of the outbreak increases, then the result is the doomsday scenario: an outbreak of zombies will result in the collapse of civilization, with every human infected, or dead…”
This is a completely engrossing article and a great way to start off the new year. So remember kids, zombies = we’re fucked. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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