Category Archives: Film

Update: Guilala Rises Again!

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

On January 9 this year it was announced at a press conference in the Shochiku offices in Tsukiji, Tokyo, that Guilala, the Giant Space Chicken (from the 1967 film known in the US as X — From Outer Space — … Continue reading →

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Update: OneChanbara The Movie

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Does the concept “bikini-clad Japanese cowgirls vs zombies” ring any bells?

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Hellboy 2: The Poster

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Source: horror-movies.ca va Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

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Sea Monsters!

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

A Tylosaurus in action! Big Tylosaurus eats smaller cousin A Styxosaurus These are some of the stars of a National Geographic adventure documentary film made in 3D for IMax presentation that is currently doing the rounds worldwide. While strictly speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters | 5 Comments

Retro: The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Looking like the 1959 scifi B-flick Teenagers From Outer Space crossbred with Grease, the new musical comedy film The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (US-2008; dir. Paul Bunnell) embraces rockers, flying saucers, femme fatales, black-and-white photography, songs, dastardly deeds, the … Continue reading →

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Hulk-zilla!

Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

This is one big Hulk!

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New: The Vanguard

Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Vanguard (UK-2008; dir. Matthew Hope) The Vanguard is a brutal and politically motivated post-apocalyptic zombie film, set against the backdrop of the East/West struggle over the last drops of oil. Says director Matthew Hope: “It’s all there [in the … Continue reading →

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Russian Giant Turtle?

Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

All I know about this film is that it is Russian and dates from the late 1980s. It is supposed to be called Мутанты (trans. Mutant). If anyone can supply authoritative information regarding exact date and the name of the … Continue reading →

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News: Sabriel on the Way to Hollywood?

Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

The great news is that Garth Nix’s megaselling fantasy novel, Sabriel — the first book in his Old Kingdom Trilogy — may be filmed at last. Nix, who, as an ex-literary agent, has considerable knowledge of the industry and the … Continue reading →

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Zombie Fu

Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Got six minutes to spare? Dying for a bit of zombie action? Want to see a zombie/kung-fu cross-genre film made entirely using stop-motion photography? Well, here it is, with a WARNING: This film contains an unreasonable amount of bloody puppet … Continue reading →

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