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Pacific Rim: Full Official Trailer
Oh, yes. Go, Guillermo! embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direct
Posted in Aliens, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general
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Pacific… Umm, Atlantic… How Many Rims Are There?
Atlantic Rim (US-2013; dir. Jared Cohn) is the notorious mockbuster studio The Asylum’s pre-hash of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming blockbuster, Pacific Rim. It has giant monsters rising from the depths (albeit different depths), giant mecha, a human combat team and … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Mecha, Trailers
Tagged Atlantic Rim, Giant Monsters, jared cohn, mockbuster, pacific rim, the asylum
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Queen Crab: Rampage Sequences
Brett Piper has shared with the Backbrain some scenes of giant crab rampage from his latest B-film monster epic, Queen Crab. Created in stop-motion glory, this suggests that monster fans and stop-motion animation aficionados are in for a real treat. … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Retro
Tagged brett piper, Giant Monsters, queen crab, stop-motion FX
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Jellyfish Eyes: The New Yôkai?
Images of the cute yet bizarre kaiju (that is, monsters) inhabiting Takashi Murakami’s much-anticipated fantasy Mememe no Kurage (Jellyfish Eyes) reveal an imagination that has taken its own established aesthetic and created a weird, toy-like pantheon of creatures very reminiscent, in … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Film, Ghosts, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Monsters in general, News, Trailers, Update
Tagged daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Jellyfish Eyes, kaiju, Miyazaki, Takashi Murakami, trailer, Yôkai
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Pacific Rim: Official Trailer
Well, we’ve had hints about Guillermo del Toro’s anticipated daikaiju epic, Pacific Rim — and if you thought you were excited before, check out this just released official trailer: embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direct This could make a profound change … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Mecha, Monsters in general, Science Fiction, Update
Tagged daikaiju, Giant Monsters, guillermo del toro, pacific rim
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Gadzooka, Larry! The 50s Rule!
First Look! Presented in Undeadoscope! As we await the arrival of the big-budget giant monster spectacle of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim (2013) and Gareth Edwards’ much-anticipated Godzilla (2014) — not to mention whatever Big Thing turns up in Joss … Continue reading
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Tagged gadzooka, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, pacific rim, retro 50s flicks
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Gila Rises!
One of the most anticipated independent giant monster flicks of recent times has been Jim Wynorski’s remake of the B-movie classic The Giant Gila Monster (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg), titled simply Gila! Here’s the new poster: The world premiere took … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Posters, Remake, Trailers, Update
Tagged 50s period film, Giant Monsters, gila, gila monster, interview, jim wynorski, remake
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Coming: Hellyfish
A Squishy Backbrain Exclusive There’s no argument: Godzilla is a giant monster with backbone, metaphorically and literally — and the prominence of his spines is certainly one of his defining characteristics (as illustrated here in cover art by Art Adams … Continue reading
The Art of Monsters: Takashi Murakami and Jellyfish Eyes
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has made a name for himself by successfully drawing upon popular culture as a major influence — specifically in adapting aspects of manga and anime to his own artistic vision. In the process he revolutionised the … Continue reading