Category Archives: Film

Poor Lost Dinosaurs

Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

Famed stop-motion animator Willis E. O’Brien made motion picture history when he animated a series of dinosaurs confronting modern humanity in the 1925 version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World. The SFX of this film were astounding at the … Continue reading →

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Update: Chaw

Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

SciFi Japan has a detailed article on the South Korean giant mutant boar movie, Chaw (South Korean-[in post-production, 2009]; dir. Jeong-won Shin), which the Backbrain introduced a while back. Here is the synopsis: Mysterious, gruesome deaths plague Sammae-ri, a peaceful … Continue reading →

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Strongman Zombies

Posted on Sunday, August 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

Two zombie films (or at least films featuring zombies) seem to be in production or development from an indie outfit called Strongman Pictures in Australia. One is Z3D5: In a war blasted, post apocalyptic landscape a handful of survivors struggle … Continue reading →

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Zombie Haiku Apocalypse

Posted on Friday, August 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Do zombies have souls? It’s a contentious issue, but the following little film goes some way toward demonstrating that at least they have soul. While the zombie apocalypse unfolds in the background a zombie recites poignant haikus about being a … Continue reading →

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I Love Sarah Jane … and Zombies

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

This complete short zombie film stars Mia Wasikowska, whom Tim Burton has just cast in his upcoming version of Alice in Wonderland. Enjoy! Source: Quiet Earth

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Watch Me … and Die!

Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Australia’s entry in the J-Horror revolution begun with (or at least given its major impetus by) Ring [aka Ringu] (Japan-1998, dir. Hideo Nakata) is a low-budget supernatural horror film called Watch Me. Watch Me (Australia-2006, dir. Melanie Ansley) Starring Frances … Continue reading →

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Update: The Diary is Coming!

Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

Seems my question in the previous Backbrain post regarding the release of Romero’s Diary of the Dead in Australia has been answered. The Master himself is coming downunder to promote said release for the Melbourne Film Festival this month. He … Continue reading →

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The Diary Continues

Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008 by Robert Hood

Before Diary of the Dead has even appeared in Australia [Come on, guys! Where the hell is it?], news is out that George Romero will direct a sequel. The as-yet-untitled Diary of the Dead 2 is, according to DreadCentral, “99.9% … Continue reading →

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More Zombies

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here are some newly released trailers for more entries in the apocalyptically inclined living dead zeitgeist fandango that has overtaken post-millennial independent (and mainstream) cinema: Within the Woods (UK-2008; dir. Luke Massey) The story takes place over 24 hours and … Continue reading →

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Sentient Vacuum Cleaners Attack!

Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Oversexed Rugsuckers From Mars (US-1989; dir. Michael Paul Girard) I don’t have a lot to say about this, except… well, it was the ’80s… Tiny Martians use Earth as a laboratory to try out new life forms. They return after … Continue reading →

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