Category Archives: Film

The Elementals

Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

One of the famous “lost” films occupying the shelves of the Willis O’Brien Memorial Film Archive (you know, the one that exists in an alternate reality — a reality that we’re bound to stumble upon one day) is Ray Harryhausen’s … Continue reading →

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Cleavagefield

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

You had to ask, didn’t you? This is an ad for a new giant monster film that’s just gone into production. No, really! It is! The film’s called Cleavagefield — for reasons no one could possibly guess, though I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Ted V. Mikels Rises from the Dead!

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Ted V. Mikels was one of those directors who lurked at the edge of my consciousness a few decades ago thanks to the low-rent notoriety of such genre B-flicks as The Astro-Zombies (1968) and The Corpse Grinders (1972). Well, actually … Continue reading →

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Update: Reptisaurus Poster Art

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Source: BMovieNews Previous Backbrain article 

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New: The Planet

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Planet (UK-2006; dir. Mark Stirton) The Planet is an independent sci-fi/horror film that involves space battles, a strange planet inhabited by something dangerous and a small band of soldiers struggling to survive on it. Despite the stated 2006 release … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 3

Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

3   Mothra   first introduced in Mosura [trans. Mothra] (Japan-1961; dir. Ishiro Honda) [aka Mothra (US, 1962)] and then she co-starred in Mosura tai Gojira [trans. Mothra vs Godzilla] (1964; dir. Ishiro Honda) [aka Godzilla vs. The Thing (US-1964)] … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 4

Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

4   Ghidrah   from San daikaiju chikyu saidai no kessen [trans. Three Giant Monsters’ Decisive Battle for Earth] (Japan-1964; dir. Ishiro Honda) [aka Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster] Naoko Shindo: Oh it looks like they’re having a conversation. Oh Shindo, … Continue reading →

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Godzilla on Third Street

Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here is part of the “Gojira sequence” from Always-zoku san-chôme no yûhi [aka Always – Sunset on Third Street 2] (2007; dir. Takashi Yamazaki), squashed from its original aspect ratio unfortunately (and with only a brief glimpse of the Big … Continue reading →

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Iron Sky

Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Exiled Nazis colonising the Moon in 1945. Returning in 2018 to re-establish their empire on Earth. Retro flying saucers. Alternative history conspiracies. The fight against conformity. Could this be any cooler? More details from the official website.

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Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 5

Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

5   Designate “Cloverfield”   from Cloverfield (US-2008; dir: Matt Reeves) My name is Robert Hawkins. It’s 6:42 AM on Saturday, May 23rd. Approximately seven hours ago, some thing attacked the city. I don’t know what it is. If you … Continue reading →

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