Movie As It Happens
TCM, the only station I watch, is showing Night of the Living Dead, the first zombie movie I ever saw (or will ever see again, if you don't count that one with Will Smith--not sure those were zombies). It's noteworthy ersonally for many reasons.
1. It is a classic and didn't take much money or time to make. Art doesn't have to cost. It also doesn't have to take a long time to create. On the other hand, trash can be made cheaply and in a short amount of time, too.
2. The main character's (victim's) name is Barbara, so that's especially creepy for me.
3. There is a young African American male in it as the "hero", very rare for then.
4. The first time I saw it was on Halloween weekend in the 80s. I had taken my forensics team to a tournament at Appalachian state and we had a party in the hotel room and watched cheesy horror movies. David Wells, now a lawyer in Chicago, talked me into watching it by telling me what a great movie it was. At the end I wanted to kill him for wasting my time on it. David, if you are reading this, I forgive you. Now I understand.
5. The thing about zombies is their relentlessness. They just keep coming. That's a great hook for a horror movie.
For a few minutes I had Bill O'Reilly on. My husband called from the other room to ask if I was watching Night of the Living Dead. Yes, I said. I am watching Dick Morris.
1. It is a classic and didn't take much money or time to make. Art doesn't have to cost. It also doesn't have to take a long time to create. On the other hand, trash can be made cheaply and in a short amount of time, too.
2. The main character's (victim's) name is Barbara, so that's especially creepy for me.
3. There is a young African American male in it as the "hero", very rare for then.
4. The first time I saw it was on Halloween weekend in the 80s. I had taken my forensics team to a tournament at Appalachian state and we had a party in the hotel room and watched cheesy horror movies. David Wells, now a lawyer in Chicago, talked me into watching it by telling me what a great movie it was. At the end I wanted to kill him for wasting my time on it. David, if you are reading this, I forgive you. Now I understand.
5. The thing about zombies is their relentlessness. They just keep coming. That's a great hook for a horror movie.
For a few minutes I had Bill O'Reilly on. My husband called from the other room to ask if I was watching Night of the Living Dead. Yes, I said. I am watching Dick Morris.
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