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THE EVOLUTION OF THE ZOMBIE – Film Series at Webster University Begins This Week
“They’re coming to Webster U, Barbara…..!”
The Living Dead are coming to Webster University!
The Evolution of the Zombie, a film series based around our unquenchable appetite for all things undead, kicks off this Wednesday with the 1932 Bela Lugosi classic WHITE ZOMBIE (considered the first zombie film)and runs through October 20th. John Russo, who penned NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the seminal Zombie film way back in 1968, will be a guest at the fest and will host a writing workshop. This will be a fantastic opportunity for fans of the zombie genre to see several of their favorite flesh-eaters on the big screen and for film students to meet the man who help developed the rules by which all the living dead live (while dead)!
Tickets
Unless otherwise noted, admission is:
$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty
Free for Webster students with proper ID.
Here’s the line-up for the The Evolution of the Zombie Film Series:
Wednesday, October 2 at 8:00pm to 9:15pm. Admission: $5
WHITE ZOMBIE
Location: Schlafly Bottleworks 7260 Southwest Ave, St Louis, MO 63143
WHITE ZOMBIE (1932) stars Bela Lugosi as as Murder Legendre, a shadowy character who exercises supernatural powers over the natives in his Haitian domain. Coveting Madge Bellamy as his bride, wealthy Robert Frazier enters into an unholy agreement with Lugosi, whereby Madge will die, then be resurrected as a zombie. WHITE ZOMBIE is scary, groundbreaking stuff
There is ample parking at Schlafly Bottleworks and great beer on tap!
John Russo today and how he looked in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
The John Russo workshop – HOW TO MAKE MONEY MAKING MOVIES: Career Lessons from John Russo.
Saturday, October 5 at 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Sverdrup Complex at Webster University, Room 123 – 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, 63119
Beginning as a screenwriter, Russo’s credits include Night of the Living Dead, The Majorettes, Midnight, and Santa Claws. The latter two, he also directed. He has performed small roles as an actor, most notably the first ghoul who is stabbed in the head in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.
This workshop is free and open to the public but reservations, made to films@webster.edu, are required.
The Facebook invite for this event can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/198050990377237/
The rest of the The Evolution of the Zombie film series will take place at Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium (470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119)
Saturday, October 5 at 7:30PM
THE BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD
(Rob Kuhns, 2013, USA, 76 min.)
In 1968 a young college drop-out named George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, a low budget horror film that shocked the world, became an icon of the counterculture, and spawned a zombie industry worth billions of dollars that continues to this day. The film shows how Romero gathered the Pittsburgh, PA community to shoot “Night” in a guerrilla, run-and-gun style. Romero and his team created a horribly chilling monster – one that was undead and feasted upon human flesh. Archival footage of the horrors of Vietnam and racial violence at home combined with iconic music from the 60s invites viewers to experience how Romero’s tumultuous film reflected this period in American history.
John Russo (co-writer “Night of the Living Dead”) will lead a discussion follow the screening.
Sunday, October 6 at 7:30PM
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
(George A. Romero, 1968, USA, 96 min.)
The dead come back to life and eat the living in this low budget, classic by George Romero. Barbara (Judith O’Dea) flees to an isolated farmhouse after watching her brother attached and killed by a strange man. Barbara, Ben (Duane Jones) and a few others barricade themselves in the houses in an attempt to survive the night. Outside are hordes of relentless, shambling undead that can only be killed by a blow to the head.
Sunday, October 13 at 7:30PM
DAWN OF THE DEAD
(George A. Romero, 1978, USA, 128 min.)
A plague has caused the reanimation of the dead, who prey on human flesh. Several survivors of the outbreak barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall while fighting against the undead and a vicious gang of militant bikers. David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross are featured in the first sequel to Night of the Living Dead.
Friday, October 18 at 7:30PM
ZOMBIE
(Lucio Fulci, 1979, Italy, 91 min.)
Two guards investigate an abandon sailboat, the Antilles, when attacked by a zombie. Anne Bowles (Tisa Farrow), The daughter of the ships owner, searches for information about her missing father. She meets Peter West (Ian McCulloch), a journalist, and they travel to Matul Island to search for answers. They cross paths with Dr. David Menard (Richard Johnson), who conducts to find a cure to a disease and brings the dead back to life, turning them into zombies that eat human flesh. Adding invaluably to the film’s bleak atmosphere is Goblin’s creepy synthesized score. ZOMBIE used to play at the Drive-Ins constantly in the early 80’s and 30 years later holds up as one of the best zombie movies of all.
Saturday, October 19 at 7:30PM
THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
(Dan O’Bannon, 1985, USA, 91 min.)
The dead re-animate and go on a rampage through Louisville, Kentucky seeking their favorite food, BRAINS, when a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air.
Sunday, October 20 at 7:30PM
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
(Edgar Wright, 2004, UK, France, US, 99 min.)
“It’s just one of those days when you’re feeling a little…dead.”
When a mysterious virus begins to turn the residents of London into the walking dead, slacker buddies Shaun (Simon Pegg) and Ed (Nick Frost) must rise up from the comfort of their couch to save family and friends. To complicate matters, Shaun has just been dumped by longtime girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield), who is unsatisfied with the direction in which his life is headed. The group must try to stick together and stay alive, all the while journeying to the safety of their local pub.
The Webster University Film Series receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council – a state agency.
The Webster University Film Series Website can be found HERE
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