Category Archives: Daikaiju

Pacific Rim: Official Trailer

Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Gadzooka, Larry! The 50s Rule!

Posted on Sunday, December 2, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Pacific Rim: Viral Footage Gives a Glimpse of a Giant Monster

Posted on Saturday, December 1, 2012 by Robert Hood

[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 →

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Having your Cake and Being Eaten By It, Too

Posted on Saturday, December 1, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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First Sighting of Jellyfish Eyes’ Monsters

Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Millennium Bug Infests DVD

Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 by Robert Hood

More horrifically excellent news this Halloween as a genre-classic-in-the-making comes to DVD, heralded by great cover art and a fantastic new trailer. The Millennium Bug (US-2011; dir. Kenneth Cran) is a dark, raging powerhouse of a movie — an independent … Continue reading →

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The Art of Monsters: Takashi Murakami and Jellyfish Eyes

Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2012 by Robert Hood

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has made a name for himself by successfully drawing upon popular culture as a major influence — specifically in adapting aspects of manga and anime to his own artistic vision. In the process he revolutionised the … Continue reading →

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Of Giant Crabs and Lovecraft

Posted on Saturday, August 4, 2012 by Robert Hood

Exclusive Details In the world of contemporary low-budget genre-film production, auteur Brett Piper is god! [Okay, maybe a demi-god…]  His deific stature is not simply a consequence of the volume of films he churns out but also the sheer, unbridled … Continue reading →

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Update: New Footage of the Giant God Warrior

Posted on Monday, July 30, 2012 by Robert Hood

Twitchfilm has posted some extended footage from the Studio Ghibli live action film made by Hideaki Anno and Hayao Miyazaki, Kyōshinhei Tokyo ni Arawaru [lit. Giant God Warrior Appears In Tokyo]. It involves some great shots of the old-school, non-CG … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: The God of Clay

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2012 by Robert Hood

Exclusive Poster Art created for Undead Backbrain and the 6th Annual B-Movie Celebration There’s a new giant monster about the rise over the B-Movie horizon: The God of Clay [aka ねんどの神さま], (Japan-2009/2011) is a 13-minute short from Koichi Kawakita, the … Continue reading →

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