George A. Romero

Interviews

Tony Williams

• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781617030277
• eBook ISBN: 9781628468809
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film & Video

George A. Romero (b. 1940) has achieved a surprising longevity as director since his first film, Night of the Living Dead (1968). After relocating to Canada, he shows no signs of slowing up: his recent film, Survival of the Dead (2009), is discussed in a new interview conducted by Tony Williams for this volume, and still other films are awaiting release. Although commonly known as a director of zombie films, a genre he himself launched, Romero's films often transcend easy labels. His films are best understood as allegorical commentaries on American life that just happen to appropriate horror as a convenient vehicle. Romero's films encompass works as different as The Crazies, Hungry Wives, Knightriders, and Bruiser. The interviews in this collection cover a period of over forty years. In whatever format they originally appeared—the printed page, the internet, or the video interview—these discussions illustrate both the evolution of Romero's chosen forms of technology and the development of his thinking about the relationship between cinema and society. They present Romero as an independent director in every sense of the word.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chronology
• Filmography
• Night of the Living Dead—Inter/view with George A. Romero William Terry Ork and George Abagnalo/1969
• Filming Night of the Living Dead: An Interview with Director George Romero Alex Ben Block/1972
• Romero: An Interview with the Director of Night of the Living Dead Sam Nicotero/1973
• George Romero: From Night of the Living Dead to The Crazies Fran Lebowitz, Pat Hackett, and Ronnie Cutrone/1973
• Morning Becomes Romero Dan Yakir/1977
• The George Romero Interview Richard Lippe, Tony Williams, and Robin Wood/1979
• Knight after Night with George Romero Dan Yakir/1981
• George Romero: Revealing the Monsters within Us Tom Seligson/1981
• The McDonaldization of America: An Interview with George A. Romero John Hanners and Harry Kloman/1982
• George Romero on Directing Day of the Dead Paul Gagne/1985
• George Romero: Monkeying with Horror Frederick C. Szebin/1988
• George Romero vs. Hollywood Dennis Fischer/1989
• George A. Romero Stanley Wiater/1992
• George Romero on Bruiser, Development Hell, and Other Sundry Matters Dennis Fischer/1999
• An Interview with George and Christine Romero Tony Williams/2000
• Let Them Eat Flesh Giulia D’Agnolo-Vallan/2005
• George A. Romero Interview Beth Accomando/2008
• Turn Me On, “Dead” Man Peter Keough/2008
• Interview with George Romero Peter Keough/2010
• George A. Romero on Survival of the Dead Tony Williams/2010
• Index
• Footnote