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- Subject: Braindead (More Awards, Info on US, French release)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.113556.8211@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: conrad@actrix.gen.nz (Conrad Bullock)
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 11:35:56 GMT
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
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- NZ director Peter Jackson's fantastic zombie movie Braindead ("A love
- story with GUTS!") has had a few mentions in this newsgroup, so I have
- decided to post this article to help overseas fan catch this brilliant
- movie.
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- Evening Post, Monday January 26.
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- NZ FILM WINS IN FRANCE
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- Peter Jackson's splat-stick film Braindead has continued its winning
- way, receiving the Grand Prix Award at the Avoriaz Film Festival in
- France.
- The Avoriaz Film Festival was established in 1973, and previous Grand
- Prix winners include Carrie, Elephant Man, Mad Max II, The Terminator,
- and Blue Velvet.
- Braindead also won the critics' prize and the special effects prize.
- The film is to be released in French cinemas on Wednesday and has sold
- to 27 other countries.
- The Avoriaz special effects prize is the third award for its special
- effects director Richard Taylor, following those at the Rome and Sitges
- festivals. The film has also received best film, best director and best
- music awards at the Montreal Film Festival, and a best actor award for
- Tim Balme at the Rome festival.
- Braindead is soon to open in America, retitled Dead Alive.
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