Category Archives: Film

Keeping the Werewolf Drugged

Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010 by Robert Hood

Making a connection between lycanthropy and drug addiction should add an effective metaphorical texture to Joel Potrykus’ short film, Coyote. Drugs and addiction have been effectively applied to the vampire mythos, where an obvious synchronicity exists between the vampire’s need … Continue reading →

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Popstar vs Popstar vs Mega-Beasts

Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 by Robert Hood

Everyone ends up in the Asylum. Or so it seems. Hollywood Reporter has revealed that 1980s pop-stars Debbie Gibson and Tiffany are to star together in one of the SyFy Channel’s signature Saturday night original movies — a giant monster … Continue reading →

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Destroy All Planets 2010

Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 by Robert Hood

No, not a remake, but a digitally tarted-up reissue from Fred Olen Ray’s Retromedia. Gamera tai uchu kaiju Bairasu [trans. Gamera vs the Outer Space Monster Virus] (1968; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) was the fourth Gamera film from would-be rival to … Continue reading →

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Zevastator GORGAROJ: Training the Monsterson!

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

Youthful filmmakers Benjamin Chee and Elvin Siew have created a short, daikaiju-inspired animated film — and it deserves to be noticed. Stylistically unique, with beautiful colouring and a wonderful sense of humour, Zevastator GORGAROJ draws for its inspiration on Son … Continue reading →

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Monster vs Monster: the Asylum is Listening!

Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2010 by Robert Hood

Remember The Asylum’s biggest hit ever, the internet sensation Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (US-2009; dir. Ace Hannah)? Who can forget it, right? It was a splendid example of a playful, tongue-in-cheek recreation of those extravagant, delightfully absurd giant monster … Continue reading →

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New: Extraction

Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 by Robert Hood

Maybe you’ve seen this picture before: It’s reportedly of a camel spider taken in the Middle East. OK, it’s big, though after this picture did the rounds of the internet some spoilsport pointed out how the arachnid is being held … Continue reading →

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ICFBTM or Atomic Bomb + Spider Equals…

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

About his short, retro-50s giant monster film, It Came From Beyond the Mountain, director Douglas Bankston commented to UB: And you’re right — ICFBTM absolutely should be a feature film, but I only found so much loose change under my … Continue reading →

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Back Inside the Moon

Posted on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

A grand and ambitious new version of one of “the father of modern science fiction”‘s most famous novels has just completed production. The First Men in the Moon, H.G. Wells’ 1901 “scientific romance” (as he referred to his “science fiction” … Continue reading →

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Future Fighters: The Next Big Thing?

Posted on Saturday, June 5, 2010 by Robert Hood

In the 22nd Century, the darkest region of space lies in the hearts of men. News of a huge in-development 3D SFX extravaganza from China-based production company Agog Films — with multi-national backing and creative input — has hit the … Continue reading →

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Dinocroc and Supergator are here!

Posted on Saturday, June 5, 2010 by Robert Hood

The plot’s pretty standard: two artificially engineered giant monsters let loose on an island and lots of people getting eaten. But when you add veteran actor David Carradine in one of his final roles, it’s SyFy Channel gold! Dinocroc vs … Continue reading →

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