When one thinks of the modern zombie film, one has to pay respect to its father, George Romero. It was his low budget, independently produced Night Of The Living Dead (1968), which laid the template for every film that was to follow. Previously, cinematic zombies would be those who fell under the spell of a voodoo practicing witch doctor. But from this film on they would be the animated dead, unstoppable in their single-minded quest to feed on the flesh of the living. Romero would be sincerely flattered by a host of immitators, but his original still retains a powerful hold on audiences today. Romero himself would further explore his zombie epidemic spreading across the globe through a series of sequels which also manage to work in a subtext of social satire.
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Pegg And Frost Team For Road Trip In PAUL
Forget Nixon/Frost. I’m more looking forward to the next Pegg/Frost collaboration. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the stars of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, are teaming for a third film, Paul, a road [click for more]
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There’s no need to feel too upset that Robert Englund won’t be back for Platinum Dunes’ revamp of the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise that we reported on last week. The former Freddy Kruger is [click for more]
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Here is a story from the “Who thought this was a good idea?” file. MTV is looking at producing a made-for-television remake of the 1975 cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show. Variety reports that the film’s [click for more]
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