Night of the Living Dead 40th Anniversary Q&A Session
It took a while to find a service to host a video this large, but finally, here it is! 45 minutes of the original cast and crew of Night of the Living Dead talking about their experience.
It took a while to find a service to host a video this large, but finally, here it is! 45 minutes of the original cast and crew of Night of the Living Dead talking about their experience.
You can’t have a good zombie movie without convincing looking zombies, and when you talk about zombie special effects, one man stands above the crowd: Tom Savini! He defined the zombie “look” with his work on Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985), and is also an accomplished actor in his own right (usually playing either a biker or a deputy sherrif). Savini has a passion for special effects makeup and has penned several books on the subject. He even teaches an associate degree program in special effects makeup.
Recently he’s been busy acting with appearances in Grindhouse: Planet Terror and the upcoming Lost Boys 2: The Tribe. He’s also a regular of the convention circuit and is easy to meet and talk to. Tom Savini, the ZRC salutes you for your outstanding work in zombie films!
ZRC wishes George A. Romero a happy 68th birthday!
Texas Frightmare Weekend is coming up on February 21-24 in Dallas, TX. If you live in or around this area, or are traveling to Texas for this show, you are in for an awesome fucking weekend…
Guests for the show include: George A. Romero (director, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead , Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, the upcoming Diary of the Dead), John Russo (Co-writer, NOTLD), Judith O’Dea (Barbara, NOTLD), Russ Streiner (Johnny, NOTLD), Bill Hinzman (Cemetray Zombie, NOTLD), Marilyn Eastman (Helen Cooper ,NOTLD), Kyra Schon (Karen Cooper, NOTLD), Goerge Kosana (Sheriff McClelland, NOTLD), Tom Savini (FX legend, director and actor, Dawn of the Dead - 1978 & 2004, NOTLD - 1989, Land of the Dead, Planet Terror), Greg Nicotero (FX, Land of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Planet Terror), Ken Foreee (Peter, Dawn of the Dead - 1978), David Emge (Flyboy, DOTD - 1978), Scott Reiniger (Roger, DOTD - 1978), Clayton Hill (Zombie, DOTD - 1978), Sharon Ceccatti (Zombie Nurse, DOTD - 1978), Howard Sherman (Bub, Day of the Dead - 1985), Joe Pilato (Capt. Rhodes, DayOTD - 1985), Jarlath Conroy, McDermott, DayOTD - 1985), Antone Dileo (Migul, DayOTD - 1985), Eugene Clark (Big Daddy, Land of the Dead), Jennifer Baxter (Number 9, LOTD), Robert Joy (Charlie, LOTD), Pedro Miguel Arce (Pillsbury, LOTD), Kelli Maroney (Samantha, Night of the Comet), Jason Lively (Christopher Romero, Night of the Creeps) and many, many more horror guests.
Go a day early! On Thursday, February 21 is a 40th anniversary screening of the original Night of the Living Dead, at the Landmark Inwood Theater in Dallas TX. It includes an appearance and Q&A with writer/ director George A. Romero and co-writer John Russo. Also present will be Marilyn Eastman, Bill Hinzman, George Kosana, Judith O’Dea, Kyra Schon, and Russ Streiner. The tickets for this show are free, but you need to e-mail your name to zombies@texasfrightmareweekend.com by February 15th. If you are in the area, you better do it quickly, I’m sure this will fill up very fast.
And lastly, here’s the new promo video for the ZombieFriend’s Zombie Walk, taking place February 22nd, in honor of George A. Romero.
We just found out recently that one of our fellow bloggers Adam, from the blog Neurotrash, passed away last December. While we didn’t know him personally, he was involved here as a reader and commenter (who we occasionally butted heads with, but is this really anything new to the internet?). So, condolences to his family, friends and readers…
Coming up on January 26th-27th is the Phoenix ComiCon, with Marvel Zombies cover artist Arthur Suydam. Also, be sure to check out their Zombie Beauty Pageant on the 26th. Registration is still open and you can find a .pdf of the registration form here. You can win Miss Zombie Beauty 2008, Miss Congeal-iality, or Miss Pathogenic. Questions about the pageant can be directed here: zombies@phoenixcomicon.com.
“Dead On” will go over George’s fantastic body of film work as it stands to date. We will also investigate a number of aspects of George’s work, working style, and involvement with the independent and Hollywood film communities.
If you live in the midwest, or anywhere close, this is the perfect opportunity to meet the creators and stars of the original Night of the Living Dead! Flashback Weekend presents the 40th Anniversary Night of the Living Dead World Tour on June 27-29 in Rosemont, IL (right outside of Chicago).
Maila Nurmi Vampira 1921-2008
Maila Nurmi, better known as the legendary 1950’s TV horror host Vampira and co-star of Plan 9 from Outer Space, passed away this week, at the age of 86. Abbattoir, the Rue Morgue blog, reports that Rue Morgue magazine will have a recent interview with Nurmi and a memorial for her in their March ‘08 issue. You can also read our ZRC Salutes: Vampira, from August of last year. We bid you farewell…
Attention Texas residents! Coming up this month is Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors in Austin, TX at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, January 18 - 20. Guests include Robert Rodriguez (writer/ director Grindhouse: Planet Terror), Uwe Boll (director House of the Dead), Tom Savini (FX Legend), Jeff Dyaln Graham (Dorm of the Dead), Elise and Electra Avellan aka The Crazy babysitter Twins (Grindhouse) and many other great horror guests. Here are the show hours:
FRIDAY January 18, 2008
Vendors Set-Up (Vendors Only): 8:30 am to 1pm
Pre-Registration for Weekend Patrons: 1pm to 2pm
Vendors Room/Theatre Open/Registration Continues: 2pm to 8pmSATURDAY January 19, 2008
Pre-Registration 10 am to 11am
Vendors Room/Theatre Open/Registration Continues: 11am to 7pm
Celebrity Dessert Party (complimentary for Gold and Sivler Weekend Patrons only): 9pm to ???SUNDAY January 20, 2008
Pre-Registration 10 am to 11am
Vendors Room/Theatre Open/Registration Continues: 11am to 7pm
You can buy advance tickets here.
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