Trailer Park #4
Posted By Ryan Morrissey-Smith on October 19, 2013
The 4th edition of Trailer Park features a documentary about a film very close to my heart – Night of the Living Dead, some Spike Jonze weirdness in Her, an adaptation of a novel – The Book Thief, and possibly the most unrequested sequel/spinoff since Big Momma’s House 2 – Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Click on the posters to access the trailers.
BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD (or YEAR OF THE LIVING DEAD – title has changed)
Who: Rob Khuns, a bunch of talking heads 
What: A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead.
We say: So, a documentary about the greatest zombie film ever? Hell yes and then some.
HER
Who: Spike Jonze, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams
What: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.
We say: In the right hands, weirdness can make a great film. As Being John Malkovich proved, Spike Jonze’s hands are the right ones.
THE BOOK THIEF
Who: Brian Percival, Sophie Nelisse, Geoffery Rush
What: While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
We say: Always risky to adapt a book to the screen, especially a popular one. It has some real acting pedigree, so the risk might pay off.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES
Who: Christopher Landon, Richard Cabral, Carlos Pratts
What: More paranormal action as the story veers into different territory…
We say: How a low-budget, found footage film turned into a 5 film franchise I’ll never know, but this does look like it might have enough differences in it to keep things interesting.
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