Category Archives: Film

Kong’s Ancestors

Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

Over the years, there has been much discussion of King Kong‘s descendants — including in an article of my own. Analysis of the 1933 film’s ancestors, however, has usually been confined to accounts of Kong co-directors Merian C. Cooper and … Continue reading →

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New: Hunting Grounds

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Hunting Grounds [aka Terre de Chasse] (France-[in development]; dir. Eric Bilodeau) Yet another new zombie film, still in production/development stage. This one’s French, set in the future and based on an interesting premise. Check out the “preliminary” trailer, which includes … Continue reading →

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Baby’s Got the Munchies…

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

For those who always suspected it wasn’t safe to go in the nursery… Yes, it’s a film that features the pre-school living dead and the name of the film is Zombabies (US-2008; dir. Justin Paul Warren). Really! This is serious! … Continue reading →

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Vintage Robots, Part Nine: Vs the Sex Kittens!

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

No comment, but keep an eye out for Papa Carradine…

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New: Zombie Soccer Fans?

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Oh, while we’re at it, here’s one courtesy of Kaiju [and sometime-undead] Search-Robot Avery: a zombie flick from Brazil! Mutazombie (Brazil-2008; dir. Juan Marcelo Leguiza) I have no idea what it’s about, though it’s obviously zombies… and soccer fans (plus … Continue reading →

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New: Valley of the Dead

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

This one looks interesting, too. Valley of the Dead (US-2008 [in production?]; dir. K. Adithya Ashok and Evan Sorlien)

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New: Flick flick

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Flick (UK-2007; dir. David Howard) A new Brit zombie flick. In it, teddy boy Johnny, dead these 40 years, is brought back from his grave by the sounds of 50s music being broadcast by a mysterious radio station. He’s still … Continue reading →

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New: Death Walks the Streets

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Vampires. Demons. Zombies. Werewolves. The Mob. Did I mention zombies? Death Walks the Streets is a new comic series from creator James Zahn. It’s been a long-term project but apparently issue #0 is about to begin walkin’ and stalkin’ any … Continue reading →

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New: Parlé vu Kaiju?

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

Dragon Hunters [aka Chasseurs de Dragons] (France/Germany/Luxembourg -2008; animation; dir. Guillaume Ivernel and Arthur Qwak) Now I haven’t watched a French animated fantasy film since… oh, La Planète Sauvage [aka Fantastic Planet] sometime post-1973… okay, maybe I have — were … Continue reading →

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Vintage Robots, Part Eight: Re-Made

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

No longer new, but somehow I’d missed it: This live-action version of Tetsujin 28 was released in 2005. “Tetsujin 28” (lit. Iron Man 28) is a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, the original run of which went from 1956 to 1966 … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Robots | 2 Comments