It’s been over 4 months since George A. Romero is no longer among us (February 4, 1940 – July 16) to fight the zombies that seem to be everywhere today. The man who brought the living dead to the modern age (Night of the Living Dead 1968), then to the contemporary one, the Dawn of the Dead (1974), two of his five magnum opus zombie films, he also made a SF about biological mutations The Crazies (1973) and one of the most interesting films about vampires, Martin (1977), a Nights of the round table on motorcycle, Knightriders (1981), adaptations after Stephen King (Creepshow-1982, The Dark Half-1993) after Edgar Allan Poe (Two Devil’s Eyes-1990). Neither games nor series of films like Resident Evil, nor the success stories of today’s The Walking Dead, Fear of the Walking Dead, Z Nation, nor World War Z, nor any living deads remakes and spin-offs would have existed without him. Quentin Tarantino, a forever fan of his, said “A” from George A. Romero’s name comes from “a fucking genius.” That’s it.
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Dracula Film Festival celebrates George A. Romero in the 3 x 3 / In memoriam at Cinemteca Patria. Free entry.
Thursday, October 19 at 21.00
Night of the Living Dead (USA, 1968)
Directed by: George A. Romero
With: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman
Duration: 96 min.
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Saturday, October 21 at 17:00
The Land of Death (USA, 2005)
Director cut unresolved
Directed by: George A. Romero
With: Asia Argento, Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper
Duration: 97 min.
*
Sunday, October 22 at 17:00
Creepshow (USA, 1982)
Directed by: George A. Romero
With: Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau
Screaming by Stephen King
Duration: 120 min.
