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- From: gbradley@uks197.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Bradley)
- Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies,rec.arts.movies
- Subject: Re: Braindead (More Awards, Info on US, French release)
- Message-ID: <3492@nlsun1.oracle.nl>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 19:08:45 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.113556.8211@actrix.gen.nz>
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- In article <1993Jan25.113556.8211@actrix.gen.nz>, conrad@actrix.gen.nz
- (Conrad Bullock) writes:
- |>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.
- |>
- |>Evening Post, Monday January 26.
- |>
- |>NZ FILM WINS IN FRANCE
- |>
- |> 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.
- |>
- |>--
-
- It has already played in the UK (titled Brain Dead) at a recent
- horror film festival. I agree that this film is excellent and a must
- see. Very gory, very funny. In fact I would say this is the goriest film
- I have ever had the pleasure of seeing; though the print shown was
- uncut. However, rumour has it that the British censors have amazingly
- passed it uncut!! If this is so I hope they are finally realising this
- sort of violence/gore is "cartoon violence" and quite different from
- "real violence" as in say "Cape Fear".
- Anyway, brilliant film. Infinately better than "Bad Taste" which I
- also love by the same director. Although what happened to the Feebles?
- Crappola!
-
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- | Gary Bradley | "You receive a love letter from me and |
- | ORACLE Corp, UK | you're f*cked forever!" |
- | Edinburgh, SCOTLAND | - Frank Booth ("Blue Velvet") |
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