Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Bermuda Tentacles: There’s More Than Three Sides to this Triangle

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2014 by Robert Hood

It’s called Bermuda Tentacles, it’s directed by Nick Lyon (Grendel, Species: The Awakening, Rise of the Zombies), and it’s the Next Big Thing from mockbuster studio, The Asylum, in collaboration with the SyFy Channel. It stars singer/popstar/actress Mya Harrison, Trevor … Continue reading →

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Enormous News

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2014 by Robert Hood

The year 2014 is shaping up to be a big one for fans of giant monsters. This is not surprising, of course, as the much-anticipated, big-budget kaiju extravaganza Godzilla (US-2014; dir. Gareth Edwards) is due to hit screens in May. … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Rises: Official Main Trailer

Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 by Robert Hood

And here we have it: the latest official trailer for Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, due out in May. Check out the awesome “rising island” moment! [youtube vIu85WQTPRc] This comes hot on the heels of the stunning perspective on Godzilla given by … Continue reading →

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What Happened to the Expedition?

Posted on Monday, February 24, 2014 by Robert Hood

The Lost World concept has a long and successful history in fiction and on film. From Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World) through to Merian Cooper’s 1933 King Kong … Continue reading →

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Of Monsters and the Mafia

Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 by Robert Hood

Indie stalwart Mark Polonia of the Polonia Bros has just finished major photography on a film that features the mob and a dinosaurian monster. It’s called Meateaters, which probably indicates that we’re not dealing with a herbavore. There’s something intriguingly … Continue reading →

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Chinese Dragons Are Cool: The Dragon Pearl

Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 by Robert Hood

The Dragon Pearl (2011; directed by Mario Andreacchio) is an Australia/China co-production. It has a huge Chinese dragon in it. It also has Aussie stars Sam Neill (who has been in lots of stuff, but I’m going to name In … Continue reading →

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Peter and the Colossus Seek Your Help

Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 by Robert Hood

Remember Peter and the Colossus? This fantasy film from independent director Mitchel Viernes was featured on Undead Backbrain last December. Go and read about it, then come back for more news. Looks like a decent and heartfelt project, doesn’t it? … Continue reading →

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Tarzan In India, With Cyclops

Posted on Thursday, January 9, 2014 by Robert Hood

The mythic critter Cyclops, with one eye and optional horn, has turned up a few times in the history of cinema, usually in a cameo role. Though he did take the lead, sans horn, in the not-overly-memorable Cyclops (US-2008; dir. … Continue reading →

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Fear Force Five is Released!

Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 by Robert Hood

The first three episodes of Jack Perez’s giant monster adventure series is up and running — and is really something to behold! Giant monsters, smart dialogue, giant zombie pirate with shark in its skull, sex, good practical FX, giant monsters, … Continue reading →

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Giant Monsters vs Giant Hero … and It’s Not Ultraman

Posted on Monday, December 23, 2013 by Robert Hood

As you can see from the following concept trailer, Red Jade shares an ancestry that grew from Gojira/Godzilla (daikaiju eiga) and split off into the tokusatsu TV series Ultraman (most notably) — in which a human “host” channels the power … Continue reading →

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