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George A. Romero Updates His DIARY
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-04-2007)

Legendary horror director George A Romero is currently filming DIARY OF THE DEAD and he has now given an update on it. It's been rumored that Romero is going back to his "indie" style reminiscent of his original concept NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ...

George A. Romero to write and direct SOLITARY ISLE
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-07-2006)

George A. Romero has signed on to both write and direct the thriller SOLITARY ISLE.The film will be based on a short story by Koji Suzuki which chronicles an expedition to a deserted island that turns deadly as the explorers face an unknown force.The film...

Directors Who Matter - George A. Romero
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Sun 01-29-2006)

Age: 65 Most Recent Film: Land of the Dead Best Film: Dawn of the Dead Most Underrated Film: Martin Did You Know: He was arrested by security guards in 1954 for throwing a burning dummy off of a rooftop while making his first 'feature,' The Man From the M...


Romero back with the dead again...except this time they're singing
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-25-2003)

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD helmer George Romero is finally going to be filming more dead folk...except it's not going to be for the fourth DEAD film, DEAD RECKONING, at least not right now. Romero has been hired to direct DIAMOND DEAD, a dark comedy/musical...

Romero plans another Zombie film
by Karl Schneider (Fri 08-25-2006)

According to The Hollywood Reporter, George A. Romero has signed on to write and direct GEORGE A. ROMERO'S DIARY OF THE DEAD.The film will follow a group of college students shooting a horror movie in the woods who stumble upon a real zombie uprising. Whe...

GEORGE A. ROMERO'S LAND OF THE DEAD Premiere
by Sue Schneider (Wed 06-29-2005)

"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...

SCOOP: Romero talks about LAND OF THE DEAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 08-30-2004)

Last weekend RUE MORGUE held their Festival of Fear horror expo in Toronto's Metro Convention Centre. For three days fans converged on the con to see many of horror's masters assemble and share their stories of working on the set, creating creature effect...


Romero Hops Behind Wheel of BUICK
by News Editor (Tue 11-08-2005)

Chesapeake Films has set George Romero to direct the adaptation of FROM A BUICK 8 by Stephen King. The script was written by Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar.The story centers on a state trooper who is killed on the side of the road. The man's collea...

Romero Denies DIARY OF THE DEAD 2
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-06-2007)

After last week's announcement at the AFM of a possible DIARY OF THE DEAD 2 getting prepped for next spring, there has been some confusion from all parties involved. It seems that zombie master George A. Romero wasn't included in this conve...

Romero unrated
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-07-2005)

On Tuesday, October 18, our DVD Shopping List column will of course be including the new unrated version of George Romero's gorefest LAND OF THE DEAD, plus there'll be giveaway copies available. But for those fans who just can't wait, Universal Studios, F...

Horror Channel Monsters HD Presents WEEKEND OF THE DEAD
by News Editor (Wed 06-22-2005)

...l feature George Romero's cult classics NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and DAWN OF THE DEAD, Sam ("Spiderman") Raimi's EVIL DEAD and Peter ("Lord of the Rings") Jackson's DEAD ALIVE, as well as a behind-the-scenes original HD production DREAM OF THE DEAD: TH...


Comicscape - October 27, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-27-2004)

...er George Romero as drawn by Richard Corben. © Richard Corben properties he's worked on, such as TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE and so on. Sadly, his response was "Not right now. Unfortunately, with DARKSIDE there are so many fingers in that pie....

CONTEST: Win an ultimate edition DVD of DAWN OF THE DEAD!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-07-2004)

When it was first released in 1978, George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD shocked audiences with its vision of society breaking down in the face of an apocalyptic nightmare. Following on the aftermath of his groundbreaking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD feature a de...

Robert Wise’s Vision Still Lives.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)

...penter or George Romero or any number of great cinema directors of our generations have ever expanded the world of horror that we love without Robert Wise’s The Body Snatcher (1945), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), or The Haunting (1963...

DVD Review of Night of the Living Dead 40th Anniversary Edition
by Tim Janson (Thu 05-22-2008)

...all time. George Romero and John Russo didn’t invent zombies on film, but their prototype of the shambling, flesh-eating, shoot-the-head to kill them, has become the zombie of choice in popular culture. Without Night of the Living Dead we probabl...


Diamond Dead
by Coming Attractions (Tue 11-25-2003)

Genre:Musical/Comedy/Horror.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:George Romero (Director); Brian Cooper, George Romero (Screenwriters); Richard Hartley (Producer).Premise:On the verge o...

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: MILLENNIUM EDITION
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 03-29-2002)

George Romero's classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD has had a strange life on home video thanks to its public domain status. With every two-bit, fly by night distributor putting out a bargain bin version of NOTLD on VHS (and more recently, DVD), there has be...

DIARY OF THE DEAD
by Abbie Bernstein, Columnist (Fri 02-15-2008)

Not that anybody needs a license for it in any case, but if there’s an individual who’s entitled to do whatever he wants with the living dead genre, it’s George A. Romero. Romero (for those who know zilch about horror film history) creat...

THE CRAZIES
by BRIAN THOMAS (Thu 09-18-2003)

Almost every writer that mentions this summer's sleeper hit 28 DAYS LATER has linked it to the cannibal zombie movies of George Romero. Let's get one thing straight: there are NO zombies in 28 DAYS LATER. However, Danny Boyle's horror shocker about psycho...


NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: 30th Anniversary Edition
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 10-27-1999)

...famous as George Romero?` has decided to `tighten` the pacing, remove the original library music score and commission a new one, and shoot new footage that `seamlessly` blends with the original. The basic story is still the same: the dead start rising ...

CREEPSHOW 2
by Andrew Hershberger (Wed 08-15-2001)

Readers beware!!! The following DVD review is not for the faint of heart or the weak of stomach! For it was written by a creature so foul, so horrifying, so frightening as to actually have seen, endured and enjoyed a little number called CREEPSHOW 2!!! Co...

Romero's DEAD finally come to video games
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-16-2004)

In a deal announced yesterday between video game maker/distribuitor Hip Games and Living Dead Productions, the former company will create a series of video games based on George A. Romero's series of zombie apocalypse movies, the LIVING DEAD films. The ga...

Amityville Horror, The (sequel)
by Coming Attractions (Fri 10-31-2003)

Genre:Horror/Sequel.Studio:MGM.Production Company:Platinum Dunes.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Daniel Farrands (Screenwriter).Premise:Twenty years after he and his family fled in terror from a haunted house, George Lutz ...


NEXT
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-25-2007)

... Director George Romero, Producer Peter Grunwald and Editor Michael Doherty. When Shaun Met George Featurette. Scenes of Carnage. Zombie Effects: From Green Screen to Finished Scene. Bringing the Storyboards to Life. Scream Tes...

Zatoichi and the Shiny Silver Discs
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-29-2003)

...erground) George Romero returned to horror films in 1973 with this chiller about an insanity epidemic. Commentary by Romero, interviews, trailers, TV spots, gallery and poster. [ ] DIABOLICAL DR. Z (Mondo Macabro) Amazing and bizarre horror thriller fr...

Dario Argento, a Master of Horror
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-15-2007)

We’ve covered great minds in cinema up to this point of time, directors and actors which have played a major effect on the culture of movie conscious minds. Individuals whom have awed audiences everywhere. People whom utilized their imaginations ...

DVD & VHS This Week: April 2
by John Thonen (Tue 04-02-2002)

... Argento, George Romero, John Carpenter, Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper, among others. Parker and Mendez also promise some yet-to-be completed featurettes and a few other goodies. The first BOOGEYMEN collection was a definite pass, but this one just might ...


COMIC CON 2007 Details Revealed
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-07-2007)

...tlight on George RomeroGeorge A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) is the undisputed master of zombie genre films and Max Brooks (World War Z, Zombie Survival Guide) has written the best selling zombie novels. Join these two titans of the undead...

THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 10-12-2000)

...nder that George Romero and his friends made that film at that time in history?The other films under scrutiny are Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Shivers, Last House on the Left and Halloween, each picture analyzed within its historical context—a time when so...

DAWN OF THE DEAD
by Brian Thomas (Mon 03-08-2004)

.../director George Romero (along with spouse/assistant director Chris Romero and actor/makeup director Tom Savini) was happy to provide a commentrak for what was released as a "Director’s Cut" of the film, though the disc still contained some deleted sce...

First of the Summer Blockbusters
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-07-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS John Williams' music for Spielberg's retake on WAR OF THE WORLDS is a tremendous score, and viciously aggressive. Released on Decca (B0004568-02), the album retains the opening and closing narration, spoken by Morgan Freeman, r...


Dances with the Undead: Kim Newman, Part 2
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-28-2000)

JUDGMENT OF TEARS has a lighter tone than THE BLOODY RED BARON, an element that author Kim Newman decided upon early. `Needing a rest after the war-torn Red Baron book, I decided to skip the obvious World War II setting and relax a little by enjoying `la ...

Genre Films in the '90s: Blockbuster Feeding Frenzy
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-11-2000)

...OUND; and George Romero and Dario Argento teamed up to handle an episode apiece of the two-part anthology, TWO EVIL EYES. All were more or less worthy efforts that pleased any fans who were still interested, but none reached the kind of critical mass a...

To B or Not to B: Can Low-budget Direct-to-Video Films Survive?
by John Thonen (Tue 07-18-2000)

...who think George Romero was the lead in that Shakespeare thing that inspired Romeo Must Die? To try to answer these questions, Fandom spoke to a number of low-budget filmmakers, ranging from old masters to the more recent practitioners who follow in t...

MUTANT Debuts on DVD
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 11-02-2000)

...n army of George Romero rip-offs overtakes the town in search of human blood. The film looks like it was shot with the lens cap on, so dark it`s sometimes impossible to tell what`s going on (or not going on, probably). The characters are the usual rost...


DVD This Week: October 9th
by John Thonen (Tue 10-09-2001)

...t funding George Romero to make another entry in the original series. Blame this one on John Russo, part of the creative team behind the original film, who most recently destroyed any reputation he might have had by creating the abysmal NIGHT OF THE LI...

JOHNNY FIRECLOUD / BUMMER!
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 03-13-2002)

...terest to George Romero fans there is a trailer for his “lost” film THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA, which hopefully means that someday we can expect it from Something Weird - I know they have it available on VHS.There’s an Easter egg trailer for the exceptiona...

HOUSE OF THE DEAD heading before cameras
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 02-26-2002)

 In an exclusive chat with CINESCAPE, HOUSE OF THE DEAD scribe Mark A. Altman talked about bringing the popular Sega video game to the big screen with co-writer Dave Parker."I absolutely love this video game so it's really exciting to be bringing the...

Trailer for Romero's DIARY OF THE DEAD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 01-12-2008)

A trailer has finally arrived online for Diary of the Dead, thanks to zombie master George A. Romero and Myspace Video. There's also a contest going, which he'll explain in the video clip below. The film has already premiered at many festivals last fall a...


NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)

Director-cinematographer-editor (and co-writer) George Romero set a new standard for horror with the low-budget opus, which launched a trilogy later continued with DAWN OF THE DEAD and DAY OF THE DEAD. The film’s minimal budget actually enhances the film...

Tobe Hooper Confirmed For BUICK 8
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 10-11-2007)

Six months after Shock Til You Drop announced it, Variety has confirmed that famous horror director Tobe Hooper will be helming the adaptation of Stephen King's FROM A BUICK 8. For a while, it was thought that another horror icon, George A. Romero, would ...

UNDEAD Heads
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Wed 11-30-2005)

They say two heads are better than one, and the brother filmmaking team of Michael and Peter Spierig, who made the low-budget zombie film Undead, whole-heartedly agree. "We have such similar ideas, we rarely argue," says Peter Spierig. "It's a great way t...

Creepshow
by Development Heck (Sat 10-22-2005)

Creepshow (Horror/Remake)Current stage: DevelopmentDescription: The new story will involve a few interconnecting stories a la GO, rather than the unconnected stories in the original.Writer(s): n/aDirector: n/aProducer(s): Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Taka ...


Elite Entertainment: Re-Animating the Genre Classics on DVD Part One
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 05-10-2002)

...ials that George Romero directed."Even though that earlier Elite release didn't feature many of the original laserdisc's extras, it nonetheless has been long regarded as the version to ownespecially since NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD has a murky licensing ...

Comicscape - February 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-08-2006)

... guessing George Romero didn't have a hand in this Land of the Dead, but whatever.IMAGEArthur Suydam Poster Book $38.99Arthur Suydam Poster Book Sgn Ltd ED $275.00Battle Hymn Farewell To First Golden Age TP $14.99Bomb Queen #1 (of 4) (MR) $3.50Al: Oh, ...

BLACK SHEEP
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 06-22-2007)

... does hit George Romero/Peter Jackson levels of gore, which gives it genre street cred even when it plays more as additional splatter rather than joke fodder.   Meister is good as the nervous but essentially reasonable hero, and Feeney has the c...

Sam Raimi Talks 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-19-2007)

Sam Raimi sat down with Ryan Rotten to discuss 30 DAYS OF NIGHT which hits theaters today. Despite the fact that Sam Raimi has absolutely no directing gigs lined up, he still has a busy schedule as a producer alongside Rob Tapert and&n...


Weinsteins Take on Romero's DEAD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 09-12-2007)

Zombie master, George A. Romero, just premiered his latest installment DIARY OF THE DEAD at the Toronto International Film Festival last Saturday and now, it looks like he has a distributor for a theatrical release. According to the Hollywood Re...

Plot Details For Romero's DEADTIME STORIES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 12-07-2007)

Zombie master George A. Romero seems to be getting back in the flow of horror short stories. Years after he introduced Creepshow into theaters, the horror director set to work on the Showtime horror anthology series Masters of Horror and now has some...

Eisner Remaking Romero's CRAZIES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 02-13-2008)

... The 1972 George Romero film is about a small Pennsylvania burg terrorized after a plane crash drops a biological weapon into the water.

Music Box Massacre
by Brian Thomas (Wed 10-11-2006)

...n Waters, George Romero, Jim Jarmusch and Guy Maddin, I team up with the good people at the Music Box Theatre, which is my favorite theater in Chicago, and we talked about doing a marathon. We all liked the idea and set about making it happen, but we ...


Interview with Ryan Schifrin of ABOMINABLE
by Don E. Peterson (Thu 10-05-2006)

...lberg, to George Romero. I wanted to combine the feel of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS with FRIDAY THE 13TH and CREEPSHOW. How's that for a strange combination? CINESCAPE: What special features are on the DVD and what makes them cool? SCHIFRIN: We packed the DVD...

Movie News & Rumors
by Oren Kamara (Thu 07-20-2006)

.... Creator George Romero apparently has nothing to do with this one.My Thoughts: At first glance, I'd write this one off as another remake and no big whoop, but Steve "Friday the 13th" Miner attached to direct makes me think otherwise. I'm a big Miner f...

Xombie: Dead on Arrival
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 05-23-2007)

From its mystical origins in voodoo folklore to its staple rebirth as a subgenre of all modern horror-related media, the zombie has been a powerful and well-explored model of human otherness. The flesh-eating monsters conjure up such themes as the importa...

Wicked Little Things
by Tim Janson (Fri 06-01-2007)

...t not the George Romero type…   The Crazy neighbor, Hanks, is actually protecting the Tunnys by smearing his blood on their front door at night as it seems they won’t attack their own blood and Hanks is one of the children’s a...


Bubblegum Crisis 2040 Vol. #5
by Paul Jacques (Fri 10-17-2003)

...ood lust (George Romero would be proud). Meanwhile Mason is playing a dangerous game of attempting to manipulate Galatea, yet hide actions from his boss. Can anyone get into HQ and get to the survivors before the boomers? The next episodes sees both p...

BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #1
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 10-07-2005)

...eels more George Romero than DC Universe. Batman visually alludes to horror by his very nature, but his writers usually explore Gotham's criminal underworld and focus on the detective side of the character. Niles slices Batman's world open and lays t...

The Song of Cthulhu
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-26-2006)

...relful of George Romero, Lucio Fulci, and Herschell Gordon Lewis. It also gave us a terror tale unlike any we'd seen before, a classic in over-the-top gratuity, but retaining an internal logic and a style that succeeded admirably and went on to become ...

Jablonsky's Island
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-28-2005)

...ilmmakers George Romero, Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson. Includes the rock anthem "Little Green Men" performed by Buttkrak and features exclusive liner notes from the composer and the directors. www.lalalandrecords.com/Undead.html As noted in today's Musi...


Day of the Dead, The
by Coming Attractions (Mon 11-17-2003)

...f another George Romero zombie remake, this DAY OF THE DEAD is about the Mexican holiday that falls the day after Halloween. The movie was pitched to the studio by screenwriter Diego Gutierrez, who's booted around TV for the past few years. Gutierrez s...

MTV's DAY OF THE DEAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-17-2003)

Continuing their production relationship, Paramount Pictures and MTV Films have announced plans for a horror movie titled THE DAY OF THE DEAD. While it may bring to mind images of another George Romero zombie remake, this DAY OF THE DEAD is about the Mexi...

Photos from the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors - Part 2
by Anne Moore (Thu 09-05-2002)

There was something for everyone at this year's Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, especially for fans that wanted an autograph or just a quick conversation with some of their favorite celebrities. Aside from the extremely long lines waiting to meet George Rom...

HOUSE OF THE DEAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 02-02-2004)

A group of young people want to have sex and get drunk, and the perfect place to do this is at an all-weekend-long rave being held on a remote island. When they get to the island they find that nearly everyone who was already at the rave is dead, killed b...


DAWN OF THE DEAD
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-19-2004)

Yes, the new DAWN OF THE DEAD is a remake of the George Romero horror classic, itself a follow-up to his earlier groundbreaking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. And yes, this new DAWN is derivative of or at least shares concepts with other zombie films, specif...

Comicscape March 2, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-02-2005)

...FEATURING GEORGE ROMERO #6 (MR) $2.99TWILIGHT EXPERIMENT #2 (OF 6) $2.99 IMAGECASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #14 (RES) (MR) $2.50DARKNESS #19 $2.99DAWN THREE TIERS #5 (OF 6) (RES) $2.95HUMANKIND #5 (OF 5) $2.99RISING STARS #24 $3.99TOMB ...

Comicscape - December 1, 2004
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-01-2004)

..., man-god George Romero has written a third issue of TOE TAGS ($2.95). Also, Vertigo is offering the greatest book in print right now, Y: THE LAST MAN #29 ($2.95). All jokes aside, this is an amazing book and you're really missing out if you aren't r...

RESIDENT EVIL
by BRIAN THOMAS (Thu 08-01-2002)

...reated by George Romero, the modern zombie movie had its origins in other genres. Movies like FORT APACHE, THE LOST PATROL and ZULU depicted people besieged by an overwhelming force of Others bent on their destruction. In sci-fi cheapies like THE KILLE...


I Talked with a Zombie: Mark Kidwell on ‘68
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-10-2007)

...e Zombie, George Romero introduced the shambling, undead, flesh-eating version we love so much in 1968’s Night of the Living Dead.  Recently, the Dawn of the Dead remake and the Resident Evil films – for better and worse – ha...

RESIDENT EVIL
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 03-15-2002)

Twenty years ago, the concept of a $40 million dollar zombie movie would have been laughed at. Zombie movies by nature are these renegade little chillers that are homegrown, bloody as hell and oftentimes contain hidden social commentaries. George A. Romer...

Scary Halloween on Cable TV
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 09-25-2000)

...onenberg, George Romero, Wes Craven and Tom Savini will be among those talking about the horror film from the 1970s, and how that influential decade revived the genre, once the depository of gothic clichés and wild-eyed mad men. But that’s not all,...

Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...tlight on George RomeroGeorge A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) is the undisputed master of zombie genre films, and Max Brooks (World War Z, Zombie Survival Guide) has written the best-selling zombie novels. Join these two titans of the undea...


Elite Entertainment: Re-Animating the Genre Classics on DVD Part Three
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 05-31-2002)

...t fell to George Romero's classic zombie movie to do the job."NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was our choice for our first movie because it was the all-time favorite," remembers Bancalari. "It was just after another company had released a Laserdisc [version o...

THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 08-30-2002)

Since the Dawn of the DVD, one of the titles horror fans have been screaming for is this unofficial sequel to George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, cooked up by some of the folks behind the original and Dan O'Bannon, writer of ALIEN. Finally, after ye...

Zombies & Werewolves on CD
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 09-04-2002)

This Week’s RecommendationSPaul McCollough’s original soundtrack for the 1990 George Romero-Tom Savini remake of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (NMCD 002) is now available, as the second release from the new Numenorean Label (following up their release of John ...

CEMETERY MAN
by Brian Thomas (Fri 06-30-2006)

...es in the George Romero tradition, and Francesco has to routinely put them back where they belong with a head shot from his trusty revolver. His only aide and confidant in this bizarre business - which he keeps secret fearing he'll lose his job is his...


Comicscape - July 21, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-21-2004)

OPINION: Just a warning if you have not seen SPIDER-MAN 2 yet (though that simply boggles the imagination at this point), and you don't want the plot spoiled, read only the next full paragraph, then come back up and click hereto be taken immediately to t...

"World War Z"
by Brian Thomas (Thu 11-09-2006)

...cendants. George Romero took an idea that had been percolating in B-movies like Zombies of Mora Tau, Plague of the Zombies and Invisible Invaders, increased the shock quotient, and made it distinctly his own. If Romero had been a bit sharper about ...

King Kong vs. the Martians
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-22-2005)

...view with George Romero (?), bonus short and more. (O) 2005 WORLD SERIES (Sony) White Sox sweep! (O) WEREWOLF HUNTER (Lions Gate) Spanish horror based on a true story in which soap peddler Julian Sands is arrested for a string of perplexing mutilation ...

DVD This Week: October 30th
by John Thonen (Tue 10-30-2001)

...all time, George Romero, and is yet another reminder that it's a crime that it's been nearly eight years since his last picture. Like CHASING SLEEP, BRUISER deals with questions of personal identity, though in a much different manner. In fact, the film...


DUNE: Remaking the Classic Novel
by Steve Fritz (Mon 12-04-2000)

... director George Romero’s former partner. `So I always was a big fan of Herbert`s Dune. In fact, I have a signed first edition of the hardback in my personal collection that I got back in 1964. Well, three-and-a half years ago, I was looking over my li...

Heil/Kilmek scores AEON FLUX
by Randall Larson (Mon 08-22-2005)

German composers Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek are currently working on the music for AEON FLUX, the sci-fi adventure starring Charlize Theron as the heroine from the animated MTV series. Previously, Theodore Shapiro had been attached to the project but...

Newman Finds NEMO, Shearmur Scores ENGLISH, and Get Ready for the Big Green Dude
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-29-2003)

...usic from George Romero films by composer John Harrison before he switched hats and became a director (DUNE, CHILDREN OF DUNE). The CD will contain Harrison's original soundtrack music to CREEPSHOW (same content as the 1983 Varese Sarabande LP but newl...

AMONG US
by Brian Thomas (Thu 07-22-2004)

Like George Romero, Mark and John Polonia have been making low budget horror films in Pennsylvania for years – but there most of the similarities end. For example, while the Polonias are twin brothers, Romero is not. And while Romero has made classics lik...


Dead Rising
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Tue 08-29-2006)

There has been one fascination that I have kept over the years, and that is about zombies. It did not matter which movie, or which game came out, I had to be part of it some how. That being said I am a huge fan of all things zombie, even including little ...

TOE TAGS #1
by Tony Whitt (Tue 10-26-2004)

Damien Cross has got problems. The dead have risen and eaten his parents. He can't find his girlfriend. His right arm has been torn off. And worst of all, he'd dead. Or rather, undead. And yet he's retained all of his memories and reasoning, unlike all th...

The Creep Keeper
by Daniel Schweiger (Wed 10-01-2003)

For those of us lucky enough to discover film music during the Renaissance of synth horror scores like Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street, one soundtrack stands above the rest with its wild electric piano, nyah-nyah children's chorus and chilling goo...

The Best of 2003 Part 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-08-2004)

...rom other George Romero projects, remains one of the most potent and effective piano-and-synth scores of the 1980s, capturing both the tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top ghoulishness of the film as well as its scary ferocity. Without a big compositional bac...


Horrorama's Stars Under the Stars
by Brian Thomas (Mon 08-02-2004)

...er to see George Romero and some of his cast introduce his underrated DAY OF THE DEAD, Romero's only zombie film to date that hasn't been remade. A tough act to follow, but Angela Bettis (MAY, CARRIE) proved up to the task, introducing Tobe Hooper's ne...

ManiaFest shores up panelists
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-08-2003)

With less than two weeks to go until the first-ever ManiaFest takes place (September 18 - 21 in Santa Monica, CA), the roster of professionals appearing at the festival has grown in stature. Legends from the worlds of movies, television, writing and comic...

ManiaFest 2003 announces more guests, movies
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-01-2003)

... director George Romero (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) will be joined by Cinescape's Editor-in-Chief Anthony C. Ferrante in a discussion about what scares us in horror films. Screenings of such classic horror films as HALLOWEEN, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, ...

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
by Brian Thomas (Fri 09-24-2004)

Bet you never thought you’d see NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with a 20th Century Fox logo on it, did you? Sure, the fact that director George Romero and company didn’t think to put a copyright notice on the initial release prints caused their hit film to slip...


DAWN OF THE DEAD (1979)
by Steve Biodrowski (unless otherwise noted) (Sat 02-26-2000)

Once the property of low-budget voodoo pictures, the zombie film was reinvented by George Romero with his 1968 B&W classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (#17 on the Top 100 list). Drawing on several sources, most notably Richard Matheson`s novel I AM LEGEND, R...

Bradley Scores with UNDEAD
by Randall Larson (Mon 07-25-2005)

...ilmmakers George Romero, Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson. Includes the rock anthem "Little Green Men" performed by Buttkrak and features exclusive liner notes from the composer and the directors. http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Undead.html  

SHAUN OF THE DEAD
by Brian Thomas (Fri 01-07-2005)

You might say that 2004 was very much the Year of the Zombie. When was the last time that more than one zombie movie was playing in theaters at the same time? Once a weedy, poorly maintained patch in cinema's horror garden, the Living Dead sub genre ala G...

Halloween Chopping List
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-26-2004)

...ake. Like George Romero, I prefer zombies that are actual reanimated corpses to the plague-ridden psychos in vogue these days, but this one’s a scary, engaging thrill ride. Includes commentrak, featurettes, deleted scenes, and more. Unrated edition als...


DAWN OF THE DEAD Director
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-06-2003)

Commercial director Zack Snyder has landed the job of filming the dead walk. Snyder will be the top man behind the lens of the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake, originally made by horror master George Romero. The new version was written by James Gunn (SCOOBY-DOO...

Photos from the 2002 Fangoria Weekend of Horrors - Part 1
by Anne Moore (Wed 09-04-2002)

FANGORIA's 16th annual Weekend of Horrors Convention, held in conjunction with Creation Entertainment in Pasadena, California on August 17-18 definitely proved that the horror genre is not only alive and well... but also thriving. It wasn't only the new m...

Clip from DIARY OF THE DEAD Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-01-2008)

The first clip for Diary of the Dead has popped up online courtesy of Shock Til You Drop. Judging from the clip, director George A. Romero is showing field reporters how to be at the wrong place at the wrong time for a good scoop. This next installment in...

Toe Tags
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-09-2005)

First, let me say this: I love George Romero's "Dead Trilogy" (soon to be a quadrilogy). I think he's a fantastic director, and I'm really looking forward to LAND OF THE DEAD. But, TOE TAGS, while not awful, never really rises above the merely adequate....


Romero's back from the DEAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-15-2004)

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD director George Romero is back in business. After years of being stuck in development hell, Romero's fourth zombie apocalypse film has been given a greenlight and will begin shooting this fall under the title LAND OF THE DEAD. The...

Mania Exclusive Interview: Simon Pegg
by Rob Vaux (Wed 04-02-2008)

Simon Pegg spent several years banging around British television before scoring a cult success with Spaced, a show he co-created with Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright. But it wasn’t until the massive success of Shaun of the Dead (directed by Wright ...

HALLOWEEN: Cast and Crew Reunion at American Cinematheque
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-19-2000)

...20 fame), George Romero, Bruce Campbell, and somebody who looked like Sam Raimi but wasn`t. Of course, the Anchor Bay folks were there, including director William Lustig (Maniac, Vigilante) and the genre press was well represented, including Fandom`s o...

Milla Jovovich Versus The Undead
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 03-14-2002)

An exciting new film debuts in theaters this weekend, a melding of two popular but not always viable genres: the zombie film and the videogame adaptation. Inspired by the hugely popular videogame RESIDENT EVIL, and informed by the LIVING DEAD films of Geo...


California Screaming
by Anne Moore (Wed 09-19-2001)

Vampires, apes and ghosts, oh my!No, the aforementioned weren't the cast of the latest monster movie spoof, but part of the guest list at FANGORIA's 15th annual Weekend of Horrors convention, held in conjunction with Creation Entertainment August 11-12 in...

DVD News and Release Info for August 14
by John Thonen (Tue 08-14-2001)

... Buscemi. George Romero, who was involved creatively with both the series and the film, will also be featured on the commentary.·         TREMORS 3: BACK TO PERFECTION, which is the second sequel to the fondly re...

George Lucas: Defending the Empire
by Zed R. Nemo (Sat 04-01-2000)

In a way, George Lucas is a film student's dream of what a filmmaker should be, an auteur, a man who makes films with a distinctive, personal imprint all his own. Or let's put it another way: a wide, mainstream audience regards him in much the same way th...

MYTHMAKER: The Life and Works of George Lucas - Book Review
by Frank Garcia (Wed 03-15-2000)

Perhaps anticipating renewed interest as result of STAR WARS, EPISODE ONE: THE PHANTOM MENACE, author John Baxter has turned his attention to one of Hollywood’s most successful director-producers in MYTHMAKER: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF GEORGE LUCAS, Baxter`s ...


The Greening of George
by Mary Magdalene Smith (Sat 04-26-2008)

The Herrings are busy navigating the Saint George Coordinate this week, so I get to write the column again. I'm trying to write proper this time, no swearing or slang, but it would be tons easier if I could just sing to you. Did you know that the patron...

Ascending into the Iconic: Separating Fiction From Legend
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-04-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs.  Welcome to another week of comic shopping on Thursday.  I hope you didn’t break down sobbing at the counter yesterday afternoon when you tried to pick up your books.  I remember one Internet journalist describi...

CURIOUS GEORGE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-10-2006)

If you are old enough to be on the Internet reading this review, you are well out of the target audience age for CURIOUS GEORGE. On the other hand, if you are acquainted with people between approximately three and six years old who want to go to a movie, ...

BIOGRAPHY: GEORGE LUCAS - CREATING AN EMPIRE
by T'bone (Sun 01-27-2002)

On January 27, 2002, the popular A&E Network will broadcast a new episode of their award-winning BIOGRAPHY series featuring one of the most important people in modern movie making, George Lucas. You can say what you want about THE PHANTOM MENACE but y...


Navy Officials Pleased With Japanese Response To USS George Washington Comic Book (Wed 06-11-2008)

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The lengthy line of manga fans snaking down the Highway 16 sidewalk Sunday meant one thing to Navy Cmdr. David Waterman — they had "broken the code" in communicating with the Japanese public. The first hour was manga madness ...

DAY OF THE DEAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 09-26-2003)

With the recent run of recent and soon-to-be released zombie movies, new audiences have discovered the living dead are among us what better time to re-discover one of the classics of this sub-genre of horror, George A. Romero's DAY OF THE DEAD? Has it re...

THE TIME MACHINE Revisted, Part Two
by Craig Reid (Thu 06-29-2000)

In Part One of my story about the 40th Anniversary Celebration Screening of H.G. Wells` THE TIME MACHINE, I discussed the beauty of downtown LA`s Orpheum Theatre and how the LA Conservancy runs an Annual Last Remaining Seats Film Festival to widen awarene...

Being a Brief Discussion with George Manley
by Way Jeng (Fri 08-12-2005)

Interviewer: Way Jeng Recorded: Kamikazecon '05 From Gravion Zwei to Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, George Manley has provided voices for many fan favorites over the years. He's also the voice of Lord Kozan in the upcoming Samurai Gun, due for released...


George Sarah: Music for Electronica Part Three
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 12-09-2002)

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER fans were delighted earlier this year when series regular Anthony Stewart Head teamed with composer/musician George Sarah to created the album MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS. CINESCAPE recently sat down with Sarah to discuss his work in elec...

New CD from Neal Morse Due in Feb – plus a covers album from Morse/Portnoy/George
by Randall Larson (Tue 01-09-2007)

Neal Morse (ex-Spocks Beard) has finished his latest progressive rock solo release, featuring an amazing line-up including Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) on drums and Randy George (bass), with the addition of special guest Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) on guit...

George Sarah: Music for Electronica Part One
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-29-2002)

Composer/musician George Sarah has one of the more distinctive sounds to be found on album, TV and the L.A. club scene. His electronica-meets-classical compositions can be found performed live around Los Angeles in company with the String Trio at venues a...

George Lucas
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-04-2007)

It’s time to talk about the Godfathers of Modern Cinema. Only a select few can be properly placed in this type of category because of the lasting imprint they collectively shaped from the 60’s through the 70’s, 80’s onward to to...


Pirates Versus Creeps
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-31-2003)

...REEPSHOW, George Romero's funfilled horrorshow tribute to EC Comics, has finally come to CD in a lavish version from La-La-Land Records. John Harrison, who started out as an actor and assistant director, moved into scoring when Romero decided using lib...

Attack of the Fans: George Lucas Speaks! Part One
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 05-23-2002)

Sure, he may have his own movie studio, a reputation for shaping the childhoods of countless thirty-somethings and enough money to rest on his laurels until the end of time, but that hasn't stopped George Lucas from daring to revisit his greatest triumph ...

George Sarah: Music for Electronica Part Two
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 12-02-2002)

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER fans were delighted earlier this year when series regular Anthony Stewart Head teamed with composer/musician George Sarah to created the album MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS. CINESCAPE recently sat down with Sarah to discuss his work in elec...

Book Buzz: From Novik to Heinlein and George R.R. Martin, Deluxe Editions
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-28-2008)

In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.   The month of July has se...


Seed of Donaggio Sprouts Clever Score
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-30-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS With his distinctive violin writing and his flair for fluidly atmospheric and scarily weaving scores, Pino Donaggio was the horror score maestro during the 1970s, providing such now classic scores as DON'T LOOK NOW, CARRIE, DRE...

George Lucas unveils Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-03-2004)

The creator of STAR WARS is finding the future of animation in the far east. Yesterday George Lucas announced that his company, Lucasfilm Ltd., has created a new digital animation studio to produce movies, television shows and video games in a digitally a...

George Boards TURISTAS
by News Editor (Tue 05-03-2005)

THE AMITYVILLE HORROR's Melissa George has signed on to star with Josh Duhamel in the suspense thriller TURISTAS.The story centers on a group of young adventure travelers who must cope with the aftermath of a bus accident that maroons them in a remote Bra...

George Lucas donates $175 mil to USC
by Karl Schneider (Wed 09-20-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, George Lucas has donated a whopping $175 million to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.The donation, which will be made through his Lucas Foundation, is the largest single donation in USC's ...


George Lucas talks animated STAR WARS TV show
by Karl Schneider (Fri 10-06-2006)

George Lucas talked with the Associated Press on Wednesday about his upcoming animated STAR WARS TV series, saying that the show could air as early as next year even though he has not sold it to a network yet.The series is set during the time when the Rep...

George Lucas' THX 1138 returns in a Director's Cut
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 05-22-2004)

Via the official STAR WARS website, Lucasfilm has announced plans for THX 1138: THE GEORGE LUCAS DIRECTOR'S CUT. Lucas has restored his 1971 science fiction movie and also created new material that has been inserted into the scenes of the film, just as he...

CURIOUS GEORGE and the judge
by Mike Whybark (Tue 01-21-2003)

JAM! SHOWBIZ runs an AP story covering the Los Angeles Curious George lawsuit between Hanna-Barbera and Jon Shapiro on the one hand, and Universal Studios on the other. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday, Shapiro and the animation studio contend that Universa...

In Memory of George Harrison
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 11-30-2001)

Sad news has come of the demise of musician George Harrison, often called the quiet member of The Beatles. It had become well known in the press of late that Harrison was battling cancer, to which he finally, gracefully succumbed on Thursday afternoon at ...


George Reeves Tragic End Retold
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-14-2001)

USA Films has picked up Paul Bernhaum's script TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY, which tells the story of actor George Reeves' sad demise.More specifically, the film explores Reeves' death from its botched investigation in 1959 back through flashbacks ...

George Clooney to direct "Belmont Boys"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 11-30-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney has signed on to direct the upcoming Warner Bros. film Belmont Boys.Written by Ocean's Thirteen writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien, Belmont Boys is the name of a group of seven thieves who meet as ...

George Lucas talks future of STAR WARS with us
by Christopher Allan Smith and Zachary Sotolongo (Fri 06-14-2002)

In an interview with our own Zachary Sotolongo, STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES writer/director George Lucas talked about the pressure of fan attention he toils under while creating the STAR WARS prequel trilogy, as well as what will happen whe...

Isaacs, George Enjoy STOPPING POWER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-22-2007)

Actor Jason Isaacs and actress Melissa George(30 Days of Night) will be joining John Cusack in a new thriller, STOPPING POWER, from director Jan de Bont. Intermedia Films and Action Concepts is handling the production, says Hollywood Reporter. Cusack will...


George R. R. Martin Podcast Online
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-17-2007)

A podcast featuring George R. R. Martin has gone live on iTunes and is also available via RSS feed.You can find it at these various links:iTunesRSSYou'll need to have iTunes or an RSS Reader to subscribe to the podcasts.It is the very first podcast for th...

George Lucas talks "Star Wars" TV
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-05-2007)

George Lucas recently caught up with TheForce.net and IESB.net to talk about his upcoming TV projects.  Here is what each site wrote:TheForce.net (Follow link for full story)“the future is in television.” That’s why he’s conce...

Being a Brief Discussion with George Manley (Fri 08-12-2005)

During Kamikazecon 2005, Way Jeng took the opportunity to sit down with voice actor George Manley and put him through the paces with an interview.

Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)

A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).  Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous...


Anthony Stewart Head and George Sarah - MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 04-25-2002)

MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS may have a title that’s a little too hip for some rooms – I mentioned to a friend of mine that I was going to give the album a listen and she sympathized, assuming it was a CD of Muzak. In reality, there’s nothing elevator-like about a...

George Takei: EXCELSIOR & ENTERPRISE
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-05-2001)

George Takei is talking about the failed fan-fueled bid to launch a STAR TREK: EXCELSIOR TV series... and how he thinks the campaign may have inspired the coming ENTERPRISE.While talking to Ian Spelling's Inside Trek & Sci Fi syndicated column, Takei ...

George Lucas talks "Indiana Jones 4"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 04-05-2007)

In a recent interview with USA Today, George Lucas talked about the upcoming film, Indiana Jones 4.The cliff notes: First trailer coming Thanksgiving, official title yet to be announced, still trying to get Sean Connery to sign on, wasn't Lucas's idea to ...

Austin Powers Composer George S. Clinton to be honored at 2007 BMI TV & Film Awards
by Randall Larson (Fri 05-11-2007)

An awards dinner presented by U.S. performing rights organization BMI honoring composers of the music from the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest-ranking cable network programs, will be held at the ...


George Carlin Passes Away at 71
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-23-2008)

Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71. Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency probl...

George Clooney joins "36"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-04-2007)

According to MTV, George Clooney has signed on to star opposite Robert De Niro in the upcoming remake of 36 Quai des Orfevres.The film, which will be directed by Marc Forster from a script by Dean Georgaris, focuses on two detectives and a quest to solve ...

Music for George (SUPERMAN) Reeves Film
by Randall Larson (Wed 02-01-2006)

The composer who came in the spotlight in 2004 with a beautifully melancholic, subtle, but wholly melodic string-led score for THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR now returns with an ambitious project about the mysterious death of George Reeves, TV's Superman. Its titl...

Attack of the Fans: George Lucas Speaks! Part Two
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 05-24-2002)

In part one of CINESCAPE's George Lucas interview, the filmmaker discussed his rocky relationship with the press after the critical lashing he received for THE PHANTOM MENACE. In this installment, the director explains why exactly he returned for a preque...


Attack of the Fans: George Lucas Speaks! Part Three
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sun 05-26-2002)

In part two of CINESCAPE's George Lucas interview, the director talked about returning to the prequel trilogy after a 19-year hiatus. In this installment, he discusses the slow but steady shift toward digital filmmaking.As we all now know, George Lucas an...

Plastic George Lucas Is A Storm Trooper!?
by Karl Schneider (Sat 05-06-2006)

George Lucas might be the man behind the legendary Star Wars movies, but in plastic he's just a lowly Storm Trooper. Hasbro, the maker of Star Wars toys, is paying tribute to Lucas with a limited-edition action figure fully decked out in Storm Trooper att...

Melissa George in 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-31-2006)

Melissa George will star opposite Josh Hartnett in the upcoming film 30 DAYS OF NIGHT for Sony.Based on a Steve Niles graphic novel, the story is set in a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutiv...

Melissa George CAPTIVE By Horror
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-20-2007)

Actress Melissa George seems to be getting comfortable with the horror genre. According to Moviehole, the actress has been cast to lead a new horror film on the way titled CAPTIVE. Plot Summary: The happily married mother of a 6 year old boy, Jaime Tayl...


Directors Who Matter George Lucas
by JENNY PETERS and ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Sun 12-11-2005)

George Lucas Age: 61 Most Recent Film: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Best Film: Star Wars Most Underrated Film: THX 1138 Did You Know: Had a car accident just out of high school that ended his dreams of professional race car driving -- but t...

The Dead Have Their Day While SPIDER-MAN, LOGAN'S RUN and THE TIME MACHINE Hit CD
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 03-20-2002)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONI Hear Dead People: The music for George Romero's DEAD saga was inaugurated in 1968 to the accompaniment of an assemblage of vintage library music with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (re-released in 1998 in a new version by John A. Rus...

June slows down after two months filled with genre gems.
by John Thonen (Tue 06-13-2000)

...ng one of George Romero’s best yet least seen films, the psychological vampire tale, Martin. Offering a trailer and commentary from director Romero, star John Amplas and cult makeup master, Tom Savini, this film isn’t for every fan, but discerning vie...

CURIOUS GEORGE Going All CG
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-30-2001)

Noting the extremely successful example of DreamWorks SHREK, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have now chosen to bring CURIOUS GEORGE to the big screen in an all-CG feature film.This is only the latest development for a project which had been ...


George Clooney in PET SEMATARY?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 08-02-2006)

George Clooney in PET SEMATARY?According to Bloody Disgusting, George Clooney is in talks to play a role in the upcoming remake of Stephen King's PET SEMATARY for Paramount Pictures.The site did not know how big of a role Clooney would play in the film, b...

Bat-week Begins
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-18-2005)

...sequel to George Romero's third zombie movie looks into the possible cause of the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Includes commentrak, Making-Of and more. (O) THE DEFENDER (Visual) Dolph Lundgren directs and stars as a Secret Service agent hunting for a gove...

Paul W.S. Anderson, Zombie Fanatic
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 03-21-2002)

...estingly, George Romerowho spawned the modern zombie film with his classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD in 1968actually had a hand in the early development of RESIDENT EVIL, though ultimately the writer-director left the project before Anderson ever came o...

New Beatles Mix from Sir George Martin – All You Need Is Love
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-09-2006)

On November 21, Apple Corps Ltd/Capitol will release the soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil's Beatles spectacular, Love. The disc will contain 26 Beatles classics put together from original masters by George and Giles Martin in 5.1 Dolby Digital stereo.&n...


DVD & VHS This Week: March 12
by John Thonen (Tue 03-12-2002)

... director George Romero's highly influential, 1968 debut feature. There's little I can add to the three decades of comments on this film, which have preceded this column. Suffice it to say that if you've never seen the film since it was restored from n...

Kaze no Yojimbo Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 07-03-2004)

What They SayWhile George is still in Sendai searching for a man who holds the key to the 15-year-old secret, he stumbles across the dark past of the \"Tiger Lady\". A past that Sanae desperately attempts to conceal. After he returns to Kimujuku, George h...

Pittsburgh LAND OF THE DEAD Premiere Pics
by News Editor (Fri 06-24-2005)

Horror Movies.ca is offering forty images from the premiere of George Romero's LAND OF THE DEAD in Pittsburgh, PA. They have posted photos of Romero, Tom Savini, and others in attendance. Click here to read their short article and to see all the pics.

George Lucas Talks INDY 5
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 05-19-2008)

Reporters have asked the same question to leading Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf and director Steven Spielberg these past few months on the possibility of a fifth adventure. Ford and Spielberg said they would love to come back so it's not strange that someon...


Melissa George Lost in TRIANGLE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-15-2008)

Melissa George (30 Days of Night) is in final negotiations to lead the supernatural thriller Triangle, says the Hollywood Reporter. Christopher Smith (Severance) is directing. Jason Newmark and Chris Brown are producing the film, set to begin sh...

DIARY OF THE DEAD
by Tim Janson (Mon 05-26-2008)

George Romero’s four previous zombie films have all followed a natural progression. The Zombie outbreak started in Night of the Living Dead and by the time we reached Land of the Dead the zombies had become the dominant species. However, R...

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Lucasfilm.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi); Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala); Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker); Ian McDiarmid (Palpa...

CURIOUS GEORGE Seeks MONSTERS, INC. Helmer
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 12-12-2001)

Universal Pictures is in talks with MONSTERS, INC. co-director David Silverman to helm the company's CG CURIOUS GEORGE movie.GEORGE is one of three CG projects based on childrens' books in development at Universal. The others are Maurice Sendak's classic ...


Ferrell dons a yellow hat for CURIOUS GEORGE
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 09-26-2003)

This past Monday an anonymous source told Yahoo Movies! that comedian Will Ferrell had inked a deal to play the Man in the Yellow Hat in the CURIOUS GEORGE movie set up at Universal. Today vindication arrived in the form of an announcement in The Hollywoo...

George Takei Talks CHRONICLE Gig
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-05-2001)

While talking to Ian Spelling's Inside Trek & Sci Fi syndicated column, Takei explained why he came on board the Sci Fi cable channel's original TV series, THE CHRONICLE, for an episode titled, "Here There Be Dragons," saying, "It sounded like fun. Th...

Kaze No Yojimbo Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-11-2004)

What They SayAn unexpected attack on a lonely street was a godsend for George because he can use his attacker as a pawn to score points with Ginzame. Although the attacker?s identity was a big surprise, and George gets slapped by the beautiful innkeeper, ...

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S THE HEDGE KNIGHT #1
by Tony Whitt (Thu 08-14-2003)

Dunk's master, the hedge knight Ser Arlan, has died, leaving Dunk with two choices: either sell off his master's things and try to live off the proceeds, or become a hedge knight himself and try to achieve the glories that Ser Arlan tried to achieve. It's...


Paradise Kiss Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 04-30-2007)

What They SayAs Yukari feverishly catches up on makeup exams, the \"Parakiss\" crew works diligently on the gown in preparation for the YSD Fashion Show -- will their centerpiece design take first place? In the aftermath of graduation and the advent of a...

Nose to the Grindhouse
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-19-2007)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS    Grindhouse, the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez pastiche of 1970s era exploitation flix, features a soundtrack that similarly draws on the many influences that have driven the film’s conceptualiz...