From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie

Dec 3, 2012

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★ 5.7

Overview

The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

High Rising Productions

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Cast

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Ruggero Deodato

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Luigi Cozzi

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Russell Streiner

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Kim Newman

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Dardano Sacchetti

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Alex Chandon

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David McGillivray

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Antonio Tentori

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.

5.9

Why Horror?

Oct 3, 2014

Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

7.0

Hammer Glamour

Oct 21, 2013

This documentary features interviews with several leading ladies from Hammer's peak period, who share illuminating and amusing anecdotes about the various films they worked on.

6.0

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

Jul 11, 2007

A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.

8.1

Earthlings

Sep 24, 2005

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

6.6

Talhotblond

Feb 1, 2009

This is the true story of a love triangle that takes place entirely online. Lies lead to murder in real life, as a teenage vixen (screen name 'talhotblond') lures men into her web. Revealing a shocking true crime story that shows the Internet's power to unleash our most dangerous fantasies.

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9.0

Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King

Aug 21, 2014

With the help of elaborate re-enactments, TV star Thomas Gottschalk tells the dramatic story of King's life: his journey from alcoholic, penniless and completely impoverished author to multi-millionaire who was almost fatally injured in a car accident.

3.5

Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945

Aug 7, 1988

In 1945, the second- and third-year students of a Hiroshima girls' school are taken away to work in war factories. The remaining 220 girls of the first year try to make the best of their new-found status as the only teenagers in an almost deserted town, even amid the deprivations of wartime. On the seventh of August, an American bomber changes their lives forever. Broadcast on the 43rd anniversary of Hiroshima in memory of "the girls who lost their lives to the atom bomb." (Source: Anime Encyclopedia)

0.0

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Mar 26, 2024

A intimate reflection at the making of and cultural phenomenon of one of the most popular and profitable horror films ever made, The Exorcist (1973).

0.0

True Asian Horror

Mar 7, 2007

A new wave of Asian horror movie filmmakers is capturing the attention of film studios desperate for box office success. From Tokyo to Hong Kong and Bangkok to Seoul, this two-part documentary describes how Asian directors have successfully married the power of local myths and superstitions with cutting-edge filming techniques and innovative storytelling, producing some of the scariest moments in the history of cinema. True Asian Horror includes scenes from The Ring - the movie voted by cinemagoers around the world as the scariest movie ever - and modern horror classics such as The Eye and Phone. Sit back as the directors of these classic films reveal how they manage to frighten the life out of their audiences and hear film critics explain why Hollywood is terrified to turn its back on Asian moviemakers whose meteoric rise to the top has been just plain scary.

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7.7

A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

Sep 9, 2008

A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"

6.7

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

Sep 14, 2009

Host Paul Davis takes a trip through some of the iconic backdrops of John Landis' 1981 werewolf classic An American Werewolf In London. The original cast and crew tell the story of how the film was made over a quarter of a century ago featuring rare footage and never before seen photos.

6.1

Zombiemania

Jan 3, 2008

The evolution of the zombie from its roots in Haitian voodoo to its coveted role as the world's most popular monster: from being a clumsy corpse to becoming a cannibal killer and the main agent of every infectious pandemic, the zombie has come a long way in seventy years. A look at the rising tide of zombie culture examining why something so dead has so much life in viewers' nightmares and at the box office.

0.0

Mi adorado Monster

Nov 1, 2021

With humor, prolific director Víctor Matellano tells the story of one of the most iconic and problematic cult films of Spain's "fantaterror": Los resucitados by Arturo de Bobadilla. A story of ambition, frustration and the everlasting will of the most passionate cinephiles.

7.0

Fantasm

May 4, 2013

At 15 years old, Kyle Kuchta went to his first horror convention. Years later, he visits multiple cons to understand why these gatherings are so important to horror fans, vendors and celebrity guests.

5.0

Blood, Boobs & Beast

May 3, 2007

A look at the works and life of the late, great Don Dohler.