Monthly Archives: May 2008

Giant Monster Dreaming

Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

As illustrated by the rabid speculation that recently ran on many kaiju noticeboards (that Edgar Sean of the Dead Wright was about to embark on a remake of Gorgo), it’s clear that unofficial pronouncements need to be taken with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Where's the Film? | 5 Comments

Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 10

Posted on Monday, May 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

10   The Milpitas Monster   from The Milpitas Monster (US-1975; dir. Robert L. Burrill) “Fifty tons of living trash on a rampage!” Here’s one insane little indie monster flick that has stood the test of time! The Milpitas Monster … Continue reading →

Posted in Craziest Kaiju Countdown, Film, Giant Monsters, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, List | 7 Comments

New Godman Remake?

Posted on Sunday, May 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Go! Godman (or Ike! Goddoman) was a Japanese TV series than ran for 26 short (five minute) episodes from 5 October 1972 until 10 April 1973. It was a tokusatsu television series: the first from Toho to feature a Kyodai … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, TV | 3 Comments

Update: Guidolon — the Office Staff

Posted on Sunday, May 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Naturally, the giant-monster film industry has to have monstrous office staff. Artist Todd Tennant has revealed his designs for Kenji and Benji, described by Todd as a pair of “off-the-wall, bizarro, bubble-off-plumb kaiju”. The third picture illustrates an “office” shot … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Pictorial art, Todd Tennant, Update | 1 Comment

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

In 1959 came the first attack by giant leeches, set in a Florida swamp and executive produced by Roger Corman: Attack of the Giant Leeches [aka The Giant Leeches] (US-1959; dir. Bernard L. Kowalski). The leeches famously looked a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News | 5 Comments

Den Ace

Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Tale of a Beer-Fueled Ultraman Much of the following is mere deduction based on Japanese websites (the text of which I don’t have the knowledge to decipher), the odd video clip and scraps of information found on forums. Hence … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Query, Trailers, TV | 5 Comments

Update: Guilala Once Again

Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

An official teaser trailer has appeared for Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki Ippatsu [lit. Guilala’s Counter Attack: the Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis] (Japan–2008; dir. Minoru Kawasaki). Few visuals (watch very carefully!), but lots of noise: http://www.cinemacafe.net/official/guilala/trailer.html Previous Backbrain article; see … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Update | 1 Comment

RIP: John Berkey

Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another of science fiction’s greats — an artist rather than a writer this time — passed away on 29 April 2008. John Berkey is recognisable to anyone who reads SF — in particular those who did so during the 1970s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News, Pictorial art | 2 Comments

Gallowwalker

Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

There’s a lot that’s attractive about films that attempt to combine zombies and an “Old West” setting, though to date no one has succeeded in capturing the essence of an undead western mythos as well as Joe Lansdale in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Trailers, Zombies | 1 Comment

The Jaguar Shark

Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (US-2004; dir. Wes Anderson) Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew — Team Zissou — set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark that … Continue reading →

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