John Sears | January 17, 2011
Cuba’s formerly state-subsidized film industry has long been known for art films and high brow entertainment, but in recent years as the economy fell on harder times, the state has cut back on its support, and the industry has crumbled. In response, at least one enterprising and very mercenary young Cuban filmmaker has an idea [...]
John Sears | January 16, 2011
I know, I know, I’ve talked a lot about these faux historical analyses of Zombie media popularity over time a lot lately. First with i09, then with Flowtv, now with Wired, right? Believe it or not, Wired’s is one of the weakest, since they don’t show, or even explain, their work in any meaningful way. [...]
John Sears | January 13, 2011
I was recently linked via Zombie Universe to this talk from 2009 by one Dr. Steven Schlozman, who teaches psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, as well as practicing childhood and adolescent psychology and lecturing at Harvard’s School of Education. A prestigious individual talking about an important and widely neglected, when not actively maligned, community, here [...]
John Sears | January 13, 2011
Recently we’ve talked about how Zombie Walks shouldn’t be an exceptional experience but an ordinary part of daily life. Ironically, it seems there are those out there in the Anti-Zombie film industry who agree, looking to tap into this burgeoning part of the movement – to reduce casting costs and provide footage for one of [...]
John Sears | January 7, 2011
Here at The Zombie Rights Campaign we feel strongly about supporting works of art and media that *don’t* abuse the Differently Animated in these dark times, even more so when the works promote inclusiveness and tolerance. So when we heard about the 1 Second Film, a massively collaborative effort to produce a 1 second long [...]
John Sears | January 6, 2011
After hearing the good news about the legal streaming of ‘Kore wa Zombie desu ka?’ being streamed to much of the world via Crunchyroll, it’s a bit of a let-down to hear about an ultra-trashy Zombie exploitation picture from Japan going international as well: Terracotta Distribution will soon be putting Takao Nakano’s Japanese cult horror [...]
John Sears | January 2, 2011
Oh, we see how it is, Mr. Pegg and Mr. Frost, and the blatant double standard is NOT appreciated: Reuniting once more, Pegg and Frost play two sci-fi/comic nerds on their way to Area 51 where they hope their adventure will turn up some evidence of alien life. Unfortunately for them, it does and it’s [...]
John Sears | January 1, 2011
DVDTown.com has a run-down of all the titles slated for release in 2011 from various categories. It might not surprise you to learn that 2011 is going to be a very big year for movies about, and sadly often exploitative of, Zombies: Right now, there are at least eight zombie movies slated for release sometime [...]
John Sears | December 30, 2010
A new Anti-Zombie movie in or about to start production entitled ‘Blood Lodge’ is holding a benefit of sorts for the film on January 8th in New Jersey: MULLICA TOWNSHIP – Graffiti Playhouse Productions, a South Jersey-based film company, is hosting a benefit party 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 for its new [...]
John Sears | December 27, 2010
Google pointed me to this interview in the Fall River, MA Herald News with author and zombie film critic (as opposed to Zombie film critic, a Zombie who reviews movies) Tony Schaab: What do a devout family man, Humane Society volunteer, DJ, actor, comedian, troupe manager of the comedy improvisational troupe IndyProv, college enrollment coordinator, [...]