Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Now that the first season of The Walking Dead has concluded [with the highest ratings of any drama on cable], Robert Kirkman sat down for an interview with the fine folks at CBR.com. You can read part one here and then come back tomorrow for part two.
Eric Powell, the writer/artist/creator of The Goon, has an eight page Goon story running in the pages of the USAToday. You can read it here… well part one is up today and you’ll have to go back tomorrow for part two.
If you subscribe to Entertainment Weekly, then you’ve probably already received your copy of The Walking Dead issue. If you don’t sub, then you might want to look for a copy which hits stands on November 29th. If you’re a fan of the show, then you’ll want a copy because Entertainment Weekly goes behind the scenes to talk to…
“…all the key players, including comic creator Robert Kirkman, executive producers Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd, and star Andrew Lincoln…” and others.
EW.com recently posted an interesting article by Clark Collis titled, “Night of the Living Dead: How a 42-Year-Old Zombie Movie Refuses to Die.” If you’re a George Romero, Night of the Living Dead, The Walking Dead, zombie fan or if you just want to know how the zombie craze was kickstarted, then you should give it a read.
A few weeks ago, EW.com posted their choices for the 20 Scariest Movies of All Time. Using just their picks here are my top five:
5. CARRIE (1976): I saw this at a midnight showing during it’s initial theatrical release. I thought that Carrie [Sissy Spacek] was creepy, but her mom [Piper Laurie] was terrifying. And I’m man enough to admit that the ending made me jump out of my seat.
4. JAWS (1975): I went with the family and saw Jaws in a sold out theater. Everything about this movie worked: the cast, the direction, the story, the music and the mechanical shark that appeared, oh so, real. And I’m man enough to admit that at one point I jumped so high in my seat that I thought I was going to go over the back. [Hey, I’m starting to see a pattern about me jumping during scary movies…]
3. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968): I first saw NOTLD on a small tv using a VHS machine. [Yes, I’m that old.] I’d already seen “Dawn of the Dead” in a theater, but found NOTLD to be much scarier. It was easy to see how this classic spawned a new genre of zombie movies.
2. 28 DAYS LATER (2003): I saw this during it’s initial theatrical release with my oldest son. There are so many great scares… the priest banging on the door and then coming down the hall; the church full of what appear to be dead bodies, and then one turns his head; being chased up the stairwell; the car getting a flat tire in the tunnel and so many more. Just writing about the movie makes me want to watch it again!
1. THE EXORCIST (1973): Although I did get to see The Exorcist in a theater, it wasn’t until it was re-released in 1979. I went with my future wife and best buddy. Without a doubt, this is the creepiest/scariest movie I’ve ever seen. A lot of people talk up the gross/shocking scenes with the vomit spewing, cursing possessed child. To me, the scariest stuff were the subtler scenes: grandma walking up the steps and then turning and walking back down, the marks appearing on the child with no explanation, and so on. This is the one movie that stayed with me long after I saw it… and continued to creep me out.
Now this is a trailer that works!
Hot off the Press Internet: A little over an hour ago, The Hollywood Reporter posted that AMC had renewed The Walking Dead for another full 13 episode season. Here’s why…
The drama series, toplined by Andrew Lincoln, has broken ratings records, with the show reaching more viewers in the 18-49 demo than any other cable TV show. The Walking Dead’s series premiere on Halloween drew 5.3 million total viewers and Sunday’s “gutsy” episode took in 4.7 million — that’s an incredibly high retention of a record rating and surely made this pickup an easy decision for AMC.
Recently, in response to the overwhelmingly positive response to AMC’s The Walking Dead, Boston.com posted their choices for the Top 25 Zombie Movies of All Time. Using just their selections, here is my top ten:
Way back in July of 2007, it was announced that Johnny Depp was going to team with Tim Burton for a big screen adaptation of the cult tv classic Dark Shadows. Although over the last 3 1/2 years there’s been some movement, it was pretty much just talk.
That may have changed today, since Slashfilm has posted that filming will begin in April 2011. An April start date sounds good to me… especially since they didn’t specify it would be on the 1st.
To celebrate Halloween, artist extraordinaire, Francesco Francavilla posted a drawing a day on on his Pulp Sunday blog. If you missed out, it’s not too late to see every drawing plus the grand finale!
Thanks to Francesco for his great taste in movies and wonderful art!
In honor of Halloween Eve and the premiere of The Walking Dead tomorrow night, I give you MakeMeZombie.com. [Via Neatorama]
If you’re a Walking Dead fan, who didn’t discover the series until after the back issue prices had already gone through the roof… boy, are you in luck! Starting in January, Image Comics will begin reprinting the single issues of the series — shipping one issue per week all year long! For full details, click here. [Via Newsarama]
Back in September I posted about the dvd release of the 1960’s tv series Thriller. You know, the series that Stephen King called…
“Probably the best horror series ever put on tv.”
My guess is Uncle Stevie’s quote is better known than the series itself. But that doesn’t mean that it ain;t true. Over at Mulholland Books, writer David J. Schow [Internecine], makes a case that King was on point with his assessment of the series. And don’t forget that
One of my favorite comics, The Walking Dead, may soon become one of my favorite tv shows. It may also become one of my favorite novel trilogies. That’s right, it’s been announced that…
…Thomas Dunne Books, a division of St. Martin’s Press, will publish a trilogy of original novels set in The Walking Dead “universe,” beginning in 2011. Kirkman will conceptualize and outline the books, which will then be developed by horror novelist Jay Bonansinga (Perfect Victim, Shattered).
