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George Romero's Diary of the Dead
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Directed by George A. Romero.
Horror icon George A. Romero effectively hits the "reset" button on his hugely influential "Dead" series with this scaled back look at the zombie apocalypse as told from the perspective of a student filmmaker who sets out to shoot a low-budget fright film, but instead captures the breakdown of modern society at the decaying hands of flesh eating ghouls. Jason Creed (Josh Close) and his crew are shooting a mummy movie in the Pennsylvania woods when media reports begin pouring in about the dead rising from their graves to feast on the flesh of the living. While self-centered star Ridley (Philip Riccio) beats a hasty retreat to his family's fortified mansion halfway across the state, the remaining cast and crew are forced to fight for their lives despite having with no weapons to speak of, and only a wobbly recreational vehicle in which to seek shelter. Immediately recognizing the gravity of the situation and outspokenly skeptical of the media, determined director Creed decides to use his own camera to capture the real story in a documentary entitled "The Death of Death." Now, as the group attempts to fight their way to safety, the skeptics will all watch as their greatest fears become reality and the realists will attempt to process a nightmare that modern science would pass off as impossible. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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analogzombieanalogzombie oh god george
by analogzombie in analogzombie Blog
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"For someone like myself, a zombie film lover and Romero devotee, this film was a hope that the wayward Land of the Dead would not be the final chapter in Romero's zombie bible. It's a good thing then that Dawn of the Dead stands on such a high pedestal that it is unlikely to be dethroned, ever. Diary of the Dead is a major disappointment. The film definitely carries the style that seemed interesting and quirky in Martin, and was flat out unnerving in Day of the Dead. It does feel like a Romero film. Even Land of the Dead had his signature opn it, although somewhat diminished and washed off. Unfortunately that's about all this film has going for it. Romero is not the best director by far. That issue is not really open for debate. What he does well is to create a mood, a feeling, an environment that seems plausible and beleiveable. He brings horror into the real world. Diary of the Dead does attempt to do this. The college students, the cranky professor, the world gone out of control ... " [More]
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"McCain campaign ad on Zombie NationThe John McCain campaign would do well to exclude certain sites from its web ad buy. Maybe the philosophy of "cast a wide net" will pay off. Maybe Mark Penn missed a micro-trend somewhere along the way--conservative Horror fanboys.The ad was probably triggered by the keywords, because the original post was about a photoshop contest on SpoutBlog to turn any of the 2008 presidential candidates into a zombie poster for a new "______ Dead" film. (The prize is a George Romero DVD 2-pack, including Diary of the Dead, and the 40th Anniversary edition of Night of the Living Dead).The first entry from Jordan Gray is simply fantastic. It's John McCain starring in "Rhetoric of the Dead."I'll enter the contest over the weekend, but I can't decide between making a "Barack from the Dead" one or something about Ron Paul's zombie army. Originally posted on:Cerebral Politics " [More]
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"In our never-ending quest to find new ways to mock contemporary popular culture whilst celebrating the classics, we bring the first ever (ever!) SpoutBlog Photoshop Contest. We have a George Romero DVD two-pack to give away: a copy of the new Diary of the Dead, and the 40th Anniversary edition of Night of the Living Dead. Here’s the quip from the press release: The NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD features a fully restored and remastered version of the original 1968 classic film and bonus materials, overseen by the master himself. This DVD marks George A. Romero’s long legacy with great interviews and multiple featurettes that emphasize the quality of this ultimate horror classic. The DIARY OF THE DEAD DVD bonus features include an optional audio commentary by George A. Romero, character confessions, a making of and the top five Myspace contest shorts. Find out what you have to do to get the discs after the jump. 1. Using the image editing software of your c ... " [More]
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"In our never-ending quest to find new ways to mock contemporary popular culture whilst celebrating the classics, we bring the first ever (ever!) SpoutBlog Photoshop Contest. We have a George Romero DVD two-pack to give away: a copy of the new Diary of the Dead, and the 40th Anniversary edition of Night of the Living Dead. Here’s the quip from the press release: The NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD features a fully restored and remastered version of the original 1968 classic film and bonus materials, overseen by the master himself. This DVD marks George A. Romero’s long legacy with great interviews and multiple featurettes that emphasize the quality of this ultimate horror classic. The DIARY OF THE DEAD DVD bonus features include an optional audio commentary by George A. Romero, character confessions, a making of and the top five Myspace contest shorts. Find out what you have to do to get the discs after the jump. 1. Using the image editing software of your c ... " [More]
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"Horror master and godfather of the modern zombie movie, George Romero, took some time to talk to us about the future of his Dead series. He also spoke about Diamond Dead (his long-awaited zombie musical), his involvement in The Crazies remake, and the upcoming Diary of the Dead DVD! Do you see Diary of the Dead as the first film in a new zombie trilogy for you? [Laughs.] You know what, I see it as, if there’s another zombie movie for me—and right now it looks like there’s going to be—I would certainly make it a sequel to this film rather than keep going along the other track. The first four films, the phenomenon had sort of gone on, and for the first time I indicated, in Land of the Dead, that it had been going on for three years. So I sort of put a time frame on it. I sort of found myself in a place where I thought, 'Where else can I go? How much bigger can you get than that?' I felt that I lost track of the roots, and I just wanted to go back and b ... " [More]
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"DIARY has that "ROMERO" feel to it, unlike Land of the dead. Loved it and cant wait for it to come out on video. HAIL the zombie God, Romero is the master of all horror. Step aside all others and let George go to the front of the line. I hope he has a few more like this! " [More]
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"George Romero's Diary of the Dead opens tonight. In an interview with him at Sundance, our eyes were opened to what an eloquent artist he is. We watch Night of the Living Dead to examine the origins of the zombie genre and compare it to Diary. Just in time for Valentine's Day, Karina Longworth gets personal with the loneliest movie going experience ever: Watching Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness. (Subscribe to FilmCouch in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 57 " [More]
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"George Romero’s Diary of the Dead opens tonight. In an interview with him at Sundance, our eyes were opened to what an eloquent artist he is. We watch Night of the Living Dead to examine the origins of the zombie genre and compare it to Diary. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Karina Longworth gets personal with the loneliest movie going experience ever: Watching Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness. (Subscribe to FilmCouch in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 57 Night of the Living Dead, Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness Originally posted on:SpoutBlog " [More]
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"George Romero’s Diary of the Dead opens tonight. In an interview with him at Sundance, our eyes were opened to what an eloquent artist he is. We watch Night of the Living Dead to examine the origins of the zombie genre and compare it to Diary. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Karina Longworth gets personal with the loneliest movie going experience ever: Watching Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness. (Subscribe to FilmCouch in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 57 Night of the Living Dead, Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul " [More]
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"Sundance Film Festival I’ve been in Park City for 6 days now and have only been able to see a handful of films (Up the Yangtze, Diary of the Dead, Be Kind Rewind and Where In The World Is Osama Bin Ladin?). Why? Too busy being the “suit” for Spout. I’ve been purposefully skipping some of the press screenings I’ve had scheduled to make time to talk to people within the industry. And by people in the industry, I’m not talking about celebrities. I’m talking about the people who get the work done at media companies, distributors, other film festivals, etc. Not that I don’t enjoy a celebrity sighting as much as the next guy. In fact, here is the list of people I have seen so far: Oliver Stone Maroon 5 Dennis Quaid John Legend Colin Firth Livia Firth Woody Harrelson Morgan Spurlock Colin Ferrel Giada DeLaurentis Rachel Dratch Stanley Tucci George Romero And there are probably others, but as cold as it’s been around here, it is hard to recognize people with their hoods up and knit cap ... " [More]
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