Exclusive: Here’s a buzzy one. Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables) and Emmy winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) are attached to star in new movie The Death Of Robin Hood, we can reveal.
Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski is writer-director on the project, which will be among the hot titles on sale at this month’s Cannes market via WME Independent. Arrival and The Prestige producer Aaron Ryder is among the producing team.
The film is a darker reimagining of the classic Robin Hood tale. Set of its time, the film will see the title character grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, a battleworn loner who finds himself gravely injured and in the hands of a mysterious woman, who offers him a chance at salvation. Production is due to begin in February 2025.
Lyrical Media (Elevation) is fully financing. Ryder...
Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski is writer-director on the project, which will be among the hot titles on sale at this month’s Cannes market via WME Independent. Arrival and The Prestige producer Aaron Ryder is among the producing team.
The film is a darker reimagining of the classic Robin Hood tale. Set of its time, the film will see the title character grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, a battleworn loner who finds himself gravely injured and in the hands of a mysterious woman, who offers him a chance at salvation. Production is due to begin in February 2025.
Lyrical Media (Elevation) is fully financing. Ryder...
- 5/3/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Following a competitive auction that saw several studios chasing the package, A24 has landed the action thriller Onslaught with Adam Wingard on board to direct. The film is reuniting writers Wingard and Simon Barrett and returning to Wingard’s roots where they made a name for themselves with films like You’re Next and The Guest.
Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce under their Ryder Picture Company (Rpc) banner alongside A24, Alexander Black for Lyrical Media, Wingard and Jeremy Platt under their new shingle Breakaway Civilization, and Simon Barrett. Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg, Stuart Manashil and Natalie Sellers will serve as executive producers with A24.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but the film is in the vein of Wingard and Barrett’s cult classics like The Guest and You’re Next. Lyrical Media and A24 will co-finance. A24 will handle worldwide releasing. Principal photography will begin in Fall...
Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce under their Ryder Picture Company (Rpc) banner alongside A24, Alexander Black for Lyrical Media, Wingard and Jeremy Platt under their new shingle Breakaway Civilization, and Simon Barrett. Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg, Stuart Manashil and Natalie Sellers will serve as executive producers with A24.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but the film is in the vein of Wingard and Barrett’s cult classics like The Guest and You’re Next. Lyrical Media and A24 will co-finance. A24 will handle worldwide releasing. Principal photography will begin in Fall...
- 5/2/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Amy Adams has been tapped to star in At the Sea, a new drama from Kornel Mundruczó and Kata Wéber — the director and writer of such acclaimed films as Pieces of a Woman and White God — as well as Hammerstone Studios, Ryder Picture Company and Ar Content.
Set to enter production in Boston in June, the film follows the life of Laura (Adams) after a long rehabilitation, as she returns to her family at their beach holiday home where she has to readjust to the complicated life she left behind. Now she is forced to face the following next chapter of her life without the career that gave her fame, fortune and, most importantly, identity.
Pic will be produced by Alexander Rodnyansky of Ar Content, Stuart Manashil, Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett for Ryder Picture Company, Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici and Jon Oakes, and Viktória Petrányi and Mundruczó. Exec producers are Paul J. Diaz, Maria Breese of 3:33 Creative, Lee Broda of Lb Entertainment, Jeff Rice of Jeff Rice Films, and Michael Kupisk. Zsofi Oblath and Rachel Rubin will co-produce.
Ar Content, Paul J. Diaz, and Hammerstone Studios will finance the film, with WME Independent to rep domestic rights, Capstone Pictures handling international, and Sacker Law to oversee production legal.
A six-time Academy Award nominee, Adams most recently wrapped production on 3000 Pictures’ Klara and the Sun, the next film from Oscar winner Taika Waititi, which adapts the dystopian sci-fi story from Kazuo Ishiguro. Up next, she’ll be seen starring in Searchlight Pictures’ Nightbitch from filmmaker Marielle Heller, a dark comedy she also produced through her production company Bond Group Entertainment that hits theaters December 6.
A married director-writer pair out of Hungary, Mundruczó and Wéber are perhaps best known for their 2020 pregnancy drama Pieces of a Woman, which premiered in Venice and brought star Vanessa Kirby her first Oscar nomination following its release on Netflix. Prior to that, the duo collaborated on White God, which won the Un Certain Regard Prize at Cannes in 2014; Jupiter’s Moon, which was nominated for the Palme d’Or; and Evolution, which also played the French festival. Separately, Mundruczó directed the pilot of the Apple TV+ limited series, The Crowded Room, starring Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried.
Most recently, Hammerstone produced the action thriller Boy Kills World starring Bill Skarsgård, which will release wide on April 26, and the horror-thriller Don’t Move, starring Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock, for Netflix.
Ryder Picture Company has produced acclaimed titles like Dumb Money and Bruiser.
Ar Content is known for Cannes prize winners like 2019’s Beanpole, from filmmaker Kantemir Balagov, and 2021’s Unclenching the Fists from Kira Kovalenko.
Adams is represented by WME, Linden Entertainment, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Mundruczó and Wéber are repped by United Agents and Novo.
Set to enter production in Boston in June, the film follows the life of Laura (Adams) after a long rehabilitation, as she returns to her family at their beach holiday home where she has to readjust to the complicated life she left behind. Now she is forced to face the following next chapter of her life without the career that gave her fame, fortune and, most importantly, identity.
Pic will be produced by Alexander Rodnyansky of Ar Content, Stuart Manashil, Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett for Ryder Picture Company, Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici and Jon Oakes, and Viktória Petrányi and Mundruczó. Exec producers are Paul J. Diaz, Maria Breese of 3:33 Creative, Lee Broda of Lb Entertainment, Jeff Rice of Jeff Rice Films, and Michael Kupisk. Zsofi Oblath and Rachel Rubin will co-produce.
Ar Content, Paul J. Diaz, and Hammerstone Studios will finance the film, with WME Independent to rep domestic rights, Capstone Pictures handling international, and Sacker Law to oversee production legal.
A six-time Academy Award nominee, Adams most recently wrapped production on 3000 Pictures’ Klara and the Sun, the next film from Oscar winner Taika Waititi, which adapts the dystopian sci-fi story from Kazuo Ishiguro. Up next, she’ll be seen starring in Searchlight Pictures’ Nightbitch from filmmaker Marielle Heller, a dark comedy she also produced through her production company Bond Group Entertainment that hits theaters December 6.
A married director-writer pair out of Hungary, Mundruczó and Wéber are perhaps best known for their 2020 pregnancy drama Pieces of a Woman, which premiered in Venice and brought star Vanessa Kirby her first Oscar nomination following its release on Netflix. Prior to that, the duo collaborated on White God, which won the Un Certain Regard Prize at Cannes in 2014; Jupiter’s Moon, which was nominated for the Palme d’Or; and Evolution, which also played the French festival. Separately, Mundruczó directed the pilot of the Apple TV+ limited series, The Crowded Room, starring Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried.
Most recently, Hammerstone produced the action thriller Boy Kills World starring Bill Skarsgård, which will release wide on April 26, and the horror-thriller Don’t Move, starring Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock, for Netflix.
Ryder Picture Company has produced acclaimed titles like Dumb Money and Bruiser.
Ar Content is known for Cannes prize winners like 2019’s Beanpole, from filmmaker Kantemir Balagov, and 2021’s Unclenching the Fists from Kira Kovalenko.
Adams is represented by WME, Linden Entertainment, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Mundruczó and Wéber are repped by United Agents and Novo.
- 4/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Trevante Rhodes is starring in the new Netflix movie Mea Culpa and you might be curious to know more about his personal life.
The 34-year-old actor had his big break in the Oscar-winning film Moonlight and he’s also known for his work in movies like Bird Box, 12 Strong, The Predator, and Candy Cane Lane.
Before becoming an actor, Trevante was a competitive athlete in track and field, but an Acl injury ended his college athletic career.
So, what’s going on in Trevante‘s personal life?
Keep reading to find out more…
It’s unclear if Trevante currently has a special someone in his life, either or girlfriend or a wife. It was previously reported back in 2019 that he became engaged to model Mara Wright, but we never heard any details about their relationship after that point.
Mara is now the mother of a young son, but it...
The 34-year-old actor had his big break in the Oscar-winning film Moonlight and he’s also known for his work in movies like Bird Box, 12 Strong, The Predator, and Candy Cane Lane.
Before becoming an actor, Trevante was a competitive athlete in track and field, but an Acl injury ended his college athletic career.
So, what’s going on in Trevante‘s personal life?
Keep reading to find out more…
It’s unclear if Trevante currently has a special someone in his life, either or girlfriend or a wife. It was previously reported back in 2019 that he became engaged to model Mara Wright, but we never heard any details about their relationship after that point.
Mara is now the mother of a young son, but it...
- 2/23/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: Duván Duque, the Colombian writer-director behind 2024 Oscar-qualifying short All-Inclusive, has signed with UTA and Silent R Management.
World premiering at TIFF last year before going on to play over 70 festivals around the world, where it picked up 20+ awards, Duque’s latest watches as a young boy’s fragile family is shaken when his desperate father faces the possibility of money laundering as a way out of their financial struggles, putting the kid’s precious bond with his stepmother at risk. By shifting the focus from a spectacular tales of drug lords to the emotional journey of a boy with little control over his fate, the drama offers a fresh angle on Colombian society, transcending the typical tropes through which it’s represented.
All-Inclusive was produced by Oscar-nominated French producers Christophe Barral and Toufik Ayadi of Srab Films, as well as Colombian producer Franco Lolli...
World premiering at TIFF last year before going on to play over 70 festivals around the world, where it picked up 20+ awards, Duque’s latest watches as a young boy’s fragile family is shaken when his desperate father faces the possibility of money laundering as a way out of their financial struggles, putting the kid’s precious bond with his stepmother at risk. By shifting the focus from a spectacular tales of drug lords to the emotional journey of a boy with little control over his fate, the drama offers a fresh angle on Colombian society, transcending the typical tropes through which it’s represented.
All-Inclusive was produced by Oscar-nominated French producers Christophe Barral and Toufik Ayadi of Srab Films, as well as Colombian producer Franco Lolli...
- 12/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Carmen Jaquier and Mohamed Kordofani, a pair of fast-rising international filmmakers whose respective films Thunder and Goodbye Julia have both recently been submitted for International Feature Oscar consideration, have signed with Jewerl Ross at Silent R Management.
Representing Switzerland is Jaquier, whose first solo feature world premiered at TIFF last year. Pic is set in 1900 and stars Lilith Grasmug as Elisabeth, a 17-year-old girl on the cusp of taking vows to become a nun, whose life is set on another course following the sudden death of her older sister. She returns to her family after five years in the convent to help on their farm in a mountain village. The mysteries surrounding her sister’s death prompt her to fight for her right to self-determination and to rebel against the strict expectations of the village community.
Thunder scored a sustained standing ovation at its European premiere in San Sebastian...
Representing Switzerland is Jaquier, whose first solo feature world premiered at TIFF last year. Pic is set in 1900 and stars Lilith Grasmug as Elisabeth, a 17-year-old girl on the cusp of taking vows to become a nun, whose life is set on another course following the sudden death of her older sister. She returns to her family after five years in the convent to help on their farm in a mountain village. The mysteries surrounding her sister’s death prompt her to fight for her right to self-determination and to rebel against the strict expectations of the village community.
Thunder scored a sustained standing ovation at its European premiere in San Sebastian...
- 9/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"Calm down, bro." This is the kind of excellent short film that launches the career of a talented filmmaker. Bruiser is an award-winning short film made by filmmaker Miles Warren, and it premiered at both the SXSW + Sundance Festivals earlier this year. After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood. The film is an exploration into toxic masculinity, violence, and bullying, and how this is passed from generation to generation. Starring Noble B. Whitted and J.D. Williams. This is not just another film about manhood, there's layers and depth to every single shot in this. Miles Warren "had a very clear vision... We referenced films like The Favourite, Dayveon, The Snowtown Murders, Chungking Express and Paris, Texas." A must watch short film - and it's only 10 mins. Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this one.
- 7/1/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
For emerging filmmakers hoping to take the next step in their artistic and professional journey, finding a community of like-minded creators is crucial. With this goal in mind, Adobe has partnered with Sundance Institute on the Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship program which, since 2015, has provided mentorship and support to promising filmmakers early in their careers. With an eye toward elevating underrepresented voices, the fellowship enables the next generation of creatives by offering an opportunity to share their stories with the world.
This year, as a presenting sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival, Adobe launched a short spot highlighting the work of four Sundance Institute alumni, which was co-directed and edited by 2018 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellow Carol Nguyen. The vignette, titled “When I Tell the Story,” epitomizes the importance of giving new filmmakers a platform to share their work and their voice. “When I tell the story, it’s dark and glittery.
This year, as a presenting sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival, Adobe launched a short spot highlighting the work of four Sundance Institute alumni, which was co-directed and edited by 2018 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellow Carol Nguyen. The vignette, titled “When I Tell the Story,” epitomizes the importance of giving new filmmakers a platform to share their work and their voice. “When I tell the story, it’s dark and glittery.
- 1/29/2021
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
This post is sponsored by
George A. Romero figuratively wrote the book on zombies with his low-budget, independent 1968 horror film epoch Night of the Living Dead. World War Z, 28 Days Later, Zombieland and even The Walking Dead trudged that territory but didn’t map much new terrain. Romero’s final novel, The Living Dead, completed by author Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water novelization), doesn’t expand on the basics of the zombie apocalypse. It doesn’t challenge the zombie trope Romero filled out with his subsequent works on animated corpses, when The Living Dead had their Day, Dawn, Land, Diary and Survival. But, with it, Romero and Kraus do peer deeper into the mirror to find a bitter reflection of the horrors Romero brings out in The Living.
The Living Dead is character-driven in ways the feature films could never be. In Night of the Living Dead, the audience didn’t know,...
George A. Romero figuratively wrote the book on zombies with his low-budget, independent 1968 horror film epoch Night of the Living Dead. World War Z, 28 Days Later, Zombieland and even The Walking Dead trudged that territory but didn’t map much new terrain. Romero’s final novel, The Living Dead, completed by author Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water novelization), doesn’t expand on the basics of the zombie apocalypse. It doesn’t challenge the zombie trope Romero filled out with his subsequent works on animated corpses, when The Living Dead had their Day, Dawn, Land, Diary and Survival. But, with it, Romero and Kraus do peer deeper into the mirror to find a bitter reflection of the horrors Romero brings out in The Living.
The Living Dead is character-driven in ways the feature films could never be. In Night of the Living Dead, the audience didn’t know,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Dead Dicks will be available on Blu-ray From Artsploitation Films July 28th
Dead Dicks, a light-hearted, metaphysical sci-fi horror film, is a bizarre celebration of death, resurrection and insanity. Think Harold and Maud meets Groundhog Day as directed by Alain Resnais (Last Year at Marienbad). Richie is a suicidal young man who, every time he kills himself, finds himself very much alive but with a dead body of him in his apartment. His sister comes to the rescue, but as the bodies pile up, the pair think that a vagina-like opening in Richie’s bedroom might hold the answer.
Check out this trailer:
The critics love Dead Dicks:
“Heston Horwin is fantastic as the depressed, suicidal Richie. He overcomes many of the film’s problems through sheer charisma and intensity. As Becca, Jillian Harris plays the put-upon and exhausted sister perfectly…Thanks to an impeccable cast and a more substantial,...
Dead Dicks, a light-hearted, metaphysical sci-fi horror film, is a bizarre celebration of death, resurrection and insanity. Think Harold and Maud meets Groundhog Day as directed by Alain Resnais (Last Year at Marienbad). Richie is a suicidal young man who, every time he kills himself, finds himself very much alive but with a dead body of him in his apartment. His sister comes to the rescue, but as the bodies pile up, the pair think that a vagina-like opening in Richie’s bedroom might hold the answer.
Check out this trailer:
The critics love Dead Dicks:
“Heston Horwin is fantastic as the depressed, suicidal Richie. He overcomes many of the film’s problems through sheer charisma and intensity. As Becca, Jillian Harris plays the put-upon and exhausted sister perfectly…Thanks to an impeccable cast and a more substantial,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, launches nationwide Wednesday with hundreds of titles, including beloved TV series, blockbuster film franchises and some originals created specifically for the platform.
And while we’re willing to bet you’ve heard classics like “Cheers” and “30 Rock” and originals “Brave New World” and “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home” are among the offerings that will be available at launch, we’re also pretty sure you don’t know how many other shows and movies you’ll have access to on Day 1.
Well, don’t worry, because TheWrap has rounded up a list of the biggest films and TV series that will be streaming on Peacock when the service rolls out for everyone tomorrow. (It’s been available to Comcast and Cox subscribers since April.)
Also Read: NBC Sports to Move Premier League Streaming Rights to Peacock
Oh, first, in case you were wondering, the...
And while we’re willing to bet you’ve heard classics like “Cheers” and “30 Rock” and originals “Brave New World” and “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home” are among the offerings that will be available at launch, we’re also pretty sure you don’t know how many other shows and movies you’ll have access to on Day 1.
Well, don’t worry, because TheWrap has rounded up a list of the biggest films and TV series that will be streaming on Peacock when the service rolls out for everyone tomorrow. (It’s been available to Comcast and Cox subscribers since April.)
Also Read: NBC Sports to Move Premier League Streaming Rights to Peacock
Oh, first, in case you were wondering, the...
- 7/14/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have one good f—— match. This is an hour-show with one Good match. Do you feel bad for Roh when they have an hour and waste it? Alright, let’s go see the one match…wait. There’s two matches. Wow! Thanks a million!
Match #1: LifeBlood (Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams) vs. Vincent and Bateman (w/Chuckles The Clown and Vita Von Starr) – Disqualification The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com:
Haskins had the Sharpshooter locked on Vincent when Chuckles grabbed a block of wood and hit Haskins with it, causing a disqualification. After the match, Vincent and Chuckles were preparing to do more damage to Haskins with the object, but Williams chased them away with a chair.
My Opinion: 2.6 out of 5 – LifeBlood was excellent here, but it takes two to tango,...
Match #1: LifeBlood (Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams) vs. Vincent and Bateman (w/Chuckles The Clown and Vita Von Starr) – Disqualification The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com:
Haskins had the Sharpshooter locked on Vincent when Chuckles grabbed a block of wood and hit Haskins with it, causing a disqualification. After the match, Vincent and Chuckles were preparing to do more damage to Haskins with the object, but Williams chased them away with a chair.
My Opinion: 2.6 out of 5 – LifeBlood was excellent here, but it takes two to tango,...
- 2/19/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Independent film stalwart Ben Barenholtz, longtime supporter of David Lynch and the Coen brothers, died Wednesday in Prague after a brief illness. He was 83.
Barenholtz had been living in Prague at the time of his death, according to his friend Sony Pictures Classics executive Tom Prassis. He died in his sleep surrounded by friends, Prassis added.
Barenholtz was also a Holocaust survivor and blogged in 2010 about his experiences of escaping into the Polish countryside with 11 other people at the age of eight. He lived in the woods for two years before the war came to an end.
Barenholtz began his career in the 1960s in New York City running the now-defunct Village Theater and the Elgin Cinema. He’s credited with pioneering the concept of midnight-movie showings, including Alejandro Jodoworsky’s “El Topo,” John Waters’ “Pink Flamingos,” the six-hour Russian production of “War and Peace” and Ken Russell’s “The Devils.
Barenholtz had been living in Prague at the time of his death, according to his friend Sony Pictures Classics executive Tom Prassis. He died in his sleep surrounded by friends, Prassis added.
Barenholtz was also a Holocaust survivor and blogged in 2010 about his experiences of escaping into the Polish countryside with 11 other people at the age of eight. He lived in the woods for two years before the war came to an end.
Barenholtz began his career in the 1960s in New York City running the now-defunct Village Theater and the Elgin Cinema. He’s credited with pioneering the concept of midnight-movie showings, including Alejandro Jodoworsky’s “El Topo,” John Waters’ “Pink Flamingos,” the six-hour Russian production of “War and Peace” and Ken Russell’s “The Devils.
- 6/27/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Ben Barenholtz, a veteran of the distribution and exhibition world who plucked David Lynch from obscurity and invented the concept of the midnight movie, died last night in Prague after a brief illness. He was 83.
Over the course of more than 50 years, Barenholtz was a major figure in the independent film community who wore a lot of hats. He began his career in the late sixties running the now-defunct Village Theater (later the Filmore East) followed by a successful stint launching the Elgin Cinema. It was there that he pioneered the concept of buzzy midnight-movie sensations, including a six-month stint for Alejandro Jodoworsky’s “El Topo” and John Waters’ “Pink Flamingos.” He also took big gambles on daring cinematic achievements, such as the six-hour Russian production of “War and Peace” and Ken Russell’s “The Devils.”
Barenholtz then ventured into distribution with Libra Films, which boasted an adventurous slate throughout...
Over the course of more than 50 years, Barenholtz was a major figure in the independent film community who wore a lot of hats. He began his career in the late sixties running the now-defunct Village Theater (later the Filmore East) followed by a successful stint launching the Elgin Cinema. It was there that he pioneered the concept of buzzy midnight-movie sensations, including a six-month stint for Alejandro Jodoworsky’s “El Topo” and John Waters’ “Pink Flamingos.” He also took big gambles on daring cinematic achievements, such as the six-hour Russian production of “War and Peace” and Ken Russell’s “The Devils.”
Barenholtz then ventured into distribution with Libra Films, which boasted an adventurous slate throughout...
- 6/27/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Earlier this week was George A. Romero's birthday, and if you found yourself reflecting on the legendary director's essential filmography, insightful social commentary, and unique approach to horror and humor, you're not alone. To celebrate the life and work of Romero, the Brooklyn Academy of Music is hosting an extensive, 10-day retrospective screening series titled Living with the Dead: The Films of George A. Romero.
Featuring all six of Romero's zombie movies (including a 3D screening of Dawn of the Dead) as well as the cult favorite Martin and lesser-seen films such as Season of the Witch and There's Always Vanilla, Living with the Dead: The Films of George A. Romero will take place from February 22nd–March 3rd and will include an appearance by producer Richard P. Rubinstein, who will discuss his collaborations with Romero.
For more information, we have the official press release with full details, and you can also visit Bam.
Featuring all six of Romero's zombie movies (including a 3D screening of Dawn of the Dead) as well as the cult favorite Martin and lesser-seen films such as Season of the Witch and There's Always Vanilla, Living with the Dead: The Films of George A. Romero will take place from February 22nd–March 3rd and will include an appearance by producer Richard P. Rubinstein, who will discuss his collaborations with Romero.
For more information, we have the official press release with full details, and you can also visit Bam.
- 2/6/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
By Ernie Magnotta
The world of horror films lost two of its most important and influential figures recently with the passing of filmmaking geniuses George Romero and Tobe Hooper. Although the careers of these two great artists can fill (and have filled) entire books, I’d like to briefly mention their most important works and pay my respects to them both.
When I was around ten or eleven-years-old, I had snuck out of bed late one night to watch some old movie on TV; a Tarzan flick I think it was. In order to avoid waking my parents, I had to keep the volume on the television set very low, but sit close to the set so that I could hear. As I sat alone in my parents’ dark living room waiting patiently for the commercials to end, a bunch of zombies appeared on the screen and quickly lurched forward with their arms outstretched!
The world of horror films lost two of its most important and influential figures recently with the passing of filmmaking geniuses George Romero and Tobe Hooper. Although the careers of these two great artists can fill (and have filled) entire books, I’d like to briefly mention their most important works and pay my respects to them both.
When I was around ten or eleven-years-old, I had snuck out of bed late one night to watch some old movie on TV; a Tarzan flick I think it was. In order to avoid waking my parents, I had to keep the volume on the television set very low, but sit close to the set so that I could hear. As I sat alone in my parents’ dark living room waiting patiently for the commercials to end, a bunch of zombies appeared on the screen and quickly lurched forward with their arms outstretched!
- 10/31/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
What Horror Movie Impressed You The Most (In Any Way)?
Movies, in general, are classified as being in "the top" based on how much money they make. By this standard, James Cameron's "Avatar" is the highest-grossing movie ever, with gross revenues in excess of $2.7 billion worldwide. But was it the best movie ever made?
Well, that's a completely different story - as revenue doesn't necessarily mean value. Thus, most list containing the top 5 horror movies of all time will contain films that were massively successful - think teen slashers like Scream or supernatural found-footage flicks like Paranormal Activity. But this also doesn't necessarily mean that they were the best horror movies ever made.
Instead of counting money, remakes, viewers, or sequels, let's take a look at horror movies from a different point of view: how impressive they were. How scary or pressing, how gross, how gruesome they were. And...
Movies, in general, are classified as being in "the top" based on how much money they make. By this standard, James Cameron's "Avatar" is the highest-grossing movie ever, with gross revenues in excess of $2.7 billion worldwide. But was it the best movie ever made?
Well, that's a completely different story - as revenue doesn't necessarily mean value. Thus, most list containing the top 5 horror movies of all time will contain films that were massively successful - think teen slashers like Scream or supernatural found-footage flicks like Paranormal Activity. But this also doesn't necessarily mean that they were the best horror movies ever made.
Instead of counting money, remakes, viewers, or sequels, let's take a look at horror movies from a different point of view: how impressive they were. How scary or pressing, how gross, how gruesome they were. And...
- 10/12/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
George A. Romero rarely had it easy. From the beginning, he faced obstacles to getting his vision on screen and condemnation once he succeeded in doing so. It took him 20 years to make his way into the big leagues, yet faced frustrating interference once he did. Yet today, the work endures. He never abandoned his vision, even when it prevented him from having an easier time of the process, and his movies, once attacked as grotesque exploitation, are now properly celebrated as landmarks of cinematic horror.
Indeed, Romero not invented more than a new and enduring kind of zombie movie when he directed “Night of the Living Dead” 50 years ago; in many ways, he invented independent horror cinema as we know it. There had been lots of off-Hollywood fright films before “Night” hit screens in 1968, of course—even some showcasing graphic if cheaply executed gore, like the Herschell Gordon Lewis flicks.
Indeed, Romero not invented more than a new and enduring kind of zombie movie when he directed “Night of the Living Dead” 50 years ago; in many ways, he invented independent horror cinema as we know it. There had been lots of off-Hollywood fright films before “Night” hit screens in 1968, of course—even some showcasing graphic if cheaply executed gore, like the Herschell Gordon Lewis flicks.
- 7/19/2017
- by Michael Gingold
- Indiewire
By Jason Lees
MoreHorror.com
The magic’s gone. We lost George Romero.
I know I’m supposed to be positive through the tears, to remember his films and his legacy and celebrate one of our best, but right now, I just can’t. I don’t know why, but the world seems smaller today. Colder.
That’s bullshit. I know why. George Romero passed away. Of all the Masters of Horror, he was My master. He was the one that scared the hell out of my when I first picked up a Fangoria. I love all of his movies, even the not-so-great ones. I was a defender of George. Most anyone reading this probably was, too. We’re the ones who bragged up “Bruiser” alongside “Martin,” the ones who loved “Monkey Shines” as much as “Creepshow.”
The magic’s gone.
I’ve seen his “Night of the Living Dead” easily twenty times,...
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The magic’s gone. We lost George Romero.
I know I’m supposed to be positive through the tears, to remember his films and his legacy and celebrate one of our best, but right now, I just can’t. I don’t know why, but the world seems smaller today. Colder.
That’s bullshit. I know why. George Romero passed away. Of all the Masters of Horror, he was My master. He was the one that scared the hell out of my when I first picked up a Fangoria. I love all of his movies, even the not-so-great ones. I was a defender of George. Most anyone reading this probably was, too. We’re the ones who bragged up “Bruiser” alongside “Martin,” the ones who loved “Monkey Shines” as much as “Creepshow.”
The magic’s gone.
I’ve seen his “Night of the Living Dead” easily twenty times,...
- 7/19/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Chicago – The man that practically invented the modern Zombie film genre had met his own demise. Director George A. Romero passed away on July 16th, 2017, in Los Angeles. He was 77. Romero launched a whole new wave of horror with “Night of the Living Dead” in 1968, and put Pittsburgh (Pa) on the film location map.
George A. Romero Shoots a Scene for ‘Night of the Living Dead’
Photo credit: Spectra Filmworks
He was born in the Bronx, New York, and graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which began his Pittsburgh connection. He stayed there afterwards, and formed Image Ten Productions, which shot commercials and (famously) a segment for the broadcast-from-Pittsburgh “Mister Rogers Neighborhood.” On a shoestring budget and using local settings, “Night of the Living Dead” was released in 1968. Directed and co-written (with John Russo) by Romero, it would immediately cause a sensation in the horror genre. After some cult...
George A. Romero Shoots a Scene for ‘Night of the Living Dead’
Photo credit: Spectra Filmworks
He was born in the Bronx, New York, and graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which began his Pittsburgh connection. He stayed there afterwards, and formed Image Ten Productions, which shot commercials and (famously) a segment for the broadcast-from-Pittsburgh “Mister Rogers Neighborhood.” On a shoestring budget and using local settings, “Night of the Living Dead” was released in 1968. Directed and co-written (with John Russo) by Romero, it would immediately cause a sensation in the horror genre. After some cult...
- 7/18/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ryan Lambie Jul 18, 2017
As George A Romero sadly passes, we pay tribute to Night Of The Living Dead, and the meaning behind the writer-director's zombies...
In April 1968, director George A Romero threw some reels of film in the trunk of his car and took a long drive from Pittsburgh to New York. The grainy, black-and-white footage stored on those reels was little short of incendiary: then called Night Of The Flesh Eaters, Romero's film would, in time, change horror cinema forever.
See related Cloak And Dagger director discusses the show's diversity The Defenders: snazzy new poster Jessica Jones season 2: Leah Gibson joins the cast
Shot on a budget of just $114,000, Night Of The Living Dead (as it was later renamed) was aggressively lo-fi: its producer, Russell Streiner, also played one of the film's first victims - he gets the immortal line, "They're coming to get you, Barbara" before...
As George A Romero sadly passes, we pay tribute to Night Of The Living Dead, and the meaning behind the writer-director's zombies...
In April 1968, director George A Romero threw some reels of film in the trunk of his car and took a long drive from Pittsburgh to New York. The grainy, black-and-white footage stored on those reels was little short of incendiary: then called Night Of The Flesh Eaters, Romero's film would, in time, change horror cinema forever.
See related Cloak And Dagger director discusses the show's diversity The Defenders: snazzy new poster Jessica Jones season 2: Leah Gibson joins the cast
Shot on a budget of just $114,000, Night Of The Living Dead (as it was later renamed) was aggressively lo-fi: its producer, Russell Streiner, also played one of the film's first victims - he gets the immortal line, "They're coming to get you, Barbara" before...
- 7/17/2017
- Den of Geek
Tony Sokol Jul 17, 2017
Director George A Romero, who changed horror films forever, has died at the age of 77.
The legendary director George A Romero, who changed the landscape of horror films with his low-budget, independent black and white 1968 zombie masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, has died at the age of 77.
According to a statement from his longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero died Sunday in his sleep while listening to the soundtrack of one his favorite films, The Quiet Man from 1952, following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer.” Romero was surrounded by family, his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
What a body of work he leaves behind.
Night Of The Living Dead was made by Romero and his friends in Pittsburgh on a budget of $114,000 and went on to become an iconic statement of horror, pulling in $30 million. The movie was based on Richard Matheson...
Director George A Romero, who changed horror films forever, has died at the age of 77.
The legendary director George A Romero, who changed the landscape of horror films with his low-budget, independent black and white 1968 zombie masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, has died at the age of 77.
According to a statement from his longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero died Sunday in his sleep while listening to the soundtrack of one his favorite films, The Quiet Man from 1952, following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer.” Romero was surrounded by family, his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
What a body of work he leaves behind.
Night Of The Living Dead was made by Romero and his friends in Pittsburgh on a budget of $114,000 and went on to become an iconic statement of horror, pulling in $30 million. The movie was based on Richard Matheson...
- 7/16/2017
- Den of Geek
The iconic filmmaker was the father of the modern zombie film.
Director George Romero, creator of the Night Of The Living Dead films, has died aged 77.
According to a statement released to The L.A. Times by his producing partner Peter Grunwald, Romero died following a “brief but aggressive” battle with lung cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
Romero’s low budget 1968 film Night Of The Living Dead was hugely profitable and became a cult hit. By re-defining what a “zombie” was in the horror genre, it influenced countless future films and TV shows.
The film also spawned several official sequels directed by Romero, including Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead and Land Of The Dead.
Romero’s other films included The Crazies (1973), Knightriders (1981), Monkey Shines (1988) and Bruiser (2000).
It was announced in May that he was working on the upcoming George A. Romero Presents:...
Director George Romero, creator of the Night Of The Living Dead films, has died aged 77.
According to a statement released to The L.A. Times by his producing partner Peter Grunwald, Romero died following a “brief but aggressive” battle with lung cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
Romero’s low budget 1968 film Night Of The Living Dead was hugely profitable and became a cult hit. By re-defining what a “zombie” was in the horror genre, it influenced countless future films and TV shows.
The film also spawned several official sequels directed by Romero, including Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead and Land Of The Dead.
Romero’s other films included The Crazies (1973), Knightriders (1981), Monkey Shines (1988) and Bruiser (2000).
It was announced in May that he was working on the upcoming George A. Romero Presents:...
- 7/16/2017
- ScreenDaily
Capitol Barbie may be returning to Congress' hallowed halls. Reese Witherspoon recently revealed she would be on board to play Elle Woods in a third Legally Blonde film. "A lot of people have asked me if we're going to make another [Legally Blonde], and we're thinking about it," Witherspoon said in a Facebook Live Q&A session on Thursday. The actress recently celebrated the film's 15th anniversary in July. Witherspoon said that she loved playing sorority girl-turned-lawyer Elle because of "all the amazing costumes," and one special costar: her onscreen pet pooch Bruiser. "I got to work with a dog every day and I love dogs,...
- 8/26/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Tom Atkins has a résumé relished and enjoyed by generations of horror fans, and I had the great honor of speaking with the legendary actor about seeing Halloween for the first time, working with George A. Romero and Jamie Lee Curtis, and much more.
Did you enjoy watching horror and science fiction films in your formative years?
Tom Atkins: I was not a huge horror fan when I was a kid, but I did have one very favorite movie: The Thing from Another World (1951). I was not a teenager yet, and I went with a bunch of pals up to the local Mount Oliver Theater to see it. There were probably ten of us and it just scared the shit out of me. I love that movie, especially when they all widened out on the ice and realized it was a flying saucer. And then when The Thing was...
Did you enjoy watching horror and science fiction films in your formative years?
Tom Atkins: I was not a huge horror fan when I was a kid, but I did have one very favorite movie: The Thing from Another World (1951). I was not a teenager yet, and I went with a bunch of pals up to the local Mount Oliver Theater to see it. There were probably ten of us and it just scared the shit out of me. I love that movie, especially when they all widened out on the ice and realized it was a flying saucer. And then when The Thing was...
- 11/6/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Few filmmakers can be said to be as prolific and influential as George Romero. An icon of the zombie film genre, Romero’s love of horror traces back to his youth, and watching classic monster films such as Frankenstein and Dracula. Romero’s love of these films set him on a path to not only create horror films himself, but to change and redefine the genre for decades to come.
Romero’s first foray into the zombie film genre was 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. While a spectacular film in and of itself, Night of the Living Dead introduced the world to the modern zombie, and standardized the way that zombie films would be told from then on. Set in a farmhouse, the film depicts a small group of survivors fending off hordes of the reanimated dead. Prior to Romero’s take on zombies, Hollywood films depicted zombies as pale-faced minions of voodoo sorcerers.
Romero’s first foray into the zombie film genre was 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. While a spectacular film in and of itself, Night of the Living Dead introduced the world to the modern zombie, and standardized the way that zombie films would be told from then on. Set in a farmhouse, the film depicts a small group of survivors fending off hordes of the reanimated dead. Prior to Romero’s take on zombies, Hollywood films depicted zombies as pale-faced minions of voodoo sorcerers.
- 8/14/2014
- by Brandon Engel
- www.culturecatch.com
This week is Ben Barenholtz' birthday.
We'd like to celebrate by running 2 pieces on his amazing wonderful life.
This is his public bio, which in itself, tells of a rich wonderful career in film.
In the next days we'll publish his amazing memoir of his European childhood when he narrowly escaped from the hands of Jew killers during the War.
I personally owe Ben a lot. When I was producing some years back Ben was working for Almi and bought an indie film I produced 'Home Free All' by Director Stewart Bird for that company. The money from that deal paid our investors and took us out of a deep financial hole. I am always grateful to Ben for his vision and belief in us then.
Now for his professional bio -
Biography for Ben Barenholtz
Birth Name Benjamin Barenholtz
Mini Biography
As an exhibitor, distributor, and producer, Ben Barenholtz has been a key presence in the independent film scene since the late 1960s, when he opened the Elgin Cinema in New York City.
Barenholtz secured his first job in the film business when he became assistant manager of the Rko Bushwick Theater in Brooklyn in 1958. From 1966-68 he managed and lived in the Village Theater, which ultimately became the Filmore East. At the Village Theater Barenholtz provided a home for the counterculture, with appearances by Timothy Leary, Stokley Carmichael, Rap Brown, and Paul Krasner. Some of the first meetings of the anti-Vietnam War movement, including the Poets Against Vietnam, were held at the Village Theater. It was also a major music venue, with performances by The Who, Cream, Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Nina Simone and many others.
In 1968 he opened the Elgin Cinema. The theater became the world's most innovative specialty and revival house, relaunching the films of Buster Keaton and D.W. Griffith, running a variety of independent films by young American directors, and screening cult, underground, and experimental films for the emerging countercultural audience. The films of Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, Jonas Mekas, and Andy Warhol, as well as early works by Jonathan Demme and Martin Scorsese, all played at the Elgin.
Barenholtz also developed new ways of screening movies. He started screening dance and opera films on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He created the "All Night Show" - movies started at midnight and ended at dawn. Most notably, Barenholtz originated the "Midnight Movie" in 1970 with Alexander Jodorowsky's El Topo, which ran for 6 months, 7 days a week, to sold out audiences.
The film was eventually bought by John Lennon. El Topo was followed at midnight by John Waters' Pink Flamingoes and Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come. Barenholtz formed the specialty distributor Libra Films in 1972.
The first film Libra distributed was a revival of Jean-Pierre Melville's Les Enfants Terrible, followed by Claude Chabrol's Just Before Nightfall, and Jean-Charles Tacchella's Cousin, Cousine, which became one of the largest grossing foreign films in the Us and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards.
Libra also launched and distributed, among others, George Romero's Martin, John Sayles' first feature Return of the Secaucus Seven, David Lynch's first feature Eraserhead, Karen Arthur's first feature Legacy, Earl Mack's first feature Children of Theater Street, and Peter Gothar's first feature Time Stands Still.
Barenholtz sold Libra Films to the Almi Group in 1982, but stayed with the company to become the President of Libra-Cinema 5 Films. In 1984 he left Almi and joined with Ted and Jim Pedas to form Circle Releasing. Among the films released by Circle were Yoshimitsu Morita's The Family Game, Guy Maddin's first feature Tales From the Gimli Hospital, Vincent Ward's The Navigator, John Woo's The Killer, Catherine Breillat's 36 Fillette, DeWitt Sage's first feature Pavarotti In China, Alain Cavalier's Therese, and Blood Simple, the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen.
His involvement in film production began with Wynn Chamberlain's Brand X and George Romero's Martin. He continued working with the Coens on the production of Raising Arizona, and as executive producer of Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, as well as awards for Best Director and Best Actor. This was the first and last time the three top honors have all gone to the same film at Cannes.
Barenholtz went on to produce George Romero's Bruiser, J Todd Anderson's The Naked Man, Adek Drabinski's Cheat, executive-produced Gregory Hines' directorial debut Bleeding Hearts and Ulu Grossbard's Georgia, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Mare Winningham. He served as co-executive producer of Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, which earned Ellen Burstyn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 2000.
Barenholtz appeared in the documentary The Hicks in Hollywood, had a bit role in Liquid Sky, and appeared as a zombie in Romero's classic Dawn of the Dead. He was the main subject of Stuart Samuels' 2005 documentary Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream.
Barenholtz directed his first feature, Music Inn, a documentary about the famed jazz venue.
Barenholtz was the producer of Jamie Greenberg's feature film Stags.
In 2012, Barenholtz produced Suzuya Bobo's first feature Family Games.
Barenholtz has recently completed directing and post production on Wakaliwood the Documentary, which was shot entirely in Kampala, Uganda. The film will be released in 2013.
He is now developing two feature fiction films which begin production in 2013.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Ben Barenholtz...
We'd like to celebrate by running 2 pieces on his amazing wonderful life.
This is his public bio, which in itself, tells of a rich wonderful career in film.
In the next days we'll publish his amazing memoir of his European childhood when he narrowly escaped from the hands of Jew killers during the War.
I personally owe Ben a lot. When I was producing some years back Ben was working for Almi and bought an indie film I produced 'Home Free All' by Director Stewart Bird for that company. The money from that deal paid our investors and took us out of a deep financial hole. I am always grateful to Ben for his vision and belief in us then.
Now for his professional bio -
Biography for Ben Barenholtz
Birth Name Benjamin Barenholtz
Mini Biography
As an exhibitor, distributor, and producer, Ben Barenholtz has been a key presence in the independent film scene since the late 1960s, when he opened the Elgin Cinema in New York City.
Barenholtz secured his first job in the film business when he became assistant manager of the Rko Bushwick Theater in Brooklyn in 1958. From 1966-68 he managed and lived in the Village Theater, which ultimately became the Filmore East. At the Village Theater Barenholtz provided a home for the counterculture, with appearances by Timothy Leary, Stokley Carmichael, Rap Brown, and Paul Krasner. Some of the first meetings of the anti-Vietnam War movement, including the Poets Against Vietnam, were held at the Village Theater. It was also a major music venue, with performances by The Who, Cream, Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Nina Simone and many others.
In 1968 he opened the Elgin Cinema. The theater became the world's most innovative specialty and revival house, relaunching the films of Buster Keaton and D.W. Griffith, running a variety of independent films by young American directors, and screening cult, underground, and experimental films for the emerging countercultural audience. The films of Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, Jonas Mekas, and Andy Warhol, as well as early works by Jonathan Demme and Martin Scorsese, all played at the Elgin.
Barenholtz also developed new ways of screening movies. He started screening dance and opera films on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He created the "All Night Show" - movies started at midnight and ended at dawn. Most notably, Barenholtz originated the "Midnight Movie" in 1970 with Alexander Jodorowsky's El Topo, which ran for 6 months, 7 days a week, to sold out audiences.
The film was eventually bought by John Lennon. El Topo was followed at midnight by John Waters' Pink Flamingoes and Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come. Barenholtz formed the specialty distributor Libra Films in 1972.
The first film Libra distributed was a revival of Jean-Pierre Melville's Les Enfants Terrible, followed by Claude Chabrol's Just Before Nightfall, and Jean-Charles Tacchella's Cousin, Cousine, which became one of the largest grossing foreign films in the Us and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards.
Libra also launched and distributed, among others, George Romero's Martin, John Sayles' first feature Return of the Secaucus Seven, David Lynch's first feature Eraserhead, Karen Arthur's first feature Legacy, Earl Mack's first feature Children of Theater Street, and Peter Gothar's first feature Time Stands Still.
Barenholtz sold Libra Films to the Almi Group in 1982, but stayed with the company to become the President of Libra-Cinema 5 Films. In 1984 he left Almi and joined with Ted and Jim Pedas to form Circle Releasing. Among the films released by Circle were Yoshimitsu Morita's The Family Game, Guy Maddin's first feature Tales From the Gimli Hospital, Vincent Ward's The Navigator, John Woo's The Killer, Catherine Breillat's 36 Fillette, DeWitt Sage's first feature Pavarotti In China, Alain Cavalier's Therese, and Blood Simple, the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen.
His involvement in film production began with Wynn Chamberlain's Brand X and George Romero's Martin. He continued working with the Coens on the production of Raising Arizona, and as executive producer of Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, as well as awards for Best Director and Best Actor. This was the first and last time the three top honors have all gone to the same film at Cannes.
Barenholtz went on to produce George Romero's Bruiser, J Todd Anderson's The Naked Man, Adek Drabinski's Cheat, executive-produced Gregory Hines' directorial debut Bleeding Hearts and Ulu Grossbard's Georgia, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Mare Winningham. He served as co-executive producer of Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, which earned Ellen Burstyn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 2000.
Barenholtz appeared in the documentary The Hicks in Hollywood, had a bit role in Liquid Sky, and appeared as a zombie in Romero's classic Dawn of the Dead. He was the main subject of Stuart Samuels' 2005 documentary Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream.
Barenholtz directed his first feature, Music Inn, a documentary about the famed jazz venue.
Barenholtz was the producer of Jamie Greenberg's feature film Stags.
In 2012, Barenholtz produced Suzuya Bobo's first feature Family Games.
Barenholtz has recently completed directing and post production on Wakaliwood the Documentary, which was shot entirely in Kampala, Uganda. The film will be released in 2013.
He is now developing two feature fiction films which begin production in 2013.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Ben Barenholtz...
- 10/8/2013
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
George A. Romero's career as a director has spanned well over 40 years now, with 16 feature films to his credit (plus one O.J. Simpson documentary!). Though mostly known as the father of the modern day zombie movie, and of course the director of the three best zombie movies ever made, Romero has also strayed away from the undead to direct a handful of non-zombie flicks over the years, including films like Creepshow and Martin, and even the non-horror films Knightriders and There's Always Vanilla.
But what about the projects Romero was attached to that never quite got off the ground? The filmmaking business is a fickle one, and any director that has been in the game as long as Romero has is bound to have a handful of projects that died before they ever had a chance to live. Things just don't always work out as planned in Hollywood, and...
- 7/8/2013
- by John Squires
- FEARnet
By Jason Lees and Marcy Papandrea, MoreHorror.com
"As promised, people, Marcey and I are back with the latest MoreHorror Podcast. This episode we deal with a topic very near and dear to our bleeding hearts: George Romero. Specifically, his non-zombie flicks.
Sure, we all know the man as the creator of one of our favorite subgenres, but all too often we overlook the other titles he's brought to our beloved little corner of the film world.
This edition, we aim to rectify that with a long drawn out look at those other films that the man brought us.
So join us for the MoreHorror Podcast Episode 5: The Overlooked Genius of George Romero.
Play the Full Episode Instantly Here:
About George A Romero
George Romero was born February 4, 1940. He is a horror film director, screenwriter, and movie editor. He is best known for his gory and sometimes humorous films...
"As promised, people, Marcey and I are back with the latest MoreHorror Podcast. This episode we deal with a topic very near and dear to our bleeding hearts: George Romero. Specifically, his non-zombie flicks.
Sure, we all know the man as the creator of one of our favorite subgenres, but all too often we overlook the other titles he's brought to our beloved little corner of the film world.
This edition, we aim to rectify that with a long drawn out look at those other films that the man brought us.
So join us for the MoreHorror Podcast Episode 5: The Overlooked Genius of George Romero.
Play the Full Episode Instantly Here:
About George A Romero
George Romero was born February 4, 1940. He is a horror film director, screenwriter, and movie editor. He is best known for his gory and sometimes humorous films...
- 10/18/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
My first impression of Fangoria Legends Present George Romero was a post on FaceBook. I wasn’t taken with the cover, and quite honestly I asked myself more than once why we needed a full length retrospective on the great George Romero as sponsored by the juggernaut of horror mags. Haven’t we heard every goddamn thing that Fango has to say about Romero? Was this just another cash grab that magazines of our genre love to make from time to time? Perhaps I have become too cynical, but when I see the big three (Romero, Carpenter, Craven) featured on anything labeled “special limited edition” I’m thinking who’s got their hand out. When the opportunity arose for me to get familiar with the magazine of which I had been somewhat skeptical I jumped at the opportunity.
Was my gut feeling correct? I assure you dear reader that this...
Was my gut feeling correct? I assure you dear reader that this...
- 5/25/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
It can take several decades for the Oscars to recognize actors for their career accomplishments. But not the MTV Movie Awards.
At this weekend's Movie Awards, Reese Witherspoon will receive the coveted Generation Award for her 20-year career delighting moviegoers.
The MTV Generation Award is given to actors and actresses whose entire body of work has entertained, challenged and impressed audiences. Witherspoon joins the ranks of such previous winners as Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler and Sandra Bullock; at 35, she'll be the youngest star yet to receive the award.
In honor of this achievement, we've compiled Reese's nine greatest roles, from circus performer to overachieving high schooler to country music star.
9. 'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002)
As Melanie Smooter, the big-city fashion designer who can't quite shake her small-town Southern roots, Reese Witherspoon charms her way into the hearts of viewers and two eligible onscreen suitors played by Josh Lucas and Patrick Dempsey.
At this weekend's Movie Awards, Reese Witherspoon will receive the coveted Generation Award for her 20-year career delighting moviegoers.
The MTV Generation Award is given to actors and actresses whose entire body of work has entertained, challenged and impressed audiences. Witherspoon joins the ranks of such previous winners as Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler and Sandra Bullock; at 35, she'll be the youngest star yet to receive the award.
In honor of this achievement, we've compiled Reese's nine greatest roles, from circus performer to overachieving high schooler to country music star.
9. 'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002)
As Melanie Smooter, the big-city fashion designer who can't quite shake her small-town Southern roots, Reese Witherspoon charms her way into the hearts of viewers and two eligible onscreen suitors played by Josh Lucas and Patrick Dempsey.
- 6/3/2011
- by Julie Miller
- NextMovie
And the cast for ABC's "The River" continues to grow. We take this as a good sign as the more characters there are, the higher the probability is that they will end up dead, dispatched in some hopefully heinous supernatural way!
Next up Jeff Galfer (pictured right) has landed a co-starring role as "Sammy" in ABC's pilot. He joins the previously announced Thomas Kretschmann, Joe Anderson, Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, Paul Blackthorne, and Eloise Mumford in the ABC Studios project, which hails from Paranormal Activity writer-director Oren Peli.
"The River" centers on Tess (Hope; "24", Bruiser), a world traveler and top-notch producer who, six months after her TV explorer husband, Emmet Cole (Greenwood), goes missing in the Amazon, receives a signal from his beacon.
Convinced that Emmet is alive, Tess forces her reluctant son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), to abandon his medical studies and lead a rescue expedition.
More as it comes.
Next up Jeff Galfer (pictured right) has landed a co-starring role as "Sammy" in ABC's pilot. He joins the previously announced Thomas Kretschmann, Joe Anderson, Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, Paul Blackthorne, and Eloise Mumford in the ABC Studios project, which hails from Paranormal Activity writer-director Oren Peli.
"The River" centers on Tess (Hope; "24", Bruiser), a world traveler and top-notch producer who, six months after her TV explorer husband, Emmet Cole (Greenwood), goes missing in the Amazon, receives a signal from his beacon.
Convinced that Emmet is alive, Tess forces her reluctant son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), to abandon his medical studies and lead a rescue expedition.
More as it comes.
- 4/7/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Another actor is ready to toss his raft into ABC's "The River," and we have got the info for you right here! Set sail for the scoop by reading on.
According to Variety Thomas Kretschmann has been cast in the drama pilot "The River." The German actor joins Bruce Greenwood and Leslie Hope in the ABC Studios project, which hails from Paranormal Activity writer-director Oren Peli.
Kretschmann (King Kong, Hostel III, Resident Evil: Apocalypse) will be playing the role of Reese.
"The River" centers on Tess (Hope; "24", Bruiser), a world traveler and top-notch producer who, six months after her TV explorer husband, Emmet Cole (Greenwood), goes missing in the Amazon, receives a signal from his beacon.
Convinced that Emmet is alive, Tess forces her reluctant son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), to abandon his medical studies and lead a rescue expedition.
Paul Blackthorne and Eloise Mumford fill out the cast.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
According to Variety Thomas Kretschmann has been cast in the drama pilot "The River." The German actor joins Bruce Greenwood and Leslie Hope in the ABC Studios project, which hails from Paranormal Activity writer-director Oren Peli.
Kretschmann (King Kong, Hostel III, Resident Evil: Apocalypse) will be playing the role of Reese.
"The River" centers on Tess (Hope; "24", Bruiser), a world traveler and top-notch producer who, six months after her TV explorer husband, Emmet Cole (Greenwood), goes missing in the Amazon, receives a signal from his beacon.
Convinced that Emmet is alive, Tess forces her reluctant son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), to abandon his medical studies and lead a rescue expedition.
Paul Blackthorne and Eloise Mumford fill out the cast.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 3/18/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A key piece of the casting puzzle for the ABC pilot "The River", directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, has fallen into place with the show's hiring of Leslie Hope to play the lead female, Tess Cole.
Per Deadline:
"The River" centers on Tess (Hope, "24", Bruiser), a world traveler and top-notch producer who, six months after her TV explorer husband, Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), goes missing in the Amazon, receives a signal from his beacon.
Convinced that Emmet is alive, Tess forces her reluctant son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), to abandon his medical studies and lead a rescue expedition.
Paul Blackthorne and Eloise Mumford fill out the cast of "The River", a thriller/horror drama from Paranormal Activity mastermind Oren Peli.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
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Per Deadline:
"The River" centers on Tess (Hope, "24", Bruiser), a world traveler and top-notch producer who, six months after her TV explorer husband, Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), goes missing in the Amazon, receives a signal from his beacon.
Convinced that Emmet is alive, Tess forces her reluctant son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), to abandon his medical studies and lead a rescue expedition.
Paul Blackthorne and Eloise Mumford fill out the cast of "The River", a thriller/horror drama from Paranormal Activity mastermind Oren Peli.
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- 3/15/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
By Todd Gilchrist
HollywoodNews.com: If there’s a shortlist of all-time most influential horror filmmakers, George A. Romero would have to be somewhere near the top of it. As for all intents and purposes the creator of zombies on film, he launched not only a subgenre but a cultural phenomenon that has continued and proliferated for decades, producing thousands of films worldwide that owe a debt of inspiration to at the very least his 1968 film Night of the Living Dead, if not its two sequels, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. More than 40 years later, Romero continues to push zombies into new territories with Survival of the Dead, a movie that leaves behind much of the social commentary of his earlier efforts in favor of a genre mash-up of horror conventions with western iconography.
Hollywood News recently sat down with Romero to discuss Survival of the Dead...
HollywoodNews.com: If there’s a shortlist of all-time most influential horror filmmakers, George A. Romero would have to be somewhere near the top of it. As for all intents and purposes the creator of zombies on film, he launched not only a subgenre but a cultural phenomenon that has continued and proliferated for decades, producing thousands of films worldwide that owe a debt of inspiration to at the very least his 1968 film Night of the Living Dead, if not its two sequels, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. More than 40 years later, Romero continues to push zombies into new territories with Survival of the Dead, a movie that leaves behind much of the social commentary of his earlier efforts in favor of a genre mash-up of horror conventions with western iconography.
Hollywood News recently sat down with Romero to discuss Survival of the Dead...
- 5/25/2010
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Hollywoodnews.com
Press junkets are fun. Often, you get to talk to people you really admire, and other times, you spend long hours transcribing something Teri Hatcher said. Everyone, however, is looking for that "exclusive." The our-site-only chat with a director or writer or actor that brings the hits.
George Romero is doing the media rounds for Survival of the Dead, and while at first I was disappointed that we couldn't get an interview, I'm coming to realize that sometimes "exclusive" means "the same as everybody else but in a different way."
Example. Here's Romero talking to Chud:
All of a sudden Diary, because it was so inexpensive to produce, ended up making lots of money. Artfire and everybody said 'Let's go again.' Then I got the idea to do something that I've never been able to do, because the first four films each one of them is owned and controlled by somebody else.
George Romero is doing the media rounds for Survival of the Dead, and while at first I was disappointed that we couldn't get an interview, I'm coming to realize that sometimes "exclusive" means "the same as everybody else but in a different way."
Example. Here's Romero talking to Chud:
All of a sudden Diary, because it was so inexpensive to produce, ended up making lots of money. Artfire and everybody said 'Let's go again.' Then I got the idea to do something that I've never been able to do, because the first four films each one of them is owned and controlled by somebody else.
- 5/21/2010
- HugAZombie
Survival of the Dead is the 6th film from George A. Romero to look at a world where humans are in the minority and the zombies rule. As the battle between humans and zombies escalates, the master filmmaker continues to reinvent the modern horror genre with wicked humor and pointed social commentary.
Off the coast of Delaware sits the cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power, as it has been for generations. The O’Flynn’s, headed by patriarch Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) approach the zombie plague with a shoot-to-kill attitude. The Muldoons, headed by Shamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick), feel that the zombies should be quarantined and kept ‘alive,’ in hopes that a solution will someday be found.
The O’Flynn’s, who are clearly outnumbered, are forced to exile Patrick by boat to the mainland, where he meets up with a band of soldiers,...
Off the coast of Delaware sits the cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power, as it has been for generations. The O’Flynn’s, headed by patriarch Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) approach the zombie plague with a shoot-to-kill attitude. The Muldoons, headed by Shamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick), feel that the zombies should be quarantined and kept ‘alive,’ in hopes that a solution will someday be found.
The O’Flynn’s, who are clearly outnumbered, are forced to exile Patrick by boat to the mainland, where he meets up with a band of soldiers,...
- 5/16/2010
- MoviesOnline.ca
Panned by critics and moviegoers alike upon its direct-to-video release back in 2000, Bruiser never really found its audience and, ten years later, seems to have been entirely forgotten. And while I realize that I’m in the minority here, I’ve always considered this one to be a bit of an overlooked little gem. George A. Romero’s thirteenth feature as a director, Bruiser, explores themes and ideas that the director has previously mined (particularly in Martin, and the underrated Jack's Wife), but refuses to be a simple amalgamation of rehashed ideas. On the surface, it’s the story of revenge – as simple or as complex as you want to make it – but also emerges as a study of modern identity in this age of materialism.
It’s the story of Henry Creedlow (Jason Flemyng), a moderately successful businessman living what appears to be "the good life" at first glance:...
It’s the story of Henry Creedlow (Jason Flemyng), a moderately successful businessman living what appears to be "the good life" at first glance:...
- 3/13/2010
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
I remember seeing Night Of The Creeps when it was released in 1986. I hadn’t seen the trailer and didn’t know anything about the movie, but a friend invited me at the last minute, and, hey, being 11 at the time, any chance to see an R-rated horror movie was an opportunity I would never pass up. While first-time writer-director Fred Dekker’s Sf-horror pastiche bombed at the box office and quickly left theaters, I Loved the film. I watched it a few times afterward when it showed up on cable, but I haven’t seen Night Of The Creeps in nearly 20 years. So when I heard that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment was releasing a Director’s Cut of the film on DVD ($19.95; also Blu-ray $24.95), I couldn’t wait to revisit it, but I was trepidatious about how it has aged over the years. Well, Night Of The Creeps is...
- 10/25/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Allan Dart)
- Starlog
Sunday, October 11
Things are winding down at the 42nd edition of Spain’s Sitges international film festival (see last report here and go here for the fest’s official site), yet there are dozens more genre flicks left to see. So many movies, so little time! When Monday, October 12 rolls around, the event will have screened nearly 150 flicks. And that doesn’t count encores, dozens of shorts and the free screenings held at the town’s Brigadoon theater, where retrospectives on Eurohorror actor Jack Taylor, Vampyres director José Larraz and schlockmeister Juan Piquer Simon (Pieces, Slugs), plus Asian and Bollywood sidebars, unreel for both moviegoers and beachcombers.
My day gets off to an early 10:30 a.m. start with Solomon Kane, the new film by Britain’s Michael J. Bassett, director of Deathwatch and Wilderness. The lead character (played by Rome’s James Purefoy) is based on Conan creator Robert E. Howard...
Things are winding down at the 42nd edition of Spain’s Sitges international film festival (see last report here and go here for the fest’s official site), yet there are dozens more genre flicks left to see. So many movies, so little time! When Monday, October 12 rolls around, the event will have screened nearly 150 flicks. And that doesn’t count encores, dozens of shorts and the free screenings held at the town’s Brigadoon theater, where retrospectives on Eurohorror actor Jack Taylor, Vampyres director José Larraz and schlockmeister Juan Piquer Simon (Pieces, Slugs), plus Asian and Bollywood sidebars, unreel for both moviegoers and beachcombers.
My day gets off to an early 10:30 a.m. start with Solomon Kane, the new film by Britain’s Michael J. Bassett, director of Deathwatch and Wilderness. The lead character (played by Rome’s James Purefoy) is based on Conan creator Robert E. Howard...
- 10/15/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Tony Timpone)
- Fangoria
UK producer Jonathan Sothcott let us know that his vampire movie Dead Cert begins principal photography this Saturday night under the direction of Steven Lawson. He also passed on the final poster that’ll be used to sell the film at the American Film Market later this year, which reveals some additional casting; you can see it below.
Joining the actors announced in our last Dead Cert story here are Dexter Fletcher, Mum & Dad’s Perry Benson, Bruiser’s Jason Flemyng, Ciaran Griffiths, Ricky Grover, Dave Legeno (The Cottage’s monstrous Farmer, pictured above), Danny Midwinter, Coralie Rose and Lorraine Stanley. Set in and around a London nightclub, the movie introduces fangs and bloodsucking into a battle between local and Romanian gangsters. An official website for the film will be active soon here; look for more on Dead Cert once it starts rolling!
Joining the actors announced in our last Dead Cert story here are Dexter Fletcher, Mum & Dad’s Perry Benson, Bruiser’s Jason Flemyng, Ciaran Griffiths, Ricky Grover, Dave Legeno (The Cottage’s monstrous Farmer, pictured above), Danny Midwinter, Coralie Rose and Lorraine Stanley. Set in and around a London nightclub, the movie introduces fangs and bloodsucking into a battle between local and Romanian gangsters. An official website for the film will be active soon here; look for more on Dead Cert once it starts rolling!
- 10/8/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Not only is George A. Romero a living legend, a Titan of terror, a Duke of the dead, a Prince of putrescence, a Bishop of bloodshed, a…well, let’s just simply acknowledge the fact that in the annals of horror, Mr. Romero has perhaps done more to alter history than anyone else.
And he’s now officially a Canadian. Yes, he’s mine now, motherfuckers.
Since his first flick, Night Of The Living Dead in 1968, Romero had been a driving force of the booming Pittsburgh film industry, living and working in the steel town city, using locals as zombies in his masterpieces Dawn Of The Dead and Day Of The Dead and generally staining the landscape with cheerful amounts of stage gore.
But life takes many twists and turns and detours and in the early part of the decade, when Romero shot his quirky thriller Bruiser in Toronto, Canada,...
And he’s now officially a Canadian. Yes, he’s mine now, motherfuckers.
Since his first flick, Night Of The Living Dead in 1968, Romero had been a driving force of the booming Pittsburgh film industry, living and working in the steel town city, using locals as zombies in his masterpieces Dawn Of The Dead and Day Of The Dead and generally staining the landscape with cheerful amounts of stage gore.
But life takes many twists and turns and detours and in the early part of the decade, when Romero shot his quirky thriller Bruiser in Toronto, Canada,...
- 8/14/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
One of the revelations in the earlier announcement of titles for this year's Toronto International Film Fest is that George A. Romero's ...Of The Dead has an official title.
Survival Of The Dead will make it's World Premiere at the Festival as a part of it's Midnight Madness Screenings (see the full announcement here), and thanks to the festival website (currently down for maintenance, but promising a relaunch tomorrow), we've got several new pics and additional details to share.
George A. Romero'S Survival Of The Dead
Production Company: Blank of the Dead Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Dan Fireman, Ara Katz, Michael Doherty, DJ Carson, Bryan Gliserman
Producer: Paula Devonshire
Screenplay: George A. Romero
Production Designer: Arv Greywal
Cinematographer: Adam Swica
Editor: Michael Doherty
Sound: Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy
Music: Robert Carli
Principal Cast: Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Devon Bostick, Kathleen Munroe, Richard Fitzpatrick...
Survival Of The Dead will make it's World Premiere at the Festival as a part of it's Midnight Madness Screenings (see the full announcement here), and thanks to the festival website (currently down for maintenance, but promising a relaunch tomorrow), we've got several new pics and additional details to share.
George A. Romero'S Survival Of The Dead
Production Company: Blank of the Dead Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Dan Fireman, Ara Katz, Michael Doherty, DJ Carson, Bryan Gliserman
Producer: Paula Devonshire
Screenplay: George A. Romero
Production Designer: Arv Greywal
Cinematographer: Adam Swica
Editor: Michael Doherty
Sound: Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy
Music: Robert Carli
Principal Cast: Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Devon Bostick, Kathleen Munroe, Richard Fitzpatrick...
- 7/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
There are certain directors whose represent absolutely pivotal moments in filmmaking. People like Griffith, Welles, Coppola and Scorcese have contributed to film in a way that has shaped the entire medium and changed the game. But there are also directors who represent pivotal moments of genre evolution: George Lucas and science fiction, John McTiernan and action pictures. Horror has a list of absolutely essential directors as long as your arm, as well. People like Tod Browning, James Whale, Roger Corman and George A. Romero. There are more to be sure, but in 1968, the rules of the game changed forever. Romero's apocalyptic Night of the Living Dead, though dismissed by many as a schlocky trash, marks the moment that the counter culture took over independent horror and steered it away from the cheap vaudeville antics of American Indepedent Pictures and into a gritty new era that was as vital and prolific...
- 4/29/2009
- by Bryan White
- SoundOnSight
Warning: The following red carpet report contains Spoilers pertaining to Tom Atkins and his turn in My Bloody Valentine 3D . Horror vet and legend Tom Atkins ( The Fog , Halloween III ) returns to the big screen in My Bloody Valentine 3D , ending his nine-year absence from the genre (we last saw him in George Romero's Bruiser ). Given this, it was fitting that Lionsgate flew him out from Pittsburgh, where he resides, for last week's premiere of the Patrick Lussier-directed redo. During our brief red carpet chat with the actor, Atkins said he needed little convincing to come aboard the film. "I read the script and someone told me Patrick Lussier wanted to talk to me about doing Sheriff James Burke and they sent me the sides. When I saw that my whole jaw got torn off...
- 1/12/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Two My Bloody Valentine 3D -related updates for you... We got our hands on the Japanese one-sheet for the film and, I've gotta say, the U.S. marketing team did a better job . Also, a third TV spot is now online, this one offers you up some Tom Atkins love, albeit briefly. This is the actor's first genre appearance since 2000's Bruiser , directed by George Romero. My Bloody Valentine 3D opens in theaters on January 16th.
- 1/1/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Father Of Modern Horror, George A. Romero turns 68 years old Today. He was born in New York City on February 4th, 1940. George grew up in NYC until relocating to Pittsburgh to attend Carnegie-Mellon University. Romero and friends shot television commercials, short films and sports documentaries. In the late 60's they founded Image Ten Productions and scrounged up around $100,000 Dollars to film what would later be the greatest horror film ever made "Night Of The Living Dead", which premiered in October 1968 George has continued to inspire, intrigue, and scare us with classics of ghouls, zombies, vampires, and even a crazy little obsessed monkey. There's Always Vanilla (1971) Season of the Witch (1972) The Crazies (1973) Martin (1977) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Knightriders (1981) Creepshow (1982) Day of the Dead (1985) Monkey Shines (1988) Two Evil Eyes (1990) The Dark Half (1993) Bruiser (2001) Land of the Dead (2005) Diary of the Dead (2007) Thanks for all the scares, jumps, laughs, tears and classic entertainment.
- 2/4/2008
- ZombieFriends.com
The Father Of Modern Horror, George A. Romero turns 68 years old Today. He was born in New York City on February 4th, 1940. George grew up in NYC until relocating to Pittsburgh to attend Carnegie-Mellon University. Romero and friends shot television commercials, short films and sports documentaries. In the late 60's they founded Image Ten Productions and scrounged up around $100,000 Dollars to film what would later be the greatest horror film ever made "Night Of The Living Dead", which premiered in October 1968 George has continued to inspire, intrigue, and scare us with classics of ghouls, zombies, vampires, and even a crazy little obsessed monkey. There's Always Vanilla (1971) Season of the Witch (1972) The Crazies (1973) Martin (1977) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Knightriders (1981) Creepshow (1982) Day of the Dead (1985) Monkey Shines (1988) Two Evil Eyes (1990) The Dark Half (1993) Bruiser (2001) Land of the Dead (2005) Diary of the Dead (2007) Thanks for all the scares, jumps, laughs, tears and classic entertainment.
- 2/4/2008
- ZombieFriends.com
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