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George A. Romero's Diary of the dead /

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A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Diary of the dead (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors: Weinstein Company, Artfire Films (Firm), Romero-Grunwald Productions, Alliance Films
Other Authors: Romero, George A. (Director, Screenwriter), Grunwald, Peter (Producer), Morgan, Michelle, 1981- (Actor), Close, Joshua, 1981- (Actor), Roberts, Shawn, 1984- (Actor), Lalonde, Amy (Actor), Dinicol, Joe, 1983- (Actor), Wentworth, Scott (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English or French (dubbed) dialogue; with Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Series:Dimension extreme.
Subjects:
Zombies > Drama.
College students > Drama.
Horror films > Production and direction > Drama.
Documentary films > Production and direction > Drama.
Amateur films > Drama.
Dead > Drama.
Feature films.
Horror films.
Zombie films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Item Description:Title from container.
Special features: Feature commentary; feature-length documentary on films cast, crew & creation; inspiration for the film; visit to the set; cameo outtakes; Myspace contest winners; 5 zombie films from filmmaker fans; character confessionals.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features include feature commentary by writer/director George A. Romero, director of photography Adam Swica and editor Michael Doherty; featurettes: For the record: feature-length documentary on film's cast, crew & creation; The roots: inspiration for the film; The first week: a visit to the set; Familiar voices: cameo outtakes; MySpace contest winners: 5 zombie films from filmmaker fans; Character confessionals.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (1 hr., 36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; region 1, 1080p HD; aspect ratio: 16:9 (1.78:1); 5.1 True HD or 5.1 Dolby Digital sound formats; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; strong horror violence and gore, and pervasive language. Canadian rating: 18+; brutal violence, gory scenes.
Awards:Gérardmer Film Festival, 2008: Critics Award (George A. Romero)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Adam Swica ; editor, Michael Doherty ; music, Norman Orenstein.