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Author Archives: Robert Hood
French Bugs in Development: An Interview with Julius Berg
An Exclusive Backbrain Interview Bugs is a French feature film project, one that not only shows a lot of promise, but also includes one of the Backbrain’s favourite giant monster species — insects. Remember all those great mutant bug movies … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, News, Where's the Film?
Tagged Cloverfield, giant insects, giant monster film, insect mutation, Julius Berg, Thierry Arbogast
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Cinema of the Backbrain Presents: Attack of the Daikaiju Cats
Some time ago, the following image appeared in one of the Worth1000 thematic image-creation competitions — a lovely piece of digital manipulation using the latest Photoshop technology (created by “boofhead”): But the idea of a rampaging giant cat didn’t begin … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Cats, Cinema of the Backbrain, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters
Tagged Animation, catzilla, killer cars, kitten kong, monty python
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Pacific Rim: Official Trailer
Well, we’ve had hints about Guillermo del Toro’s anticipated daikaiju epic, Pacific Rim — and if you thought you were excited before, check out this just released official trailer: [youtube 2vKz7WnU83E] This could make a profound change to my top … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Mecha, Monsters in general, Science Fiction, Update
Tagged daikaiju, Giant Monsters, guillermo del toro, pacific rim
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Gadzooka, Larry! The 50s Rule!
First Look! Presented in Undeadoscope! As we await the arrival of the big-budget giant monster spectacle of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim (2013) and Gareth Edwards’ much-anticipated Godzilla (2014) — not to mention whatever Big Thing turns up in Joss … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film, Retro
Tagged gadzooka, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, pacific rim, retro 50s flicks
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Pacific Rim: Viral Footage Gives a Glimpse of a Giant Monster
[youtube d9PFtl2tt9E] If I was excited by news of Guillermo del Toro’s “love letter” to the kaiju [daikaiju] eiga tradition of Japanese monster movies exemplified in Gojira [Godzilla] (1954; dir. Ishiro Honda), Pacific Rim when it was announced a while … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Horror, News
Tagged daikaiju, del toro, Godzilla, kaiju eiga, pacific rim, viral campaign
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Having your Cake and Being Eaten By It, Too
If you think a ’50s retro/parody film featuring a daikaiju-sized cake might be fun, watch the following faux trailer and you can help get it made. [vimeo 33179915] Lobsterdance Productions, under the creative auspices of Jared P. Foust, have taken … Continue reading
Posted in Competition, Daikaiju, Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Where's the Film?
Tagged daikaiju, faux trailers contest, Oggra!, Terrormisu
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Robot Chicken’s G-Spot
Ha! Godzilla makes [another] appearance on Robot Chicken. [youtube Ey_Lh1Efvyg]
First Sighting of Jellyfish Eyes’ Monsters
Two of the monster designs for Part 1 of artist Takashi Murakami’s proposed live-action fantasy trilogy, Mememe no Kurage (Jellyfish Eyes) [if you need to catch up, see The Art of Monsters: Takashi Murakami and Jellyfish Eyes], have surfaced — … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Daikaiju, Fantasy, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Update
Tagged daikaiju, early artwork, Jellyfish Eyes, Takashi Murakami
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A Giant Gila Monster for Christmas
Including an Exclusive Interview by Robert Hood with the Star of the Film The producers of Jim Wynorski’s giant monster remake Gila! are currently whipping up a grassroots campaign to get the film — much lauded among B-Movie Celebration attendees … Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Horror, Monsters in general, News, TV, Update
Tagged celebrity interview, giant gila monster, gila, jim wynorski, petition, syfy
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