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The zombie apocalypse subgenre of horror has been around for decades, and its start is often credited to George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead. Nevertheless, there is perhaps no better zombie flick than Danny Boyle's 2002 horror film 28 Days Later. The British end-of-the-world film follows a mail courier named Jim (Cillian Murphy) after he wakes up from a 28-day coma only to find London a desolate wasteland. After a group of activists accidentally released monkeys from a laboratory, a rage virus the monkeys were carrying spread rapidly through England.

The film has remained a favorite in the genre for over 20 years for many reasons. It's a devastating story of loss, grief, fear, and desperation. The journey that Jim and his fellow survivors go on is harrowing and full of heartbreak. They watch countless people succumb to the virus and are falsely presented with salvation at their lowest point.

After years of being unavailable to stream, 28 Days Later is making its long-awaited digital debut. 28 Days Later was released in 2002 and became a cultural phenomenon, revamping the zombie genre for the 21st century. Despite the film's popularity, the movie has largely been unavailable to stream on any major platform, purchase on PVOD, or buy as a physical release, seemingly due to rights issues. With 28 Years Later, the long-awaited third entry on the horizon, Sony Pictures is gearing up the marketing for the horror sequel by re-releasing the original movie digitally.

Deadline revealed that Sony Pictures will release 28 Days Later on digital platforms for rental and purchase on Dec. 18, 2024. This news follows the release of the trailer for 28 Years Later, which Deadline reports is the most-watched horror trailer of 2024 with 60.2 million global views in its first 24 hours, as well as the second-biggest horror trailer of all time behind It Chapter Two,...

Sony knows you're craving a great zombie movie. In fact, it knows exactly which zombie film you want to see. Following the release of the first trailer for 28 Years Later, Sony have announced that Danny Boyle's first foray into flesh-ripping zombies is finally coming to digital platforms. First released in 2002, 28 Days Later starred Cillian Murphy as Jim, who woke up from a 28-day-long coma, to find London had been overrun by zombies. The film still stands as one of the greatest modern zombie movies ever made, introducing audiences to the terrifying Rage Zombies, who sprint towards their victims at full pelt. For years, audiences have been desperate to enjoy the horrific mutilation from the comfort of their own homes. While 28 Days Later had been kept from streaming, it's finally arriving on digital platforms.

Sony announced that 28 Days Later is heading to streaming via a page on their official website.

Volunteers who took part in the opening ceremony say it was the experience of a lifetime

NHS worker Helen O'Kelly, 34, assistant director at the South London Cardiac and Stroke Network

As soon as I heard that NHS staff would have the chance to be in the opening ceremony, I knew I would audition. I am not a dancer and, although I will happily do a presentation in front of a few thousand people for my job, in my personal life I am not one for the limelight.But the idea of representing an organisation I am so proud to work for intrigued me.

The early rehearsals were stressful – the dance steps seemed like torture and there was often nothing to do but laugh at our chaotic attempts. They were also physically exhausting; the mornings after were like a hangover without the headache.

I couldn't help but smile when we first...

War Horse is based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, with Handspring Puppet Company, and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, with scenic design by Rae Smith, puppet design, fabrication and direction by Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Company, lighting by Paule Constable, direction of movement and horse movement by Toby Sedgwick, animation amp projection design by 59 Productions, music by Adrian Sutton, songs by John Tams, sound design by Christopher Shutt, and musical direction by Greg Pliska. In the video below, go inside the making on the War Horse Puppets at the Handspring Puppet Company.

As our panel of experts predicted, "War Horse" won all five of its races at Sunday's Tony Awards. It became the first play since "Sleuth" in 1971 to take the top prize without any acting nominations. This British import also prevailed in bids by co-helmers Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris (photo, right) and the tech types responsible for lighting, scenic and sound design. Four years ago, Nick Stafford adapted the 1982 best-seller by Michael Morpurgo that told the tale of a young English farmhand who enlists during Ww I in hopes of finding his beloved colt who has been sold to the cavalry. The innovative production, which included both actors and puppeteers, won the 2007 Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Laurence Olivier Awards for set design (Rae Smith and Handspring Puppet Company) while Toby Sedgwick received the Olivier for choreography. The puppeteers were feted with a special Tony Award. Of the other Best Play contenders,...

Our panel of experts predict that "War Horse" is on track to become the first play since "Sleuth" in 1971 to take the top Tony Award without any acting nominations. This British import is also expected to win its other four bids by co-helmers Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris and the tech types responsible for lighting, scenic and sound design. Four years ago, Nick Stafford adapted the 1982 best-seller by Michael Morpurgo that told the tale of a young English farmhand who enlists during Ww I in hopes of finding his beloved colt who has been sold to the cavalry. The innovative production, which included both actors and puppeteers, won the 2007 Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Laurence Olivier Awards for set design (Rae Smith and Handspring Puppet Company) while Toby Sedgwick received the Olivier for choreography. The puppeteers are being feted with a special Tony tonight. Of the other Best Play contenders,...

The Olivier-winning production of "War Horse" could well rein in a slew of Tony Awards this season. Adapted from the 1982 best-seller by Michael Morpurgo, the play tells the tale of a young English farmhand who enlists during Ww I in hopes of finding his beloved colt who has been sold to the cavalry. Four years ago, Nick Stafford turned the epic story into a stunning stage spectacle at the National Theater. The innovative production, which included both actors and puppeteers, won the 2007 Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Laurence Olivier Awards for set design (Rae Smith and Handspring Puppet Company) while Toby Sedgwick received the Olivier for choreography. The Broadway production at the non-profit Lincoln Center Theater received many rave reviews touting its visual appeal. AP critic Mark Kennedy thought, "The reason to go see the show is its inventiveness, visual punch and its obvious reverence for the way animals move and behave.

Oscar winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire) returns to the theatre to direct this visionary new production, Frankenstein by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley.

For the first time ever, National Theatre Live will broadcast two separate performances of a production. Throughout the run of Frankenstein at the National Theatre, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller are alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Audiences in cinemas will have the chance to see both combinations, with two broadcasts a week apart.

April 2 at 11am: Benedict Cumberbatch (Creature), Jonny Lee Miller (Victor)

April 9 at 11am: Jonny Lee Miller (Creature), Benedict Cumberbatch (Victor)

You Can Catch Both Of These At The Tivoli Theater In St. Louis.

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Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein.s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes,...

Chicago – Magical nannies, dancing animals, great gusts of wind, lyrical life lessons and cute kids in need of a father. You don’t need to be practically perfect in every way in order to find these ingredients a trifle familiar. Robert Stevenson’s 1964 masterpiece “Mary Poppins” used these elements better than anyone has before or since, resulting in what is unquestionably the best live-action Disney film ever made.

“Poppins” is also one of the most influential children’s pictures ever made, inspiring countless variations and copy-cats. Yet Cristianna Brand’s “Nurse Matilda” books took the formula and peppered it with gleefully macabre wit. They centered on a hideously ugly nursemaid who resembled the Supernanny from Hell, until her charges started to become well behaved, thus erasing her multiple blemishes. In 2005, Emma Thompson adapted the books into “Nanny McPhee,” a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy that felt like the offspring of P.L. Travers and Roald Dahl.

Danny Boyle may direct a third installment of the 28 Days Later franchiseDread Central is reporting some intriguing news that director Danny Boyle could return to direct an untitled sequel to 28 Days Later.

Danny Boyle, of course, directed the original 28 Days Later, which followed a group of people trying to survive after the "rage virus" spread across the world, turning most of the Earth's population into zombie-like creatures. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directed the sequel, 28 Weeks Later, and now Dread Central reports that Danny Boyle may return for this proposed third installment. Here's an excerpt from the site:

"Dread Central has learned exclusively that the director of the original film, Danny Boyle, is planning to return to direct the as of yet untitled third film in the franchise. Details are scant at the moment, but we're working to get some more for you."

We'll be sure to keep you posted on this...

LONDON -- Chiwetel Ejiofor won the battle of Shakespeare's tragic kings Sunday, taking the Laurence Olivier Award for best actor for his title performance in Othello. Kristin Scott Thomas was named best actress for The Seagull, and the Broadway smash Hairspray picked up four prizes, including best new musical.

Ejiofor, whose film credits range from Steven Spielberg's Amistad in 1997 to Ridley Scott's American Gangster last year, triumphed in the British equivalent of the Tony Awards over competition that included Ian McKellen in King Lear and Patrick Stewart in Macbeth.

Ewan McGregor, who co-starred as Iago in the Donmar Warehouse's hit production of Othello, was not nominated. Tom Hiddleston, who also was nominated for playing Cassio in Othello, won as best newcomer for Cymbeline at the Barbican.

Rupert Goold, who directed Stewart in Macbeth, was named best director, and Rory Kinnear won for best performance in a supporting role for the National's revival of George Etherege's restoration comedy The Man of Mode, which also won for Vicki Mortimer's costume design.

Already a Tony winner, Hairspray had a record-breaking 11 nominations heading into the Olivier Awards presentation at Grosvenor House but won just four, including best actor in a musical for West End veteran Michael Ball, best actress in a musical for newcomer Leanne Jones and best performance in a supporting role in a musical for Tracie Bennett.

Hairspray and two other musicals also were nominated for best choreography, but the honor went to Toby Sedgwick, who devised the movement for the huge puppet horses in the National Theatre's hit production of War Horse. The show's set designers, Rae Smith and the Handspring Puppet Company, also won.