Roy Frumkes
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Roy Frumkes is an independent filmmaker. Frumkes directed the 1985 documentary Document of the Dead
, a film detailing the production of Dawn of the Dead.
allowed Frumkes extensive access to the creative process of the filmmaker, and the finished product is as much an overview and analysis of Romero's early career as a "making-of" documentary. In Video Watchdog
magazine, critic Tim Lucas
called Document of the Dead "an intelligent, arresting, and authoritative examination of Romero's working filmmaking style..." Frumkes added new codas to the film in 1989, and for the 2005 DVD release Dawn of the Dead: Ultimate Edition, which collected multiple cuts of the film and a cut of Document of the Dead. The full-length Document of the Dead was released on DVD by Synapse Films
in 1998.
As a screenwriter, Frumkes has written the 1996 thriller The Substitute
and three sequels, and the cult black comedy Street Trash
(1987). He is a professor at the School of Visual Arts
in New York City where he teaches Screenwriting and International Cinema. He is also a longtime member of the National Board of Review.
In 2006, Frumkes put the finishing touches to the documentary The Meltdown Memoirs. The Meltdown Memoirs depicts the production of the movie Street Trash
along with cast and crew interviews 20 years later.
Document of the Dead
Document of the Dead is a 1985 documentary film by American filmmaker Roy Frumkes that was largely shot during the production of the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead.-Synopsis:...
, a film detailing the production of Dawn of the Dead.
Biography
The cooperation of George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
allowed Frumkes extensive access to the creative process of the filmmaker, and the finished product is as much an overview and analysis of Romero's early career as a "making-of" documentary. In Video Watchdog
Video Watchdog
Video Watchdog is a bimonthly, digest size film magazine started in 1990 by publisher/editor Tim Lucas and his wife, art director and co-publisher Donna Lucas....
magazine, critic Tim Lucas
Tim Lucas
Tim Lucas is a film critic, biographer, novelist, screenwriter, blogger, and publisher/editor of the video review magazine Video Watchdog.-Biography and early career:...
called Document of the Dead "an intelligent, arresting, and authoritative examination of Romero's working filmmaking style..." Frumkes added new codas to the film in 1989, and for the 2005 DVD release Dawn of the Dead: Ultimate Edition, which collected multiple cuts of the film and a cut of Document of the Dead. The full-length Document of the Dead was released on DVD by Synapse Films
Synapse Films
Synapse Films is a DVD/Blu-ray label owned and operated by Don May, Jr. and his business partners Jerry Chandler and Charles Fiedler. The company specializes in cult horror, science fiction, and exploitation films....
in 1998.
As a screenwriter, Frumkes has written the 1996 thriller The Substitute
The Substitute
The Substitute is a 1996 action-crime-thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, and Luis Guzmán.-Plot:...
and three sequels, and the cult black comedy Street Trash
Street Trash
Street Trash is a 1987 comedy horror film directed by J. Michael Muro . It won the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film...
(1987). He is a professor at the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
in New York City where he teaches Screenwriting and International Cinema. He is also a longtime member of the National Board of Review.
In 2006, Frumkes put the finishing touches to the documentary The Meltdown Memoirs. The Meltdown Memoirs depicts the production of the movie Street Trash
Street Trash
Street Trash is a 1987 comedy horror film directed by J. Michael Muro . It won the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film...
along with cast and crew interviews 20 years later.