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Survival of the Dead video on demand debut
Survival of the Dead theatrical release (limited)

[ May 28, 2010; ] One month after its Video on Demand debut in April, writer-director George A. Romero’s sequel to DIARY OF THE DEAD gets a limited platform theatrical release, which hopefully will boost DVD sales. The story is set on a small North American island, where the population fends off the living dead while searching for a cure that will restore [...]

[ April 30, 2010; ] The latest installment of writer-director George A. Romero’s on-going magnum opus makes its debut on Video on Demand, with a limited theatrical release to follow next month. This time the story is set on a small North American island, where the population fends off the living dead while searching for a cure that will restore [...]

At the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, ZOMBIELAND director Ruben Fleischer spoke about developing the sequel with 3D in mind:
“We’re writing it with 3D in mind,” Fleischer said. “I took the writers to the 3D workshop. We’re really going to try and make it something that’s intentional as opposed to some of [...]

One of many films screening at the 12-hour zombie-fest.
Wow! This one very nearly slipped through my net! DAY OF THE UNDEAD scheduled for 28th November 2009 in Phoenix Square, Leicester, England is a 12-hour Zombie-fest,  now in its third year. It promises Zombie films, make-up artists, computer games (with great prize for whoever kills the most virtual [...]

Just in time for Halloween, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing over twenty titles under the banner “Horror Unleashed.” Although most of the films have been previously available on DVD or Blu-ray, the new releases include $10 in “movie cash,” which you can use to offset the cost of a ticket to see ZOMBIELAND when [...]

Rob Grant’s 2009 zombie film YESTERDAY was filmed three years ago in the summer of 2006. Grant and three of his college graduate friends managed to cobble together the $12,000 Canadian budget – a tiny amount in the movie world. Shooting on 16mm with an inexperienced crew for 31 days, the team worked tirelessly after [...]

NIIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED is an odd-ball artistic experiment, in which various artists and animators were invited to recreate scenes from George A. Romero’s 1968 horror movie classic, using CGI, oil paintings, puppets, etc. The result will be seen at this year’s Mayhem Horror Festival in England. Check out the trailer for a [...]

In WASTING AWAY, a tongue-in-cheek riff on RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, one of the characters has a penchant for creating weird food combinations, such as soft serve ice cream mixed with beer. Unfortunately, this culinary experiment hides the flavor of a toxic element that finds its way into the mix after a barrel falls [...]

A look at a lovely pair of import DVDs from Japan
CHANBARA BEAUTY (Onechanbara, Japan, 2008) is geek paradise: two gorgeous babes and a fat dude wander around the countryside killing zombies. One is a gorgeous sharpshooter who never misses. The other is a samurai in Western hat and serape – and little else save for a [...]

“Zombie Nazis” sounds like an unbeatable combination, but it turns out to be one of those great ideas that cannot sustain itself purely on the concept alone (unlike, say the “Soup Nazi” episode of SEINFELD, which could have earned classic status merely on the basis of its title). Although DEAD SNOW has its heart in [...]

Very funny coming attractions for the comedy horror film starring Woody Harrelson as a self-styled zombie-killer.

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Zombieland opens

At the risk of redundancy: zombie Nazis!
Listening to this episode, you might get the impression that I’m really hooked on the phrase, “zombie Nazis.” I am. I really am. Look at it this way: Two of my favorite film titles of all time belong to the Troma releases SURF NAZIS MUST DIE and CHOPPER CHICKS [...]