While not exactly a zombie film, we thought you’d still like to know that The Crazies remake opens today! I’m a huge fan of the original 1973 George A. Romero film and I am heading out soon today to check out this new version. I was slightly surprised by the trailer for the remake by the simple fact that I after I watched it, I wanted to see it. Not normal for a remake theses days!
If you live in the New York City area, then you should go check out the screening of George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead, as part of the Film Society of Lincoln Center this Saturday, February 20th, at the Walter Reade Theater. Showing begins at 9:15pm and the Walter Reade Theater is located at 165 West 65th Street (upper level, between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave.). If any of our ZRC readers get to see this showing, please tell us your thoughts. The ZRC can not wait to see this film!
The ZRC will be starting back up with the good ol’ zombie film reviews soon. We would also like to hear more about your opinions on zombie films, so submit your reviews to the ZRC! Any zombie film, even if we have already reviewed it, we’d like to see what you think! You might even see it on the ZRC! Send them to: nate@zombiereportingcenter.com
FEARnet celebrates George A. Romero’s 70th birthday this Thursday, February 4th, with an all day zombie party. Here’s what they have planned:
Tributes to Romero from such horror luminaries as Guillermo Del Toro, Mick Garris, and Max Brooks.
Video interviews with Romero and cast members of his Dead films.
Full-length, free streaming movies featuring the consequences of zombie-like outbreaks, including Mulberry Street, the aptly titled J-horror film Infection and David Cronenberg’s classic Shivers.
Zombie American, a short starring The Hangover’s Ed Helms.
A Jobs of the Damned video lesson from our old friend actor Doug Jones on how to move like a zombie.
A review of Kevin Hamedani’s post-9-11 political horror-comedy Zombies of Mass Destruction, part of this year’s After Dark Horrorfest.
Original zombie haikus penned by visitors to our site.
And since no birthday is complete without cake, FEARnet will serve up a gallery of the best zombie-themed birthday cakes from around the web. To top things off, we’ll “tweet like a zombie,” retweeting zombie-related comments from horror fans and notables all day long.
A.D. trailer (2009)
Running Time 1:29
Out Tuesday on DVD and Blu-Ray, Zombieland!
The two disc Blu-ray collection includes:
Commentary with Actors Woody Harrelson & Jesse Eisenberg, Director Ruben Fleischer, Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
Go Behind-the-Scenes with “In Search of Zombieland”
“Zombieland is Your Land” – The zombification of the United States
Deleted Scenes
Visual Effects Progression Scenes
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Exclusive to the Blu-ray: “Beyond the Graveyard” Behind the Scenes Picture-in-Picture Track
Theatrical Promo Trailers
PS3 Wallpaper
The two disc DVD collection includes:
Commentary with Actors Woody Harrelson & Jesse Eisenberg, Director Ruben Fleischer, Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
Go Behind-the-Scenes with “In Search of Zombieland”
“Zombieland is Your Land” – The zombification of the United States
Deleted Scenes
Visual Effects Progression Scenes
Theatrical Promo Trailers
Woke Up Dead Episode “Up and At ‘Em”
For being a mainstream Hollywood zombie film, I enjoyed most of it. I did find the ending to be horribly rushed and to obvious (with one small saving grace), but found a lot of the film to be refreshing change of pace to an often tired genre (I’m talking about Hollywood horror standards here).
This film came out during our down time here at the ZRC, so we never had a good discussion about it. So what did you, the ZRC reader, think of this film?
*** WARNING: SPOILERS MAY END UP IN THE COMMENTS, SO DON’T READ THEM IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS FILM AND ARE PLANNNING ON WATCHING IT WITHOUT IT POSSIBLY BEING RUINED FOR YOU! YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN FAIR WARNING!
More Dead Rising news out of Capcom this week – this time a trailer from an upcoming Japanese small screen adaptation of the Dead Rising video game. Although the quality looks poor, it appears to be an actual Capcom-approved movie and not a fan film. The best part, however, must be seen to be believed. You’ll have to watch the trailer below to find out for yourself, but I’ll give you this teaser – it involves chainsaws and wheelchairs.
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!
Thanks to Haddon for turning us on to upcoming zombie/western film Devil’s Crossing. On schedule for a late April release, Devil’s crossing promises to be edgy and violent. Here’s a quick plot synopsis:
Devil’s Crossing is set in a post-apocalyptic western time period. After the world has been destroyed and ravaged by nuclear war, the remaining human life is fighting for survival. The world is shattered and life as we know has gone to complete hell. Shadrach a man, who has sold his soul to the devil, must kill to keep his life. As he drifts from town to town his only job is to collect the bodies the devil sees fit to be dragged directly to hell. On one certain dark night Shadrach decides to give up his vicious job and return to a normal life of simplicity. The devil, in the form of a man, comes after Shadrach to confront him about his decision. After an intense and grueling argument the devil leaves Shadrach and the townspeople to fight for themselves as he summons a massive group of zombies. The zombies ravage the town killing townspeople in route to an epic showdown with Shadrach.
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