Undead

Warm Bodies, Bullet to the Head out in theaters this weekend

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Fans of action or zombie movies will have new releases to choose from at this weekend’s movie theater box office. But before you make the trip, the Movie Date podcast cohosts give their thoughts on two of the three new releases.

Hollywood’s crush on British vampires

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True Vampires of New Haven

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Zombieland, UK

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DEAD-icated Scientists

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Zombies

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To make a convincing zombie, it’s all in the pacing. George Romero invented the modern zombie with his 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead,” and he still likes them old-fashioned — slow-moving but hard to stop. “I don’t know if you’re aware of the rift in the zombie community,” says Ruben Fleischer, director “Zombieland.” He’s all for speeding up the undead.