Category Archives: Animation

Giant Snails!

Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

This is probably the only film ever made about an invasion of Paris [well, some French city or other] by rampaging giant snails! A farmer cries!  The population flees, screaming! Bare-breasted women run, screaming! It’s all rather cute and delicately … Continue reading →

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The Las Vegas Monster

Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

This animation is a rare piece of stop-motion footage, featuring a very peculiar and intriguing monster. It is a test animation for a film, The Las Vegas Monster, that never went through to completion. The designer was Pete Peterson, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, The Lost | 6 Comments

Lost Continent

Posted on Sunday, January 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here someone has conveniently put together the stop-motion dinosaur sequences from the 1951 “lost world” film, Lost Continent, directed by Samuel Neufield. Edward Nassour was the stop-motion animation supervisor.

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The Beast of Hollow Mountain

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here is the best part of the dino-western The Beast of Hollow Mountain (US/Mexico-1956: dir. Edward Nassour and Ismael Rodriquez): the climactic Allosaurus attack — all somewhat reminiscent of Harryhausen’s later The Valley of Gwangi (1969), what with the cowboys … Continue reading →

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Simon’s Cat: Wake-Up Call

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Robert Hood

This is frighteningly accurate! Animated by Simon Tofield of Tandem films.

Posted in Animation, Cats | 3 Comments