Seeking to return to his trailblazing indie days, George A. Romero has made an unorthodox fictional documentary titled “Diary of the Dead.” Shot with a low budget brio, the rough and self-aware “Diary” is about a film crew that attempts to navigate a zombie apocalypse. The hook of Romero’s story is that the crew seeks to “shoot the dead” with cameras instead of bullets. “Diary” is a film seen entirely through the point of view of said camera and, thus, locates the new trend of real-time horror movies started by “Cloverfield” just a few weeks ago. “Cloverfield” may have been released first but Romero has been sitting on “Diary” for quite some time so I credit him with this trend. Most importantly, the filmmaker has clearly tapped into this Age of Youtube we live (and watch) in and regardless of what I personally feel about his new work, its ability to capture the zeitgeist vis-à-vis with his zombie series must be noted.

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