Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Revisit
Venue: Highland Mall (Mondo Mystery Screening IX)

Mondo's mystery screenings are always great, but this one was extra special. Not only did it involve a screening of Dawn of the Dead in a shopping mall, but also a veritable army of extras made up like Romeroesque zombies attacking buses of patrons as they entered the parking lot. I got to be one of those zombies. I wrote up the event and the experience for Film School Rejects. Shamble over to the link and give it a read won't you?

They Live (1988)

Revisit
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (Mondo Screening)

Mondo Tees hosted their second special screening, this time making no effort to keep the featured film a secret. Sufficed to say, I was a much bigger fan of the choice of film this time around. I love They Live, such a weirdo of a movie with a hefty political subtext. Accompanying the film was a specially designed poster by none other than Shepard Fairey; the pop artist probably best known for his iconic bi-chromatic image of President Obama. Will be framing this and hanging it on my wall very soon.

Akira (1988)

1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Alamo S. Lamar (Mondo Secret Screening)

I do not enjoy animae. I am happy that Mondo is hosting infrequent secret screenings, but I was less-than-thrilled that the first was Akira. I actually thought to myself, "no, I'm gonna put aside my distaste for this genre and enjoy Akira," but the film did everything in its power to reassert why I can't stand animae.

Rating: 3/10 Atkins