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Author Archives: Robert Hood
New: Giant Monster Gomera
A Backbrain Exclusive Well, the truth is finally out! Back in February 2011, the Backbrain brought the following trailer to your attention, faithful daikaijuphiles. And perhaps created a few over-excited expectations in the process. [youtube yL0Y7lZhAFM] This, however, was but … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Demons, Giant Monsters, Humour, Japanese
Tagged Cat Shit One, gomera, Japanese kid's TV, Junya Okabe
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Update: It Grows Some More
Sydney artist Nick Stathopoulos has sent along a brief visual update on the film he’s working on with director Ryan Cauchi, It Grows. Undead Backbrain first released news of the film back in February and the boys have been working … Continue reading
Posted in Monster Plants, Short Films, Update
Tagged it grows, monster plant, nick stathopoulos, ryan cauchi
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B-Movie Celebration: Gila!
Exclusive Backbrain Images As those who have already seen the previous Backbrain post would realise, the world premiere of Jim Wynorski’s remake of the old B-movie The Giant Gila Monster (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg) will be the showcase of the … Continue reading
B-Movie Celebration: The Poster
As an exclusive release, the Backbrain can now show you the fantastic official poster for the 6th Annual B-Movie Celebration to be held during September. The poster is the work of kaiju-artist extraordinaire, Todd Tennant, who has worked on the … Continue reading
Dissecting Pazuzu
The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film (2011), edited by Danel Olson, Centipede Press: Colorado Reviewed by Robert Hood In the general category of Good Horror Films, there are those that gain their status by the sheer exuberance of their … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, Film, Horror, News, Review
Tagged danel olson, interviews, review, studies in film horror, the exorcist, William Friedkin, William Peter Blatty
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B-Movie Celebration Attacks the Backbrain
SPECIAL BACKBRAIN ANNOUNCEMENT For the past five years, fans of the often maligned genre of B-movies have gathered in Franklin, Indiana – not just to watch classic B-films, but to, as the name implies, celebrate them! This year — the … Continue reading
Giant Monsters in Award-Winning Drama
Beasts of the Southern Wild (US-2012; dir. Benh Zeitlin) has been described as “a beautiful award-winning drama that just happens to include giant monsters”. In the aftermath of the film’s recent wins at Cannes and Sundance, words like “magical”, “moving”, … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalypse, Fantasy, Giant Monsters, Independent film, News, Trailers
Tagged aurochs, bayou, Benh Zeitlin, Cannes, Giant Monsters, Louisiana, New Orleans, Quvenzhane Wallis, Sundance
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