Category Archives: Film

Addendum to Avengers Movie Cast

Posted on Friday, October 7, 2011 by Robert Hood

Warning: this article MAY contain spoilers. On the other hand, it could be a load of rubbish. Just to bring the Backbrain’s last post about the cast of the upcoming Avengers movie more into line with the main focus of … Continue reading →

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First Images from The Avengers

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by Robert Hood

Marvel has just released a bunch of images from their much-anticipated film The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon and due for release next year. First off, here are the superheroes on the cover of Entertainment Weekly — in order from … Continue reading →

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News: The Dinosaur Project

Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 by Robert Hood

Billed as “the most exciting dinosaur action movie since Jurassic Park!”, The Dinosaur Project is a UK CGI-driven “lost world”-type adventure thriller. It’s directed by Sid Bennett, whose resumé includes the semi-fictional prehistoric TV documentary series, Prehistoric Park (2006) — in … Continue reading →

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Gareth Edwards and Godzilla

Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2011 by Robert Hood

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Exclusive! Fear in the Gorge

Posted on Friday, September 23, 2011 by Robert Hood

So here we have a new indie horror movie. It’s called Fear in the Gorge. You want to know what it’s about? Well, what might you fear to stumble upon in a gorge? Prehistoric survivors, such as a hungry T-Rex? … Continue reading →

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New Trailer for Mold!

Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 by Robert Hood

Mold, muck, blood and mayhem! It’s the latest trailer from Neil Meschino’s ’80s-styled horror flick, Mold! [youtube _V0hdJQj9AY] In classic 1980’s fashion, Mold! is to be released on VHS tape, at least initially. This will be accompanied by a 7″ … Continue reading →

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Watch out! The Muckman’s Here

Posted on Thursday, September 1, 2011 by Robert Hood

Earlier this year I reviewed Brett Piper’s latest b-monster epic, the swamp-stained, ooze-splattered Muckman — from a screener copy. I liked it, despite its low-budget limitations, or maybe because of them. Anyway, now I find that my name appears on … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Release News: Dino Wolf

Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 by Robert Hood

We just heard from Fred Olen Ray that his film Dino Wolf — formerly known as Dire Wolf but now having embraced the current monster throwback conceit, in the tradition of Dino-Shark — will be out on October 18 on the … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Jurassic Shark

Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 by Robert Hood

Giant and/or mutant sharks aren’t showing any sign of abandoning their attack on our cultural sensibilities! Latest news from the irrepressible Brett Kelly  — B-film exploitation dynamo — is that he has begun pre-production on Jurassic Shark, the story of … Continue reading →

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The Real War of the Worlds?

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by Robert Hood

One of the most influential novels in my personal development as both a writer and an obsessive SF/horror geek was H.G. Wells’ alien invasion classic War of the Worlds (1898) — a novel that created the template for such things. … Continue reading →

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