Category Archives: Cinema of the Backbrain

Cinema of the Backbrain Presents: Attack of the Daikaiju Cats

Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 by Robert Hood

Some time ago, the following image appeared in one of the Worth1000 thematic image-creation competitions — a lovely piece of digital manipulation using the latest Photoshop technology (created by “boofhead”): But the idea of a rampaging giant cat didn’t begin … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick Spider Festival 2: Spider on the Ceiling

Posted on Monday, April 9, 2012 by Robert Hood

Part 2 of our Easter weekend arachnophobic special is a short film from the home of Spiderdom: Australia. Spider on the Ceiling was directed by Anthony O’Neill for Rectangular Films of Australia. It stars Steve Danielsen, Camilla Jackson, and Steve … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick Spider Festival 1: Scratch

Posted on Monday, April 9, 2012 by Robert Hood

Scratch is a short film made by Ethan Snell in 2011, a film that neatly ties in with a theme the Backbrain introduced just yesterday in an article on the upcoming creature feature Mega Spider. The theme? Extreme arachnophobia! Scratch … Continue reading →

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It’s Happening Again: A Backbrain Exclusive

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by Robert Hood

It happened before and now it’s happening again! Yes, from what is rapidly becoming the main enclave for the production of B-movie remakes, Franklin, Indiana, comes the news that the crapfest classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (US-1964; dir. Nicholas … Continue reading →

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Let’s Drink to Danger 5!

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Robert Hood

SBS’s web series, Danger 5! The Diamond Girls has finished, but we already know Danger 5 is destined to return as a TV series on Australian TV’s SBS. The online show has proven extremely popular so far, loved for its … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: The Emergence Premieres Tonight

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2011 by Robert Hood

Spotlights are crisscrossing the sky, the red carpet has been rolled out, the celebs are walking the walk, the paparazzi’s cameras are flashing, the crowds go wild! Welcome to the world premiere showing of The Emergence (Canada-2011; short [11.55 min.]), … Continue reading →

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