The Museum of the Moving Image has announced its latest exhibition,Living with The Walking Dead, which will run from June 25 through January 1. The Astoria-based museum will explore the origins, production, fandom, and impact of the long-running AMC seriesThe Walking Dead, which currently boasts two spin-off series andthree in development.
The post-apocalyptic series, starringNorman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln, and Melissa McBride, first premiered on the network in 2010 and has been airing for eleven seasons. It takes place in a world that has been overrun by zombies and centers around a group of survivors learning to adapt to their new environment. While ratings and viewership have fluctuated over the years, the show is generally well received and has a presence at many regional and big-name fan conventions, including both San Diego and New York Comic Con.
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Additionally, the museum will host a zombie-themed screening series calledFilms of the Dead: Romero and Co., with support by thehorror-focused streaming platform Shudder, during the first month of the exhibition (June 25-July 30). The series will showcasemovies by George A. Romero,starting with his 1968 cult classicNight of the Living Dead, along withEdgar Wright, Zack Snyder, Jim Jarmusch, and Shinichiro Ueda. Screening tickets are $15 (with discounts for seniors, students, youth, and MoMI members). Advance tickets are available onlinehereand ticketholders are able to purchase tickets to the Living with The Walking Dead exhibition for an additional $10.
Night of the Living Dead
Dir. George A. Romero
June 25, 4:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withThe Return of the Living Dead
July 2, 4:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withOne Cut of the Dead
July 3, 3:30 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withShaun of the Dead
July 9, 4:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withThe Dead Don’t Die
July 23, 2:00 PM
This black-and-white movie follows a motley group of terrified people who barricade themselves in a farmhouse to ward off legions of hungry zombies.
The Return of the Living Dead
Dir. Dan O’Bannon
June 25, 6:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withNight of the Living Dead(4:00 p.m.)
July 2, 1:30 PM
Freddy is having one hell of a first day on the job at a medical supply warehouse. He inadvertently releases a gas that reanimates the dead. Now, the undead are leaving their graves to wreak havoc and eat brains.
Day of the Dead
July 1, 7:00 PM
July 3, 1:00 PM
Society has collapsed, driving people underground; there, a small team of scientists, civilians, and trigger-happy soldiers battle for the survival of the human race. And we haven’t even mentioned the zombies waiting up above.
One Cut of the Dead
Dir. Shinichiro Ueda
July 2, 6:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withNight of the Living Dead(4:00 p.m.)
July 10, 3:30 PM
An independent film crew making a low-budget zombie film encounters real life zombies on the set. Rather than running for their lives, fearless director Higurashi demands the cast and crew fight off the corps of corpses while capturing it all for their film.
Shaun of the Dead
Dir. Edgar Wright
July 3, 5:30 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withNight of the Living Dead(4:00 p.m.)
July 9, 1:30 PM
Though they’d rather spend the day on the couch, slackers Shaun and Ed leap—or rather limp—into action when zombies rise from the grave, saving their friends and heading to the only safe place left on Earth: the pub. And Shaun hopes he can make up with his girlfriend before the undead tear them apart.
Land of the Dead
July 15, 7:00 PM
July 17, 4:30 PM
July 30, 1:30 PM
Romero wraps up his original cycle of zombie films in bombastic fashion with a gory spectacle that sees humanity further surviving the zombie apocalypse by creating a makeshift society away from the menace outside their safe compounds.
Night of the Living Dead(1990)
Dir. Tom Savini
July 16, 2:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withDawn of the Dead(2004) (4:00 p.m.)
July 23, 4:30 PM
The dead have risen to feast on the flesh of the living, and seven survivors find refuge in the Pennsylvanian countryside. However, tensions soon arise within this group, putting them on a collision course with each other and the undead horde outside.
Dawn of the Dead(2004)
Dir. Zack Snyder
July 8, 7:00 PM
July 16, 4:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withNight of the Living Dead(1990) (2:00 p.m.)
As an all-out zombie assault gets underway, a group of survivors make their way to the local mall; here they must work together to survive and thrive, which proves more difficult than anyone could imagine. Read our AMC Thrills & Chills reviewhere.
The Dead Don’t Die
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
July 9, 6:00 PM DOUBLE FEATURE withNight of the Living Dead(4:00 p.m.)
July 10, 1:00 PM
A placid upstate New York community is overrun by zombies who have been reanimated by the addictive consumerism they practiced in life.
Diary of the Dead+Survival of the Dead
July 24, 3:00 PM
July 30, 3:30 PM
Diary of the Dead
Dir. George A. Romero.
Diary chronicles a group of young filmmakers who find themselves in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. They run for their lives but keep the camera rolling, even as members of the group are picked off one by one. Romero takes aim at modern society’s obsession with social media and constant recording of events in this fresh approach to the zombie film.
Followed by:Survival of the Dead
Picking up a thread of characters from Diary of the Dead, Romero’s final entry in the series sees two families on a remote island at war with each other as they go to war with the zombie horde invading their isolated home. Though divisive upon release, Romero’s film showcases his maturity, attempting to explore new ground in his zombie filmography, expressing that society is fundamentally doomed in the face of a crisis.
Dawn of the Dead(1978) will be scheduled at a later date.
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