American Zombie: George A. Romero’s Film Revolution
The Light Factory is a photography and film museum in Charlotte, NC, and we (and our partner, Reel Soul Cinema) present American Zombie: George A. Romero’s Film Revolution honoring filmmaker George A. Romero, director of the original Night of the Living Dead (now in its 40th Anniversary year), who will be joining us in person for the entire weekend, September 19-21. Details behind the cut.
- Romero will attend and perform Q-and-As at six screenings of his films, in addition to a comic book signing and a one-on-one seminar.
- It’s the 40th Anniversary George A. Romero’s The Night of the Living Dead.
- We are screening several “hard to get” films that rarely screen publicly.
- EVERY RETROSPECTIVE SIMILAR TO OURS HAS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT!
- Film students at UNC Charlotte have already developed a MySpace page for the project.
We have developed a unique website for this retrospective: http://www.zombiestakecharlotte.com/ with information about Romero, all of the details the event (who, what when, where, and how much), as well as all of his movies (The Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and Diary of the Dead).
The Retrospective is happening Friday, September 19 through Sunday, September 21.
Press release submitted and posted by request.
Comments (7)
ZzDeuceX on 04 Aug 2008 at 9:57 am #
If I lived anywhere near there and didnt work as a security gaurd ((Lots of weekend work you know…)) I would so be there. I already have a good portion of his movies, but I would love to see them theatre style, dig? That would be great with a giant soda…and maybe popcorn…I’m gonna go watch the old Dawn of the dead now…I just got a craving.
Blitz Haigen on 05 Aug 2008 at 8:43 pm #
To tell you the truth, I hate zombie movies and if I faced real zombies I would probably be the first to run rather than fight. So, as much as I wish I could go see this, I know in my heart that I wouldn’t go because I hate watching zombie movies.
ZzDeuceX on 07 Aug 2008 at 6:12 am #
Let it never be said that one was a coward for not facing his enemy. One is only a coward when one would rather die than face the enemy. I watch the movies because they are the best way to prepare yourself for the sights you would see. The gore. The blood. When you de-senseatize yourself to it, the the real stuff won’t habe as much effect. ((This is all theory. I’ve never been in close proximity to real gore, so the smell may still have a massive effect on me.))
NoxTerran on 08 Aug 2008 at 10:28 am #
i agree with the desensatizing it would cause but i have grown up watching zombie and horror movies my whole life, nothing in a movie scares me now, i acutally enjoy watching a movie and taking bets on who is gonna die first, but i have also been around real blood as a hunter and yea, it has a SUPREME effect on you when its the real deal. nothing like the movies.
Avakar on 18 Aug 2008 at 1:07 am #
Desensitization through movies is a joke, the movies only serve to provide scenarios of which one can learn from the mistakes of others. As for Remero i have all his films and more and celebrate them regularly. I have actually made a drinking/betting game out of zombie movies, based on which body part gets munched first, who gets munched first, sex of first person munched, survivors, contributors, psychos, weapons, cliches, there are so many variables to make a game from! Make your own it’s a lot of fun.
Phantom-edge on 11 Jan 2009 at 8:52 am #
Hhmmmm….yes it would be quite bad to base your whole persona in a movie(s) no matter how many movies you have seen it will never prepare you for the real thing….big reason you cannot pause or reset real life….to be honest I really hate people who completly self elude themselves thinking they are ready for anything that comes at them…..well enough of that, I personally love Romero’s films and would love to meet him in person one day….so I am excited :)
Phantom-edge on 11 Jan 2009 at 8:52 am #
Hhmmmm….yes it would be quite bad to base your whole persona in a movie(s) no matter how many movies you have seen it will never prepare you for the real thing….big reason you cannot pause or reset real life….to be honest I really hate people who completly self elude themselves thinking they are ready for anything that comes at them…..well enough of that, I personally love Romero’s films and would love to meet him in person one day….so I am excited :)