Category Archives: Film

Raising Demons and Funding: Demon’s Rook Update

Posted on Sunday, November 18, 2012 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain’s recent update on The Demon’s Rook and interview with director/writer/actor James Sizemore emphasises just what a worthy project this is — full-on indie horror using a style and approach that updates ’80s demonic exploitation, with its hands-on, in-your-face … Continue reading →

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First Look: World War Z

Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2012 by Robert Hood

When I read Max Brooks’ post-apocalyptic zombie novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War several years ago I was impressed. An entertaining, structurally daring and unorthodox novel, it heralded a new wave of zombie fiction. It … Continue reading →

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Millennium Bug Infests DVD

Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 by Robert Hood

More horrifically excellent news this Halloween as a genre-classic-in-the-making comes to DVD, heralded by great cover art and a fantastic new trailer. The Millennium Bug (US-2011; dir. Kenneth Cran) is a dark, raging powerhouse of a movie — an independent … Continue reading →

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The Demon’s Rook: New Trailer Premieres Here for Halloween

Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2012 by Robert Hood

Halloween’s coming — and soon the demons will be loosed upon us. About a year ago, the Backbrain undertook an in-depth interview with writer/director James Sizemore, where he told us all about his in-production ’80s-style horror epic, The Demon’s Rook … Continue reading →

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Gila! Stomps into the AFM

Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive On the eve of its appearance at the American Film Market during November, Gila! — Jim Wynorski’s much anticipated remake of the hoary old monster classic The Giant Gila Monster (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg) — has been … Continue reading →

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A Second Helping of Jellyfish Eyes

Posted on Monday, October 15, 2012 by Robert Hood

A while back the Backbrain discussed at length Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and his upcoming live-action giant monster film, Jellyfish Eyes. (See The Art of Monsters: Takashi Murakami and Jellyfish Eyes.) As exciting as that is, the website for the … Continue reading →

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Gila! Stomps Closer

Posted on Monday, October 15, 2012 by Robert Hood

Oh, look! A new poster for Gila! Don’t know what Gila! is? You haven’t been paying attention, have you? It’s the next giant monster sensation, due to hit screens soon, now that it’s had its world premiere (at the 6th … Continue reading →

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First Details: Biomass

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 by Robert Hood

So what do we know about Biomass? It’s an independent film made in New Mexico, written and directed by Anthony Riazzi, who is best known in the film industry as digital and visual effects supervisor for X-Men: The Last Stand  … Continue reading →

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Giant Spider Goes Retro

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 by Robert Hood

What’s scarier than a spider in your bedroom? Answer: a giant spider in your bedroom! Christopher R. Mihm’s new retro style flick, The Giant Spider, is bound to be a smash-hit with cinematic arachnophobes everywhere. Now, courtesy of Mihm, Undead … Continue reading →

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Gila Rises!

Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2012 by Robert Hood

One of the most anticipated independent giant monster flicks of recent times has been Jim Wynorski’s remake of the B-movie classic The Giant Gila Monster (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg), titled simply Gila! Here’s the new poster: The world premiere took … Continue reading →

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