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Diary of the DeadDirector: George A. RomeroCast: Michelle Morgan, Josh Close, Philip Riccio, Scott Wentworth, Joe Dinicol, Amy Ciupak Lalonde, Tatiana Maslany, Megan Park, Shawn Roberts, Alan Van Sprang, Chris Violette(Weinstein Company, 2007) Rated: R US theatrical release date: 15 February 2008 (Limited release) UK theatrical release date: 7 March 2008 (Limited release) [15 February 2008] by Cynthia FuchsPopMatters Film and TV Editor The Whole ThingThe black militia men, black men with lots of guns, are not about to be isolated and killed by vigilantes like Ben (Duane Jones).
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