event Dismember The Alamo: Night Of The Living Dead Music And Movie
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Thu Oct 29
10 pm
Dismember The Alamo: Night Of The Living Dead Music And Movie at Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek
Rising from Pittsburgh as the '60s boiled over, George Romero’s zombie classic Night Of The Living Dead took the notion of a world turned upside down to its visceral extreme. As if overturned accepted notions seep down to a biological level, the dead prey on the living without hesitation, a low-fi shock the film’s many imitators (even its fine sequels) haven't dulled. Shot in creepy black and white, the film’s technical proficiency is remarkable considering the production team’s lack of previous feature experience and budgetary constraints. A stock musical score (shared with more dubious drive-in titles like The Killer Shrews) was one result of those constraints—a disservice partially undone by this entry in composer P. Kellach Waddle's "Music And A Movie" series.
Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek 13729 Research Blvd, Austin, TX
Rising from Pittsburgh as the '60s boiled over, George Romero’s zombie classic Night Of The Living Dead took the notion of a world turned upside down to its visceral extreme. As if overturned accepted notions seep down to a biological level, the dead prey on the living without hesitation, a low-fi shock the film’s many imitators (even its fine sequels) haven't dulled. Shot in creepy black and white, the film’s technical proficiency is remarkable considering the production team’s lack of previous feature experience and budgetary constraints. A stock musical score (shared with more dubious drive-in titles like The Killer Shrews) was one result of those constraints—a disservice partially undone by this entry in composer P. Kellach Waddle's "Music And A Movie" series.
Updated 10/20/2009
