Posts Tagged ‘George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead (2007)’
November 28th, 2009 | 
Author: James
Author: James
Haunting
It’s now ten years since The Blair Witch Project (1999) brought the power of cinema and the (then fledgling) internet together, with its faux-true story/documentary approach to what was actually nothing more (but certainly nothing less) than a well-told (and very creepy) spook story.
February 11th, 2009 |
Author: James
Author: James
![[Rec] (2007)](http://www.picturenose.com/wp-content/uploads/rec.jpg "rec")
Dead scary
The horror cinéma-vérité sub-genre is enjoying a whole new lease of life – it’s a concept that was set in motion by The Blair Witch Project (1999) and which, after an absence of nearly ten years, has been well-served recently by fake documentary flicks such as George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead (2007), Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity (2007) and in 2008 by Matt Reeves’ and J.J. Abram’s Cloverfield (2008).
- Colin: Mike: the Matrix was utter toss. Don’t go there. Anyhow, I’m right with you on Aliens –...
- Colin: James: Why not do ten more and see if you can avoid putting the god-awful travesty that is Independence Day in...
- CD: The Day the Earth Stood Still (it’s about an alien who is Jesus…but better than ET) Soylent Green...
- James: Hello Chris, and welcome to Picturenose!
Many thanks for your comment – I thought, in fact, that... - James: Colin, good points, both on Westworld (which should really have been included, I know, I know) and otters.