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Update: New Zero Trooper F Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

Remember the low budget Ultraman take-off that I’ve mentioned before? The one that was looking mighty good, despite its non-existent budget? Well, now an official trailer has appeared: For past posts — including the film’s opening sequence — go here. … Continue reading →

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Update: Zero Trooper-F

Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

The US Ultraman-inspired film Zero Trooper-F looks like it is coming along very nicely indeed. Check out this reel of SFX moments. They’re rather impressive on a miniscule-budget, I would have thought: Previous posts on Zero Trooper-F Source: Avery

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Update: Zero Trooper-F

Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

This clip — the first three minutes of Zero Trooper-F, the low-budget homage to such Japanese daikaiju/superhero epics as Ultraman, which appeared on the Backbrain a while back — has just been released on Twitchfilm.net. Man, am I ever impressed! … Continue reading →

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El Eternauta

Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

“El Eternauta” (The Eternaut) is a serialised graphic novel written by Argentinian comic writer Héctor Germán Oesterheld and initially drawn by Francisco Solano López. First published in 1957-1959 in three-page weekly episodes in the magazine Hora Cero (Zero Time), it … Continue reading →

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American Tokusatsu

Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

The latest Japanese genre to meet with an enthusiast’s attempt to replicate it for the West is the kaiju-tokusatsu, giant-monster vs superhero genre of such TV series as Ultraman. Zero Trooper-F is a 39-minute film directed by an indie filmmaker … Continue reading →

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Giant Monster Movie List

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 by Robert Hood

This ongoing, ever-growing list of giant monster films is divided into several parts. The main division is between the Western or Hollywood tradition and the Japanese tradition (daikaiju eiga), which, though it developed from the Western tradition, became so distinctive … Continue reading →

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