Category Archives: Film

Mega Piranha Trailer Part 2

Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

On the heels of the SyFy Channel’s release of a trailer for Mega Piranha (US-2010; dir. Eric Forsberg) comes The Asylum’s official trailer. You’ve got to hand it to whoever does them. They do a decent job of it. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Trailers | 7 Comments

Update: Mega Piranha

Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

When gigantic ravenous mutated piranha attack, who ya gonna call? Probably your first choice wouldn’t be Asylum regular Paul Logan, popstar Tiffany and ex-Greg Brady (here named Grady!) Barry Williams aren’t the first names that spring to mind. But apparently … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Teaser, Trailers, Update | 2 Comments

Update: Alien vs Ninja

Posted on Monday, April 5, 2010 by Robert Hood

Here’s the trailer for Alien vs Ninja (Japan-2010; dir. Seiji Chiba), a must-see exploitation mash-up from the newly formed Sushi Typhoon. Yuji Shimomura (Versus, Aragami, Alive, Death Trance) is handling the fight choreography. Synopsis: Once upon a time in Japan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Film, Horror, Independent film, Japanese | 9 Comments

The Millennium Bug Will Get Us Yet

Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

Surreptitiously working away in relative obscurity, director Kenneth Cran and his brother James have been developing a new film called The Millennium Bug. Unlike the Year 2000’s Millennium Bug — which was digitally tiny and proved something of a non-event … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, News | 8 Comments

Kick-starting the Mega Piranha

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2010 by Robert Hood

With the Asylum’s latest giant monster absurdity, Mega Piranha (US-2010; dir. Eric Forsberg) set to premiere on the SyFy Channel on 10 April in the US, a clip has been let loose into the blogsphere  — just to whet our … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Teaser, Update | 2 Comments

Terror ‘Neath the Tay!

Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

The River Tay is the largest river in Scotland. It flows down from the Highlands through the centre of the country, past the city of Perth to Dundee and into the Firth of Tay. Famously the Tay Rail Bridge collapsed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Independent film, Interviews, Trailers | 6 Comments

Lizard in the Badboy Mutant Tradition

Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Following in the wonderful B-flick tradition of scientists who muck around with genetics and create a misunderstood — and violent — animal-human chimera comes Lizard Boy (US-2009; dir. Paul Della Pelle). Synopsis: A small mountain town is terrorized by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frankenstein, Horror, Monsters in general, Trailers | 1 Comment

Trailer Trash Catch-All

Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has been under strain due to an overdue novel manuscript and recalcitrant software, so I’ve fallen behind with a bunch of updates. Lacking the time to write any sort of extensive commentary, below you’ll find trailers (and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Japanese, Monsters in general, Trailers, Update | 4 Comments

French Femme vs Pteradactyl and Mummies

Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

The full trailer for Luc Besson’s Les Aventures Extraordinaires D’Adèle Blanc-Sec has just been released by Europacorp — and it’s a beauty! If you need to be brought up to speed about the film and its genesis, read about it … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Posters, Trailers | 1 Comment

Review: Red Cliff

Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Red Cliff: Part I [Chi bi] (2008) |  Red Cliff: Part II [Chi bi xia: Jue zhan tian xia] (2009) Reviewed by Robert Hood After a long career in Hong Kong cinema, director John Woo made his name worldwide through … Continue reading →

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