DEADLY UNDEAD: NEW ZOMBIE SURVIVAL RPG “OUTBREAK: UNDEAD” OUT SOON

Press release:

Hunters Books and Apparel, the creator of the only true zombie survival simulator, announced today the launch of Outbreak: Undead, an innovative pen and paper simulation which allows players to test their zombie survival plan and many other scenarios. “Your Zombie Survival Plan will Fail” is the company’s stand on most plans and is the basis for Outbreak: Undead. After a number of years developing their ‘Zombie Survival Simulator’ the final version is off to the printers and available for pre-order.

MOVIE REVIEW: PREDATORS

PREDATORS

Starring Adrien Brody, Alice Braga and Laurence Fishburne

Directed by Nimrod Antal

Written by Alex Litvak and Michael Finch

20^th Century Fox

The first question I asked myself upon exiting my screening of Predators was this: do I want to watch it again? The original Predator thrilled me as a 17-year-old back in 1987, and I’ve watched it so many times since, both on DVD and whenever it crops up on TV, which is frequently. Did I feel the same way about Predators?

EXCLUSIVE 35 MM PRINT! DAY OF THE DEAD TO SCREEN TOMORROW IN TORONTO

Toronto’s Cinematheque will be screening a 35 mm print of George A. Romero’s third “Dead” film, 1985’s Day of the Dead, sourced by programmer Colin Geddes. It’s part of the Cinematheque’s tribute to the recently deceased Robin Wood, an influential film critic who championed Day at the time of its release, something few mainstream critics did. Romero, who lives in Toronto, will be providing a video introduction. It’s a rare opportunity to see it on a big screen so avail yourself of the opportunity. The screening will take place at 9:15 pm at Jackman Hall at the Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W.).

DVD REVIEW: GAMERA VS. BARUGON (1966)

GAMERA VS. BARUGON (1966)

Starring Keisuke Hirata, Kyoko Enami and Koji Fujiyama

Directed by Shigeo Tanaka

Written by Nisan Takahashi

Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory’s commitment to releasing such questionable kaiju eiga as 1965’s Gamera vs. Barugon is admirable. Nostalgia has, after all, bestowed upon Gamera, Japanese studio Daiei’s answer to Toho’s Godzilla, only a modicum of the respect and appreciation that the Big G gets. That said, the terrifying terrapin is still considered one of Japan’s best known giant monsters.