Category Archives: Animation

Gigantor Dressed Up In Brand New Pixels

Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Japanese giant robot Tetsujin 28 has had many incarnations. Created in manga form in 1956 (written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama), it spawned several anime series, was renamed as “Gigantor” for US TV, and appeared in a recent live-action … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Mecha, Robots, Teaser | 7 Comments

Visions of War Eagles

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

After the excitement of finding the eBay site from a while back when Willis O’Brien’s materials relating to his aborted project War Eagles were put up for sale, it’s even more exciting to have been sent another group of production … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Where's the Film? | 4 Comments

Flying Saucers Over Godzilla

Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

You may recall that kaiju artist Todd Tennant has been creating, for everyone’s fannish pleasure,  a graphic novel rendition of the original script for a US Godzilla film — a script written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Initial planning … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Skeleton Dance, La Bicha, Miracle Fish

Posted on Sunday, September 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Undead Backbrain’s Weekend Fright Flick. First off, a cartoon. “The Skeleton Dance” (1929) was directed by Walt Disney but created by Ub Iwerks as chief animator. Iwerks was a frequent associate of Walt Disney who … Continue reading →

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Evangelion Re-Build

Posted on Sunday, September 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Like many, I became rather obsessed with the ultimate mecha-kaiju crossover series Neon Genesis Evangelion in its multiple incarnations and offshoots (including its still-running manga version by artist Yoshiyuki Sadamoto), as its creators (especially writer/director Hideaki Anno) fought with inadequate … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Apocalypse, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Mecha, Robots, Update | 2 Comments

Tim Burton and 9

Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

In 2005, director Shane Acker, with assistance and encouragement from Tim Burton, made a short animated film set in a post-apocalyptic world. The short was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film, Animated category. 9 (US-2005; animated short … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Apocalypse, Giant Monsters, Humour, Robots, Science Fiction, Trailers | 1 Comment

Hulk Fights Giant Monsters

Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

The synopsis might read: “An articulate Hulk fights giant beasties, gladiator-style, on an alien planet, exiled there by none other than Ironman.” It’s Planet Hulk, an animated feature due to premiere on DVD in 2010, based on the comic series … Continue reading →

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War of the Worlds: Goliath of a Trailer

Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

War of the Worlds: Goliath (US-[in production for 2010]; dir. Joe Pearson) is “a 90-minute, animated, steampunk epic of war, comradeship and courage under fire”, based on H.G. Wells’ iconic Martian invasion novel, War of the Worlds. (See Robot War … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Cartoon, Flying Saucers, Giant Monsters, Robots, Update | 2 Comments

Simon’s Cat: Fly Guy

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Yay! Another Simon’s Cat cartoon has appeared. Love ’em! More Simon’s Cat

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Weekend Fright Flick: A Gentleman’s Duel

Posted on Saturday, August 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

Not so much frightful as funny this week: a period drama featuring steampunk dueling mecha, lots of destructive action and sexual innuendo — not to forget ironic comment on the underlying hypocrisies of the chivalric gentleman’s “code of honour”. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Mecha, Weekend Fright Flick | 2 Comments