The pollock theaters first film festival showcases the diverse talents of emerging cuban filmmakers. Lighting fails to strike twice in alejandro bruguess juan of the. Buy or rent juan of the dead movie now family video. Catch a look at the bloody good zombie comedy hit juan of the dead. Juan of the dead is a 2010 zombie comedy film written and directed by alejandro brugues. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. Zombie horrorcomedy hopes to bring cuban film industry back. From the studio that brought you shaun of the dead.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Joined by a ragtag group of opportunists, juan becomes a zombie killerforhire until it becomes increasingly obvious. Watch the clip titled chaos for the film juan of the dead 2012. Why would any business want to maintain racks of expensive hardware, running operating systems and networks. It has horror, it has action and it pretty much laughs in the face of problems. During his career, juan gabriel wrote around 1,800 songs. I recommend if you like zombie movies andor comedies i had great fun watching this movie. Juan is a slacker who has never quite managed to get his life in order until a zombie invasion takes over havana and an unexpected opportunity. When violence springs up around the city, and inhabitants start to attack one another, talk of a political dissident uprising is rife. Cuban set comedyhorror utilising the genre to juicy effect, including some pointed criticism of the castro government, writes peter bradshaw. Use your apple id or create a new account to start using apple services.
Juan is a slacker trying to reconnect with his daughter, who plans to rejoin her mother in miami. Juan is a slacker who has never quite managed to get his life in order until a zombie invasion takes over havana and an. Torrent downloads, search and download free movies, tv shows, music, pcps2pspwiixbox games torrents from our bittorrent database. Juan of the dead critics consensus filled with wild splatter slapstick, juan of the dead also deftly uses its zombie premise as an undead trojan horse for insightful political commentary. Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, juan gabriel was among latin americas best selling singersongwriters. Here you will find candy skulls, skeleton musicians, dancers and cool cowboys all hanging out at the bar. May 31, 2012 but juan and his gang soon discover their enemy is more dangerous than any ideological opponent, and armed with some homemade weapons and the desire to make a quick buck, juan sets out to rid havana of the undead. Sep 15, 2011 alejandro bruguess juan of the dead hopes to mimic the actioncomedy mayhem of shaun of the dead in cuba but falls far short. Juan is 40 years old, most of which he spent in cuba doing absolutely nothing. Alejandro brugues juan of the dead is a fun horror comedy set in the streets of zombieinfested havana. Juan of the dead follows juan and his rag tag group of friends that try to take advantage of the zombie outbreak by charging people to kill them. Juan of the dead offers a fresh look on the zombie genre. At first, 40something slacker juan and his friends use the zombie hordes that the government and media claim are just dissidents paid by the us government watch juan of the dead 2011 online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Juan of the dead, whose title echoes the british 2004 zombie film shaun of the dead, is in postproduction and due to be released in cuba and internationally at the end of summer.
They begin to notice that locals are going crazy, killing people and eating their flesh, and the recently deceased. Oct 29, 2012 juan of the dead arrived with the first batch of 31foteligible movies i got from netflix this month. The zombies are too slow, the digital effects are cheesylooking, and the movie takes such a casual, blackly comic approach to death that even when one of the main characters gets eaten, theres no lasting impact. Thanks to dread central, we now know that juan of the dead will be released to dvd and vod on. They enjoy everything from their living life free of worldly worries such as money or hangovers. Its a zombie film but its about cubans and how we react in the face of a crisis because weve had a lot of them here over the last 50 years.
If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. Two laidback friends come up with a lucrative plan to rid cuba of zombies when they realise the island is suffering an invasion. Juan of the dead arrived with the first batch of 31foteligible movies i got from netflix this month. Juans only emotional tie is his daughter, camila, a beautiful young girl that. Zombies attack havana in gory juan of the dead wired. With stateoftheart presentation and post screening the pollock theaters first film festival showcases the diverse talents of emerging cuban filmmakers. Lighting fails to strike twice in alejandro bruguess juan. Its been sitting in a drawer for four weeks because the missus and i have been trying to coordinate a movie night with our neighbors, who are incidentally way too fucking cool for us.
I felt like the movie could have never ended, which is a hidden secret to success that many. Juans only emotional tie is his daughter, camila, a beautiful young girl that doesnt want anything to do with her father because the only thing hes good at is getting into trouble. Similar to shaun of the dead, juan of the dead is meant to be comedic. Only a handful of theatrical dates were previously announced, but a dvdvod release date has now been set.
Juan of the dead is by no means the first cuban film to examine the darker aspects of life on the island or to poke fun at cubans hardships. Juan of the dead on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Only the politicalness of this picture sets it apart from others in the flooded zombie genre. Several feature films produced over the past two decades, with or without state sponsorship, have critiqued issues. This title offers a first time look at the kill of the week, taking it to the next level as kill of the moment. Jan, 2012 the feel of the movie is very interesting, with a good mix of a dawn of the dead remake apocalyptic desolation, with spaghetti western styling, against a backdrop of 50s styling in both scenery as youd expect in cuba, but also 40s and 50s farce in several places.
A description of tropes appearing in juan of the dead. Cubas first zombie comedy features blood, guts and broad sometimes homophobic humour. Juan of the dead, cubas first zombie movie, a mix of camp gore and wry satire writerdirector calls it a zombie comedy, but also a very cuban movie backed by. Alejandro bruguess juan of the dead hopes to mimic the actioncomedy mayhem of shaun of the dead in cuba but falls far short. Being cubas first real horror movie, juan of the dead comes as a latin take on zombie comedy flicks, reminiscing shaun of the dead, but. Aug 07, 2012 catch a look at the bloody good zombie comedy hit juan of the dead. As the number of zombies rises and the dead return to life, slacker juan and his friend lazaro decide to profit from the outbreak by starting their own zombie killing business but will the duo save the day or will they succumb to the deadly virus. Lazaro, juans friend, is trying to connect with his own son, a persistent womanizer. In this spanishcuban comedy horror, a deadly outbreak has turned the citizens of havana into zombies hungry for human flesh. The latest attempt at this genre juan of the dead, not only shares a similar title, but takes the same direction of shaun, but could this cuban zombie flick have any chance of living up to its potential. The cloud revolution is dead because it has run its course, and it has been a success. Zombies in juan of the dead chomp on cubas sacred cows. Apr 20, 2011 juan of the dead, whose title echoes the british 2004 zombie film shaun of the dead, is in postproduction and due to be released in cuba and internationally at the end of summer. The story line is perfectly massaged into the pace of the action on screen.
Zombies in juan of the dead chomp on cubas sacred cows the. Juan is a slacker who has never quite managed to get his life in order until a zombie invasion takes over havana, cuba, and an unexpected opportunity to capitalize on the situation presents itself. Juan of the dead is a movie iv herd alot about and i recently had the pleasure of watching it holds up to the hype great characters, very funny moments and some very inventive kills. Juan of the dead dvd arrives august 14th aug 1, 2012. Aug 28, 2016 mexican superstar juan gabriel, the bigger than life performer who at 66 years old revamped his career in spectacular fashion, has died unexpectedly juan gabriel was in the midst of the u. The eponymous protagonist is a fortyish slacker who lives in havana, eking out a living with occasional lowrent fishing expeditions with his friend lazaro, and attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Rent juan of the dead 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. May 03, 2007 juan of the dead juan carlos fresnadillo, director of zombie movie 28 weeks later, talks about rage, suffering, iraq, the virginia tech killings and the guilt of the survivor. Stream tracks and playlists from juan on your desktop or mobile device. Dec 16, 2010 juan of the dead fends off zombies in cuba. With stateoftheart presentation and post screening. Jul 15, 2012 from the studio that brought you shaun of the dead. Ii, is reportedly the bestselling album of all time in mexico, with over eight million copies sold. On location, juan of the dead is a mixture of sophisticated filmmaking equipment, much of it from spain, and lowtech cuban knowhow. Juan of the dead 2011 official trailer cuban zombies.
Sign in to icloud to access your photos, videos, documents, notes, contacts, and more. Jun 18, 2012 apparently, zombie bashing is profitable. They begin to notice that locals are going crazy, killing people and eating their flesh, and the recently deceased are returning to life. Like its namesake shaun of the dead, the actioncomedy centers on an. Juan is a fortyyearold slacker living a laidback life in havana with his closeknit group of friends. Watch juan of the dead 2011 online vimeo on demand. Juan of the dead 2011 movie trailer fantastic fest. Zombie horrorcomedy hopes to bring cuban film industry. Cuban set comedyhorror utilising the genre to juicy effect, including some pointed criticism of the castro government. Its been sitting in a drawer for four weeks because the missus and i have been trying to coordinate a movie night with our neighbors, who are incidentally.
With his new found business motto well kill your beloved ones they set out on a rampage of survival, profit, and carnage. Havana gets overrun by the walking dead in twisted zombie flick juan of the dead from cuban indie filmmaker alejandro brugues. Juan is dead here you will find candy skulls, sacred hearts, skeleton musicians, mariachi and cool. The family of characters in juan is dead paint the afterlife as one hell of a party. Live performances are meant to inspire memories so says this mt pleasant,tx born recording artist dae juan has open up for andor tour with the likes of idina menzel david guetta, shaggy.
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