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Author Archives: Robert Hood
Trailer Trash Catch-All
The Backbrain has been under strain due to an overdue novel manuscript and recalcitrant software, so I’ve fallen behind with a bunch of updates. Lacking the time to write any sort of extensive commentary, below you’ll find trailers (and some … Continue reading
Posted in Cryptozoology, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Japanese, Monsters in general, Trailers, Update
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French Femme vs Pteradactyl and Mummies
The full trailer for Luc Besson’s Les Aventures Extraordinaires D’Adèle Blanc-Sec has just been released by Europacorp — and it’s a beauty! If you need to be brought up to speed about the film and its genesis, read about it … Continue reading
Review: Red Cliff
Red Cliff: Part I [Chi bi] (2008) | Red Cliff: Part II [Chi bi xia: Jue zhan tian xia] (2009) Reviewed by Robert Hood After a long career in Hong Kong cinema, director John Woo made his name worldwide through … Continue reading
Weekend (Not-So-Frightful) Fright Flick: Logorama
This week Undead Backbrain offers you the Oscar-winning Best Short Film, Animated: Logorama (France-2009; dir. François Alaux, Herve de Crecy and Ludovic Houplain). No zombies, ghosts, spaceships or giant things (well, almost none), but lots of weirdness. It’s an LA … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Weekend Fright Flick
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Update: Bygone Behemoth
On the eve of his short film’s premiere screening at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, over the coming weekend, Bygone Behemoth director Harry Chaskin has sent us two posters as an update. I love this one (click to … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film, Update
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New: Alien vs Ninja
So we’ve had AVP: Alien vs Predator (not to mention Aliens vs Predator), AVH: Alien vs Hunter (hint: that’s the Asylum one), GVA: Yûrei vs. uchûjin 03 (that’s Ghost vs Alien), ZCVAT: Zombie Cop vs. the Alien Terror (no, really…), … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Japanese, News, Posters
Tagged alien vs ninja, aliens, japanese film, ninjas, Seiji Chiba
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New: Dark Nemesis
The trailer for Dark Nemesis (US-2010; dir. Drew Maxwell) has been released by production company Shoreline Entertainment. Originally titled Ferocious, Dark Nemesis is a post-apocalyptic monster movie, with some nifty independent production design work and a grotesque three-eyed monster. Synopsis: … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Trailers, Update
Tagged dark nemesis, drew maxwell, Fantasy, monster
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Weekend Fright Film: Cencoroll
Cencoroll (Japan-2009; animation, short [25 min.]; dir. Atsuya Uki) A beautiful piece of Japanese animation — written, directed and edited by Atsuya Uki from his own manga. It features strange flesh-machine daikaiju and looks great. Here’s the whole thing in … Continue reading
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