Yuengling Presents: “Yueng in the Ring 5″
“K.S.W.A. Krazy Tour 2008″
7:00pm Saturday, July 26, 2008
Obey House Tavern
1337 Steuben Street
Pittsburgh, PA. 15220
For Tickets & Show Information Call
412-726-1762
Tickets $5 in Advance & $6 at the Door
Hosted By::
Pittsburgh New Works Festival
When:
Saturday Jul 26, 2008
at 11:00 AM
Where::
Open Stage Theatre
2835 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
United States
Come audition for “Phase 3″ and 17 other local theatre companies. This is a great way for all of you experienced actors to be seen by a large number of theatres as well as a fantastic opportunity to “get your feet wet” as a less experienced actor.
www.channel13films.com is a new upstart horror fan website that is looking for horror movies fans to go check it out and talk to other horror movie about films, books, reviews, and lots of independent cinema! So Gross Movie Reviews says, “Go check it out!”
www.channel13films.com
CINEMA WASTELAND MOVIE & MEMORABILIA EXPO
October 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2008
Holiday Inn Select - Strongsville, OH. 44136
Check us out at: www.cinemawasteland.com
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News that just can’t wait for the August update!…
Gear up for one helluva show this October crew. I just finished off confirming the last of our Fall Show Guests and I can’t imagine a better person to round out our 14th Show.
JOHN AMPLAS - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, John Amplas, would be best known to most fans as the troubled teen who may or may not be a vampire in George Romero’s classic MARTIN (1977). He was also “Dr. Ted Fisher” in DAY OF THE DEAD (1985), and appeared in Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978), and CREEPSHOW (1982). John is new to the whole convention scene so let’s show him why Wasteland fans are the best fans out there when he makes a rare appearance at this October’s show. And you can catch his complete bio on the web site, naturally.
I also have it on somewhat good authority that writer and director PERICLES LEWNES will be with us in October and stationed at the Troma tables. Lewnes, as many may recall, is the man responsible for the often imitated, yet never duplicated, cult classic REDNECK ZOMBIES (1986).
And speaking of Troma, it seems the long awaited, POULTRYGEIST: Night of the Chicken Dead (2008) is ready to be unleashed upon the world at large. It will be showing in Cleveland October 3-5, 2008 at the Cleveland institute of art’s cinematheque. Yep, it’s screening over CW’s convention weekend and I’m not one to advertise anything that may take people away from the show, but hey, I’m a nice guy and Troma supports us, so I’ll mention it for them.
NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO GRAB A STACK OF POSTCARDS OR FLIERS! See my Postcard and Flier blurb below, and help us spread the word. After all, you’d hate to see me shut down the show, right?
OK, that’s all of the news not fit to wait until August for. Feel free to check out the Wasteland web site for complete guest bios, along with movies and events as we add them. Once again, it looks like Cinema Wasteland will be leading the pack as far as shows not to miss so gear up, get excited, and by all means, don’t forget to order your advance tickets TODAY to get your best price on EVERYTHING we have to offer you come October’s show.
Let’s end things with the usual batch of Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo reminders and call the July update history:
TICKETS: For everything we offer attending fans, there is no better bargain than an advance ticket to a Cinema Wasteland Show and no better time to plan to be with us than right now. No “hidden fees” at a Wasteland show guarantees every fan through the door is treated just like the person standing next to you in line; and your ticket in gets you everything we have to offer except for an autograph from our guests. Order before 9/5/08 and you can get an advance 3-Day Pass for only $30.00. Yes, that was correct: Thirty bucks. Cheap at twice the price if you ask me. You can also save $5.00 on any single day pass ordered in advance before 9/5/08. With prices for damn near everything high, there is no better way to get your moneys worth than attending a Wasteland weekend.
HOTEL: The hotel sold out in record time last show, and with every hotel and motel in the area more than likely raising prices on you by what I hear, I can’t imagine it’s not a good idea to reserve your room ASAP for October’s show. You can reserve your room by calling The Holiday Inn direct at (440) 238-8800, or reserve your room on our web site. Just remember to ask for “The Cinema Wasteland rate of $89 per night” in order to save yourself a few bucks over regular room rates, and DO NOT take the hotel up on any other offers they may mention as that won’t help you or us in the long run.
FLIERS and POSTCARDS: Updated fliers and postcards are ready to ship out. If you’d like to help spread the Cinema Wasteland word, right now is a great time to start. And we don’t expect you to download one flier off our site and print it off yourself like the cheapskate cons do either. Just say the word and we’ll be more than happy to send you a stack of fliers or postcards for the October show to pass out. Bars, specialty shops, video stores, tattoo parlors, college campuses, music stores… All good places for Wasteland attendees to hang out. If you frequent any place that you think may be a good place to put a stack of fliers and you’d like to help spread the Wasteland word, then by all means, get in touch and I’ll be more than happy to send off a stack. As always, any help in spreading the word about the show is appreciated and actually helps prevent ticket prices from going up in the long run.
VIDEO FOOTAGE: I’m always looking for any and all footage fans may have shot over the course of the weekend. I’m particularly interested in the panels, guest talks, and Ghastlee’s Saturday night live show, but I love to check out whatever anyone shoots at the show. I used to get a lot of footage from people for my personal collection, but it’s slowed down greatly over the past couple of years (so I’m really looking for footage from the past three or four shows). We’re the only show out there that let’s attending fans shoot anywhere they want, so hey, give a little back to the guy who makes it happen for you fans. Our PO Box address is at the bottom of every update we send out…
All kinds of conventions and film festivals going on between now and when we get a break off the road in September. Don’t forget to punch up MEET THE WASTELAND on the main web page to see if we’ll be attending any shows in your area. After 21 years of growing old, fat, and gray in this business, it’s always great to run into Wasteland fans past and present when we’re on the road.
Cheers,
Ken
Cinema Wasteland
July 18th 2008
FANpit: Free For All
We take your calls…anything goes!
Release the hounds! It’s a fan pit frenzy this week on Deadpit Radio, as CK and UB field the mass assault of hungry Pitheads calling into the show. DVDs will be used for barricades, and this week we’ve got some nice stopping material with Scott Phillip’s latest Manson-themed dish “Gimme Skelter”, Patrick Rea’s required weekly short film “Paint Shaker”, Lionsgate’s new anthology “Trapped Ashes”, the aptly titled “I Spit on Your Corpse, I Piss on Your Grave”, and an exclusive sneak peek of the mother clucking new Troma film “Poultrygeist”. All this plus a new series of Diary of the Deadpit films, some news on upcoming guests, and an amazing new offer for all the memorabilia fans…only on Deadpit.com!
Save the date!
July 30th 2008 at 7pm, Celebration Cinemas in Lansing, MI. Tickets $8.
The premiere of ‘The Model Father’
A feature length drama set in Michigan during the mid 1960’s is the story of a family wrestling to stay together against impossible odds.
Powerful performances by John Lennox, Mary Grace Casanova and Cody Wass, weld the story of hope, betrayal and redemption. ‘Sometimes broken pieces can never be put back together again.’
Written, directed and produced by Shane Hagedorn, my company NEW HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT in collaboration with Michael McCallum as producer/AD and his company REBEL PICTURES.
See the trailer here : Trailer
Visit the website.
www.themodelfather.com
Produced entirely in Michigan with locations in Lansing, Alpena and surrounding mid Michigan counties. This movie is the first of several movies produced by New House Entertainment and Rebel pictures to be released in 2008-2010, including ‘Fairview St’ and ‘Handlebar’
See the trailers here:
www.fairviewstreet.com
Handlebar
Please come out and support Michigan film making. Thank you.
Shane Hagedorn
Anubis Digital Studios and City Block Louisville present the first ever “Who wants to be a Female Action Hero?” Talent Contest. Anubis Digital (www.AnubisDigital.com ), the award-winning Film Company that produced the hit zombie/comedy DEAD MOON RISING, is looking for some beautiful female talent to round out their fantastic cast. Amateurs and seasoned actors welcome.
Wednesday July 23rd, at 9:00 PM
You MUST BE 18 or older to audition!
This is your chance to show your stuff in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE at City Block (www.cityblocklouisville.com ), Louisville¢s largest and most diverse entertainment complex with 6 venues under one roof.
Are you Hot or Not? Strut your stuff and prove you have what it takes to be a Female Action Star. Anubis Digital will have a stage, lights and will be rolling HD cameras LIVE at City Block. Women of all races will compete to show they are the most talented and beautiful in Kentuckiana. The winners will win recurring roles on DEAD MOON RISING 2, the video series!
The winners will fight off the undead when we host the WORLD¢S LARGEST ANNUAL ZOMBIE BALL & Gathering on HALLOWEEN weekend! We will devour the world record for a zombie gathering. Space is limited to only 3000 zombies, so sign up today.
See details on www.AnubisDigital.com
Mark E. Poole
Anubis Digital Studios
Director@AnubisDigital.com
www.AnubisDigitalStudios.com
www.DeadMoonRisingMovie.com
Fangoria Magazine¢s Video of the Month, May 2008
*WINNER* Best Zombie Film - Fright Night Film Fest 2007, Louisville
*WINNER* Audience Award for BEST FEATURE at Cine-Fest 2007!
*WINNER* “Best of the Fest” at Big Damn Film Fest 2007, Cincinnati
Gross Movie Reviews #132
By Tim Gross
Welcome to another rounded mess that I have written… As the heat is becoming a bitch this summer it is just a reminder that you need to rent some cool cheesy flicks!
The Dead Hate the Living! (VHS) – A low budget zombie film from Dave Parker who seems to be hated by some horror film fans for making this “Full Moon” trash in 1999. Love it… Hate it… It was something different at the time it came out as two best friends who grew up watching Fulci and Romero films set out to make the ultimate no budget zombie film in abandon asylum where of course they broke into. After finding a mysterious video of a man claiming to be a scientist getting attacked by some monster and finding his corpse in the basement in a strange coffin, the two friends kick it up a little with using a real dead guy for their horror film. Next thing you know they open the gate to hell and references to “The Beyond” among other Fulci classics are thrown out there with every other line of dialogue. Personally, I enjoyed the film except for its very shitty CGI ending as it pays homage somewhat or in some weird way to the “The Beyond”. Lots of blood, lots of hot girls, low budget film from “Full Moon Pictures”, I give it 3 stars and a must rent even if you hate it. Also available on DVD… for you non-VHS fans.
The X-Files: Season Three (DVD) – This season of the popular cult TV series made it go from cult status to mainstream as everybody was wondering if there was really aliens out there on Friday nights! This season of “The X-Files” went in so many directions but went much deeper into the alien/government conspiracy more than any other season and expanded the mythology of what’s truly out there with even going as far as making fun of itself to having a serious episode with Peter Boyle as a life insurance salesman who can tell you how you will die and when. The usual suspects: Smoking Man, The Lone Gunmen, X, the alien bounty hunter played by horror genre favorite Brian Thompson all make their presence known. Along for the ride was even Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura and Alex Trebeck make an appearance as the “men in black”. The season opens with a “to be continued…” episode and ends with one leaving you asking the main question “where exactly did the black oil come from?” Some fans argue this was the best season of episodes out of the series, I tend to agree to disagree but a very entertaining box set for any kind of fan of the show as I give it 3 ½ stars.
The Cars That Ate Paris (VHS) – A fucked up, independent, oddball sort of film from Peter Weir in the mid-70s where young men in wrecked cars run people off the road who come near the small town of Paris. Very odd, but worth watching just for the few bloody as hell car accidents. I give it 2 stars.
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (Theater) – The comic book hero mostly known as “RED” is back and fights elementals, ogres, and the ancients for the fate of earth. The film is above and beyond visually stunning and beautiful but fails to be better or worse for that matter than the first film. The film is very entertaining, expands the story of Hellboy and its characters but plays out more like a warm up film to something greater on the horizon in the series. But shit, Hellboy is a very interesting character and still has lots of stories to be told as I will be looking forward to them as I give it 3 stars.
Dolly Dearest (VHS) – Who would have guessed? A killer doll movie where the doll just happens to be possessed by an ancient devil baby! Not original by any means but a very enjoyable shitty horror movie that is worth another look by you “Child’s Play” fans? If that doesn’t make you want to watch it, how about Rip ‘fuckin’ Torn as one of the heroes of the shitty film… I fucking love shit like this as I give it 2 ½ stars.
Ghouls (DVD/Sci-Fi Channel) – A war between ghouls and druids are taking place… Wait! The movie sucks donkey shit! The hot girl in it doesn’t even show cleavage for the love of god! The only fucking real redeeming thing of the film is when the ghouls become solid form and they look kick ass. Other than that, trash it and move on! I give the movie ½ star.
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (DVD) – Ok, the movie opens up on a cheesy movie set where an evil doll named “shit-for-brains” and others are brought to life by Satan to kill a fat, middle-aged, virgin! Buy it! Anyhow, the sultry and beautiful Michelle Bauer brings in her baked goods into Cheatum Studios back lot where they are filming ‘Tiny Terrors 9’. And yes, the Gingerdead man is alive and well with no back-story on his return and hanging out in the baked good box waiting for a chance to rein his terror on unsuspecting actors, directors, and make-up men all for a chance to be human again. The movie makes fun of Full Moon films, the fans, and the genre period in all good classic B-movie fun. This film is so bad it’s great! The movie is packed with sub-par filmmaking, great gore shots, and appearances by John Carl Buechler, Greg (KNB) Nicotero, Greg’s brother Frank, a killer gingerbread cookie, and the producers are William Butler and Charles Band, what else in the world could you ask for in a “Full Moon” flick? The DVD itself does not have much in extras which is sort of unusual for a Charles Band production but it still deserves 3 ½ stars.
William Shatner’s Full Moon Fright! Presents ‘Vampire Journals’ (DVD) – Who gives a blue fuck if you seen the movie and hated it or already own like I do? This DVD is an experience in itself as this was part of an experiment for the Sci-fi Channel a few years back on Saturday nights at 11pm where they had William Shatner host “Full Moon” films on his own show where he not only did skits in between commercials but interviewed some cool people after the flick was done. It was like a modern day “Monstervision” but with the whacked out William Shatner! All you have to do is push play and watch it all the through and you get the whole experience as people should buy this DVD and have parties watching it as it is an experience that all horror fans need to witness. It’s cheesy, its bad, it makes no sense, but its fun as hell to watch a great train wreck as I give this great DVD that has an interview with Stan Lee 4 stars.
Any comments or questions please send to: GrossMovieReview@aol.com or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan . Also you can purchase any of my three horror movie review books, “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One, Two, or Three” at www.lulu.com or www.amazon.com . You can also find other reviews from me at www.bastardsofhorror.com , www.bloodtypeonline.com , and in the movie review section of the latest Ultra Violent magazine (www.uvmagazine.com). Remember folks if you are renting from Blockbuster you are not renting from the best! Support your local independent video store! It will keep horror alive………
Don’t forget to catch me at Louisville, Kentucky’s Fright Night Film Fest August 15-17th, 2008. Check out www.frightnightfilmfest.com for more details.
My book links if interested in purchasing a copy of my books:
Volume Three
http://www.lulu.com/content/2497428
Volume Two Red Cover
http://www.lulu.com/content/738100
Volume Two Alternate (black) Cover
http://www.lulu.com/content/751465
Volume One
http://www.lulu.com/content/265208
“K.S.W.A. Summer Time Bruise”
7:30 Saturday, July 19, 2008
Lawrenceville Moose
120 51st Street
Pittsburgh, PA. 15201
For Tickets & Show Information Call
412-726-1762
All Tickets Summer Special $5
* Main Event *
Ultimate Survivor Match
Team Alexander - Anthony Alexander, Latin Assassin, Bloodbeast & Alex Arcadian
vs.
Team Kaida - Ali Kaida, Mike Malachi, Vinnie Stone & Biker Al
8 men enter and there will be only 1 survivor. This will be the most dangerous match in the history of the KSWA. Kaida has promised Alexander will bleed and pay the price for his sins!!!
“The Enforcer” Shawn Blanchard w/Frank Durso
vs.
Kris Kash
“The Future” Shane Starr w/Frank Durso
vs.
Justin Sane
Cool off with the KSWA. One lucky fan in attendance will win 4 tickets to Sandcastle Water Park.
Thanks to Klingensmith Health Care & Rubinoff Company
for use of their parking lots during all K.S.W.A. Events
All fans can park in the parking lots across the street from the Lawrenceville Moose!!!!
Marty Lyons - K.S.W.A. Public Relations
Keystone State Wrestling Alliance
www.kswa.net
myspace.com/kswawrestling
Fright Night Film Fest August 15-17th, 2008
Fright Night Film Fest just went across the highway in Louisville and they are now at the :
Holiday Inn I-64 East
1325 S.Hurstbourne Parkway I - 64
Louisville, Ky. 40222
1-502-426-2600
1-800-287-0037 to make reservations or go to www.deadpit.com for the link or go to www.frightnightfilmfest.com for more details…
Go buy “Gone the Way of Flesh” dam it!!!
“GONE THE WAY OF FLESH” is finally available on DVD from Cut ‘N’ Run Productions! Get your copy today!! You can order by sending a check or money order of $15.
00 to:
Cut ‘N’ Run Productions, L.L.C.
P.O.
Box 133
East Pittsburgh, PA 15112
You can also purchase it at these Pittsburgh locations:
Borders Books And Music
The Exchange- Monroeville, Squirrel Hill
CD Warehouse- Monroeville
Half Price Books- Monroeville
Heads Together/706 Records- Squirrel Hill
We will have secure credit card sales available on our website www. cutnrunproductions. com soon!
July 11th 2008
Horror Roundtable IX
Roundtable Goes To Hell!
The world of Horror Talk Radio gets Brutal ‘N Bloody this week as we give you the NINTH edition of DEADPIT Radio’s ‘The Horror Roundtable’. This time around we have Dr. Blood of ‘Dr. Blood’s Video Vault’ and Ed Demko from BloodtypeOnline.com in the trenches of the horror talk goodness with of course CK and UB. In addition to that we take your phone calls in the very first Interactive Roundtable where the fans answer some of the topics discussed on the show. Uncle Bill and Creepy K go through some of the latest DVD’s as well like Larry Fessenden’s ‘The Last Winter’ , Stephen Sommers ‘The Mummy Returns’ , Christian De Rezendes’ touching documentary ‘41′ and a return to the swamp in ‘Swamp Thing The TV Series vol 2′. All of this plus a brand new song from DEADPIT that’ll make the Egyptians say Ah Oh Ah Oh…Ah Oh Ah Ohhhh. Only on DEADPIT.com!
The 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival, Screenplay & Video Game Competition has officially opened its call for entries and is currently seeking submissions from all over the world.
But hurry - our Final deadlines are fast approaching!
Submission categories for the 2008 Competition includes Horror Feature, Horror Short, Science Fiction Feature, Science Fiction Short, Suspense Feature, Suspense Short, Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Horror Feature; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Horror Short; Short Length Screenplay; Feature Length Screenplay; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Feature Length Screenplay; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Short Length Screenplay, Video Game Concept, Video Game in Production, Completed Video Game.
Since 2004 the Eerie Horror Film Festival has screened over 200 films and has featured appearances by Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob), Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Dee Wallace Stone (Cujo), Tony Todd (Candyman), Tom Savini (From Dusk Till Dawn), PJ Soles (Halloween), Gunnar Hansen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre ‘74), Lloyd Kaufman (Troma), Eugene Clark (Land of the Dead), Joe Pilato (Day of the Dead), Lynn Lowry (The Crazies), Tom Atkins (Halloween III), Charles Cyphers (Halloween), Nancy Loomis(Halloween), Alex Vincent (Child’s Play), Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (The Omen ‘06), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), Brian Andrews (Halloween), Mark Borchardt (American Movie), John Hancock (Let’s Scare Jessica to Death), Dorothy Tristan (screenwriter) and many, many more!
Guests for the 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival include Sid Haig (Devil’s Rejects), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Pt. 7 - 10), Tony Moran (Halloween), Kenny Miller (I Was a Teenage Werewolf) and a reunion of every living cast member from “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974)!
This year’s event will feature a huge Expo room, workshops, seminars and a star studded awards ceremony.
The 5th Annual Eerie Horror Film Festival takes place at the prestigious Warner Theater, October 9 - 12, 2008 in Erie, Pa. (USA).
Check our website often for updates and announcements!
http://www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com
Wes Craven Retrospective
From Last House To Red Eye!
Can you feel it? We’ve got a cravin’ for Craven this week on Deadpit Radio, as CK and Uncle Bill host a career retrospective on the work of legendary filmmaker Wes Craven. We’re travelling all the way from the “Last House on the Left” to Elm Street and all points in between! Here’s another “shocker” for everyone- we’ve got a rare book review featuring Blake Ryan’s “Trash Cinephile” to go along with DVD reviews of Drew Barnhardt’s sex-slasher “Murder Loves Killers Too”, Universal’s Egyptian epic “The Mummy”, Magnolia Pictures’ “The Signal”, and the awesomely 80’s “The Heavenly Kid”. All this plus new video interviews, some new hillbilly hilarity, and some more surprises that you just might not see coming…only on Deadpit.com. The music featured this week is from Psychocharger’s ‘Curse Of The Psycho’ album.
HELL-EPHONE is the latest film from ZP International. The makers of the award-winning EDISON DEATH MACHINE are in full-production on this exciting new feature that will star horror-film icons Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), John Dugan (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Daniel Emery Taylor (Return of Swamp Thing).
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Actors needed! Be an extra! You will get on camera! Come out and do something truly unique this summer!
HELL-EPHONE will be shooting a key scene this July 9th and we need YOU!
We are shooting the scene for the death of two of the main characters at the LION’S BLUEGRASS FAIR
Call will be 7 PM for actors 6 PM for crew. That date again is Wednesday July 9, 2008.
We intend to have you out no later than 10 PM for extras and 11 PM for key actors
There has never been a movie allowed to shoot at the fair! Come out and be a part of local film making!
There are many more details about ZP International and their highly-touted new film, HELL-EPHONE available at www. zpmovies. com and www. myspace. com/zpinternational
Please RSVP to Belinda@kymovie.net if you would like to get you film career underway!
Directions to Lexington Lions Club Bluegrass Fair
New Circle Road “State Road 4″
Take exit 7 (Leestown Pike), go West approx. 2 miles.
Fairgrounds is on the right, look for the Giant Ferris Wheel
I-75 South bound or 64 East bound
Take exit 115 South to New Circle Road SR 4. Turn right on New Circle Road. Exit at exit 7 - Leestown Road, Go West approx. 2 miles, fairground is on the right.
I-75 North bound
Exit at 104, go North to New Circle Road SR 4, go West on New Circle Road to exit 7, take Leestown Road West, (left) approx.
2 miles to Fair
Apparently the Expomart in Pittsburgh has been sold off to a third party and converted into office space. The buyer has said that they have no interest in having shows there. So now the Comicon, Steel City Con toy show, Horror Hound(if they come back) and any other convetion or trade show that was held there will need to find new homes, and there ain’t many options anymore.
Pittsburgh, PA – June 30, 2008 – What’s the best way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the George Romero classic zombie film Dawn of the Dead? By holding a zombie-themed festival at the site where it was filmed.
The It’s Alive Zombie Fest™, taking place on October 25 & 26 at the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be a zombie fan’s delight. “Pittsburgh has long been considered the zombie capital of the world”, says Mark Menold, organizer of Zombie Fest™, and creator, producer and host of The It’s Alive Show, Pittsburgh’s late night horror host program. “People come from around the globe to make a pilgrimage to the Monroeville Mall because of Dawn of the Dead being filmed here. It’s like a zombie Mecca.”
Zombie Fest™ will feature vendors from across the county offering collectible and hard-to-find horror and zombie-themed wares for sale; zombie films; discussion panels featuring award-winning horror writers; bands; celebrity guests; games and other fun activities for zombie fans of all ages. The events at the Mall will be open to the public and free of charge; some after-hour events are in development that will carry a nominal admission fee of which all proceeds will go to the Fest’s designated charity, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
“We decided that since 2008 is such a monumental year for zombie fans that we’d change our format from a traditional horror convention to a show that is accessible for everyone”, says Menold. “It will be a little different from what our vendors and fans are used to, but it’s an opportunity to reach a wider audience of zombie fans.”
On the eve of Zombie Fest™, Friday, October 24, a Zombie Masquerade Ball will be held at the Churchill Valley Country Club. The Ball will feature live entertainment as well as a DJ and will be an age 21 and over event. Prizes will be awarded for best overall costume as well as best zombie costume. There will be a separate admission fee for the Ball (to be determined).
The highlight of the weekend will be World Zombie Day™ on Sunday, October 26 featuring zombie walks with accompanying food drives aimed at raising awareness of the problem of global hunger. At press time, approximately 40 cities have signed on to participate, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, London and Hong Kong as well as cities in Canada, Australia and Costa Rica. The hub of WZD will be the Monroeville Mall walk on Sunday morning, led by Menold as Professor Emcee Square, his character on The It’s Alive Show. The prior two walks organized by Menold at the Mall earned Guinness World Records™; the 2007 walk received a Rondo S. Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Fan Event of the year.
Menold promises a memorable time for fans who participate in the weekend’s activities. “This event is going to rock 33.3% harder than last year. I want people who come to Zombie Fest™ to be able to mingle with the guests and dance at the Zombie Ball, to play zombie games, have a chance to appear in a TV show about zombies, rock out to live bands, and to participate in another world record attempt at the Monroeville Mall. This is the location where George Romero shot Dawn of the Dead! At Zombie Fest™, you can actually be a zombie for a day. Three days, really.”
For more information and updates, please visit www.theitsaliveshow.com.
Sleepover Girl Tucky Williams & DMR2 News
You need to check out Rogue Cinema! They cover all things Independent, cult and low budget in the cinema world.
Women in sleepwear?
This month’s Sleepover Girl is DEAD MOON RISING’s own Tucky Williams. It’s got some great photos of Tucky in classic film noir mode. Quality photos by Bill Spangler of Rose Island Photo. Not to be missed.
http://www.roguecinema.com/content-183.html
What’s up with DEAD MOON RISING 2?
If you’re just in it for the articles, you may want to check out the one about Anubis Digital Studios and what we’re planning to do in order to turn filmmaking on it’s ear. Here’s the catch – I’ve asked them to hold the article until July 6. It’s not just that I’m a bastard, it’s just we have some MAJOR things coming and the Anubis Digital website will not be ready until then. But trust me, you won’t want to miss it:
http://www.roguecinema.com/index.php
We double-dares you! Enter Chiller’s Dare 2 Direct Short Film Contest for a chance to win $5,000 and other cool prizes. But that clock, she’s ticking. The submissions deadline is July 28th. For details go to www.chillertv.com .
Gross Movie Reviews #131
By Tim Gross
In the spirit of the 4th of July make sure you watch your copy of “Uncle Sam”, a cool slasher film with ‘Uncle Sam’ as the killer!
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (DVD) – Nic Cage reprises his role as the venturing American historian who believes one of his relatives is in question in the death of the 16th president, Lincoln. Ed Harris plays a character that happens to have a certain piece of paper from 1863, that questions who really shot Lincoln and why?! Pretty cool adventure this time around as its Cage and friends against the world as Nic Cage kidnaps the president to find out certain information about Lincoln that also sets up an interesting storyline for a possible third film. The movie itself comes across as a crossbreed of Indiana Jones and Lara Croft but a great alternative for some of Nic Cage’s abominations he has been apart of the past 20 years. I give the film 3 stars and worth the rent.
Zombie Farm (DVD) – Terrorists poison the water of a small farming town that eventually turns the small town into flesh-eating ghouls and all is left is a couple FBI agents and a couple people who haven’t drank the water left to fend for themselves. With the town already quarantined and the military given the orders to kill anything that isn’t military the odds of the survivors is very slim in this low budget gorefest! The low budget zombie flick is a fun gorefest to watch and tries to keep a few laughs in to keep the film well-paced especially with the cannibal farmer characters before they even turn into zombies. But again the CGI gunshots are horrible people as I give the movie 2 ½ stars and you can check out more about the movie at www.zombiefarmmovie.com .
There’s a Werewolf in My Attic! (DVD) – A short film about a couple who are vegan and buy a house cheap and later find out that a werewolf that looks like a combination of “Star Wars” Chewy and Dee Wallace’s transformation at the end of “The Howling” is living in their attic. Not to mention the werewolf doesn’t eat flesh or raw meat but trail mix. The movie is funny, pokes fun at vegans a little, and a very entertaining 16 minutes as I give it 3 stars and can be found at www.sbtfilms.com .
Urine Trouble (DVD) – A 10 minute short film about urinal cakes (you know the pink things in the toilets at bars) that attack and eat a man then a couple who go to check on him. Lots of blood and funny as fuck! I give it 3 ½ stars and can be found at www.sbtfilms.com .
Copperhead (DVD/Sci-Fi Channel) – Computer-generated snakes attack a small town in the old west that is full of outlaws including genre favorite Billy Drago! Very cheesy and boring at times but watchable, I guess… I give it 1 ½ stars.
Doomed to Consume (DVD) – An entertaining low budget gorefest about survivors a week or so after an air-borne virus has turned a small town into zombies. The film is pretty much about what is the next move for the survivors as they all eventually become zombie food. Again, shitty CGI gunshots hinder the low budget zombie fest but it does have a cameo appearance by writer Joe Knetter as a zombie at a gas station. I give the movie 2 stars and can be found at www.nftsproductions.com or www.myspace.com/nfts .
Death on Demand (DVD) – A couple college kids rent out a house on Halloween night that is described as being haunted because of a man killing his family Thanksgiving night after he was found bloody and crazed after a mountain climbing expedition and then killed himself. The college kids think the house is a great place to hold their contest that will be broadcasted on the internet of three couples who are trying to survive the night and make $5,000! An entertaining slasher film that has elements of “Night of the Demons” and “Halloween 8: The Resurrection” only ‘Death on Demand’ is a much better film than “Halloween 8” and doesn’t have shitty cast that includes Busta-Rhymes! What separates this modern slasher from most independent features is this has some great kill scenes and effects to back it up plus a great funny sex scene between a guy who might be gay, might not and a porn star who feeds him generic Viagra… It’s independent, plays to its strengths, and has boobs, a couple gallons of blood, and an ending that I like. I give the movie 3 stars and a must watch as you can find it at www.mtivideo.com .
Firehead (DVD) – A Russian cyborg travels to America to stop missiles from being built by a dark government within our own American government. Did I happen to mention the cyborg can shoot shit from eyes too? A classic B-grade sci-fi flick from 1988 that has a cameo appearance by Martin Landau as a retired military scientist. I give the film 1 ½ stars and can be found at www.echobridgehe.com .
Space Mutiny (DVD) – A very bad, but very funny B-movie that was on the “Mystery Science Theater 3000” TV show at some point during its run. The space movie starts off with scenes of spaceships gun fighting that look like the production crew stole the left over ships on strings from the TV show “Battlestar Galactica” and use computer graphics from a Commodore 64 to show you what’s going on. Then you have some bad hula hoop disco dance thing going on with a lot of slow bumper car racing with generic bazookas and lazerguns. This shit is cheesy, bad, and a lot of fun to watch. This movie is must have for those who don’t need a plot, like to drink beer while watching, or just smoke pot and why is there Astroturf for grass in a garden that is on a spaceship! I give it 3 ½ stars just for not hiding the fact of how much a B-movie it is and can be found at www.echobridgehe.com .
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