George Romero Teaches Old Zombies New Tricks:

By Meredith Woerner




Cult task perhaps, but one George Romero sinks his teeth into, in a promo video for his film ...Of The Dead.

Romero's next movie takes place on a little island being overrun by the undead. But instead of hacking up each former family member into little zombie bits, the residents are trying to find a cure. Unfortunately we all know what happens when you have one zombie: they reproduce like bunnies. There's a fight over who shall inherit the island — people looking for a zombie-free oasis, or those looking for a cure. But most folks in the little town are content to chain up their loved ones inside their houses and pretend everything is all right. So of course, havoc and mayhem ensue.

There still isn't a release date for this film, as it is in production, and who knows if the ...Of The Dead title will stay. But still, it's good to see Romero back in the undead business, even thought the quality of this clip is questionable. But I keep my mind open for a redeeming and graphic thriller, after that whole Diary nonsense.

Dawn Of The Dead Goes 3-D:

George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" will be dimensionalized to stereoscopic 3-D for a planned theatrical release. New Amsterdam Entertainment has tapped 3-D company In-Three, which will use its proprietary dimensionalization process to turn the 1978 indie horror flick movie into 3-D. The project is expected to be completed within the year.

So far the only legacy 2-D film that has been converted and re-released in digital 3-D is Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas," which Disney released in October 2006 in 168 theaters, grossing $8.7 million. Disney reissued the film in October and plans to repeat this year and in 2009. There are slightly more than 1,000 3-D-ready digital screens in the domestic market, and that number is expected to grow.