Category Archives: Apocalypse

A New Wave of Korean Cinema

Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

South Korea has definitely become a key player in certain film genres. It has succeeded big-time in producing excellent, claustrophobic ghost films such as Sorum [aka Goosebumps] (South Korea-2001, dir. Jong-Chan Yun), Phone [aka Pon] (South Korea-2002; dir. Byeong-ki Ahn), … Continue reading →

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World on Fire

Posted on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

The end of the world used as the basis of a pop song: nuclear disaster, flying saucer attacks, giant monsters … you name it. Kaiju Search-Robot Avery sent me this video of “World on Fire” — a rockin’ piece of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Survival of the Dead

Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

George A. Romero’s follow-up to Diary of the Dead (US-2007; dir. George A. Romero) has for some time been called by the in-production title of “… of the Dead”. Now (even though Romero has previously — and ironically — suggested … Continue reading →

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New: Megafault

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

I’m always up for a big SFX-laden apocalyptic disaster movie — and The Asylum’s current in-production effort along those lines involves the imminent ripping apart of the Earth by a massive seismic disturbance. The film’s called Megafault (US-[in production]; dir. … Continue reading →

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Evangelion Redux

Posted on Saturday, July 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

As classic anime series in the mecha-mold go, Neon Genesis Evangelion [aka Shin seiki evangerion] (Japan-1995-1996; TV series, animation) is among the elite of the species. It is spectacular, complex, confusing, emotional, fascinating, beautiful, and flawed, especially toward the end … Continue reading →

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Update: Haeundae

Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Haeundae (South Korea; in production [2010?]; dir. Je-gyun Yun) Back in August last year the Backbrain reported on a new Korean disaster film that was then going into production, set in and named after Haeundae Beach — a wealthy sea-side … Continue reading →

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Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror

Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Whatever you think of Roland Emmerich’s work (and I’m frankly torn on the subject), he is certainly drawn toward the spectacular — and spectacularly destructive — most of his films being in some way apocalyptic in approach. He also seems … Continue reading →

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The Week (or Two) on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

Update: $quid (28 March 2009) A “Romster Comedy” about a giant squid that attacks a cruise boat on the Brisbane River New: ZMD (28 March 2009) One of two in-production zombie films with the title “Zombies of Mass Destruction”, a … Continue reading →

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The Virtues of Recycling: Resiklo

Posted on Friday, March 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

In Hollywood, considering its current obsession with doing remakes, recycling hasn’t proven an unmitigated success. So a recent film from the Philippines is taking a different tack. Resiklo [aka Recycle] (Philippines-2007; dir. Mark A. Reyes) may be recycling tropes as … Continue reading →

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