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Anyone catch this when it aired? Looks good. The evolution of the movie zombie - from early films to its present role as a pop culture icon. Why does something so dead have so much life in our nightmares and at the box office? A Starz Originals production. Premieres 10/13 10pm e/p on Starz. http://bit.ly/mIado
Anyone catch this when it aired? Looks good. The evolution of the movie zombie - from early films to its present role as a pop culture icon. Why does something so dead have so much life in our nightmares and at the box office? A Starz Originals production. Premieres 10/13 10pm e/p on Starz. http://bit.ly/mIado
It's that time of year again, the time where we must remind the world
that it is not Decepticons, Terminators, or sparkling vampires that
frighten the world. It's heartless, mindless, bloodthirsty zombies!
Yes, that means it's time to begin preparing for the Alamo Drafthouse's
weekend of celebrating all things undead, infected, and zombified - the
third annual Dismember the Alamo Zombie Film Festival at the Alamo
Drafthouse Lake Creek.
The festival itself will be held on October 29th, 30th, and 31st while the deadline for submitting a short film is October 13th. Selected short films will be announced shortly thereafter. For those who have attended, you know that this is some of the most fun we have at the Alamo Drafthouse, with everyone from kids to grown adults submitting their most disgusting, humorous, or intelligent movies to showcase.
Of course, we have some lovely incentives to get you to cough up your best zombie material - prizes for the top three short films are $300, $150, an $75 respectively, not to mention plenty of Dismember goodies.
If you have any questions about the festival, just send us an e-mail back at alamozombiefest@gmail.com. Also, all details given here can be seen on www.dismemberthealamo.com.
The festival itself will be held on October 29th, 30th, and 31st while the deadline for submitting a short film is October 13th. Selected short films will be announced shortly thereafter. For those who have attended, you know that this is some of the most fun we have at the Alamo Drafthouse, with everyone from kids to grown adults submitting their most disgusting, humorous, or intelligent movies to showcase.
Of course, we have some lovely incentives to get you to cough up your best zombie material - prizes for the top three short films are $300, $150, an $75 respectively, not to mention plenty of Dismember goodies.
If you have any questions about the festival, just send us an e-mail back at alamozombiefest@gmail.com. Also, all details given here can be seen on www.dismemberthealamo.com.
This might be a little old to some of you but I thought I'd introduce it to the rest of our readers who hadn't heard about it.
Do you know that there's a medical term for what makes a zombie? It is Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome, or ANSD and it is researched and covered by Dr. Steven C. Schlozman. An assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Harvard School of Education.
He explains how a zombie's brain likely works stating: "That balance is maintained by the anterior cingulate cortex, which modulates and dampens the excitability of the amygdala as it talks to the frontal lobe. So, when the amygdala gets all stirred up by fear, anger or lust, the anterior cingulate cortex steps on it a little bit, giving the frontal lobe time to think everything through before it sends signals toward the motor cortex and we act upon those impulses."
He goes on to say "A zombie would have a dysfunctional anterior cingulate cortex, rendering it unable to modulate feelings of anger. The result? Hyper-aggression."
It is these same parts of the brain which control movement. Therefore, as the doctor says, the "zombies" in movies like 28 Days Later aren't really zombies, because the zombies in 28 Days Later exhibit fluidity of motion which indicate some higher brain function, whereas, real zombies would not.
This site has a really great summary of his hypothesis including some examples and comparisons.
The end result? We shouldn't really hate zombies. They don't understand. Therefore they don't understand that what they are doing is wrong. They are just following their uncontrollable urges. As the article says -getting mad at a zombie is akin to getting mad at an Alligator for attacking you.
Dr. Schlozman doesn't provide us with any suggestions on how to combat zombies, however. But I think we've covered that topic pretty well in other articles. And if not, there is an organization dedicated to zombie studies which may be able to offer more insight when the Zombie Apocalypse happens
Do you know that there's a medical term for what makes a zombie? It is Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome, or ANSD and it is researched and covered by Dr. Steven C. Schlozman. An assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Harvard School of Education.
He explains how a zombie's brain likely works stating: "That balance is maintained by the anterior cingulate cortex, which modulates and dampens the excitability of the amygdala as it talks to the frontal lobe. So, when the amygdala gets all stirred up by fear, anger or lust, the anterior cingulate cortex steps on it a little bit, giving the frontal lobe time to think everything through before it sends signals toward the motor cortex and we act upon those impulses."
He goes on to say "A zombie would have a dysfunctional anterior cingulate cortex, rendering it unable to modulate feelings of anger. The result? Hyper-aggression."
It is these same parts of the brain which control movement. Therefore, as the doctor says, the "zombies" in movies like 28 Days Later aren't really zombies, because the zombies in 28 Days Later exhibit fluidity of motion which indicate some higher brain function, whereas, real zombies would not.
This site has a really great summary of his hypothesis including some examples and comparisons.
The end result? We shouldn't really hate zombies. They don't understand. Therefore they don't understand that what they are doing is wrong. They are just following their uncontrollable urges. As the article says -getting mad at a zombie is akin to getting mad at an Alligator for attacking you.
Dr. Schlozman doesn't provide us with any suggestions on how to combat zombies, however. But I think we've covered that topic pretty well in other articles. And if not, there is an organization dedicated to zombie studies which may be able to offer more insight when the Zombie Apocalypse happens
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