Night of the Living Dead

Director/cowriter George Romero's gruesome and groundbreaking cult classic pioneered the zombie genre of horror films and spawned a host of sequels, remakes, and imitators. A disparate group of people takes refuge in an isolated farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania in a desperate bid for survival as they come under siege by hordes of the recently deceased, returned to "life" as bloodthirsty, flesh-eating ghouls. Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman star. Includes both the original B&W and the newly colorized versions. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary by comedian Mike Nelson; game; more.