The Dead, a new Blue-Ray and DVD release from Anchor Bay Films, hit the shelves o across the country this week with a vengance! It has been hailed as the greatest Zombie Film of the year. It goes where few (if any) Zombie movies have gone before: Africa. The movie follows the story of an American mechanic who was part of an evacuation that went wrong, and an African military man who is simply trying to find his son. Like most Zombie flicks, the duo struggle to find survivors, food, water, and ammo. Unlike most Zombie flicks, almost all of the Zeds are black, and … [Read more...]
For Love of Zombies: Wednesday Lee Friday Reviews

For Love of Zombies “For the Love” is a way of describing creative work that you don’t get paid for. It can be web design, writing, music, or in the case of For Love of Zombies, short film. I was kindly sent a screener by writer/director Ron DiPrimio and Little Red Wagon Films; and it took me over a week just to watch it. This is the best Night of the Living Dead fan film I have seen since 1990’s Night of the Living Bread. The film begins with two pitch-perfect horror nerds on a road trip to drop their girlfriends off at college. The whole cast … [Read more...]
Picking Brains with Wednesday Lee Friday: Nikolai Pigarev

If you're not watching a lot of foreign horror, you're really missing out. There's the French and their love of literal bloodbaths, the exquisite torture found in so many Asian horror classics, and good ol' zombie chomping action a'la the Spanish REC, and Denmark's Opstandelsen. The United States have, by no means, cornered the horror market. With that in mind, I was stoked to check out the new trailer for the new Russian film, Meteletsa (Translation: Winter of the Dead). The film's director, Nikolai Pigarev, was kind enough to sit down and answer a few of my … [Read more...]
The Road To Hell is Through Zombie Valley
Creating your own decent micro-budget Zombie Film takes much more that just a camera and some make-up, and sometimes less. A lot of work goes into making any film but even more when that film is horror... and if you are thinking Zombies... it may be easier to go construct your own full-sided pyramid from scratch without any modern tools. What makes it so challenging? Well, first you need a story. Then you need to make that story into a script. Then you need volunteers... er, actors and crew, so that you don't cut into your already non-existent budget. You'll … [Read more...]
Cowboys & Zombies: Wednesday Lee Friday Reviews

When Left Films Ltd sent me a review copy of Cowboys & Zombies, I was pretty stoked. Cowboys? Zombies? What's not to like? Even if it's not high cinema, it'll still be good for a watch, right? I wasn't able to see it for a while as I had to reformat it from a UK print. My anticipation built. By the time I got my mitts on it, I was practically foaming at the mouth. Sadly, it was all for naught. To say that this movie literally killed me with its badness would be a misnomer. It only figuratively killed me with badness. Mild spoilers lurk here—but … [Read more...]
World War Z a Trilogy?
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks was arguably one of the most epic and influential Zombie books of the 21st Century! Will the movie adaptation of the book live up to its inspiration? We find out on December 21, 2012! The release date is a brilliant, albeit predictable piece of marketing in its self as it is the date of the end of the world or some believe. If the world does begin to come to an end at the conclusion of this year, the last thing people will be doing is going to see a movie so perhaps its not the best idea after all. Die … [Read more...]
Picking Brains with Wednesday Lee Friday: Maurice Vaughan

I'm delighted to be back at ZZN with a new interview. For those of you who don't know, I took a short sabbatical to put the finishing touches on my new book before I handed it off to the publisher and editor. I'm delighted to be able to share this interview with up and coming screenwriter, Maurice Vaughan. He has a killer zombie screenplay in the works, and some lofty ideas about how he plans to elevate the genre. WLF/ZZN: Hey Maurice, thanks for taking the time to answer our Q's. Let's start with what we call The Grandma Question. Why do you have to write … [Read more...]
The Next George A. Romero Film not “…of the Dead”
George A. Romero is the undisputed Godfather of the Modern Zombie. Dr. Steve Schlozman is quickly becoming the foremost expert on Zombie Medical Science. Together, they are making Romero's latest Zombie Masterpiece! In a recent interview, Romero stated that he is proud to be working on a screen play adaptation of "The Zombie Autopsies", a book by a friend of his. That "Friend" is none other than ZZN's very own Zombologist Dr. Steve Schlozman! We caught up with Dr. Steve and asked him for his take on being considered Romero's buddy, and having his book made into … [Read more...]
Picking Brains with Wednesday Lee Friday: Jeremy Gardner

J Gardner's debut picture, The Battery looks to be one of those amazing zombie films that does a whole lot with a few dollars and some really dedicated performers. After the interview, you'll find a short clip that I predict will make you as stoked as I am to see this flick. Mr Gardner has a lot of erudite things to say about filmmaking, Romero, and day-jobs. WLF/ZZN: Hey Jeremy! I so appreciate you taking the time to answer Q's for Zombie Zone News. Your movie The Battery was made for around $6,000. With such a small budget to work with, why choose … [Read more...]
Lionsgate to Produce ‘Dead Island’ Movie
Back in February, the teaser for Dead Island rocked the world with over a million views in 24 hours. It gave new meaning to the term "Viral Video" (zomb-pun absolutely intended). The three minute trailer seemed an obvious choice for a film adaptation! After a hardcore legal death match, one film studio came out on top as the rights owner to the Dead Island Movie: Lionsgate Films. “This is exactly the type of property we’re looking to adapt at Lionsgate: it’s sophisticated, edgy, and a true elevation of a genre that we know and love. It also has built … [Read more...]




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