Author Archives: Robert Hood

Weekend Fright Flick: Giant!

Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 by Robert Hood

Well, these are rather brilliant. Yann Benedi plans to make a series of approx. one minute web-animations, “to travel through the world of the Giant and discover the untold truth about them and their conflicts with the human being”, as … Continue reading →

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Ghost Shark Due to Materialise

Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

Remember the excellent-sounding New Zealand flick, Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws, a non-sequel sequel that was in development back in August last year, directed by Andrew Todd and Johnny Hall? If not, catch up here. Well, apparently the guys have … Continue reading →

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Zorro vs Zombies (and Other Stuff)

Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 by Robert Hood

Do the permutations in our cultural use of zombies never end? Well, hopefully not. Though I know folk who are “over the whole zombie thing”, for the rest of us the fun continues! Silver Fox Comics is a new Australian … Continue reading →

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The Muckman Cometh

Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 by Robert Hood

Muckman (US-2010; dir. Brett Piper) Low-budget independent B-film maven, Brett Piper’s new cryptozoological comedy-thriller, Muckman, is a satirical excursion into a backwater wilderness inhabited by more than mosquitoes and alligators. Featuring a plotline churning with deception, false identities and self-serving … Continue reading →

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Leading the Latest Cuban Revolution

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

And now… a Spanish-Cuban zombie comedy called Juan of the Dead [aka Juan de los Muertos](no prizes for guessing what this is ripping off), written and directed by Alejandro Brugués, produced by Gervasio Iglesias, Inti Herrera and Claudia Calviño, and … Continue reading →

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The Goon, Animated

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

I love Eric Powell’s irreverent, tongue-in-cheek, old-school comic series The Goon, which is full to the brim with black humour, zombies and even the odd giant monster. Relishing its occasionally Kirbyesque influences, but totally unique in itself, The Goon features … Continue reading →

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New Godzilla Director Announced

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

So, as everyone and their pet kaiju knows by now, the director of Legendary Pictures’ highly anticipated Godzilla re-boot, due in 2012 just before the world ends, is to be Gareth Edwards. Edwards, you may recall, is a British filmmaker … Continue reading →

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Metamorphosis: Unleashing the Bug — Exclusive

Posted on Saturday, January 1, 2011 by Robert Hood

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, … Continue reading →

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Godaizer is Coming!

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2010 by Robert Hood

New giant robots are always welcome, and there’s a new one coming from animator Hillary Yeo that promises to re-envisage the old template in a new visual manner, daikaiju elements and all. It features in a short film titled Godaizer … Continue reading →

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Lisl and the Lorlok

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2010 by Robert Hood

Dark fairy tales — as the creators of the upcoming film Lisl and the Lorlok describe their work — seem to be on the rise. I remember back in late 1997 seeing a horror-styled version of Snow White and the … Continue reading →

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