We love Dream Home

Network Releasing are on a roll! Earlier this year they released the wonderfully subtle and nostalgic Martin Scorsese & Alec Baldwin produced Lymelife. This month they are set to release the rather awesome and wacky Dream Home (19 November).

A little while ago I was lucky enough to see Dream Home. I had heard some good things about it so I wasn’t going in totally blind. My understanding was that it centered on someone’s attempts to acquire a Dream Home under some tough conditions in the Far East.

Dream Home - Cheng Li-sheung (Josie Ho) is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is determined to keep her dream alive - even if it means keeping her would-be neighbors dead. Cut-throat real-estate prices call for bloody countermeasures....


After reading the synopsis and watching the trailer visions of; Three Extremes (Sam gang y), Audition (Ôdishon), The Ring (Ringu), Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara), The Grudge (Ju-on), One Missed Call (Chakushin ari), Pulse (Kairo) and other great Eastern shockers seeped into my consciousness. So the screening was certainly going to be interesting if nothing else.

Soho Screening room. Lights dim. Projector flares up. For the next 96 minutes the audience veers from white knuckle terror, cringing disgust, to giggles & back again and by the time the credits roll it had completely charmed me. I absolutely loved Dream Home.

The gist of it is that Cheng Li-sheung (Josie Ho) is a hard working young lady; she works in a thankless job in a bank call centre dealing with dismissive clients all day. Unlike her colleagues when the day ends she does not head out to blow off some steam, she heads to her second job as a sales assistant in a clothing store. She has a callow boyfriend, who’s married, not to her - who fits her in around his work, wife and golf schedule. She supports her sickly ungrateful father and at every turn her attempts to buy a home are dashed.


You soon get the picture that young Cheng’s life seems empty and oppressed, something of a modern day Hong Kong Cinderella, desperately needing the help of a fairy godmother.

Dream Home has a similar narrative structure to a Quentin Tarantino film, so the story rolls out in flashback as well as real time - building up to the climax. So we really get to understand more about Cheng’s motivations, her back story and her dream of owning a home - with a harbour view. All the way from her humble childhood through to her butterfly like metamorphosis to the screen's latest slasher queen. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say watching Cheng’s convincing transformation was like witnessing the birth of a new screen character similar to the likes of; Patrick Bateman (American Psycho), Michael Myers (Halloween) and Ghostface (Scream).

Dream Home is not any of those great Easternt horrors I listed above, it’s something different and not going to be easy to pigeon hole. Which is why I’m not surprised that it’s being pitched as a slasher film and the dark satire has been played down. Make no mistake it will horrify and there is a fair amount blood and gore. But it's beautifully shot and you’ll be chuckling - sometimes at the gore.

I saw Dream Home a couple of days after seeing Piranha 3D and couldn’t help but draw
similarities between the two. Both films are filled with gore, both filled with blood,
both have humorous elements except Dream Home is more satire than slapstick, is
relevant, was presumably made for a fraction of the cost, is innovative and actually
entertaining. Even it's poster is a wry take on the American Dream via American
Beauty.

Key to Dream Home is that it has an emotional focus and charm, which comes down largely to Josie Ho’s portrayal of Cheng. I could not help feel sympathetic to her going through the troubles and tribulations as she tries to fulfill her childhood dream and I’m pretty sure she’ll win you over and even though she has a dark side you’ll be silently rooting for her.

It’s easy to see why Hollywood have snapped Josie Ho up and she’ll soon be seen in, not one, but two major productions; Steven Soderbrgh's Contagion starring; Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon and Marion Cotillard as well as in acclaimed director Hany Abu-Assad’s The Courier starring along side Mickey Rourke and Dean Morgan.

Dream Home is deftly handled by Pang Ho-cheung and although it’s efficient, it’s beautifully shot especially the scenes of Hong Kong architecture.

The visuals and editing are slick and innovative (including some class gore FX) throughout but maintain the emotion. I guess the highest compliment regarding the production that I can throw out is that; it’s an Eastern film, with an Eastern cast, shot in Cantonese, gives a really good feel for Hong Kong but translates very easily to a western audience. This may have been helped by the relevant and topical subject matter but Dream Home is one very well made film.

For fairness I should mention that there were a couple of minor errors in the subtitles on the print I saw - although, if anything I felt it added to the charm of Dream Home.

Dream Home will be on a big screen near you this Friday 19 November. And is our pick for this week's releases.

Director: Ho-Cheung Pang
Starring: Josie Ho, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Michelle Ye, Eason Chan, Norman Chu

More info:
Over at the Dream Home microsite.

The Last Seven review and premiere

Let me start by saying I loved The Last Seven. I thought it was great little concept driven film. A fresh diamond in the rough amongst all the copy cat, gangster wannabe British independent films that “have a go” every year.

After reading some of the reviews for The Last Seven I would compare it to 2009s “Hush” another great little film you have probably never heard of. It’s not similar to Hush in terms of story or subject matter. Hush is a taut thriller that Hitchcock would have been proud of about:

“A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident.” - IMDB

The Last Seven is about something entirely different. The similarities are; that it is a lot easier to overlook these small films because they’re local, don’t have big name stars attached to them or a Hollywood marketing engine behind them. Nevertheless they are both really really enjoyable films.

The Last Seven Premiere - Producer Actor Simon Phillips, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The Last Seven Premiere - Aisleyne Horgan, Sebastian Street & Martin J. Thomas, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The Last Seven Premiere - Actor Producer Billy Murray, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.
The Last Seven Premiere - Heading into the cinema, that's John Mawson, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

My other half serendipitously got us tickets to the Premiere so I was fortunate enough to see The Last Seven on the big screen and even though the transfer had some minor problems it was pretty spectacular on the big screen - particularly the eerie ghost town shots of an empty London. However I suspect when viewing The Last Seven on a smaller screen some of the effect may be lost.

The Last Seven Premiere - Producer Toby Meredith introduces The Last Seven, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The Last Seven Premiere - Heading into the cinema Rita Ramnani on the left, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

I’ve read a couple of negative reviews trickling in for it and too be honest I just don’t get it. The Last Seven is not Inception but it’s a damn good try by first time Director Imran Naqvi at making a decent, clever and engaging film. It’s not entirely original but the sweeping shots of London and top class editing, decent referential script and the story of seven people trying to put together a mystery will keep you both engaged and on your toes.

London is dead silent. Into this silence walks seven disparate souls, thrown together purely by circumstance. They are desperately hoping to find the reason behind the situation and how they can escape it. But lurking in the darkness of this dead, silent metropolis something way beyond reason is on the move. And it knows that the prey, the last seven, are powerless to stop it.

In a not-too-distant future, the face of London has changed dramatically.

Stung by ineffectual politics, a rapidly expanding population and the ravages of climate change it can no longer take the strain and collapses in on itself. Down from 7 million, now only 7 individuals remain and together they must form a new society in the face of a desperate, unforgiving future.

I can be the harshest critic but could easily overlook any faults to be sucked into the referential, engaging and mysterious world of The Last Seven. I guess a big part of what I liked about The Last Seven was that I spent most of the film trying to figure out what was going on and I only pieced it together about 20 seconds before the end. That is good going for a film as I can’t recall the last time this has happened in a cinema (and I see a lot of films). See it before someone gives away crucial bits of the plot.

Stand out performances from Tamer Hassan (who owns most of the screen - in both size and presence), the gorgeous Daisy Head and increasingly more reliable Simon Phillips.

It may be that The Last Seven is actually for a fairly niche audience the Sci-Fi/Horror crowd even though it doesn’t fit wholly into either genre. I have to say I’m surprised that The Last Seven is being launched so close to FrightFest 2010 without being part of it. I can’t help think that this is exactly the audience that would appreciate it and premièring at a festival like FrightFest would have given it a leg up and reached its audience a lot sooner.

Director: Imran Naqvi
Starring: Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer, Rita Ramnani, John Mawson, Daisy Head, Simon Phillips, Ronan Vibert, Sebastian Street

UK, 2010 2009, 84 mins

The Last Seven review and premiere
The Last Seven is being released by Metrodome in select cinemas Fri 27 August and will be available on DVD from 30th August

More info:
Over at the The Last Seven website

Film4 FrightFest 2010

If you are still unfamiliar with FILM4 FRIGHTFEST it's time to come out from under that rock and embrace the UK's premiere fantasy and horror film festival.

Now in its eleventh year, each August thousands of genre fans gather together in the heart of London's West End at the prodigious Empire Cinema for five packed days of premieres, previews, personal appearances, signings and surprises.

FrightFest first hit the scene in August 2000 and right from the start the festival set out its stall with the World Premiere of Ed Gein and UK premieres of Scary Movie, Pitch Black and Audition. Then based at the world famous London grindhouse cinema The Prince Charles, the annual 4-day festival has grown to become, in the words of Time Out, “the premiere event of the year for horror fans”, in the process helping to launch the careers of directors Christopher Smith (Creep, Severance) and Simon Hunter (Mutant Chronicles) plus hosting many first UK screenings including Shaun of the Dead and Eli Roth’s Hostel.

We have been fortunate enought to attend events at Frightfest in previous years and will be going along this year which looks to be the biggest and best yet.

The schedule for this year's 5 day extravaganza is as follows:

FILM4 FRIGHTFEST 2010
Thursday 26th to Monday 30th August 2010.

MAIN EMPIRE SCREEN	DISCOVERY SCREEN
Thursday 26th August
6.30 - HATCHET II 9.15 - PRIMAL 11.15 - DEAD CERT
Friday 27th August
11.00 - EGGSHELLS 1.00 - TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 3.00 - TOTAL ICON TOBE HOOPER 5.00 - ISLE OF DOGS 7.15 - F 9.25 - RED HILL 11.30 - ALIEN VS. NINJA	10.45 - BURNING BRIGHT 12.45 - THE CLINIC 3.00 - FINALE 5.00 - WOUND 7.15 - OUTCAST 9.45 - HIGANJIMA: ESCAPE FROM VAMPIRE ISLAND2
Saturday 28th August
11.00 - CHERRY TREE LANE 1.15 - THE TORTURED 3.15 - 13 HRS 6.30 - I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 9.00 - MONSTERS 11.30 - DREAM HOME	11.00 - CHRISTOPHER ROTH 1.15 - FANBOYS 3.30 - AFTER.LIFE 6.35 - FINALE 9.00 - BURNING BRIGHT
Sunday 29th August
11.00 - THE PACK 1.00 - ANDY NYMAN'S QUIZ FROM HELL + FILM4 FRIGHTFEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SHOWCASE 4.00 - WE ARE WHAT WE ARE 6.30 - DAMNED BY DAWN 9.00 - A SERBIAN FILM 11.30 - THE LOVED ONES	11.00 - HIGANJIMA: ESCAPE FROM VAMPIRE ISLAND 1.30 - OUTCAST 4.05 - WOUND 6.35 - AMER 9.05 - THE CLINIC
Monday 30th August
11.15 - VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP AND VIDEOTAPE 1.15 - THE DEAD 3.30 - BEDEVILLED 6.30 - RED WHITE & BLUE 9.00 - THE LAST EXORCISM	11.00 - AMER 1.30 - AFTER.LIFE 3.35 - FANBOYS 6.35 - CHRISTOPHER ROTH

The full schedule can be found here!

This year, highlights for me include; a Total Film discussion with Tobe Hooper (director of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre), screenings of Gareth Edwards eagerly anticipated Monsters and the Eli Roth produced The Last Exorcism.

Film4 FrightFest 2010

Where:
The Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London 26th to 30st August 2010

When:
Thurs 26 - Mon 30 August 2010.

More info:
Over at the FrightFest website and tickets on 08 714 714 714 or over at the Empire Website

Psychosis Premiere & QA

In 1992 a group of young Anarchists braved the snow covered wilderness to set up camp against the construction of a motorway by-pass. A terrible fate awaited them. 15 years later Susan, a successful horror novelist and sensitive soul relocates from her native California to the rural English countryside in search of peace. The newly-wed finds it in an idyllic, remote Hamlet. It is here that Susan's living nightmare unfolds.

Join the Prince Charles Cinema on Tues 13th July for the Theatrical Premiere and Cast & Crew screening of Reg Traviss's horror flick Psychosis. Starring Charisma Carpenter and lead singer of the newly re-formed The Darkness, Justin Hawkins!

Director: Reg Traviss
Starring: Charisma Carpenter, Paul Sculfor, Ricci Harnett, Justin Hawkins, Axelle Carolyn

UK, 2010, 89 mins, English

Psychosis Premiere & QA

Where:
The Prince Charles Cinema7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY

When:
8:30pm, Tues 13 Jul, 2010

More info:
Over at the Prince Charles website

Teen Wolf v The Lost Boys Curzon Midnight Movies

Yo Midnight Movie Fans! Exciting news awaits with an update on the next Curzon Midnight Movies night, a summer announcement.

Forget that Twilight nonsense - on Friday 9 July, Midnight Movies presents the ULTIMATE battle between Vampires and Werewolves as our classic 80’s night returns!

Raid your wardrobe and join us for a face-off between preppy werewolves and leather-clad vamps at Curzon Soho when we present a choice of two cult 80s films: TEEN WOLF or THE LOST BOYS.

Plus karaoke before the films and a late bar with the best retro cocktails and live music from Reel Music DJs.

Teen Wolf
Puberty comes with a few surprises as Scott discovers werewolf powers that make him a hot basketball player and a hit with the ladies.

The Lost Boys
Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire…

Teen Wolf v The Lost Boys Curzon Midnight Movies

Where:
Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 5DY

When:
10.00pm. Films start at 11:45pm, followed by a late bar until 2.00am, 2010

Dress code: will it be fur or fangs? There’s a very cool prize package for the best, including Last Exit to Nowhere t-shirts!

Age restriction:
Ticket holders must be at least 18 or older.

More info:
Over at the Curzon website

2010 Film4 FrightFest Opening & Closing films announced: Hatchet II & The Last Exorcism

The 2010 Film4 FrightFest will kick off with the world Premiere of Adam Green’s Hatchet II. The highly anticipated sequel to his instant stalk-and-slash classic relating the murderous antics of the bayou butcher Victor Crowley.

Green has promised more of everything – fun, laughs, nastiness, splatter - in the new adventure that picks up from the moment Hatchet ended and follows Marybeth as she escapes from the clutches of Victor Crowley, learns the truth about his curse, and heads back into the haunted New Orleans swamp to seek revenge for her family and kill Victor Crowley once and for all.

It's probably worth noting that 55 gallons of blood were used in the making of the first Hatchet, Hatchet 2 reportedly used over 120 gallons of fake blood in principal photography alone.

It's rumoured that a number of the cast will be attending the Premiere.

Director: Adam Green
Starring: Danielle Harris, Tony Todd (Yes, Candyman), Kane Hodder (Yes, Jason Voorhees), Tom Holland, R.A. Mihailoff, Parry Shen, AJ Bowen

USA 2010, English

The closing night's film is..... the European premiere of Daniel Stamm’s The Last Exorcism.

A terrifying look at possible demonic possession as seen through the documentary lens of a camera crew following the career of repentant preacher Cotton Marcus. Attending the glittering European premiere will be director Stamm and producers Eli Roth and Eric Newman.


Director: Daniel Stamm
Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Louis Herthum, Iris Bahr, Caleb Landry Jones, Tony Bentley

USA, 86 mins, English

The rest of the programme will be announced on July 2, the day before weekend passes go on sale.

2010 Film4 FrightFest Opening & Closing films announced: Hatchet II & The Last Exorcism

Where:
The Empire Cinema, 5-6 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA

When:
Thurs 26 to Mon 30th Aug, 2010

More info:
Over at the Film4 FrightFest website

Black Death Review & Premiere

I love seeing films in advance of the general public as limited exposure to marketing hype and word of mouth allows me to experience the film first hand and with no expectations. Such was the case with Black Death.

Plague-ridden medieval England: Bodies lie scattered in their hundreds, the country is in turmoil. One hope remains, rumours of a village that is unaffected by the deadly disease. As Gods ambassador, young monk Osmund (Eddie Redmayne) is tasked in leading the fearsome knight Ulrich (Sean Bean) and his group of mercenaries to the remote village. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer - someone able to bring the dead back to life.

Their journey is treacherous and filled with danger; encountering deadly bandits and vicious witch-burnings that will put their faith to the ultimate test. Though its upon entering the village that their true horror begins...

From Christopher Smith, director of cult hits Creep, Severance and Triangle, comes a brutal and terrifying epic that guarantees to chill the blood and stir the soul.

Black Death is the film you wanted to see when you first heard about Inglourious Basterds (before Tarantino wryly pulled the carpet out from under us) - with the exception that it is set in the much darker and dangerous bubonic Plague ridden Middle Ages. This men on an intense mission doesn't let you forget the complex fundamental religious issues at its core whilst by no means being a "message movie".

Much bigger and broader than Creep and Triangle live wire Christopher Smith's direction is top notch and really allows the cast to flourish. Black Death is the return to form of the Great British Darkness.

The UK Premiere of Black Death was hosted by FrightFest at The Coronet Cinema in Notting Hill. Director Chris Smith and cast members; Andy Nyman, Kimberley Nixon, Johnny Harris & Jamie Ballard were in attendance and did a short QA after the screening. Also spotted at the Premiere were Actress & Author Axelle Carolyn & Director Neil Marshall.

Queue gathering outside the Coronet Cinema for the Black Death Premiere.
It went all the way around the block - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

FrightFest organisers Alan Jones, Paul McEvoy & Greg Day with
Actress & Author Axelle Carolyn & Director Neil Marshall

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

FrightFest organiser Alan Jones introducing Black Death Director Christopher Smith

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Black Death Director Christopher Smith hanging with FrightFest organisers
Paul McEvoy & Ian Rattray during the introduction

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

FrightFest organiser Alan Jones introducing Black Death Director Christopher Smith

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Black Death Director Christopher Smith introducing Black Death and cast members;
Andy Nyman, Kimberley Nixon, Johnny Harris & Jamie Ballard

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Black Death Director Christopher Smith introducing Black Death and cast members; Andy Nyman, Kimberley Nixon, Johnny Harris & Jamie Ballard

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Catching up with Black Death Director Christopher Smith after the Premiere.
Sorry the pics so blurry but I prefer the moment captured in this one over the the non blurry pics.
Super talented Christopher Smith is one of those dynamos that kinetic energy seeps from

Black Death Premiere - Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Director: Christopher Smith
Starring: Sean Bean, Carice van Houten, Eddie Redmayne, David Warner, Kimberley Nixon, Andy Nyman, John Lynch, Tim McInnerny, Johnny Harris

UK / Germany, 2010, 101 mins, French with English subtitles

Black Death Review & Premiere

More info:
Over at the Black Death website

UK Premiere of BIRDEMIC plus Special Guests

It's the one you have been waiting for! The one that takes it to the next level and then some! Clearly the guys over at Curzon have read my plot outline for the brilliant future classic"BONES" as they thought that this post may be my thing.

The Curzon Soho MIDNIGHT MOVIES presents

From VIsionary Writer/ Director James Nguyen

Master of the Romantic Thriller™

C O M E S

A new breed in terror...

BIRDEMIC

The Curzon Soho MIDNIGHT MOVIES presents the UK Premiere of BIRDEMIC (plus Special Guests)

Curzon Midnight Movies is proud to host the first UK screening of cult sensation Birdemic: Shock and Terror, the new ‘romantic thriller’ by James Nguyen. The film is a horror/action/special-effects-driven love story about a young couple trapped in a small Californian town under siege by homicidal birds, and also tackles topical issues of global warming, avian flu, organic living, sexual promiscuity and lavatory access.

The Curzon Soho hope to welcome director James Nguyen to introduce the film. With thanks to Severin Films.

Join the Curzon Soho from 10pm for Reel Music DJ set (playing all your favourite film tracks) and cocktails.

“The latest hot ticket in America… a cult hit!” - BBC World News

“The greatest Avian Horror Flick since The Birds” - Time Out New York

“Birdemic’s hynoptic charm remains through Nguyen’s secret weapon: sincerity” - The Village Voice

Sign up to the Curzon Midnight Movies mailing list by emailing ‘listme’ to midnightmovies@curzoncinemas.com, join us on Facebook at MIDNIGHT MOVIES @ CURZON or follow us on twitter.com/midnight_movies.

Director: James Nguyen. Starring: Alan Bagh, Whitney Moore, Tippi Hedren. USA 2008. 90 mins.

UK Premiere of BIRDEMIC plus Special Guests

Where:
Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 5DY

When:
10:00pm for Party, Film at 10:00pm, Fri 28 May, 2010

More info:
Over at the Curzon Soho website

Splice UK Premiere - Sci Fi London 09 Opening Night

SCI-FI-LONDON 09 kicks off later this month. Unless you have been asleep under a dark monolith you will know that SCI-FI-LONDON is the UK’s leading genre event and an internationally recognised launch pad for genre movies.

At each festival they have at least a dozen UK premieres, special screenings and other sci fi related events. This year looks like it's a scorcher! The opening night film for SCI-FI-LONDON 09 is non other than Vincenzo Natali's eagerly anticipated SPLICE.

SPLICE (Vincenzo_Natali)
Uploaded by SFLTV. - Full seasons and entire episodes online.

Directed by Vincenzo Natali and produced by Guillermo del Toro Splice is an exciting, and sometimes shocking, yet perfectly formed hybrid of horror and sci-fi with a difference.It’s common knowledge that genetically modified food is not a good thing, so splicing human and animal DNA together is a definite no-no. However, ambitious young scientists Clive (Adrian Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) continue with their experiments, even after their funding is pulled. When they successfully produce a new hybrid species they become rebel superstars of the scientific world.

Elsa decides to raise the creature as her own, and it goes through several changes that make normal hormonal changes of puberty pale into insignificance. Like all parents, Clive and Elsa think they have created the perfect offspring, until it makes its final, shocking metamorphosis that could destroy them, and those around them.


Splice UK Premiere - Sci Fi London 09 Opening Night

Where
Apollo Piccadilly Circus
19 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4LR

When
8:30pm, Weds 28 Apr, 2010

More info at SCI-FI-LONDON or gets tickets at 0871 220 6000 or directly through the Apollo Cinemas Website

Short Film Networking Event - Horror Special

Non multiplex cinema.com's popular Films In The City networking and short film screening event will take place on Tuesday 6th April at the Deloitte Auditorium in Central London.

Due to popular demand, this event will be a horror special! They have teamed up with the Abertoir Film Festival to bring you a special Horror event.

There'll be the chance to network with 100+ people afterwards but we'll be screening the best shorts that Abertoir have screened. There will also be a special panel discussion with two feature film directors and horror experts about the horror industry in general.

Entry is guest list only so email info~at~nonmultiplexcinema.com to get on it or find us on facebook. Entry is a £5 donation at the door for the Haiti emergency fund.

Short Film Networking Event - Horror Special

Where
Deloitte Auditorium EC4A 3TR

When
7:00pm, Tues 7 Apr, 2010

More info over at Nonmx.tv

Survival of the Dead Red Band Trailer

Hot on the heels of yesterday's Rec2 trailer. The King of the Zombies is back! George A. Romero's latest bloodfest Survival of the Dead has just been given a Red Band Trailer.

On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.

More George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead Info

Survival of the Dead is the 6th film in the "Dead" series that includes; Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead.

As with Romero's previous Zombie films Survival starts after it's predecessor Diary of the Dead left off, but is expected to be vastly different and will not be a direct sequel.



Survival of the Dead Red Band Trailer

When
Survival of the Dead has an expected DVD release date of 15 March, 2010

For more info and clips head over to the official Romero Myspace page

Rec 2 Trailer & first 5 minutes

Zombie Fest! [Rec] 2 the long awaited sequel to Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza's Spanish zombie smash hit is being released at the end of May


[Rec] 2 picks up where the low budget but incredibly tense and innovative [Rec] left of and follows a medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras sent into the sealed off apartment to control the "situation".

[REC] 2 Movie Trailer - [REC] 2 UK Trailer

It looks like [Rec] 2 has bigger budget and lost the headache inducing low quality (but authentic) camera work.

But wait there's more we dug out the first 5 minutes of [Rec] 2 from our archives. Unfortunatley it's in its original Spanish- but it does give a feeling of what to expect.

Rec 2 Trailer & first 5 minutes

When
[Rec] 2 has an expected UK release date of 28 may, 2010