Category Archives: Robots

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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War of the Worlds: Goliath Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by Robert Hood

New trailer for the animated steam-punk sequel to H.G.Wells’ War of the Worlds — War of the Worlds: Goliath (US-2011; dir. Joe Pearson) Source: Quiet Earth via Avery Guerra

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Last Day of MORAV Appeal

Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 by Robert Hood

I meant to plug this earlier but ran out of time. So this is a flash info-dump. MORAV — the giant robot combat franchise being developed by Fon Davis — is in its last day on Kickstarter, seeking funding to … Continue reading →

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Review: Painting Giant Robots and Monsters

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2011 by Robert Hood

Godaizer (Singapore-2011; short [18:43 min.]; dir. Hillary Yeo) Reviewed by Robert Hood Mecha is one of the most popular sub-categories of anime and has produced some of the best and longest-running animated sci-fi series ever. Though quintessentially Japanese when considered … Continue reading →

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Laputa: Castle in the Sky

Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2011 by Robert Hood

Laputa: Castle in the Sky [original title: Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta] (Japan-1986; dir. Hayao Miyazaki Reviewed by Robert Hood There is a distinctly steampunk — or perhaps more accurately retro, post-Industrial — aesthetic  to Hayao Miyazaki’s typically luminous fantasy anime, … Continue reading →

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Review: Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Redux

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by Robert Hood

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Redux (orig. Kôkaku kidôtai; Japan-1995; dir. Mamoru Oshii) Reviewed by Robert Hood Anyone who knows anything about anime knows Ghost in the Shell. Based on the classic manga of Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell … Continue reading →

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What’s Better Than Giant Robots Fighting Giant Monsters?

Posted on Monday, December 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

Answer: Not much! Writer Michael May of Michael May’s Adventureblog — in itself a must-visit resource for those into comic art — is currently involved in a free web-comic called Kill All Monsters! It has nothing to do with Godzilla … Continue reading →

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India’s Most Expensive Robot

Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

Said to be the most expensive film yet made in India, Endhiran [aka The Robot] (India-2010; dir. S. Shankar) is full of bizarre effects, action, singing and dancing — everything we might expect from Bollywood, in fact. More, it’s got … Continue reading →

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Is That A Monster, Holmes?

Posted on Saturday, April 3, 2010 by Robert Hood

Sherlock Holmes (US-2010; dir. Rachel Goldenberg) [Note: This review involves some spoilers.] In the Asylum’s latest monster mash (preceding the upcoming Mega Piranha), Sherlock Holmes pits his deductive skills against a slew of monsters, mostly large ones. There is, of … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Life Institute: The Trilogy — Part 2: The Blood

Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2010 by Robert Hood

Continued from Bizarre Life Institute: The Trilogy — Part 1. Images of Harconia: In mid-January Undead Backbrain introduced you to the work of Peter Montgomery, specifically an ambitious project called the Bizarre Life Institute (B.L.I.) — three films set in … Continue reading →

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