Author Archives: Robert Hood

More on Terminator: Salvation

Posted on Saturday, December 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

Just a few Terminator: Salvation teasers in passing. Below is the new poster (at rest) … but click here to see it as it was meant to be seen (in motion). Doing the rounds is also a segment of America’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Posters, Robots, Teaser, Update | 1 Comment

Attack of the Slime People

Posted on Friday, December 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

No, it’s not a horror film, and nor does it hark from the 1950s. Attack of the Slime People (US-2008; dir. Martin King) is an independent comedy about a rather unstable independent filmmaker in the 50s, who gets a chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Posters, Weird stuff | 20 Comments

Update: Outlander

Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another trailer for the vikings-vs-alien-monster movie, Outlander: And, yes, they speak in English. Despite the whingers that have been appearing on my YouTube site scorning that fact, I’m rather grateful myself — as my grasp on Old Norse is a … Continue reading →

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The Lost Thing… Animated

Posted on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

The work of Shaun Tan — The Rabbits, The Arrival, The Lost Thing, The Red Tree and most recently the superb Tales from Outer Suburbia — are brilliant, good-natured yet edgy, quirky and luminous — a bit like Shaun himself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Books, Film, News, Pictorial art | 2 Comments

The Rock’s Thanksgiving Turkey

Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

Thanksgiving Day, which was celebrated on November 27 in the US, was also a special day for legendary Chicago no-budget filmmaker, David “The Rock” Nelson. It was, in fact, his 52nd birthday. On that day, Nelson appeared on Chicago’s WGNTV … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, It's True! Really!, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Weird stuff | 2 Comments

Coming: Shambling Towards Hiroshima

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

With its elegant referencing of W.B. Yeats’ poem, “The Second Coming”: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? James Morrow’s Godzilla-allusive new novel, Slouching Towards Hiroshima, slouches towards a release date … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, News | 2 Comments

ZuZu, Queen of the Monsters

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

And while we anticipate the monstrous beauties of upcoming blockbusters such as Monster X Strikes Back, Outlander, Monsters vs Aliens, Star Trek, Reigo: The Deep Sea Monster vs the Battleship Yamato, Evangelion 1.0 and the like, spare a thought for … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Trailers, Weird stuff, Zombies | 1 Comment

Update: More Images of Gualagon

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

The makers of the in-progress daikaiju-inspired audioplay Gualagon have sent us some more images created to accompany the audioplay when it is completed. They are, I think you’ll agree, rather spectacular. And for a change, the monster’s military opponents: Source: … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Pictorial art, Update | 2 Comments

Review: Onechanbara

Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

Onechanbara [aka Chanbara Beauty] (Japan-2008; dir. Yôhei Fukuda) Onechanbara: The Movie is the sort of film that potentially raises many questions, not the least of which is “Why is that cute Japanese chick wearing a bikini, a feather boa and … Continue reading →

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Dawn of a New Day [of the Triffids]

Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids has always been one of my favourite SF novels. It’s up there among the great “apocalypse” stories, with a well-thought-out scenario, good writing and character drama, not to mention superb “monsters”. The concept … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, News, Trailers, TV | 4 Comments