Author Archives: Robert Hood

Daimajin Comes to Life Once More

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

In 1966, Toho rivals Daiei Studios produced three excellent daikaiju films in a subgenre of their own invention, combining giant monsters with jidaigeki or period drama — a fantasy extravaganza that held a unique appeal. The films were: Dai Majin … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, News | 1 Comment

Update: The Land That Time Forgot

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel The Land That Time Forgot was previously adapted in 1975 by director Kevin Connor for Amicus — a studio that was at the time trying to pick up the market from the failing Hammer Studios and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Update | 3 Comments

Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Taking the retro approach to filmmaking has — not surprisingly — shambled into the zombie film genre. Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie (US-2008; dir. Bryan Ortiz), filmed in black-and-white and featuring that curious mixture of 1950s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, News, Zombies | 1 Comment

Zombie Cheerleaders Two: The Pom-Poms of Death

Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

First there was Zombie Cheerleaders, an epic audio tale of flesh, death and coordinated chanting of “Brraaiiinnns! Who’s got ’em? You have! When do we want ’em? Now!!!!” Now there’s a sequel, to be released this Halloween, called Zombie Cheerleaders … Continue reading →

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Update: It Came From Beneath the Sea… Again

Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

More images from the issues of Bluewater Comics‘ Ray Harryhausen Presents It Came From Beneath the Sea … Again that are being drawn by our own Todd Tennant. This time we get a view of what Todd describes as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Pictorial art, Todd Tennant | 2 Comments

Recycling Images: The Control Master

Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Here is something unique and beautiful. It’s a short animated film that uses images inspired by mid-20th century advertising art and magazine illustration — a wealth of iconic American pop modernism — all created by and available from CSA Images. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Pictorial art | 3 Comments

Weekend Fright Flick: The Strange Experiment of Doctor Purefoy

Posted on Saturday, July 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Strange Experiment of Doctor Purefoy (US-2009; short; dir. Thomas Smith) We’ve talked about Fighting Owl Films, the company that made it. We’ve talked about the film itself in production here and here. Now we bring you the film itself! … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Weekend Fright Flick | 2 Comments

Reviews: Preminger Film Noir

Posted on Saturday, July 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

Fallen Angel and Whirlpool, two fine, though minor, examples of film noir, were directed by Otto Preminger, whose Laura (1944) retains its classic stature within the genre while these lesser efforts are typically relegated to a critical backwater. Nevertheless both … Continue reading →

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Worming its Way into our Hearts

Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

One of the great things about independent filmmaking is that the filmmakers can pretty much do whatever weirdness they like. This side of the Japanese film industry (see RoboGeisha), such freedom of the imagination isn’t something you see too often … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Weird stuff | 5 Comments

Review: Tokyo Gore Police

Posted on Monday, July 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Tokyo Gore Police [orig. Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu] (Japan-2008; dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura) In future Tokyo, the law-enforcement agencies have been privatised and a zero-tolerance approach to violent crime sees the police executing serial killers live, on the streets, as part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Japanese, Review, Weird stuff | 2 Comments