BRAIN BITES

 PONTYPOOL (2008) Canada 1hr 33mins Director: Bruce McDonald  "It's not the end of the world folks... it's just the end of the day." - Grant Mazzy "Oh God, you're gonna eat me soon aren't you?? It's ok... you be the killer. I don't wanna be the killer." - a very drunk Sydney Briar. "I've seen things today that are going to ruin the rest of my natural life!"- Ken Loney Canadian born director Bruce McDonald and author, screenplay writer and fellow Canadian Tony Burgess have teamed up to bring us PONTYPOOL. Adapted from Burgess' novel "PONTYPOOL CHANGES EVERYTHING" (1998), it is a movie creation that brings the viewer a totally new zombie concept. This quiet and eerie movie takes place almost entirely in the basement of a radio station and is an all out attack on your senses. Incorporating very little on screen violence, with a claustrophobic setting and evidence that the world is on the brink of destruction, going c

  THE BATTERY (2012) USA 1hr 41mins Director: Jeremy Gardner "I always have to be present and aware coz you don't wanna deal with shit! You're always hiding behind headphones Mickey." - Ben "But we just go and go man ... where are we going?" - Mickey "If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck it's probably a fucking zombie!" - Ben Two former baseball players are wandering the rural back roads of New England during a zombie apocalypse. They have been surviving for months but it has not been easy and tempers are wearing thin. Mickey (Adam Cronheim) misses the way things were and really isn't equipped for the survival game (he cant even bring himself to say the "Z" word!). He spends most of his time moping about with his headphones on listening to music and using up all the batteries. Whereas, Ben (Jeremy Gardner) has taken to life on the road like a duck to water. He is practical and takes a hands on approach to coping with the und

 SILENT NIGHT, ZOMBIE NIGHT (2009) USA 1hr 23mins Director: Sean Cain "I hate to break it to you but I don't think Santa is coming this year." - Frank Talbot "That's what we do now right? ... take care of each other" - Jeffrey Hannigan A week before Christmas the zombie apocalypse has struck Los Angeles. Frank Talbot (Jack Forcinito) and his partner Nash Jackson (Andy Hopper) have worked together on the force for years. They're like family but things have gone awry as marital issues are causing Frank strife and it doesn't help that Nash has a thing for Franks wife, Sarah (Nadine Stenovitch). Frank is aware of this but before he can do anything about it an undead uprising starts to tear the city apart. Nash is injured early on and Frank takes him back to his apartment where they find Sarah. The three of them barricade themselves in as the undead close in but supplies are running low. When he can Frank heads out amongst the hordes where he notices two