The mockumentary Reel Zombies began its extended festival run way back in 2008, scooping up awards and acclaim at various festivals around the country. Six years later, Synapse Films finally brings it home. Read on for details, and check out the trailer right here!
The film stars Michael Masters, David J. Francis, Stephen Papadimitriou, and Sam Hall.
Synopsis
Independent underground filmmakers Mike Masters and David J. Francis (playing themselves) are eager to complete the third film in their Zombie Night film trilogy, a series of rather unsuccessful low-budget, shot-on-video gorefests. The problem, however, is a recent zombie apocalypse has taken over the world since their series began. The dead are rising from their graves and eating the living… for real this time! Masters and Francis embark on the production of their newest masterpiece anyway, only to discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world offers many unforeseen challenges. Instead of giving up, they...
The film stars Michael Masters, David J. Francis, Stephen Papadimitriou, and Sam Hall.
Synopsis
Independent underground filmmakers Mike Masters and David J. Francis (playing themselves) are eager to complete the third film in their Zombie Night film trilogy, a series of rather unsuccessful low-budget, shot-on-video gorefests. The problem, however, is a recent zombie apocalypse has taken over the world since their series began. The dead are rising from their graves and eating the living… for real this time! Masters and Francis embark on the production of their newest masterpiece anyway, only to discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world offers many unforeseen challenges. Instead of giving up, they...
- 11/15/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Synapse Films have officially announced a February release for Reel Zombies, an independent zombie mockumentary:
“Independent underground filmmakers Mike Masters and David J. Francis (playing themselves) are eager to complete the third film in their Zombie Night film trilogy, a series of rather unsuccessful low-budget, shot-on-video gorefests. The problem, however, is a recent zombie apocalypse has taken over the world since their series began. The dead are rising from their graves and eating the living… for real this time! Masters and Francis embark on the production of their newest masterpiece anyway, only to discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world offers many unforeseen challenges. Instead of giving up, they decide to capitalize on the cannibalistic catastrophe. No need for latex and fake blood when there’s an entire world of flesh eating undead to add realism to their film, and help save money on special effects costs!
Touching upon the real-life headaches of low-budget filmmaking,...
“Independent underground filmmakers Mike Masters and David J. Francis (playing themselves) are eager to complete the third film in their Zombie Night film trilogy, a series of rather unsuccessful low-budget, shot-on-video gorefests. The problem, however, is a recent zombie apocalypse has taken over the world since their series began. The dead are rising from their graves and eating the living… for real this time! Masters and Francis embark on the production of their newest masterpiece anyway, only to discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world offers many unforeseen challenges. Instead of giving up, they decide to capitalize on the cannibalistic catastrophe. No need for latex and fake blood when there’s an entire world of flesh eating undead to add realism to their film, and help save money on special effects costs!
Touching upon the real-life headaches of low-budget filmmaking,...
- 11/15/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Monsters are a dime a dozen and have been throughout history. There’s the Vampire; the Werewolf; the Centaur; the Fish Man; the Fly Man; the Ghost and the Goblin. And it doesn’t end there, the list goes on and on into the shadows but it only needs to be observed to realise that we love a good miscreation more than we possibly should.
But let’s examine the word itself – Monster. It’s derived from the Latin word monstrare which is ‘to show, point out or reveal’ (also intrinsic in the etymology of the word ‘demonstrate’). In order to truly terrify, a monster must reveal to us something in ourselves – something we may not necessarily want to acknowledge. This is why the Zombie endures even as other monsters are committed to history – our survival instinct forces us to fear our mortality and so most of us refuse to truly recognize it.
But let’s examine the word itself – Monster. It’s derived from the Latin word monstrare which is ‘to show, point out or reveal’ (also intrinsic in the etymology of the word ‘demonstrate’). In order to truly terrify, a monster must reveal to us something in ourselves – something we may not necessarily want to acknowledge. This is why the Zombie endures even as other monsters are committed to history – our survival instinct forces us to fear our mortality and so most of us refuse to truly recognize it.
- 10/5/2011
- by Stuart Bedford
- Obsessed with Film
Year: 2010
Directors: David J. Francis, Mike Masters
Writers: Mike Masters
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
A zombie mock-u-mentary from the director of Zombie Night and Zombie Night 2, takes the form of a deadpan behind the scenes look at the attempt to make Zombie Night 3, when the world just happens to have been overcome by real zombies. While the first two entries in the series look like z-grade schlock fests, this little spin-off film is actually very well presented and at times extremely funny, with an air of spontaneity and anything goes improvisation. It benefits from a witty script, great comic timing from a cast in on the joke, and a series of uninterrupted long takes during which so much happens one can’t help but wonder how they pulled it off.
David J. Francis and Mike Masters play themselves as a pair of long time filmmakers and old friends who,...
Directors: David J. Francis, Mike Masters
Writers: Mike Masters
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
A zombie mock-u-mentary from the director of Zombie Night and Zombie Night 2, takes the form of a deadpan behind the scenes look at the attempt to make Zombie Night 3, when the world just happens to have been overcome by real zombies. While the first two entries in the series look like z-grade schlock fests, this little spin-off film is actually very well presented and at times extremely funny, with an air of spontaneity and anything goes improvisation. It benefits from a witty script, great comic timing from a cast in on the joke, and a series of uninterrupted long takes during which so much happens one can’t help but wonder how they pulled it off.
David J. Francis and Mike Masters play themselves as a pair of long time filmmakers and old friends who,...
- 11/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Grimmupnorth 2010 is coming to Manchester for a second time this Halloween! Readers may remember last year’s coverage from the first Grimmfest last October ‘09. Well, we’re going back for more this year too. Festival director Simeon Halligan and his crew have spent all year finding some amazing new titles to screen at Manchester’s biggest horror film festival, including Evil: In The Time Of Heroes, which I missed at Eiff so am well up for seeing. There’s also the inventively named Canadian shocker, Dead Hooker In A Trunk, the Japanese genre mash-up Alien Vs Ninja, Thai thriller Slice, Zombie mock-u-mentary Reel Zombies and a horror doc featuring all kinds of industry insiders, The Splat Pack. There’s also a ton of activities and seminars for festival goers to participate in too. Personally I’m looking forward to the special screening for my favourite Argento film, Deep Red.
- 10/14/2010
- QuietEarth.us
There have been countless grassroots undead movies in the last couple of decades, and more than a few indie flicks that applied the This Is Spinal Tap mockumentary approach to the horror genre. So it’s a nice surprise that Reel Zombies, one of several homegrown Canadian indies to screen at Montreal’s Fantasia festival, combines the two subgenres in ways that are fresh and funny.
Directors David J. Francis and Mike Masters also star as themselves, the director and producer respectively of Zombie Night, which is described on screen as one of the worst movies ever made. (In truth, it’s among the better of the endless attempts to recreate the George A. Romero mythos on a nothing budget.) They followed it up with Zombie Night 2, and this feature is presented as a documentary following Francis as he decides to create a third entry to round out the trilogy,...
Directors David J. Francis and Mike Masters also star as themselves, the director and producer respectively of Zombie Night, which is described on screen as one of the worst movies ever made. (In truth, it’s among the better of the endless attempts to recreate the George A. Romero mythos on a nothing budget.) They followed it up with Zombie Night 2, and this feature is presented as a documentary following Francis as he decides to create a third entry to round out the trilogy,...
- 7/24/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Horror cinephiles, take notice: Fango has the news on a host of upcoming genre-film screenings, premieres and festivals, in both various United States and Britain, to keep you out of the sunlight this summer. The films range from silent classics to contemporary favorites and brand new indie fare.
• New York City’s Film Forum (209 West Houston Street) is presenting Tod Browning Monday Evenings starting next week. Every Monday from May 11-June 8 will see a different silent-movie double feature, spotlighting the work of pioneering horror director Browning and actor Lon Chaney, with select shows featuring live piano accompaniment. Better yet, each presentation boasts a two-for-one admission price.
May 11
Freaks (1932): 6 and 9 p.m.
The Unholy Three (1925): 7:35 p.m.
May 18
The Devil Doll (1936): 6:35 and 9:35 p.m.
Where East Is East (1929): 8:10 p.m.
May 25
The Unknown (1927): 7 and 9:40 p.m.
Fast Workers (1933): 8 p.m.
• New York City’s Film Forum (209 West Houston Street) is presenting Tod Browning Monday Evenings starting next week. Every Monday from May 11-June 8 will see a different silent-movie double feature, spotlighting the work of pioneering horror director Browning and actor Lon Chaney, with select shows featuring live piano accompaniment. Better yet, each presentation boasts a two-for-one admission price.
May 11
Freaks (1932): 6 and 9 p.m.
The Unholy Three (1925): 7:35 p.m.
May 18
The Devil Doll (1936): 6:35 and 9:35 p.m.
Where East Is East (1929): 8:10 p.m.
May 25
The Unknown (1927): 7 and 9:40 p.m.
Fast Workers (1933): 8 p.m.
- 5/8/2009
- Fangoria
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