Apocalyptic infection flicks rarely show the initial chaos of their respective outbreaks. In fact, most zombie movies tend to skip over the downfall of civilization entirely, focusing on what happens after society has already collapsed. And even when these stories dare to take place during the immediate aftermath of a global crisis, most filmmakers (like George A. Romero in his seminal Night of the Living Dead) prefer to place their main characters in isolated locations where they’re only shown brief snippets of how the rest of the world is dealing with the calamity.
Obviously, there’s a simple explanation for this. Large scale stories need large scale production budgets and few studios are willing to bet that amount of money on a gory genre flick. Even World War Z had to be tragically neutered in order to justify its blockbuster financing, and indie filmmakers can’t exactly pay out...
Obviously, there’s a simple explanation for this. Large scale stories need large scale production budgets and few studios are willing to bet that amount of money on a gory genre flick. Even World War Z had to be tragically neutered in order to justify its blockbuster financing, and indie filmmakers can’t exactly pay out...
- 3/27/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Title: George A. Romero Presents Deadtime Stories, Volume 2 Directed by: Matt Walsh, Jeff Monahan and Michael Fischa Starring Nick Mancuso, Antone Pagan Marty Schiff, Jeff Monahan, Tim Coceri, Justin Tatum, Christina Fallon, Kristin Slaysman, Amy Marsalis Running time: 101 min, Rated R Horror master George Romero presents a 2nd volume anthology of three horror short films. The Gorge – three friends go spelunking and get trapped in a cave. They have to resort to drastic measures in order to stay alive. This one had some cheesy gore effects, but the story itself was decent. On Sabbath Hill – a college professor gets a shock when one of his students...
- 11/7/2011
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Details are emerging for the release of Deadtime Stories 2. This is the second horror anthology to be narrated by the Master of Horror himself, George A. Romero. This time around, Romero has three tales of the macabre which range from fatal cave climbing to haunting students and even to a disease causing space dust. Each short is about thirty minutes long, with a cumulative runtime of 141 mins'. The titles of the shorts are: "The Gorge," "On Sabbath Hill," and "Dust." Enjoy the trailer for Deadtime Stories 2, as Romero tells viewers to "be very afraid!"
Yet, the original Deadtime Stories (2009) has been called "sub-par" (DVD Talk) and "pointless" (DVD Sleuth). As well, Romero's performance in the first series has been called "disjointed." Also, in the latest trailer for Deadtime Stories 2, Romero seems subdued and more ready to take a nap rather than scare audiences (we still love you George). Finally,...
Yet, the original Deadtime Stories (2009) has been called "sub-par" (DVD Talk) and "pointless" (DVD Sleuth). As well, Romero's performance in the first series has been called "disjointed." Also, in the latest trailer for Deadtime Stories 2, Romero seems subdued and more ready to take a nap rather than scare audiences (we still love you George). Finally,...
- 9/2/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Mirjana Karanovic, David Thornton, Here and There Featuring David Thornton, European Film Award nominee Mirjana Karanovic (for Grbavica in 2006), Cyndi Lauper, Branislav Trifunovic, and Antone Pagan, Darko Lungulov’s Here and There was Serbia’s initial submission for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (The film was disqualified because it contained too much English-language dialogue.) Here and There follows a jaded middle-aged New Yorker who goes to Serbia to make some quick cash by marrying someone in need of U.S. immigration papers. His plan goes awry when the promised cash never arrives. Meanwhile, a young Serbian immigrant struggles to eke out a living in New York, while desperately trying to bring his girlfriend from Serbia to [...]...
- 5/23/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Abel Ferrara is set to make his Broadway debut, directing the revival of Miguel Pinero's Short Eyes.
The King of New York director is reviving the original 1974 production, which follows the lives of a racially-mixed group of inmates at a New York prison who are joined by a white middle-class man accused of raping a girl.
Carl Rumbaugh and Susan Batson - who worked on the 2004 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, starring Sean 'Diddy' Combs - will produce, along with Antone Pagan and Charles Rosen.
Casting has not yet begun on the show, which is expected to debut during the 2010-2011 season.
The King of New York director is reviving the original 1974 production, which follows the lives of a racially-mixed group of inmates at a New York prison who are joined by a white middle-class man accused of raping a girl.
Carl Rumbaugh and Susan Batson - who worked on the 2004 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, starring Sean 'Diddy' Combs - will produce, along with Antone Pagan and Charles Rosen.
Casting has not yet begun on the show, which is expected to debut during the 2010-2011 season.
- 2/24/2010
- WENN
Editor’s Note: This is one of several interviews, conducted via email, with directors whose films are screening at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. “Here and There” (World Narrative Feature Competition) Feature Narrative, 2009, 90 min., Germany, Serbia, U.S. Director: Darko Lungulov Primary Cast: David Thornton, Mirjana Karanovic, Branislav Trifunovic, Cyndi Lauper, Jelena Mrdja, Antone Pagan Screenwriter: Darko Lungulov Producers: Darko Lungulov, Djordjije Lekovic, Vladan Nikolic Director of Photography: Mathias Schoeningh Editor: …...
- 4/14/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Filming on George A. Romero Presents: Deadtime Stories Volume 2 got underway just before this past Christmas. What’s that, you ask? What happened to Volume 1? Glad you asked.
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“Volume 1 is scheduled to come out in the spring, Volume 2 [which we previously reported on here] in the fall, and Volume 3 starts shooting this summer,” explains writer/co-director/co-producer Jeff Monahan (who also stars in Volume 2’s segment “WeT”). “Our distributor, Showcase Entertainment, really liked what they saw in Volume 1. Then when they got so much interest from territories all over the world so quickly,...
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“Volume 1 is scheduled to come out in the spring, Volume 2 [which we previously reported on here] in the fall, and Volume 3 starts shooting this summer,” explains writer/co-director/co-producer Jeff Monahan (who also stars in Volume 2’s segment “WeT”). “Our distributor, Showcase Entertainment, really liked what they saw in Volume 1. Then when they got so much interest from territories all over the world so quickly,...
- 2/20/2009
- Fangoria
We received word this morning that 72nd St. Films, 555 Films and Sanibel II Films' George A> Romero Presents... Deadtime Stories: Volume 2 has recently completed principle photography. The three new stories, written by Jeff Monahan, are Quota, directed by Matt Walsh and shot in South Western Pennsylvania, as well as WeT, directed by Michael Fischa, and Valley Of The Shadow, directed by Monahan, both shot on Hunting Island, South Carolina. Romero will introduce each tale. The second of three announced volumes star Nick Mancuso, Antone Pagan, Tim Colceri, Kristin Slaysman, Amy Marsalis and Jeff Monahan. The series is being distributed by Showcase Entertainment. Click the title above for full plot details on all three films. Check out the trailer for the first volume that we found back in November.
- 12/29/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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