Monthly Archives: May 2008

Back on Third Street

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

I’ve discussed before the fact that Godzilla makes his first appearance since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars in Always-zoku san-chôme no yûhi [aka Always – Sunset on Third Street 2] (2007; dir. Takashi Yamazaki) — a comedy/drama rather than a monster … Continue reading →

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New: The Beast With a Billion Backs

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

It’s the new Futurama movie, complete with sexual innuendo, smartarse robot and endless canny scifi humour.   It’s out on DVD in June, along with a rumoured three-part division for TV broadcast. Here’s the plot: The Planet Express crew must … Continue reading →

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Interview: Brett Kelly

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

Brett Kelly directs and acts in independent films made under the auspices of his own production company. Genre movies such as The Bonesetter, The Bonesetter Returns, The Feral Man, My Dead Girlfriend and Kingdom of the Vampires only scratch the … Continue reading →

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Update: Flowers for the Dead

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

Joe Barbarisi, the director of the short zombie film, Flowers for the Dead — which we reported on last week — has been in contact with an update on the film’s progress (plus a few pics): Just wanted to let … Continue reading →

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New: Picnic of the Living Dead

Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

Now, for your entertainment, the Undead Backbrain brings you a complete new zombie film, Picnic of the Living Dead (US-2008; short; dir. Isaac Nejako). It’s a poignant tragedy about zombies, a picnic and a man with a chainsaw. It’s really … Continue reading →

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Manda vs Godzilla

Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

1968’s Kaiju soshingeki [trans. Parade of Monsters] (dir. Ishirô Honda) — better known in the West as Destroy All Monsters — was Toho’s anniversary celebration of the Godzilla franchise (as well as a last ditch effort to re-invigorate its box-office … Continue reading →

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Update: The SeaSerpent’s Song

Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has just received some information from Joshua Raven, writer of the new sea serpent film we reported on yesterday. He says that The SeaSerpent’s Song will be a live-action 35mm feature film slated for a September 2009 release. … Continue reading →

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Where the Sea Serpents Warble…

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

I haven’t found out anything specific about this one, including director, but Kaiju Search-Robot Avery — ever on the look-out for sea serpents — came across the website this morning: From all the COMING SOON pages — and the OPPORTUNITY … Continue reading →

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Knights Undead

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

Funny how Knights Templar and zombies go together so well. Amando de Ossorio proved it with his “Blind Dead” films and now Andreas Schnaas’ gore-drenched Don’t Wake the Dead is set to re-enforce the idea. Don’t Wake the Dead (Germany-2008; … Continue reading →

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Mummy vs King Ghidorah?

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

Obviously I haven’t been paying attention. The trailer for the third Brendan Frazer Mummy movie, Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, has taken me by surprise. Not only does the film have Rob Cohen as director, but it’s also … Continue reading →

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