Author Archives: Robert Hood

Your comments are no longer being dumped!

Posted on Saturday, August 4, 2007 by Robert Hood

Right from the inception of Undead Backbrain, I’d been having trouble with the comment function. It seemed to be treating many legit messages as spam, sometimes burying comments so deep in the cyber-dump, I couldn’t bring them back from the … Continue reading →

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Arghh! Giant serpents!

Posted on Friday, August 3, 2007 by Robert Hood

This just opened in Korea — to a good box-office response, it is said. In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the trailer:

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters | 6 Comments

Giantkiller

Posted on Friday, August 3, 2007 by Robert Hood

Giantkiller by Dan Brereton is a graphic novel about a world overrun by giant monsters. These daikaiju have entered our reality through a spatial tear caused by volcanic activity in an ecologically turbulent area of California — an effect that … Continue reading →

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Godzilla in Poland

Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 by Robert Hood

Thanks to Cat Sparks and her irrepressible instinct for finding the best in superbly idiosyncratic design work, I came across this strangely surreal poster for Godzilla vs the Smog Monster. It’s not like your average Godzilla poster, that’s for sure. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Godzilla | 4 Comments

Review/Comment: The Time Machine (1960)

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 by Robert Hood

Most agree that George Pal’s 1960 version of The Time Machine is a good film and there’s no question that much of it (design work, period feel, dramatic narrative) is excellent. So I preface what I have to say now … Continue reading →

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The pressures facing Professional Reviewers

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Robert Hood

It’s not an easy life for reviewers, obviously. Ben Peek recounts a tale on his lj that is either amusing or depressing, depending on your point-of-view. In brief, he was commissioned to write a review of the new Australian doco … Continue reading →

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Scream, Ann, scream for your life!

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Robert Hood

An casual visit to a remainder store yesterday resulted in some Kingly finds. One was a copy of Russell Blackford’s Kong Reborn, a sequel to the original King Kong film. Blackford is an excellent genre writer and I was glad … Continue reading →

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Rocking on the Edge of Time

Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 by Robert Hood

Hands up all those who’ve heard of Hawkwind? OK, one … two… hey, you at the back! Have you got your hand up or is that a joint you’re waving around? Now, I suspect that among those who have heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Music | 4 Comments

Film Review: “The Return”

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 by Robert Hood

The Return (US-2006, dir. Asif Kapadia) Be warned — this commentary contains major spoilers. Don’t read this if you don’t want to know how the film comes out. In a depressing display of obtuse literal-mindedness, one reviewer quoted on metacritics.com … Continue reading →

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Blink

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 by Robert Hood

Cat and I watched the Doctor Who Season 3 episode “Blink” last night and found ourselves totally chilled and enthralled. After a couple of lousy Dalek episodes, the season really hit a high with “Blink”. Its central menace — suggested, … Continue reading →

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