Author Archives: Robert Hood

The Insides Are Soft and Chewy

Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here’s some more Giant Monster ads — all part of a series from Argentina: Cute, eh? Via Giant Monsters Attack!

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Caterpillar Rampage!

Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

News broke today of a rampaging caterpillar in Columbus, Ohio! It apparently left a trail of destruction through the city. COLUMBUS, OH—A ravenous caterpillar escaped from captivity today, wreaking havoc as it devoured everything in its sight and carved a … Continue reading →

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New: Mermaid Island

Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

Just a notice of something interesting in the pipeline, a blockbuster-style US/China co-production fantasy called Mermaid Island, that features a mortal and his mermaid lover. There’s no real information on the film yet, except that the director will be Jean-Christophe … Continue reading →

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Update: Cleavagefield

Posted on Monday, June 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

Exploitation director Jim Wynorski has visited the Undead Backbrain to give us an update on his latest film — the Cloverfield parody, Cleavagefield, which we introduced here. Wynorski says that the movie is now in post production. It stars Julie … Continue reading →

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A Monster in Tokyo Harbour!

Posted on Monday, June 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

Yes, you’ve seen it all before, but this time it’s for real! This isn’t recent news, and you probably have seen it, but I love it anyway. As part of an event held in the Odaiba area of Tokyo, to … Continue reading →

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Found Zombies

Posted on Sunday, June 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

There’s another viral apocalypse taking place in genre cinema, thanks to the US giant monster film Cloverfield: the “found footage” technique. This is where the movie adopts the conceit that it was not “constructed” artistically by the cinematic equivalent of … Continue reading →

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Back on Third Street

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

I’ve discussed before the fact that Godzilla makes his first appearance since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars in Always-zoku san-chôme no yûhi [aka Always – Sunset on Third Street 2] (2007; dir. Takashi Yamazaki) — a comedy/drama rather than a monster … Continue reading →

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New: The Beast With a Billion Backs

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

It’s the new Futurama movie, complete with sexual innuendo, smartarse robot and endless canny scifi humour.   It’s out on DVD in June, along with a rumoured three-part division for TV broadcast. Here’s the plot: The Planet Express crew must … Continue reading →

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Interview: Brett Kelly

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

Brett Kelly directs and acts in independent films made under the auspices of his own production company. Genre movies such as The Bonesetter, The Bonesetter Returns, The Feral Man, My Dead Girlfriend and Kingdom of the Vampires only scratch the … Continue reading →

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Update: Flowers for the Dead

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

Joe Barbarisi, the director of the short zombie film, Flowers for the Dead — which we reported on last week — has been in contact with an update on the film’s progress (plus a few pics): Just wanted to let … Continue reading →

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