A film lives or dies by its beginning. If you haven’t hooked the audience within the first twenty minutes it is an uphill battle from then on. The first twenty minutes of a film are crucial to its success artistically and, no doubt, financially. A brilliant beginning can make a good film great or a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'dawn of the dead'
Brilliant Beginnings
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Directing, Film Editing, Film Narrative, Screenwriting
Tags: aliens·apocalypse now·babel·beginnings·dawn of the dead·set up
Zombies at Dawn
February 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Film Criticism and Analysis, Film History, Film Special Effects, Genre
I am not a great fan of film remakes as they rarely live up to the original but when I heard that George Romero’s cult classic “Zombies – Dawn of the Dead” (or better, Zombies at Woolworth’s) was to be remade then my ears pricked up a little.
I first tried to see the original in [...]