2010 Zombie Walk Movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
At 9:45 on October 23, 2010, AFI Silver Theatre will be showing George Romero’s cult zombie film Dawn of the Dead as part of the 3rd Annual Silver Spring Zombie Walk. Here’s a little taste – one of the classic clips from the movie.
Special thanks to the staff at AFI for coordinating this. Start scheduling your rewatching parties in preparation. For those who want a double feature, AFI will be showing the Italian horror flick Suspiria (1977) at midnight – about a coven of witches disguised as the staff of a ballet academy.
More Good News
Since we quickly outgrew the space at the Quarry House for last year’s walk, Jackie Greenbaun has graciously offered the use of both Sidebar and the Backroom adjacent to her eponymous restaurant at Georgia and Sligo. While I have a feeling turnout may still pack the place full, it’s a far cray from the confines of the basement bar. And as an added bonus: much more retail storefronts on which to wreak havoc.
There should also be plenty of space at Fire Station 1 for additional zombie congregation and potential overflow. Plus families with kids you can scare the bejeezus out of.
For more info and additional updates, check out the official site at www.silverspringzombiewalk.com.
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Bummed that they’re not showing Zombieland.
Interesting that you mention Fire Station 1 for overflow. Raw brains would certainly be an improvement over their food
We had a good comedy last year. It was time to get back to roots. Still conflicted about which version of Dawn we should have pushed for – Romero’s or Zack Snyder’s.
Thayer: Romero’s over Snyder’s, any day. I liked Snyder’s, but zombies are supposed to be slow. Like the good sheriff said in NOTLD: “They’re dead, they’re all messed up.”
And a note for my fellow zombie fans: Halloween night, 10:00, AMC’s 90 minute premier of “The Walking Dead” series. Be there, or be a decomposing sack of pus.
I’m very excited about this year’s zombie walk, and I’m a big fan of both Dawn of the Dead and Susperia, which will be awesome to see on the big screen. Time to start figuring out my zombie costume…
Would it be wrong to go as a Lee zombie?
From the Baltimore Sun, an AP story, I think this is Univerity of Baltimore:
“Students taking English 333 will watch 16 classic zombie films and read zombie comics. As an alternative to a final research paper they may write scripts or draw storyboards for their ideal zombie flicks.”
I don’t have time to find it on the Sun site, but maybe you can put it on your zombie walk page. Would students get extra credit for schleupping to Silver Spring to participate?