Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Under the Monster’s Skin

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain doesn’t usually do birthdays, but there was a highly significant one that occurred in 1 January and we missed it! 1 January 2009 was the 80th birthday of Haruo Nakajima. Don’t know who he is? Here’s a clue? … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, News | 3 Comments

It’s Getting Closer: Cleavagefield is Near

Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

News straight from the horse’s mouth: director Jim Wynorski has told Undead Backbrain via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery that his breast-oriented Cloverfield parody Cleavagefield will begin a pay-per-view run in February, then will premiere on Cinemax in April. “I am also … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Update | 4 Comments

They Grow ‘Em Big in Texas

Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

Jurassic Park started it… you know, the whole commercial development of prehistoric throwbacks scenario. Thanks to a lower budget, lowered ambition and B-film legend Roger Corman as executive producer, Carnosaur (1993) got in first and for all that it could … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, News | 10 Comments

The Blob’s Advertising Career

Posted on Friday, January 2, 2009 by Robert Hood
Posted in Ads, Giant Monsters | 1 Comment

Colin Theys and his Giant Rabbit

Posted on Friday, January 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

Colin Theys is a young director and visual effects artist currently working for Connecticut-based Synthetic Cinema International, having graduated from Wesleyan University with a dual major in film studies and psychology in 2007. His work is rather spectacular and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Independent film | 3 Comments

Welcome to 2009!

Posted on Thursday, January 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

It’s a big start to 2009, courtesy of Undead Backbrain and friends — and our resident kaiju artist, Todd Tennant. (Click here to get the full effect.) Let’s hope the new year will be full of Big Things! One of … Continue reading →

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Deep Sea Monster Raiga

Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 by Robert Hood

In 2005, director Shinpei Hayashiya first screened a version of Shinkaijû Reigô [aka Deep Sea Monster Reigo; Reigo vs. Yamato; Reigo the Deep Sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato, A-140F6]. After a subsequent upscale “re-production” period, the film was released … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Teaser | 11 Comments

New: 9

Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

9 is a Tim Burton-produced (with Timur Bekmambetov) post-apocalyptic animated feature film, directed by Shane Acker and starring the voices of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover, with music by Danny Elfman. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Preview | 4 Comments

Nessie That Wasn’t

Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

I think this picture is of a monster from a Hammer Films / Toho co-production that never happened. I’ve been reading Sinclair McKay’s A Thing of Unspeakable Horror: The History of Hammer Films (Aurum Press, 2007) — which is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Posters, Where's the Film? | 4 Comments

3D Classic Godzilla

Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Now this is extremely cool. Remember this? Well, Organic Hobby, Inc. is producing a 3D version of the famous original Godzilla (or more correctly Gojira) poster, as part of a new series called Real Artwork. I sooo want one! Source: … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Toys | 3 Comments