Monthly Archives: March 2009

King Klunk

Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Here’s a rarity. In 1933, after the release of the classic giant monster film, King Kong, Walter Lantz (of Woody Woodpecker fame) released a parody of the giant-ape-in-love epic. As you’ll see, it follows the bare outline of the plot, … Continue reading →

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Review: Showdown of the Godz

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Showdown of the Godz (US- 2007; short [15 min]; dir. Julien Calderbank) Film and television are hothouses of fanaticism.  To “outsiders” obsessive media fans, known in Japan as Otaku, can be seen as weird, pathetic, sad, dysfunctional — even if, … Continue reading →

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Japanese Home Security System

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer via Stan G. Hyde

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The Cleavagefield Monster Revealed!

Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Remember the upcoming Cloverfield-parody sex-comedy film Cleavagefield (US-2009; dir. Jim Wynorski)? Well, here’s one of their teaser posters: Right! Now you remember… Well, Jim  has written to Kaiju Search-Robot Avery to say: I am happy to report that the film … Continue reading →

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Heeding the Banshee’s Call

Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

An Interview with Brett Anstey Damned by Dawn (Aust-2009, directed by Brett Anstey) Brett Anstey has worked with film and television editor Dave Redman among others as a longtime collaborator on the production of short films. He is currently completing … Continue reading →

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The Week on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

Horror Celebs at the Weekend of Horror (14 March 2009) Fangoria’s Weekend of Horror (with “The Rock” and others) Announced: Journey Sequel (14 March 2009) Sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) New: Brain Dead (8 March … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend Undead Backbrain features  what is described as “a post apocalyptic zombie love story … of sorts”: Z3D5 (Australia-2009; short; dir. Daniel Armstrong). Synopsis: In a radioactive future-world crawling with zombies the paths of two strangers cross. One seeking … Continue reading →

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The Virtues of Recycling: Resiklo

Posted on Friday, March 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

In Hollywood, considering its current obsession with doing remakes, recycling hasn’t proven an unmitigated success. So a recent film from the Philippines is taking a different tack. Resiklo [aka Recycle] (Philippines-2007; dir. Mark A. Reyes) may be recycling tropes as … Continue reading →

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Mechabusters

Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

We haven’t had a giant monster commercial for a while. So here’s a new one, hot off the presses (well, last month). Very appropriate in this year of the really big robots. Cool, eh? And, no, it’s not an ad … Continue reading →

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Private Members Only

Posted on Monday, March 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

What amazes me most is not that someone actually comes up with these concepts, but that when the hangover passes, they decide to go ahead and make the film anyway! On that note, I apologise for exposing your poor battered … Continue reading →

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