Directors Jen & Sylvia Soska (Rabid, American Mary) bring you back into the universe of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead with Tubi Original Festival of the Living Dead, and Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the official trailer today.
Festival of the Living Dead will bite into Tubi on April 5. The new zombie film is set decades after Night of the Living Dead, centered on the grandchildren of that film’s main character.
The Soska Sisters tweet, “The film is a sequel to Romero’s masterpiece original Night of the Living Dead – the story follows Ben’s grandchildren 55 years after the incident.”
Ben was of course played by late actor Duane Jones in Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, who bravely battled the shambling undead before being killed by the film’s human villains.
Watch the trailer for Festival of the Living Dead below.
Ashley Moore...
Festival of the Living Dead will bite into Tubi on April 5. The new zombie film is set decades after Night of the Living Dead, centered on the grandchildren of that film’s main character.
The Soska Sisters tweet, “The film is a sequel to Romero’s masterpiece original Night of the Living Dead – the story follows Ben’s grandchildren 55 years after the incident.”
Ben was of course played by late actor Duane Jones in Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, who bravely battled the shambling undead before being killed by the film’s human villains.
Watch the trailer for Festival of the Living Dead below.
Ashley Moore...
- 4/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Captain Lee Rosbach, who spent ten years as the sassy leader of Below Deck, has found a new ship.
Rosbach, who stepped down after Season 10 of the Bravo series, is hosting a new true-crime series for Bravo sibling Oxygen.
Deadline understands that he is leading Deadly Waters, which follows murders that take place in the open waters and oceans.
It comes from Critical Content, the Jenny Daly-led production company behind series such as Netflix’s Sly documentary, Get Organized with the Home Edit and scripted series Ginny & Georgia as well as E!’s Game Face with Kevin Hart and British production company Renowned Films, which is behind Amazon’s Elvis’ Women and Fox’s My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes.
Critical Content’s Daly and Renowned’s Max Welch, Tim Withers and Duane Jones are among the exec producers.
We hear the show is currently in production.
Rosbach, who stepped down after Season 10 of the Bravo series, is hosting a new true-crime series for Bravo sibling Oxygen.
Deadline understands that he is leading Deadly Waters, which follows murders that take place in the open waters and oceans.
It comes from Critical Content, the Jenny Daly-led production company behind series such as Netflix’s Sly documentary, Get Organized with the Home Edit and scripted series Ginny & Georgia as well as E!’s Game Face with Kevin Hart and British production company Renowned Films, which is behind Amazon’s Elvis’ Women and Fox’s My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes.
Critical Content’s Daly and Renowned’s Max Welch, Tim Withers and Duane Jones are among the exec producers.
We hear the show is currently in production.
- 1/10/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" was the blueprint for the zombie-horror genre we know and love today. Despite never using the word "zombie" in his 1968 directorial debut, Romero brought the shuffling undead to life while creating a tense atmosphere of dread that permeates throughout. Interestingly, all the human survivors in the film display spineless passivity save for one: Ben (Duane Jones), the only level-headed individual among the group, puts the human instinct for survival to good use in an intensely nightmarish situation. So, when Ben, the only Black person in the film, is mistakenly shot down by police officers while actual brain-eating zombies ravage the land, the ending feels like a punch in the gut, even 55 years later.
When Romero was looking to cast the core group in the narrative, he understood the importance of casting the right person for Ben, as this character formed the crux of the central conflict.
When Romero was looking to cast the core group in the narrative, he understood the importance of casting the right person for Ben, as this character formed the crux of the central conflict.
- 12/11/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
There’s something wonderfully nerve-rattling about a “survive the night” horror scenario, whether it’s a handful of strangers trying to fend off crazed zombies in “Night of the Living Dead” or a group of sarcastic Gen Z friends suspecting each other of murder in “Bodies Bodies Bodies.”
Here are some of our favorite entries in this subgenre, where the weapons are improvised, the stakes are life and death and there’s no guarantee anyone will get out alive.
We did not include movies that take place over a few days (like “Battle Royale”) or movies that aren’t streaming right now, like “Ready or Not.”
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George Romero’s low-budget chiller, in which the dead come back to life and prey on the living, still packs a wallop more than 50 years later. Ben (Duane Jones) takes charge as shellshocked people shelter inside an isolated farmhouse…...
Here are some of our favorite entries in this subgenre, where the weapons are improvised, the stakes are life and death and there’s no guarantee anyone will get out alive.
We did not include movies that take place over a few days (like “Battle Royale”) or movies that aren’t streaming right now, like “Ready or Not.”
Night of the Living Dead (1968) Continental Distributing
George Romero’s low-budget chiller, in which the dead come back to life and prey on the living, still packs a wallop more than 50 years later. Ben (Duane Jones) takes charge as shellshocked people shelter inside an isolated farmhouse…...
- 10/30/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Since the publication of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in 1886 there have been over 120 adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella. The adaptations have changed and evolved to keep the story fresh; these include a Blaxploitation retelling, Dr Black and Mr Hyde, and Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde, where the good Doctor transforms into a woman. The latest reimagining of this classic is arguably its most diverse, as Jekyll and Hyde are both transgender women.
Rob (Scott Chambers) has gone through a lot at such a young age. He’s had substance abuse issues, mental health problems and his new-born daughter is very sick in hospital. In order to try and get his life back on track and provide for his baby, he secures a job with Nina Jekyll (Eddie Izzard) - a controversial, brilliant and reclusive pharmaceutical pioneer - as a live-in carer. Rob is...
Rob (Scott Chambers) has gone through a lot at such a young age. He’s had substance abuse issues, mental health problems and his new-born daughter is very sick in hospital. In order to try and get his life back on track and provide for his baby, he secures a job with Nina Jekyll (Eddie Izzard) - a controversial, brilliant and reclusive pharmaceutical pioneer - as a live-in carer. Rob is...
- 9/1/2023
- by James Doherty
- DailyDead
The Night of the Living Dead (1990) episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written by Emilie Black, Narrated by Adam Walton, Edited by Victoria Verduzco, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Horror remakes are everywhere these days, but back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were quite a few less, in fact, they were pretty rare. Of course, some had come and gone, with varying degrees of quality and success. Some of the better ones are well remembered to this day, including The Thing, The Fly, and The Blob. In 1990, another remake came out to a bit less joy. In fact, it was downright hated by many, with Roger Ebert even putting it on his “Most Hated” list, something that was not entirely surprising as he had high regards for some of the George A. Romero originals that came before.
Horror remakes are everywhere these days, but back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were quite a few less, in fact, they were pretty rare. Of course, some had come and gone, with varying degrees of quality and success. Some of the better ones are well remembered to this day, including The Thing, The Fly, and The Blob. In 1990, another remake came out to a bit less joy. In fact, it was downright hated by many, with Roger Ebert even putting it on his “Most Hated” list, something that was not entirely surprising as he had high regards for some of the George A. Romero originals that came before.
- 8/4/2023
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
Marlene Clark, an actor who appeared on “Sanford and Son,” the horror movie “Ganja & Hess” and several other films of the ’60s and ’70s, died on May 18. She was 85.
Clark starred in several films ahead of landing her breakout role as Lamont Lawson’s (played by Demond Wilson) wife Janet in “Sanford and Son.” She later starred in the 1973 horror movie “Ganja & Hess” alongside Duane Jones.
Clark was born and raised in Harlem, N.Y., and spent time in West Virginia during her summers. She returned to New York after attending Morristown Jr. College in Tennessee and enrolled in City College. While at school, Clark participated in school plays, igniting her interest in the acting world.
Clark later moved to Los Angeles with her then-husband Billy Dee Williams. She began her career in entertainment as a fashion model before landing her first role in the 1968 film “For Love of Ivy.
Clark starred in several films ahead of landing her breakout role as Lamont Lawson’s (played by Demond Wilson) wife Janet in “Sanford and Son.” She later starred in the 1973 horror movie “Ganja & Hess” alongside Duane Jones.
Clark was born and raised in Harlem, N.Y., and spent time in West Virginia during her summers. She returned to New York after attending Morristown Jr. College in Tennessee and enrolled in City College. While at school, Clark participated in school plays, igniting her interest in the acting world.
Clark later moved to Los Angeles with her then-husband Billy Dee Williams. She began her career in entertainment as a fashion model before landing her first role in the 1968 film “For Love of Ivy.
- 5/30/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Marlene Clark, the statuesque actress who portrayed Lamont’s fiancée on Sanford and Son and stood out in such 1970s’ films as Ganja & Hess, Switchblade Sisters and Slaughter, has died. She was 85.
Clark died May 18 in her home in Los Angeles, her family announced. No cause of death was revealed.
Clark also starred as a reptilian seductress in Roger Corman’s Night of the Cobra Woman (1972) and as one of the suspected werewolves in the British horror film The Beast Must Die (1974), and she was an early victim in the Larry Hagman-directed Beware! The Blob (1972).
Clark played John Saxon‘s secretary in Enter the Dragon (1973), starring Bruce Lee, and her big-screen body of work also included Black Mamba (1974), Newman’s Law (1974), Lord Shango (1975) and The Baron (1977), where she appeared opposite her Beast Must Die onscreen husband, Calvin Lockhart.
In the surreal Ganja & Hess (1973), directed by Bill Gunn,...
Clark died May 18 in her home in Los Angeles, her family announced. No cause of death was revealed.
Clark also starred as a reptilian seductress in Roger Corman’s Night of the Cobra Woman (1972) and as one of the suspected werewolves in the British horror film The Beast Must Die (1974), and she was an early victim in the Larry Hagman-directed Beware! The Blob (1972).
Clark played John Saxon‘s secretary in Enter the Dragon (1973), starring Bruce Lee, and her big-screen body of work also included Black Mamba (1974), Newman’s Law (1974), Lord Shango (1975) and The Baron (1977), where she appeared opposite her Beast Must Die onscreen husband, Calvin Lockhart.
In the surreal Ganja & Hess (1973), directed by Bill Gunn,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bathtub Teeth Brushing.
Trace and I are cruising through April en route to our live show at Salem Horror Festival this weekend, but we’ve been keeping busy with episodes on Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and, most recently, Tony Scott’s The Hunger.
This week we celebrated the 50th anniversary of trailblazing Black queer writer/director Bill Gunn‘s Ganja & Hess (1973). This gorgeous, surreal, and unconventional vampire film stars Duane Jones and Marlene Clark as the titular pair of lovers.
Hess (Jones) is a multi-hyphenate Doctor who is also secretly a vampire. He often preys on members of his community, though his wealth and education keeps him isolated. When suicidal assistant George Meda (Gunn) takes his own life at Hess’ home, the man’s wife (Clark) quickly comes calling.
What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a sexualized affair,...
Trace and I are cruising through April en route to our live show at Salem Horror Festival this weekend, but we’ve been keeping busy with episodes on Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and, most recently, Tony Scott’s The Hunger.
This week we celebrated the 50th anniversary of trailblazing Black queer writer/director Bill Gunn‘s Ganja & Hess (1973). This gorgeous, surreal, and unconventional vampire film stars Duane Jones and Marlene Clark as the titular pair of lovers.
Hess (Jones) is a multi-hyphenate Doctor who is also secretly a vampire. He often preys on members of his community, though his wealth and education keeps him isolated. When suicidal assistant George Meda (Gunn) takes his own life at Hess’ home, the man’s wife (Clark) quickly comes calling.
What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a sexualized affair,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
A new episode of The Manson Brothers Show, the video series hosted by the writers/stars of the horror comedy The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre – Chris Margetis (Stone Manson) and Mike Carey (Skull Manson) – has now been released, and in this one the Boys are looking back at the film that changed the definition of what “zombies” could be: George A. Romero‘s 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead (watch it Here)! This is the film I have watched more times than any other, but to find out what the Manson Brothers think of it, check out the video embedded above!
Directed by Romero from a screenplay he wrote with John A. Russo, Night of the Living Dead has the following synopsis: A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour. The...
Directed by Romero from a screenplay he wrote with John A. Russo, Night of the Living Dead has the following synopsis: A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour. The...
- 4/12/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster director Thomas Hamilton on his upcoming series Horror Icons on interviewing Roger Corman: “He not only worked with Vincent Price, he worked with Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney.” Photo: Thomas Hamilton
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Conrad Veidt, Maria Ouspenskaya, George Zukor, Paul Wegener, Emil Jannings, Brigitte Helm, Gale Sondergaard, Gloria Holden, Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Duane Jones, Max Schreck, Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Lon Chaney Sr., Lon Chaney Jr, Fw Murnau’s Faust and Nosferatu, Arthur Lubin’s Phantom of the Opera, Rowland V. Lee’s Son of Frankenstein, George Waggner’s The Wolf Man, James Whale’s The Invisible Man, Lambert Hillyer’s Dracula’s Daughter, Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen’s The Golem, Hanns Heinz Ewers and Stellan Rye’s The Student Of Prague, and George Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead...
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Conrad Veidt, Maria Ouspenskaya, George Zukor, Paul Wegener, Emil Jannings, Brigitte Helm, Gale Sondergaard, Gloria Holden, Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Duane Jones, Max Schreck, Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Lon Chaney Sr., Lon Chaney Jr, Fw Murnau’s Faust and Nosferatu, Arthur Lubin’s Phantom of the Opera, Rowland V. Lee’s Son of Frankenstein, George Waggner’s The Wolf Man, James Whale’s The Invisible Man, Lambert Hillyer’s Dracula’s Daughter, Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen’s The Golem, Hanns Heinz Ewers and Stellan Rye’s The Student Of Prague, and George Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead...
- 4/1/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
When there is a Black principal actor in a scary movie, we all know what their fate entails. Enter Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman and vet movie critic Mark H. Harris, who have made it their duty to hunt down the controversial cultural schisms in horror cinema from 1968 on in their teamed text The Black Guy Dies First (out Feb 7). Their prolific 2019 documentary Horror Noire is their first brainchild. Similar to the doc, their second joint dissects the same scary racial truths of early thrillers to modern blood-smearing tentpoles with encyclopedic cognition.
- 2/7/2023
- by Malik Peay
- Rollingstone.com
The threat of reanimated corpses hounding the living has been a consistently effective horror trope across cultures, first portrayed on the big screen in Victor Halperin's 1932 pre-Code horror feature, "White Zombie." Although Halperin's film does not exclusively adhere to the parameters of a quintessential zombie flick, it sets the foundation for a certain kind of monster that has shambled its way through the survival horror genre.
However, it was George A. Romero's unforgettable directorial debut, "Night of the Living Dead," that emerged as the blueprint for contemporary zombie horror, acting as a catalyst for countless stories that mimic Romero's 1968 original. Although Romero never used the term "zombie" -- the film calls them "ghouls" instead -- the undead in "Night of the Living Dead" follow the rules of reanimation and crave human flesh, setting the precedent for one of horror's most-utilized monster figures.
One of the reasons why Romero's...
However, it was George A. Romero's unforgettable directorial debut, "Night of the Living Dead," that emerged as the blueprint for contemporary zombie horror, acting as a catalyst for countless stories that mimic Romero's 1968 original. Although Romero never used the term "zombie" -- the film calls them "ghouls" instead -- the undead in "Night of the Living Dead" follow the rules of reanimation and crave human flesh, setting the precedent for one of horror's most-utilized monster figures.
One of the reasons why Romero's...
- 2/2/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
“Epidemiology,” the season 2 Halloween episode of Community, is a watershed moment for the college-set series, breaking open the sitcom’s world for all the homages and darkest-timeline shenanigans that would follow. It’s a perfect treat for the spooky season – but, more than that, it’s a perfect zombie movie, too. Cribbing from classic horror flicks, both directly and indirectly, the show turns in the quintessential tale of a frightening flesh-eater uprising. And it does it all in 20 minutes.
Following in the footsteps of season 1’s action-movie pastiche “Modern Warfare,” “Epidemiology” finds Greendale Community College thrown into chaos after tainted taco meat turns the students into shambling, bloodthirsty zombies. The library, home of the school’s Halloween party, quickly becomes a haunted house of costumed cannibals. The study group finds itself in a race against the clock to save their own skins, and – if a doctor in a banana costume...
Following in the footsteps of season 1’s action-movie pastiche “Modern Warfare,” “Epidemiology” finds Greendale Community College thrown into chaos after tainted taco meat turns the students into shambling, bloodthirsty zombies. The library, home of the school’s Halloween party, quickly becomes a haunted house of costumed cannibals. The study group finds itself in a race against the clock to save their own skins, and – if a doctor in a banana costume...
- 10/28/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Anticipating new interest in one of the most influential horror films of all time, Criterion gives George Romero’s zombie classic the boost to 4K. Pittsburghs’ most famous movie production returns American horror to its down-home roots, with excellent docu-drama direction and enthusiastic performances. It’s like a Disney film: every seven years a new generation will arrive to debate whether the besieged victims should have fought upstairs, or all retreated to the basement. It’s a 3-disc set, one 4K Uhd and two Blu-rays. Where’s the Bill ‘Chilly Billy’ Cardille theme song?
Night of the Living Dead 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 909
1968 / B&w / 1:37 Academy; should be widescreen / 96 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 4, 2022 / 49.95
Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley, Kyra Schon.
Cinematography: George Romero
Film Editors: George Romero, John Russo
Written by John Russo,...
Night of the Living Dead 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 909
1968 / B&w / 1:37 Academy; should be widescreen / 96 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 4, 2022 / 49.95
Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley, Kyra Schon.
Cinematography: George Romero
Film Editors: George Romero, John Russo
Written by John Russo,...
- 10/15/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
George Romero just happened to transition from making local TV commercials in Pittsburg to feature filmmaking during one of the most violent years in U.S. history. 1968 was rife with assassinations, protests, and riots that reshaped the political collective consciousness of America. Made for a mere 6,000, "Night of the Living Dead" arrived in theaters in October, just months after Robert Kennedy's murder. The country was reeling and looked at Romero's original zombie classic with cynical eyes, reading deeply (maybe too deeply) into how the film reflected the splintered state of society at the time. The timely casting of Duane Jones in the lead role was also seen as a symbol of the civil rights movement.
For Romero and his main cast, "Night of the Living Dead" was just a chance to make "a real blood and guts film," according to the late director's comments in a recently unearthed 1972 interview with Filmmakers Newsletter Magazine.
For Romero and his main cast, "Night of the Living Dead" was just a chance to make "a real blood and guts film," according to the late director's comments in a recently unearthed 1972 interview with Filmmakers Newsletter Magazine.
- 10/13/2022
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
The title of Elvis Mitchell’s documentary “Is That Black Enough for You?!?” is a rallying cry heard in Ossie Davis’ “Cotton Comes to Harlem,” and it reflects the exuberant tone of this very wide-ranging, essayistic tribute to the Black-centered movies of the 1970s.
Mitchell describes his intentions on the soundtrack and says that this film is an examination of how “one decade forever changed the movies and me.” Though we never see him on screen, it is Mitchell’s voice guiding us throughout, and that voice is never less than lively, witty and provocative.
Premiering at the New York Film Festival on its way to Netflix, “Is That Black Enough for You?!?” runs 135 minutes and takes in an enormous amount of material; Mitchell’s insights into any particular film or subject have to be both brief and acute, and this suits Mitchell perfectly, because he has always been a...
Mitchell describes his intentions on the soundtrack and says that this film is an examination of how “one decade forever changed the movies and me.” Though we never see him on screen, it is Mitchell’s voice guiding us throughout, and that voice is never less than lively, witty and provocative.
Premiering at the New York Film Festival on its way to Netflix, “Is That Black Enough for You?!?” runs 135 minutes and takes in an enormous amount of material; Mitchell’s insights into any particular film or subject have to be both brief and acute, and this suits Mitchell perfectly, because he has always been a...
- 10/10/2022
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
George A. Romero is most often associated with the zombie, thanks to his history-making depiction of them, beginning with 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. While Romero’s zombies rose from the grave and devoured the flesh of the living, Romero’s monsters were never of the undead variety. One common thread throughout his impressive career demonstrated the filmmaker’s uncanny ability to keep a prescient pulse on society and reveal the monstrous underbelly of humanity.
Perhaps none emphasized this as much as the unearthed lost film The Amusement Park. Just over a year ago, Shudder debuted a restoration of the never before released PSA, a 60-minute descent into terror and heartbreak when an elderly gentleman sets out for a day of fun only to find abuse, mistreatment, and ostracization awaiting at every turn.
Now, Romero’s The Amusement Park heads home with a Blu-ray and DVD release from Shudder and Rlje Films.
Perhaps none emphasized this as much as the unearthed lost film The Amusement Park. Just over a year ago, Shudder debuted a restoration of the never before released PSA, a 60-minute descent into terror and heartbreak when an elderly gentleman sets out for a day of fun only to find abuse, mistreatment, and ostracization awaiting at every turn.
Now, Romero’s The Amusement Park heads home with a Blu-ray and DVD release from Shudder and Rlje Films.
- 9/28/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
This installment of Phantom Limbs finds us digging up George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead: The Series, a proposed television show set within the world of the celebrated horror filmmaker’s signature Dead franchise. Though it exists now only as an unproduced twenty-seven page treatment, Notld: The Series nevertheless displays Romero’s patented blend of horror and black humor, bolstered by a large cast of characters and some promising Pittsburgh locations. While the project may have never made it to screens, it is nevertheless a fascinating peek into Romero’s potential return to zombie storytelling which might have predated his work on Resident Evil and the final three Dead films, which closed out his career.
In researching this article, your writer paid a visit to the George A. Romero Archival Collection at the University of Pittsburgh Library System, which houses numerous works from the late horror legend,...
In researching this article, your writer paid a visit to the George A. Romero Archival Collection at the University of Pittsburgh Library System, which houses numerous works from the late horror legend,...
- 9/2/2022
- by Jason Jenkins
- bloody-disgusting.com
Terry Crews stars as Joe in Episode 1 of Tales of The Walking Dead Season 1. Pic credit: AMC/Curtis Bonds Baker
Sunday night saw the debut of AMC’s latest spinoff series set within The Walking Dead Universe.
Tales of The Walking Dead is an anthology show that will introduce new characters week to week and give viewers a different perspective on the zombie outbreak from the original series.
The first episode saw Joe (Terry Crews), a doomsday prepper who should have been totally prepared for the end of the world. But after the loss of his canine companion, Joe realizes that he needs companionship.
Enter Evie (Olivia Munn), a vegetarian hippy who is also searching for someone.
The pair are at loggerheads to start with but by the end of the episode, they become firm friends.
Now, Terry Crews opens up about what it was like to join The Walking Dead universe.
Sunday night saw the debut of AMC’s latest spinoff series set within The Walking Dead Universe.
Tales of The Walking Dead is an anthology show that will introduce new characters week to week and give viewers a different perspective on the zombie outbreak from the original series.
The first episode saw Joe (Terry Crews), a doomsday prepper who should have been totally prepared for the end of the world. But after the loss of his canine companion, Joe realizes that he needs companionship.
Enter Evie (Olivia Munn), a vegetarian hippy who is also searching for someone.
The pair are at loggerheads to start with but by the end of the episode, they become firm friends.
Now, Terry Crews opens up about what it was like to join The Walking Dead universe.
- 8/16/2022
- by Rachel Tsoumbakos
- Monsters and Critics
The latest entry in The Walking Dead franchise is off and running.
Tales of the Walking Dead Season 1 Episode 1 aired Sunday night, and TV Fanatic got the chance to speak to Terry Crews about stepping into this universe.
Check out the interview below.
TV Fanatic: Were you a fan of the franchise before signing up?
Terry Crews: Oh, I've been a fan since it started!
I got to go back into history because I'm a big fan of the zombie genre because of Night of the Living Dead.
Seeing someone like Duane Jones, a black man who was a hero, I had never seen it before, and I watched it probably about 10 years after it was made. I couldn't believe what I saw.
At the end of that movie, it was like social commentary. That really, really hit hard. And I thought, if you can craft horror this well, you can send a brilliant,...
Tales of the Walking Dead Season 1 Episode 1 aired Sunday night, and TV Fanatic got the chance to speak to Terry Crews about stepping into this universe.
Check out the interview below.
TV Fanatic: Were you a fan of the franchise before signing up?
Terry Crews: Oh, I've been a fan since it started!
I got to go back into history because I'm a big fan of the zombie genre because of Night of the Living Dead.
Seeing someone like Duane Jones, a black man who was a hero, I had never seen it before, and I watched it probably about 10 years after it was made. I couldn't believe what I saw.
At the end of that movie, it was like social commentary. That really, really hit hard. And I thought, if you can craft horror this well, you can send a brilliant,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
When The Walking Dead Universe’s Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple stopped by Hall H today ahead of The Walking Dead‘s final Comic-Con panel to introduce fans to Tales of the Walking Dead, he unveiled the first full trailer for the spinoff, which you can view above.
Tales is an episodic anthology marking the fourth series in the post-apocalyptic zombie franchise—based on Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard’s comic books of the same name—on the heels of the mothership series and offshoots Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond. The six-episode series will feature one-hour standalone episodes focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. The stakes are high in each story, pushing new, indelible characters with relentless, life-threatening choices and situations as we get to see the apocalypse through different eyes, discovering more worlds, mythos, and mysteries of the Walking Dead.
Tales is an episodic anthology marking the fourth series in the post-apocalyptic zombie franchise—based on Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard’s comic books of the same name—on the heels of the mothership series and offshoots Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond. The six-episode series will feature one-hour standalone episodes focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. The stakes are high in each story, pushing new, indelible characters with relentless, life-threatening choices and situations as we get to see the apocalypse through different eyes, discovering more worlds, mythos, and mysteries of the Walking Dead.
- 7/22/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
From slashers, to zombies, eco horror, and much, much more, MoMA's "Horror: Messaging the Monstrous" is a 10-week film series that includes 110 films, including a 3D screening of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead! Featuring horror from around the world and taking place from June 23rd through September 5th, we have all the details so you can start planning your visit! Full program details can also be found at: moma.org/horror
Press Release:
The Museum of Modern Art announces Horror: Messaging the Monstrous, a 10-week film series that includes over 110 features and a selection of short films that capture the horror genre’s uncanny ability to express the lurking fears of a society and the anxieties caused by social, cultural, and political change. Presented in the Museum’s Titus Theaters in the Black Family Film Center from June 23 through September 5, 2022, Horror: Messaging the Monstrous is organized weekly...
Press Release:
The Museum of Modern Art announces Horror: Messaging the Monstrous, a 10-week film series that includes over 110 features and a selection of short films that capture the horror genre’s uncanny ability to express the lurking fears of a society and the anxieties caused by social, cultural, and political change. Presented in the Museum’s Titus Theaters in the Black Family Film Center from June 23 through September 5, 2022, Horror: Messaging the Monstrous is organized weekly...
- 6/21/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
It's impossible to forget the ending to George A. Romero's classic, "Night of the Living Dead." After a long night of battling zombies while trapped inside an old house, Ben (Duane Jones), the sole survivor of the group of rag-tag individuals thrown together by chance, emerges from the cellar hoping to be rescued by the police that have finally arrived on the scene. For a brief moment there is hope, but then this hope is eviscerated as the police mistake Ben, who is a Black man, for a zombie, and shoot him dead on the spot. No one makes it out...
The post Why George Romero Decided to Use an Alternate Ending For Dawn of the Dead appeared first on /Film.
The post Why George Romero Decided to Use an Alternate Ending For Dawn of the Dead appeared first on /Film.
- 2/28/2022
- by Miyako Pleines
- Slash Film
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Pedro Almodóvar's Parallel Mothers (2021). The lineup for the 2021 Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, featuring the latest from Pedro Almodóvar, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Pablo Larraín, Paul Schrader, Ridley Scott, and more. Find the full lineup here. The New York Film Festival has announced that this year's Centerpiece Selection will be Jane Campion's Power of the Dog, an adaptation of Thomas Savage's novel starring Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, and Benedict Cumberbatch. New additions to the TIFF roster include Joachim Trier's The Worst Person In The World, Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh, and Ho Wi Ding's Terrorizers. A24 has won the rights to Octavia E. Butler's science-fiction novel Parable of the Sower, and Time director Garrett Bradley is set to direct. The novel follows a girl with a unique gift who rises to...
- 7/28/2021
- MUBI
Zack Snyder‘s career comes full circle with the upcoming Netflix zombie extravaganza Army of the Dead, a film almost two decades in the making. The filmmaker best known for Justice League and Watchmen first cut his teeth on a feature-length project with Dawn of the Dead, Universal Picture’s high-octane remake of the George A. Romero horror classic. A much more action-packed and grim take on Romero’s mall-set zombie shenanigans, the 2004 re-imagining remains Snyder’s best flick.
Originally conceived as an even darker follow-up to the Dawn remake before ending up in development hell, Army of the Dead is now the first chapter in a new zombie shared universe for Netflix, which is also producing a prequel film and an anime series that explore other aspects of Snyder’s latest undead creation. No, it doesn’t seem to be directly connected to Romero’s own series of films,...
Originally conceived as an even darker follow-up to the Dawn remake before ending up in development hell, Army of the Dead is now the first chapter in a new zombie shared universe for Netflix, which is also producing a prequel film and an anime series that explore other aspects of Snyder’s latest undead creation. No, it doesn’t seem to be directly connected to Romero’s own series of films,...
- 2/25/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
In addition to the University of Pittsburgh Libraries' online unveiling of George A. Romero Archival Collection on February 9th, fans of the influential filmmaker can also look forward to the February 4th virtual premiere screening of George Romero & Pittsburgh: The Early Years, a new documentary by University of Pittsburgh students and mentors in the Making The Documentary course.
As reported by Bloody Disgusting, during the virtual event, Suz Romero will honor the late, legendary Night of the Living Dead star and University of Pittsburgh graduate Duane Jones with the George A. Romero Foundation Pioneer Award.
Taking place on Thursday, February 4th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, the virtual screening will also be followed by a panel discussion hosted by Lori Cardille (who starred in Romero's Day of the Dead and co-narrated the audiobook of Romero and Daniel Kraus' The Living Dead.
To learn more and to register for the virtual event,...
As reported by Bloody Disgusting, during the virtual event, Suz Romero will honor the late, legendary Night of the Living Dead star and University of Pittsburgh graduate Duane Jones with the George A. Romero Foundation Pioneer Award.
Taking place on Thursday, February 4th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, the virtual screening will also be followed by a panel discussion hosted by Lori Cardille (who starred in Romero's Day of the Dead and co-narrated the audiobook of Romero and Daniel Kraus' The Living Dead.
To learn more and to register for the virtual event,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
BBC ‘Does Not Reflect the Nation We Are Making Programs For,’ Says Broadcaster’s Director of Content
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore has said on- and off-screen diversity has “never been more important” to the public broadcaster, while admitting that the BBC “does not reflect the nation that we are making our programs for.”
Speaking as part of a ‘Meet the Controller’ session with the Edinburgh TV Festival on Monday — a fully virtual affair that kicked off with an intensive focus on diversity and representation — Moore continued, “We won’t meet the challenges of the next few years if we don’t make diversity an absolute priority, and on BBC One, it really is.”
The executive — who was in the running for the top director general job at the BBC earlier this summer but ultimately lost out to Tim Davie — talked up recent diverse BBC shows like “Noughts + Crosses,” “I May Destroy You” and “A Suitable Boy,” and presented a preview of Steve McQueen’s upcoming series “Small Axe.
Speaking as part of a ‘Meet the Controller’ session with the Edinburgh TV Festival on Monday — a fully virtual affair that kicked off with an intensive focus on diversity and representation — Moore continued, “We won’t meet the challenges of the next few years if we don’t make diversity an absolute priority, and on BBC One, it really is.”
The executive — who was in the running for the top director general job at the BBC earlier this summer but ultimately lost out to Tim Davie — talked up recent diverse BBC shows like “Noughts + Crosses,” “I May Destroy You” and “A Suitable Boy,” and presented a preview of Steve McQueen’s upcoming series “Small Axe.
- 8/24/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
YouTube has unveiled a trio of UK originals that will aim to provide profiles on three British talents through the lens of observational documentaries.
Together We Rise: The Uncompromised Story Of Grm Daily is a four-part documentary on grime and rap YouTube channel, Grm Daily, through the eyes of founder Posty. It drops September 28.
The series is produced by Warner Music Entertainment, with Kate Shepherd and Laura Collins executive producing. Theo Williams is the director, while Joss Crowley produces.
Renowned Films will make How To Be: Anne-Marie, a single film that will profile the singer-songwriter Anne-Marie as she emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
Sally Freeman directs and executive produces alongside Kate Maddigan, Tim Withers, Max Welch and Duane Jones. Becky Mansell is the producer.
Finally, Ethan Payne — a member of YouTube star Ksi’s gaming and comedy crew — will be the subject of a three-part documentary on his journey from overweight gamer to marathon runner.
Together We Rise: The Uncompromised Story Of Grm Daily is a four-part documentary on grime and rap YouTube channel, Grm Daily, through the eyes of founder Posty. It drops September 28.
The series is produced by Warner Music Entertainment, with Kate Shepherd and Laura Collins executive producing. Theo Williams is the director, while Joss Crowley produces.
Renowned Films will make How To Be: Anne-Marie, a single film that will profile the singer-songwriter Anne-Marie as she emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
Sally Freeman directs and executive produces alongside Kate Maddigan, Tim Withers, Max Welch and Duane Jones. Becky Mansell is the producer.
Finally, Ethan Payne — a member of YouTube star Ksi’s gaming and comedy crew — will be the subject of a three-part documentary on his journey from overweight gamer to marathon runner.
- 8/20/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Mubi's series Double Bill: Bill Gunn is showing July - December, 2020 in the United States.How daring to make a Black picture without a race problem. So daring that the critics stateside assailed Ganja & Hess (1973), so befuddled were they by the vision of director Bill Gunn. He took them famously to task in a New York Times op-ed, which pointedly condemned the whiteness of film criticism. Gunn died in 1989, but his gripe remains unfortunately pertinent today, and at this moment, when much of mainstream media attention afforded to Black films has taken the shape of anti-racist watch lists. These are useful as educational fodder, but less so on the front of appreciating and valuing films from Black directors absent from conversations about art and cinema today—including Gunn’s.Gunn acted in Kathleen Collins’s Losing Ground (1982) and rubbed elbows with James Dean and Marlon Brando. He wrote the...
- 8/5/2020
- MUBI
Rocky Horror Picture Show was so successful a few weeks ago at the Skyview Drive in Belleville (5700 N Belt W, Belleville, Il 62226), that they decided to have another midnight show. This one will be on Thursday, July 16th and it will be a black-and-white classic – Night of the Living Dead from 1968. Admission is $10.00 per Adult (cash only!), with free admission for those under 12. Flustered Mustard will host a Zombie Costume Contest with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. It will take place about 1145 to give all participants time to get inside the theatre. The will start taking requests for reserved spots on Friday, July10th at 12:00 noon. The box office will open that night 15 11:00. The Skyview’s site is Here/ A Facebook invite for the event can be found Here
With 8-years olds watching The Walking Dead today with Mom and Dad today, it’s hard to...
With 8-years olds watching The Walking Dead today with Mom and Dad today, it’s hard to...
- 7/10/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In today’s TV News Roundup, Apple TV Plus released a teaser for “Foundation,” and Starz released a trailer for “P-Valley.”
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Netflix has announced that the first half of the fifth and final season of “Lucifer” will premiere on the streamer on Aug. 21. The series picks up with the former Lord of Hell continuing to help the LAPD under higher stakes than ever. Tom Kapinos, Ildy Modrovich, Len Wiseman, Jonathan Littman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Joe Henderson serve as executive producers.
Showtime has announced that Season 5 of “The Circus” will premiere on Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. Co-hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon will take viewers into the Trump and Biden campaigns as the election season unfolds over the fall. The series is produced by Left/Right. Heilemann, McKinnon, Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Ted Bourne, Tom Johnson and Siobhan Walshe serve as executive producers. Watch a new trailer for the season below.
Dates
Netflix has announced that the first half of the fifth and final season of “Lucifer” will premiere on the streamer on Aug. 21. The series picks up with the former Lord of Hell continuing to help the LAPD under higher stakes than ever. Tom Kapinos, Ildy Modrovich, Len Wiseman, Jonathan Littman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Joe Henderson serve as executive producers.
Showtime has announced that Season 5 of “The Circus” will premiere on Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. Co-hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon will take viewers into the Trump and Biden campaigns as the election season unfolds over the fall. The series is produced by Left/Right. Heilemann, McKinnon, Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Ted Bourne, Tom Johnson and Siobhan Walshe serve as executive producers. Watch a new trailer for the season below.
- 6/22/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
A mysterious new individual is coming to The Walking Dead. As revealed in a sneak peek at the delayed season 10 finale released in April, a highly-skilled fighter saves Aaron and Alden from a bunch of Whisperers while wearing an iron mask and a hoodie to obscure their identity. Fans have been trying to work out who this could be ever since. Most folks assume it’s a man, but some think it could turn out to be a woman.
If so, this interesting new theory suggests that it might be a character from the comics who’s never appeared on TV. As Twitter user Derek de Castro shared, what if the masked person is actually Claudia, as introduced in The Walking Dead: The Alien? This was a special one-off one-shot spinoff issue of the series written by Brian K. Vaughn and pencilled by Marcos Martin. It followed what happened to...
If so, this interesting new theory suggests that it might be a character from the comics who’s never appeared on TV. As Twitter user Derek de Castro shared, what if the masked person is actually Claudia, as introduced in The Walking Dead: The Alien? This was a special one-off one-shot spinoff issue of the series written by Brian K. Vaughn and pencilled by Marcos Martin. It followed what happened to...
- 6/9/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
AMC aired a trailer for The Walking Dead season 10’s big finale last month and it caused a real stir online. Not only did it tease the return of Maggie, but it also offered a glimpse of a mysterious masked figure wielding twin pick axe-like weapons. There’s been much speculation about this newcomer’s identity, and now a fan theory that’s gaining traction suggests he might actually be a returning character.
Users on both Reddit and Twitter have raised the possibility that the masked stranger could be none other than Duane Jones, Morgan’s son who featured in season 1 and was later mentioned in season 3. Although this idea has sparked a lot of online chatter, it would be one hell of a twist considering Morgan reported in the third season that his son was bitten and turned.
Several Reddit users have highlighted this, though subscribers to the theory...
Users on both Reddit and Twitter have raised the possibility that the masked stranger could be none other than Duane Jones, Morgan’s son who featured in season 1 and was later mentioned in season 3. Although this idea has sparked a lot of online chatter, it would be one hell of a twist considering Morgan reported in the third season that his son was bitten and turned.
Several Reddit users have highlighted this, though subscribers to the theory...
- 5/28/2020
- by Mark Langshaw
- We Got This Covered
The Walking Dead fans have got a lot to chew on as they wait for the season 10 finale to arrive. The run’s penultimate installment, which aired last weekend, is the last we’ll see of the show for a while. However, we have got a few promos for the season’s conclusion, titled “A Certain Doom,” which tease what we can look forward to when AMC is eventually able to broadcast the episode.
One of the biggest mysteries that the sneak peek establishes is that Alden and Aaron will be saved from Death by Whisperers by a mysterious stranger with kama weapons and their face obscured by an “iron mask.” The top theories over who it could be keep changing, as fans come up with new ideas. A few days ago, folks thought it might be Duane, Morgan’s long-dead son. The latest theory, though, points to it maybe being Heath instead.
One of the biggest mysteries that the sneak peek establishes is that Alden and Aaron will be saved from Death by Whisperers by a mysterious stranger with kama weapons and their face obscured by an “iron mask.” The top theories over who it could be keep changing, as fans come up with new ideas. A few days ago, folks thought it might be Duane, Morgan’s long-dead son. The latest theory, though, points to it maybe being Heath instead.
- 4/12/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
George Romero’s 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead is one of the few films of its kind that not only doesn’t kill the token black character first, but makes him the protagonist. Still, after surviving the flesh-eating undead for nearly two hours, the hero dies at the end. I first saw the film when I was a teenager. It was shortly after the young actor who played Ben, Duane Jones, died of cardiopulmonary arrest. He was only 51.
African Americans are quite used to seeing our own die early,...
African Americans are quite used to seeing our own die early,...
- 4/10/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
We’ve got an indeterminate amount of time to wait before we get to see The Walking Dead season 10’s finale, but we’ve already had a sneak peek at the episode which gives us a lot to chew on. Casting aside the big deal that is our first glimpse at Lauren Cohan’s return as Maggie, the sneak peek also introduced a brand new mystery character, who’s currently being dubbed “the Man in the Iron Mask.”
Last time we saw Alden and Aaron in the penultimate installment, they were surrounded by a bunch of Whisperers. However, in this clip of the finale, their enemies are taken out by a new arrival, a hooded man with his face covered by a mask, wielding a couple of kama weapons. We’re left wondering, though, whether he’s friend or foe and who exactly is under that mask.
Now, one intriguing...
Last time we saw Alden and Aaron in the penultimate installment, they were surrounded by a bunch of Whisperers. However, in this clip of the finale, their enemies are taken out by a new arrival, a hooded man with his face covered by a mask, wielding a couple of kama weapons. We’re left wondering, though, whether he’s friend or foe and who exactly is under that mask.
Now, one intriguing...
- 4/10/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.
Barely released in 1982 and all but unseen for over three decades, Kathleen Collins’ “Losing Ground” was a rare instance where the matter of a middle-aged black woman intellectual’s interior life is generously examined — and illustrated in rich symbolistic terms. It brings to life the dreams and disappointments of talented, educated black women who in the shadow of patriarchy. It’s a challenging and unpredictable movie that deserves the enthusiastic reception that met its rediscovery five years ago.
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Philosophy professor Sara Rogers (Seret Scott) and her bohemian artist husband Victor (Bill Gunn) rent a summer...
Barely released in 1982 and all but unseen for over three decades, Kathleen Collins’ “Losing Ground” was a rare instance where the matter of a middle-aged black woman intellectual’s interior life is generously examined — and illustrated in rich symbolistic terms. It brings to life the dreams and disappointments of talented, educated black women who in the shadow of patriarchy. It’s a challenging and unpredictable movie that deserves the enthusiastic reception that met its rediscovery five years ago.
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Philosophy professor Sara Rogers (Seret Scott) and her bohemian artist husband Victor (Bill Gunn) rent a summer...
- 4/9/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.
Pioneering filmmaker Bill Gunn’s 1973 iconoclastic “Ganja & Hess” revolutionized the vampire genre and was effectively suppressed in the United States because it wasn’t the Hollywood horror movie that its producers had commissioned the artist to make. Gunn made a film unlike anything that came before it (and arguably even after), at a time when black films weren’t allowed to be much more than empty sensation. It comes with a mythical backstory that should inspire all filmmakers, but especially young black directors who would use the impulse to get creative.
The early ’70s...
Pioneering filmmaker Bill Gunn’s 1973 iconoclastic “Ganja & Hess” revolutionized the vampire genre and was effectively suppressed in the United States because it wasn’t the Hollywood horror movie that its producers had commissioned the artist to make. Gunn made a film unlike anything that came before it (and arguably even after), at a time when black films weren’t allowed to be much more than empty sensation. It comes with a mythical backstory that should inspire all filmmakers, but especially young black directors who would use the impulse to get creative.
The early ’70s...
- 3/26/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
The Feed producer Studio Lambert has made a number of drama moves, while Backyard Envy producer Renowned Films has hired a new head of development.
All3Media-backed Studio Lambert has promoted Maddie Sinclair (above) from head of development to executive producer and hired Mammoth Screen’s James Gandhi to replace her as head of development.
Sinclair, who has worked on shows such as Luther and The C Word, joined Studio Lambert in 2016 from BBC Studios, while Gandhi (right) was a script editor at ITV-owned Mammoth Screen, where he worked on Fearless and Vanity Fair for ITV and The City & the City and Noughts & Crosses for the BBC.
This comes as Studio Lambert is about to start shooting Nicole Taylor’s thriller The Nest for BBC One, while its sci-fi series The Feed is set to launch on Amazon and Virgin Media later this year.
“Maddie has been an...
All3Media-backed Studio Lambert has promoted Maddie Sinclair (above) from head of development to executive producer and hired Mammoth Screen’s James Gandhi to replace her as head of development.
Sinclair, who has worked on shows such as Luther and The C Word, joined Studio Lambert in 2016 from BBC Studios, while Gandhi (right) was a script editor at ITV-owned Mammoth Screen, where he worked on Fearless and Vanity Fair for ITV and The City & the City and Noughts & Crosses for the BBC.
This comes as Studio Lambert is about to start shooting Nicole Taylor’s thriller The Nest for BBC One, while its sci-fi series The Feed is set to launch on Amazon and Virgin Media later this year.
“Maddie has been an...
- 7/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Bet has ordered the docu-series “Copwatch America” from Renowned Films and Critical Content.
The show will follow the work of activists known as “copwatchers” who try to monitor police activity in volatile areas. Bet has ordered 10 hourlong episodes from Renowned Films and Critical Content.
“Bet Networks is committed to bringing important stories of systemic issues of race and justice across our nation to light. We are taking this on in a way no other brand and network can, through platforms like our powerful ‘Finding Justice’ franchise and our upcoming original docu-series Copwatch America,” said Marisa Levy, VP and head of unscripted for Bet Networks. “We look forward to partnering with acclaimed storytellers Renowned Films and Critical Content and continue to empower our community and focus on activists who use video cameras to protect the rights and in some cases, the lives of African-Americans in police encounters.”
“Copwatch America” is executive produced by Max Welch,...
The show will follow the work of activists known as “copwatchers” who try to monitor police activity in volatile areas. Bet has ordered 10 hourlong episodes from Renowned Films and Critical Content.
“Bet Networks is committed to bringing important stories of systemic issues of race and justice across our nation to light. We are taking this on in a way no other brand and network can, through platforms like our powerful ‘Finding Justice’ franchise and our upcoming original docu-series Copwatch America,” said Marisa Levy, VP and head of unscripted for Bet Networks. “We look forward to partnering with acclaimed storytellers Renowned Films and Critical Content and continue to empower our community and focus on activists who use video cameras to protect the rights and in some cases, the lives of African-Americans in police encounters.”
“Copwatch America” is executive produced by Max Welch,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Viacom’s Bet is exploring the men and women on the front lines fighting police brutality and injustice in a ten-part series from Critical Content-backed Renowned Films.
Copwatch America marks the biggest commission to date for the British production company, which has offices in La and which Tom Forman’s Critical owns a stake.
The series is a character-centric ob-doc that follows copwatchers from two U.S. cities including lifelong activists. The copwatchers, armed with cameras, fight every day to protect citizens, amplify the truth, and keep abuses of power in check. It will examine all sides of the story, also featuring police officers who insist they’re just trying to build up their communities.
The show was created by Renowned Films, which was set up by Max Welch, Duane Jones and Tim Withers in 2012, and is co-produced by Critical Content. Welch, Jones and Withers exec produce alongside Forman. The...
Copwatch America marks the biggest commission to date for the British production company, which has offices in La and which Tom Forman’s Critical owns a stake.
The series is a character-centric ob-doc that follows copwatchers from two U.S. cities including lifelong activists. The copwatchers, armed with cameras, fight every day to protect citizens, amplify the truth, and keep abuses of power in check. It will examine all sides of the story, also featuring police officers who insist they’re just trying to build up their communities.
The show was created by Renowned Films, which was set up by Max Welch, Duane Jones and Tim Withers in 2012, and is co-produced by Critical Content. Welch, Jones and Withers exec produce alongside Forman. The...
- 4/16/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Bet has given a 10-episode series order to the docuseries “Copwatch America,” the network announced Tuesday.
Produced by Renowned Films and Critical Content, “Copwatch America” is set to follow “copwatchers” from two U.S. cities, who turn their cameras on police to protect citizens, amplify the truth and keep abuses of power in check.
According to the network, the 10-episode series will feature voices from both sides of the issue, “from police officers who insist they are just trying to build up their communities, to the copwatchers determined to speak truth to power.”
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Executive producers on the project are Max Welch, Tim Withers and Duane Jones for Renowned Films and Critical Content CEO Tom Forman.
“Bet Networks is committed to bringing important stories of systemic issues of race and justice across our nation to light.
Produced by Renowned Films and Critical Content, “Copwatch America” is set to follow “copwatchers” from two U.S. cities, who turn their cameras on police to protect citizens, amplify the truth and keep abuses of power in check.
According to the network, the 10-episode series will feature voices from both sides of the issue, “from police officers who insist they are just trying to build up their communities, to the copwatchers determined to speak truth to power.”
Also Read: Lena Waithe's 'Twenties' Lands Back at Bet, Finally Gets Series Order
Executive producers on the project are Max Welch, Tim Withers and Duane Jones for Renowned Films and Critical Content CEO Tom Forman.
“Bet Networks is committed to bringing important stories of systemic issues of race and justice across our nation to light.
- 4/16/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The ‘Grave Tales’ Horror film series continues at Webster University Thursday February 28th with a screening of George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead (1968) . The screening will be at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts at 7:30 and a Facebook invite for the event can be found Here. Look for more coverage of the ‘Grave Tales’ Horror film series here at We Are Movie Geeks in the coming weeks.
“If you have a gun, shoot ’em in the head. That’s a sure way to kill ’em. If you don’t, get yourself a club or a torch. Beat ’em or burn ’em. They go up pretty easy.”
With 8-years olds watching The Walking Dead today with Mom and Dad today, it’s hard to convey just how grossed out and appalled people were when Night Of The Living Dead started popping up on...
“If you have a gun, shoot ’em in the head. That’s a sure way to kill ’em. If you don’t, get yourself a club or a torch. Beat ’em or burn ’em. They go up pretty easy.”
With 8-years olds watching The Walking Dead today with Mom and Dad today, it’s hard to convey just how grossed out and appalled people were when Night Of The Living Dead started popping up on...
- 2/26/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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
While George Romero rightfully gets the majority of the credit for the success of Night of the Living Dead, Duane Jones doesn’t get nearly enough praise for his performance as Ben. Whether or not, as Romero claimed, Jones’ casting was simply a matter of him giving the best audition, I find it hard to believe that Romero didn’t recognize the potency of a black male lead forced to navigate rural white America in addition to the impending zombie apocalypse.
It’s also important to note that the film would not have worked with just any black actor. Jones balances Ben’s flaws with a sympathetic portrayal that makes his brutal end all the more tragic. It’s a phenomenal performance that left me wondering why Jones didn’t have more opportunities in the genre, so I was delightfully surprised when I recognized him in Bill Gunn’s 1973 quasi-vampire flick Ganja & Hess.
It’s also important to note that the film would not have worked with just any black actor. Jones balances Ben’s flaws with a sympathetic portrayal that makes his brutal end all the more tragic. It’s a phenomenal performance that left me wondering why Jones didn’t have more opportunities in the genre, so I was delightfully surprised when I recognized him in Bill Gunn’s 1973 quasi-vampire flick Ganja & Hess.
- 11/28/2018
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
To celebrate the release of Hell Fest – out in UK cinemas 16th November – we have a quad poster to giveaway!
A terrifying tribute and modern twist on classic bloody slasher fun, Hell Fest is the perfect treat for anyone who doesn’t want Halloween to end. Starring Amy Forsyth (Rise), Bex Taylor-Klaus (The Last Witch Hunter) and Tony Todd (Final Destination).
In this thrill ride, college student Natalie is visiting her childhood best friend Brooke and her roommate Taylor. If it was any other time of year, these three and their boyfriends might be heading to a concert or bar, but it is Halloween, which means that like everyone else they will be bound for Hell Fest – a sprawling labyrinth of rides, games and mazes that travels the country and happens to be in town.
Every year, thousands follow Hell Fest to experience fear at the ghoulish carnival of nightmares.
A terrifying tribute and modern twist on classic bloody slasher fun, Hell Fest is the perfect treat for anyone who doesn’t want Halloween to end. Starring Amy Forsyth (Rise), Bex Taylor-Klaus (The Last Witch Hunter) and Tony Todd (Final Destination).
In this thrill ride, college student Natalie is visiting her childhood best friend Brooke and her roommate Taylor. If it was any other time of year, these three and their boyfriends might be heading to a concert or bar, but it is Halloween, which means that like everyone else they will be bound for Hell Fest – a sprawling labyrinth of rides, games and mazes that travels the country and happens to be in town.
Every year, thousands follow Hell Fest to experience fear at the ghoulish carnival of nightmares.
- 11/16/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
George A Romero’s 1968 classic about a mass attack by cannibalistic ghouls is brilliantly perplexing, horrifying and mysteriously allegorical
The grandaddy of low-budget zombie siege horrors, George A Romero’s 1968 classic casts a long shadow. It remains a nightmare experience that’s not easily brushed off. And despite its ramshackle scrappiness in production terms, and some dated gender politics, the storytelling is first class, pitching us straight into the action, but only revealing its full hand gradually. The first “ghoul” (nobody says zombie in the film) attacks Barbra (Judith O’Dea) and kills her brother in broad daylight within minutes. Taking refuge in an abandoned house, Barbra soon receives company from more shuffling ghouls, hungry for human flesh, but also from Ben (Duane Jones), a young African American man who proves to be the only character in the movie with the wherewithal to do something about the crisis. He’s...
The grandaddy of low-budget zombie siege horrors, George A Romero’s 1968 classic casts a long shadow. It remains a nightmare experience that’s not easily brushed off. And despite its ramshackle scrappiness in production terms, and some dated gender politics, the storytelling is first class, pitching us straight into the action, but only revealing its full hand gradually. The first “ghoul” (nobody says zombie in the film) attacks Barbra (Judith O’Dea) and kills her brother in broad daylight within minutes. Taking refuge in an abandoned house, Barbra soon receives company from more shuffling ghouls, hungry for human flesh, but also from Ben (Duane Jones), a young African American man who proves to be the only character in the movie with the wherewithal to do something about the crisis. He’s...
- 10/24/2018
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
A half-century ago, the living dead had their night, but for decades Night of the Living Dead has only been seen in murky, fuzzy versions. Directed by horror legend, and father of the zombie film, the late George A. Romero, the film is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential horror films of all time.
Night of the Living Dead tells the deceptively simple story of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse and find themselves fending of a horde of recently dead flesh-eating ghouls. Romero’s claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combining gruesome gore with acute social commentary, while quietly breaking ground by casting an African-American actor (Duane Jones) in its leading role.
Prior to his death in 2017, Romero supervised the restoration of...
Night of the Living Dead tells the deceptively simple story of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse and find themselves fending of a horde of recently dead flesh-eating ghouls. Romero’s claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combining gruesome gore with acute social commentary, while quietly breaking ground by casting an African-American actor (Duane Jones) in its leading role.
Prior to his death in 2017, Romero supervised the restoration of...
- 10/23/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Jason from Mnpp here for another round of "Beauty vs Beast" and on a very special day at that - not only is today the first day of October, marking my favorite season of the year (the spookey season) but today is also the 50th anniversary of George A Romero's masterpiece Night of the Living Dead! There were "zombies" of a sort before NotLD came out - mostly folks put under "voodoo curses" or the like - but Romero refined the monster to its modern form and created billions upon billions of dollars for entertainment executives in the process. But nothing's gonna top the stark simplicity of that original 1968 nightmare.
Facing down the horde I was torn between choosing our hero Ben (the magnificent Duane Jones) or his leading (comatose) lady Barbra (Judith O'Dea) - I went with the latter because Barbra gets a bad rap if you ask me.
Facing down the horde I was torn between choosing our hero Ben (the magnificent Duane Jones) or his leading (comatose) lady Barbra (Judith O'Dea) - I went with the latter because Barbra gets a bad rap if you ask me.
- 10/1/2018
- by JA
- FilmExperience
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