Wikio - George A. Romero

What are your favourite cinematic sounds? (The Guardian Music blog)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:09:00 GMT

... the sounds of horror to great effect. Gorillaz interpolated samples of music and dialogue from George A Romero's "Dead" zombie series, taking Dark Earth from the as their lead sample in Demon Days and referencing the dialogue: "Every dead body that is not exterminated becomes one of them. It gets up and kills! The people it kills get up and kill!" in the video for Clint Eastwood....

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Dead Rising: Chop till you Drop (Computer And Video Games)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Zombie apocalypse! Better grab some bullets... and, er, that tennis racket. A great, big festival of incredi-carnage, Dead Rising on the 360 was at the same time a blistering sandbox version of George A Romero's Dawn Of The Dead, and a truly awesome technical showcase for 'next gen' hardware. It was an epic, tense, genuinely funny, ludicrously violent action game that featured more (undead)...

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the schedule taketh away and the schedule giveth (badgerblog)

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:22:34 GMT

*************** Yesterday after I posted my still-in-testing calendar update I received an email that one event I was looking forward to American Zombie: George A. Romero's Film Revolution a weekend-long screening of ten George Romero films organized by a photography and video museum in Charlotte with Romero attending, has been postponed from late September to "an...

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Filmport: Lights are on, but nobody’s home (TO411 Daily)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:45:02 GMT

... 46,500-square-foot stage for effects-heavy studio pictures, already has leased out office space to George A. Romero’s “Diary of the Dead 2,” which is shooting on location in Toronto. Additionally, Universal is eyeing Filmport for its “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” project, which is based on a comic by local writer Bryan Lee O’M alley and set in Toronto. But with the Canadian dollar...

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'Diary of the Dead Sequel' Set Production Date (Aceshowbiz.com)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:50:17 GMT

The sequel to George A. Romero's horror flick 'Diary of the Dead' is moving forward with its development as it is now scheduled to be shot in September.

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FrightFest, London (The Guardian)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:21:34 GMT

... And, aside from movies, there are plenty of surprises planned too; in the past, the likes of George A Romero and Guillermo Del Toro have come to present their new releases. Now celebrating its ninth year, FrightFest definitely still has a lot to give; the question is: how much can you take?

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Three More Follow Gibson to the Edge of Darkness (Rotten Tomatoes)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:57:00 GMT

... filming a lead role in Fox Atomic's "I Love You, Beth Cooper" for Chris Columbus and appeared in "George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead." He is repped by Gersh, Characters Talent, and Wright Entertainment.

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Diary of the Dead ({ Never Neutral })

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:33:15 GMT

from Diary of the DeadThe images of the victims of haunted my sleep. And this morning I am wondering, after we locate a problem, after we write about it, what next? It’s been done before, describing the zombie phenomenon as a metaphor of capitalist exploitation of the fellow human being and the environment. George A. Romero’s exquisite aestheticism reveals the savagery of modern times,...

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'Day of the Dead' Remake Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest: Blu-ray Disc News)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:31:47 GMT

The zombies of 'Day of the Dead' are shuffling to high-def, with First Look announcing an early December Blu-ray arrival for the 2008 horror remake. A remake of the 1985 George A. Romero cult classic (which...

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DVD REVIEWS: STEEL TRAP (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) This is a by-the-numbers slasher film from Dimension Extreme, a distributor owned by the Weinstein Co. that specializes in bloody shockers. Dimension offers a couple of George A. Romero's movies, including his latest, "Diary of the...

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Diary of the Dead 2? (Filmstalker)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:13:33 GMT

I do think George A. Romero is highly overrated these days, and his Diary of the Dead proved that to me. Despite that, it seems as though there's going to be a sequel, and why not, audiences are lapping this rubbish up. The word is that it's almost certain that Diary of the Dead 2 is moving forward, and that's very bad news considering how poor was....Visit Filmstalker for the full story....

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Optimum Blu-ray in September (DVD Times)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:31:12 GMT

Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of several catalogue titles in September. Region coding information is TBC and exact dates and details are subject to change…1st September 2008:Night of the Living Dead - George A. Romero’s zombie classic is given a remastered release and includes a 90 minute documentary on the director.Day of the Dead (2008) - This...

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(Cool) Shite Podcast 182 - Diary of the Dead ((Cool) Shite on the Tube)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:13:37 GMT

The Podcast This episode comes in at 16megs. Direct Link to mp3 Digg the Review Show Reviews Diary of the Dead In his first independently produced zombie film in over two decades, George A. Romero returns to ground zero in the history of the living dead. When a group of film students making a horror movie in the woods discovers that the dead have begun to revive, they turn their cameras...

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My film fest schedule (znaddanz)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:02:52 GMT

... Capitol DIARY OF THE DEAD Sunday 27 July 2008 7:00 PM Cooper's Festival Lounge N CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE A ROMERO Friday 1 August 2008 9:15 PM ACMI GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF HUNTER S. THOMPSON Saturday 2 August 2008 7:15 PM ACMI DEAD END DRIVE-IN Sunday 3 August 2008 1:00 PM ACMI THE WAVE 7:00 PM Greater Union 6 LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Friday 8 August 2008 11:30 PM Greater Union 5...

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GEORGE A. ROMERO’S LAND OF THE DEAD Premiere (Dogs, Pets, Whales, Actors)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:20:37 GMT

“This is like STAR WARS for horror fans” stated Eli Roth, Director of CABIN FEVER. “Zombie Master” George A. Romero once again brings to life and the big screen another Zombie movie for the enjoyment of horror lovers all over the world. Universal Pictures and Atmosphere Entertainment MM hosted a special screening on Monday, June 20th [...]

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Spice Up Your Garden With a Zombie (Film Junk)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:19:57 GMT

Well if you’re a George A. Romero fan who also happens to have a green thumb, this is probably the coolest garden sculpture you’ve ever seen. “The Zombie of Montclaire Moors” was designed by British artist Alan Dickinson and is available exclusively through Design Toscano for the low, low price of $89.95. Hey, if you’re [...]

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Does The TIMECRIMES Remake Have A Director? (Twitch)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:08:35 GMT

Could be. George A Romero is currently attending the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival and word is he’s been telling people in press interviews that he is currently hard at work preparing the remake of Nacho Vigalondo’s Timecrimes . I’m trying to confirm this now ...

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[WTmotherF] Zombie Boy (FAZED)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:54:43 GMT

... sewers. But as I got older I fell in love with zombies and wanted to become one. Oh, and I love George A Romero’s Living Dead movies. Anyway, the closest thing I could get to becoming a zombie was to get tattooed like one. I see my tattoos as celebrating the art of obscenity and the macabre. When did you decide you wanted to get your face and body tattooed? I thought long and hard...

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Tattooed living zombie (Boing Boing)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:25:04 GMT

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George A. Romero Unrealistic About Zombie Impact on Web 2.0 (Wikinomics.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:05:42 GMT

I just watched George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead last weekend. For those who haven’t seen it, it’s your typical zombie apocalypse movie – the reanimated dead wreck havoc, attempting to eat the living; mass hysteria ensues; a small band of survivors kill zombies in gruesome ways until they realize the inevitability of their fate. [...]

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