Author Archives: Robert Hood

Terrific Godzilla Gag

Posted on Friday, October 28, 2011 by Robert Hood

This strip is by Doug Paszkiewicz. I couldn’t resist. Check out Paszkiewicz’s darkly subversion website, Arsenic Lullaby.

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Producing EDOnism: An Interview with Lorenzo Fantini

Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

An interview with Lorenzo Fantini about EDOnism An interview with the producer of the film EDOnism (Italy/Japan-2010; dir. Alessandro Fantini). See Undead Backbrain article. How long have you been in Japan? I’ve been in Japan for over twelve years now. What … Continue reading →

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When the Metaphor Becomes the Monster: Exclusive

Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by Robert Hood

It has been said that the unusually dense concentration of giant monsters in Japanese film and manga is a consequence of that country’s precarious geographical positioning on a major fault-line, making it particularly susceptible to earthquakes. Recent disasters there have … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Phantom Shadow

Posted on Friday, October 21, 2011 by Robert Hood

An entirely understandable passion for 1940s pulp adventure/crime fiction culture has inspired filmmaker Mark Ross to undertake the always daunting task of making a movie of his own, intended to capture the style and aesthetic qualities of such influences as: … Continue reading →

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Did We Land On a Dinosaur? Exclusive Details on Tape 407

Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 by Robert Hood

Dinosaurs depicted via the “found footage” technique have been making themselves apparent lately. In September the Backbrain drew your attention to The Dinosaur Project (US-2012; dir. Sid Bennett)– an in-production “lost world” movie filmed in a “found footage” (or camera … Continue reading →

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A New Restored Godzilla

Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 by Robert Hood

At last! In January next year Criterion is releasing a high definition digitally restored edition of Gojira [aka Godzilla]  — the 1954 daikaiju classic directed by Ishiro Honda — on Blu-ray and DVD. After the merely half-decent releases that have appeared … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Don’t Try Injecting These Spiders

Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 by Robert Hood

From the director and crew of the fantastically monstrous exploitation flick El Monstro del Mar comes a new Australian short (15-minute) film that manages to combine rock chicks, acid and alien spiders. In The Acid Spiders, directed by Stuart Simpson, … Continue reading →

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Last Day of MORAV Appeal

Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 by Robert Hood

I meant to plug this earlier but ran out of time. So this is a flash info-dump. MORAV — the giant robot combat franchise being developed by Fon Davis — is in its last day on Kickstarter, seeking funding to … Continue reading →

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Playing the Demon’s Rook

Posted on Saturday, October 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

An Exclusive Interview with writer/director/monster-maker/artist James Sizemore [aka Loup’Rah Garomore] In the lively [irony intended] history of zombie movies, the 1980s was a gala decade for the demonic brand of undead. This was the time of classics such as Sam … Continue reading →

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Addendum to Avengers Movie Cast

Posted on Friday, October 7, 2011 by Robert Hood

Warning: this article MAY contain spoilers. On the other hand, it could be a load of rubbish. Just to bring the Backbrain’s last post about the cast of the upcoming Avengers movie more into line with the main focus of … Continue reading →

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