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Well I just found out my scene made it into the final cut, so a few of us are planning on going to see Zombies of Mass Destruction @ Kirkland Performance Center as part of the Seattle International Film Festival.
@ Kirkland Performance Center
Date: Thursday, June 04 @ 10:00pm
(88 Minute Running Time)
Total Price: $11.00

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ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
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Country: USA
Year: 2009
Running time: 88 Minutes
Genres: Black Comedy, Cult, Gay/Lesbian, Horror, Political
Program: Northwest Connections
It’s September 2003, and for the residents of the small, idyllic island town of Port Gamble, Washington, the times they are a-changin’. The fishing boats and tourists have all but gone. The town’s mayoral race is heating up as Mayor Burton faces a challenge from Cheryl Banks. Reverend Haggis continues to preach his Sunday morning fire-and-brimstone sermons, but only to a half-filled church. Former resident Tom returns home, with his new boyfriend Lance in tow, for a dinner at his mother’s place, where he has plans to come out. Meanwhile Frida, a Princeton student of Middle Eastern descent, has also returned home to help in her father’s restaurant. And then, of course, there’s the small matter of a zombie virus outbreak. Now the residents of Port Gamble—well, those who don’t desire human flesh—must set aside their differences and start smashing the undead if they hope to make it through the night. Set during the most ultra-patriotic, ultra-paranoid era in recent memory, ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction uses its setting’s isolated time and place to generate as much political and social satire as bloodshed. Director Kevin Hamedani, producer John Sinno, and many cast/crew expected to attend both screenings
http://www.zmdthemovie.com/
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The GTIs mileage while working on the movie set...
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In the waiting room, hoping that they have something for us to do!
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Re: June 4 2009: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (white_r!ce)

That's a good look for you Chris, I think chicks will dig it!
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Re: June 4 2009: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (james dean r32)

Quote, originally posted by james dean r32 »
I am going to see if I can make this. Chris are guys going to eat somewhere first? http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

I don't know Kirkland at all but if you can give some suggestions I'd be down!
 
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Re: June 4 2009: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (xOphear)

SIFF Review: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
By Sean Axmaker in Arts & Culture, Film, SIFF 2009Monday, Jun. 1 2009 @ 7:04AM

I was at a disadvantage when I saw this film: I was alone, watching a screener at home for this feature story. It was funny, but this is a film to see in a crowd, where the exuberance of an audience becomes a part of the experience. And this homegrown film is made for Seattle audiences, a horror movie with gay heroes, a Iranian-American leading lady and a farcical look at the of the post-9/11 world of culture wars, religious hysteria, anti-Islamic paranoia and patriotic rhetoric used to justify all manner of behavior. "Haven't you ever seen a zombie movie?!!" asks the exasperated teenage son of an insolent neo-con preparing to torture a confession from the college girl next door. Apparently not, but he has seen plenty of what passes for news on the 24-hour spin cycle, where talking heads conflate opinion as fact and where the loudest voice is the winner by default. It's easy to pick the most likely to survive from the ever-shrinking pool of non-infected; they're the ones who are aghast at those pockets of militarist patriots and Christian extremists who refuse to let the facts confuse the certainty of their position (It's Armageddon and only the sinners are struck down! It's a terrorist plot by a Muslim fundamentalist! They hate us for our freedom!) or the ludicrousness of the distractions from the crisis at hand (because vengeance is more fun than prevention).
There's no style and no real sensibility beyond the easy targets and the satire is executed as farce, which basically means none of the characters are developed much beyond the basic type. It looks professional without actually looking distinctive (good or bad) in any way. The style is all in the spirited and colorful performances (which are surprisingly good in parts and effective throughout), the humor (it is awfully funny) and the special effects, which are executed with a creative professionalism between Hollywood gloss and "The Evil Dead" ingenuity. But more importantly, for all the spoofing of political rhetoric ("Some of us have to give our rights to remain safe," one neighbor blithely explains as he turns his basement into a detention center to torture a confession from the college girl next door), no one stops to make a speech or debate the issues. The audience can take it as they will, or just sit back to enjoy the gory spectacle of Port Gamble turned into a zombie picnic ground.
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction SIFF Cinema, 9:15 p.m. Tues., June 2. Kirkland Performance Center, 10 p.m. Thurs., June 4
 
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