Category Archives: Film

New South Korean Giants

Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

With the upsurge in international awareness of Asian genre films, collaboration has become even more desirable and will hopefully inject some originality into such subgenres as the B-schlock “rampaging giant monster” film. Polygon Entertainment (a film production company based in … Continue reading →

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New: Showdown of the Godz

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Yes, Virginia, there is a Godzilla. As we (meaning those likely to visit the Backbrain on a regular basis) know, fans can be obsessive. Kaiju fans aren’t much different from the rest of fandom, except in the fact that their … Continue reading →

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The Hotel Room

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

The story goes that Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy were keen to make a miniseries of it, but cost and backroom politics seem to have killed that. We’re talking about Stephen King and Peter Straub’s fantasy The Talisman here, the … Continue reading →

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Terminator: Salvation Trailer

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

Now this looks more like the film that the previous Terminator sequel should have been. And it’s got Christian Bale in it as John Connor. That has to make it a serious SF movie, right? Source: Bloody-Disgusting

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New: Tales From the Dead

Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

Horror-based anthology films don’t receive particularly favourable PR, though without a doubt there are several from earlier times that may be considered classics. Dead of Night (1945) is one such — a beautifully made, much-discussed supernatural portmanteau film that works … Continue reading →

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Update: Outlander

Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another trailer for the vikings vs alien monster movie Outlander (US-2008; dir. Howard McCain) has just surfaced. I like it even more than the previous! It emphasises the sci-fi aspects of the storyline, which just makes the whole project seem … Continue reading →

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Update: 8 Ultra Brothers

Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

Further to Daikessen! Cho Urutora Hachi Urutora Kyodai [lit. Decisive Battle! The Eight Super Ultra Brothers] (2008; dir. Takeshi Yagi) and the Backbrain’s earlier post on the subject of this new Ultraman film, here are a couple of trailers: via … Continue reading →

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New: Ba’al

Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

In their Quixotic search for new forms of giant monsters with which to destroy cities/towns/the world, SciFi Channel and CineTelFilms will soon be unleashing Ba’al (US-2008; dir. Paul Ziller). Taiwanese DVD cover This one involves a sentient (indeed deific) storm … Continue reading →

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Review: Zombie Strippers!

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Zombie Strippers! (US-2008; dir. Jay Lee) Much can be forgiven when you come upon an honest example of truth in advertising. Unlike many independent, low-budget films (and many big-budget ones as well), Jay Lee’s Zombie Strippers lives up to its … Continue reading →

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After the Dragon Wars

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Having finally seen Shim Hyung-rae’s D-War — otherwise known as Dragon Wars in the West — and having discovered it to be an entertaining giant monster lark, albeit flawed by some dodgy acting and a poorly structured script, I now … Continue reading →

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