Category Archives: Animation

King Crab Attack!: The Full Version

Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

And now, Undead Backbrain presents the complete 1950s giant monster spoof film, King Crab Attack! (France-2010; short [6:38 min.]; dir. Gregoire Sivan). The Backbrain first introduced you to the film via trailers, poster and assorted pictures in September last year … Continue reading →

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Great Space Monster Darkmatton

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

He’s made of dark matter, he’s really big, he destroys cities with bursts of destructive energy. He’s Darkmatton, a new kaiju created by director Yohei Miyawaki for his short animated film, Great Space Monster Darkmatton. Yohei Miyawaki (pictured below) is … Continue reading →

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Not ‘Zilla… But Zillo

Posted on Friday, April 9, 2010 by Robert Hood

Seems Godzilla’s influence isn’t waning as time goes by. Now we get to see a conceptual cousin of the Big G in a giant monster vs the Jedi free-for-all as the basis of an upcoming episode of Star Wars: The … Continue reading →

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Weekend (Not-So-Frightful) Fright Flick: Logorama

Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

This week Undead Backbrain offers you the Oscar-winning Best Short Film, Animated: Logorama (France-2009; dir. François Alaux, Herve de Crecy and Ludovic Houplain). No zombies, ghosts, spaceships or giant things (well, almost none), but lots of weirdness. It’s an LA … Continue reading →

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Update: Bygone Behemoth

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 by Robert Hood

On the eve of his short film’s premiere screening at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, over the coming weekend, Bygone Behemoth director Harry Chaskin has sent us two posters as an update. I love this one (click to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Film: Cencoroll

Posted on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

Cencoroll (Japan-2009; animation, short [25 min.]; dir. Atsuya Uki) A beautiful piece of Japanese animation — written, directed and edited by Atsuya Uki from his own manga. It features strange flesh-machine daikaiju and looks great. Here’s the whole thing in … Continue reading →

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The Monstrous Poignancy of Being a Stop-Motion Monster

Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

Apart from sitting in the bath and brooding, what do monsters do once they’re forced into retirement? Writer/director Harry Chaskin tries to answer that question in his short film, Bygone Behemoth, which will be premiering next month at the SXSW … Continue reading →

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Update: King Crab Attack!

Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 by Robert Hood

Normally, a very short film wouldn’t warrant an update, especially when the facts of the case remain rather obscure (see earlier Undead Backbrain article here). But this one has giant crabs and a great 1950s monster flick feel, and it … Continue reading →

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Giant Space Chicken: The Upgrade Continues

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Robert Hood

Scifi artist Frank Wu — whose story “The Tragical History of Guidolon, the Giant Space Chicken” was a highlight of the giant monster anthology Daikaiju! Giant Monsters Tales (edited by myself and Robin Pen, Agog! Press, 2005; reprinted Prime Books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Daikaiju, Film, Humour, Independent film, News, Todd Tennant | 3 Comments

The Flying Saucers Are Coming… Once Again!

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Flying saucers may be the latest scifi staple to get a digital revamp into a cinematic meme. Planzet — an alien invasion tale of beautifully rendered destruction — is coming from independent Japanese animator Jun Awazu, whose Wakusei daikaiju Negadon … Continue reading →

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