tagged w/ Night of the Living Dead
-
George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; however, by all indications, he was very successful. The director of the groundbreaking "Dead" pentalogy was born February 4, 1940, in New York City.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001681/George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; however, by all... more
-
-
Another great youtube game this time tied in with George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Youtube games follow a film narrative and then reveals a two choice decision for the next video, in this game a wrong click could mean you're zombie lunch.Another great youtube game this time tied in with George Romero's Night of the... more
-
-
“Night of the Living Dead” (Full Version, 1968) is a raw, frightening and unremittingly bleak cult classic independent black-and-white horror film directed by George Romero. The movie has been lauded as a seminal work of the modern horror genre and a powerful critical commentary on 1960s American society. Film historians have interpreted the flesh-eating scenes of “Night of the Living Dead” as a late-1960s critique of American capitalism, with the zombies representing capitalists, and their cannibalism representing the ultimate in possessiveness, therefore the logical end of human relations under capitalism. It has been argued that the zombies’ victims symbolized the repression of “the Other” in bourgeois American society, namely the oppression of civil rights activists, feminists, gay persons and counter-culturalists in general.
In the movie, a band of unlucky people attempt to fight off an unrelenting assault of murderous zombies from a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. Opening with a situation that has already disintegrated to a point of little hope, the film moves progressively toward absolute despair and ultimate tragedy. Romero employs film-noir style lighting to emphasize the nightmare of humanity’s alienation from itself. In 1999, “Night of the Living Dead” was inducted into the National Film Registry in the United States’ Library of Congress to honor its cultural significance in the history of American cinema.
This piece includes a number of black-and-white photographs, as well as the full version of the 1968 classic film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/night-of-the-living-dead-zombie-cannibals-commit-mass-homocides/“Night of the Living Dead” (Full Version, 1968) is a raw, frightening and... more
-
-
Here's a great list of the top 10 best zombie movies ever made from your friends at best horror movies ever.Here's a great list of the top 10 best zombie movies ever made from your friends... more
-
-
gooma2
-
added this
-
1 year ago
- |
-
While promoting horror film Survival of the Dead, George A. Romero stops in to tell the Rotten Tomatoes Show all about his Five Favorite Films. What was the first movie to ever scare him senseless? Christian Nyby's version of The Thing From Another World.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.comWhile promoting horror film Survival of the Dead, George A. Romero stops in to tell... more
-
-
bstein
-
added this
-
1 year ago
- |
-
This week, the Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast scrutinizes a pair of sequels that seem to have nothing in common: SHREK FOREVER AFTER, the latest family-friendly CGI fantasy from DreamWorks Animation; and SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, the latest horrifying episode in George A. Romero’s on-going zombie apocalypse, which began way back in 1968 with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. What’s the connection? Although each film has its worthwhile moments, both raise the question of whether their franchises are tapped out and in need of a hiatus to recharge their batteries. Also on the menu: a round-up of recent news, a preview of the week’s home video releases, including TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON and THE ROAD; and listener mail.
Click on the link to hear the show:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-persons/cinefantastique-podcast-e_b_586626.htmlThis week, the Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast... more
-
-
Y'know, people probably shouldn't be this gleeful about issues of mortality, but in the cases of the movies being discussed in this episode, we're kinda glad they are. This episode features interviews with Jean-Pierre Jeunet and George A. Romero, both of whom have previously addressed matters of life-and-death in their own, unique ways, and have decided that there's still more sport to be had from the subject.
In MICMACS, Jeunet gives us a cockeyed protagonist in the person of Bazil (Dany Boon), a man who quite by chance winds up at the precipice of the eternal when a stray bullet gets lodged in his brain. This makes him not so charitably inclined towards the manufacturer of said bullet, a matter only exacerbated when he discovers that the land mine that killed his father in the Middle East was created by a neighboring company. His only recourse: Take down both corporations, with the help of a ragtag assortment of unusually talented junkyard misfits. For such a dire theme, the film turns out to be quite a lighthearted adventure, with Jeunet deploying all his powers of visual invention into the narrative, while also making copious nods to film history, particularly to the works of silent comedians and Sergio Leone.
George Romero is also taking a few pages from cinema history, most specifically from classic westerns. In SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, the group of renegade guardsmen we met in DIARY OF THE DEAD -- led by Alan Van Sprang -- decides they've had enough of zombies, and aim themselves for a respite on an island off the coast of Delaware. Problem is: Not only is the place already infested with the walking dead, but they've become a rather peculiar stake in a kind-of range war between waged between two feuding clans. As always, Romero mixes zombie assaults with some particularly vivid death scenes -- for both living and dead -- along with some trenchant observations of our current, fractious times. Turns out the departed still have something to say to their survivors, and it has nothing to do with moving into the light.
Click on the link to hear the show:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-persons/emmighty-movie-podcastem_b_585256.htmlY'know, people probably shouldn't be this gleeful about issues of mortality,... more
-
-
It's Thursday! And there's a new Rotten Tomatoes Show tonight! On with the news!
-There is another remake of Night of the Living Dead in the works. IN CGI 3D OMFG. [Collider]
-New York Film Festival is for nerds because it passed on A Serious Man. NERRRRDDDDSSS. [HE]
-Paranormal Activity is being released in 13 cities and you can "request it." In other words, you'll never see it. [The Playlist]
-Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans relates to the destruction of America. Really. [NYT]
-Defendor has been picked up by Sony Pictures. That's fine. [Current]
-Herzog explains himself. It's awesome. [The Wrap]
-John Lichman
It's Thursday! And there's a new Rotten Tomatoes Show tonight! On with... more
-
-
WHACKO-TV has the brand new music video by Homeless Harry & The Hash Pipes: BLOWN AWAY. This is not only a tribute to scary movies, but also perfect for HALLOWEEN. Boo... did we get you?WHACKO-TV has the brand new music video by Homeless Harry & The Hash Pipes: BLOWN... more
-
-
This was something I was working on and off for two years, I saw that there was a contest for zombie art and since I haven't made any horror illustrations I thought why not finish this?This was something I was working on and off for two years, I saw that there was a... more
-
-
-
-
In Night of the Living Dead, zombies are brought back from the dead by a "mysterious force" that allows their brains to continue functioning. But how exactly does a zombie brain function? Finally, a Harvard psychiatrist has the answers.
Through education Dr. Steven C. Schlozman is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Harvard School of Education. He is also an avid sci-fi and horror fan - and, apparently, the world's leading authority on the neurobiology of the living dead. He has even drafted a fake medical journal article on the zombie plague, which he calls Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome, or ANSD (the article has five authors: one living, three "deceased" and one "humanoid infected").In Night of the Living Dead, zombies are brought back from the dead by a... more
-
-
Watch this zombie roam the streets of Gainesville, wave to cars, and take pictures with excited students.Watch this zombie roam the streets of Gainesville, wave to cars, and take pictures... more
-
