Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Now That’s Big

Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2012 by Robert Hood

Going on the latest poster created for this year’s Comic-Con, the giant robots of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim are utterly gigantic. Assuming their size is roughly comparable to that of the daikaiju enemies they are created to fight, we’re … Continue reading →

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New: Giant Monster Gomera

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Well, the truth is finally out! Back in February 2011, the Backbrain brought the following trailer to your attention, faithful daikaijuphiles. And perhaps created a few over-excited expectations in the process. [youtube yL0Y7lZhAFM] This, however, was but … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: Metamorphosis

Posted on Monday, June 25, 2012 by Robert Hood

Exclusive Images and First Release Trailer One of the most anticipated films to screen at the 6th Annual B-Movie Celebration won’t be an exploitative monster flick or over-sexed gorefest, but a new version of a classic work of literature, existentialist … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: Gila!

Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012 by Robert Hood

Exclusive Backbrain Images As those who have already seen the previous Backbrain post would realise, the world premiere of Jim Wynorski’s remake of the old B-movie The Giant Gila Monster (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg) will be the showcase of the … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: The Poster

Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012 by Robert Hood

As an exclusive release, the Backbrain can now show you the fantastic official poster for the 6th Annual B-Movie Celebration to be held during September. The poster is the work of kaiju-artist extraordinaire, Todd Tennant, who has worked on the … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration Attacks the Backbrain

Posted on Saturday, June 9, 2012 by Robert Hood

 SPECIAL BACKBRAIN ANNOUNCEMENT For the past five years, fans of the often maligned genre of B-movies have gathered in Franklin, Indiana – not just to watch classic B-films, but to, as the name implies, celebrate them! This year — the … Continue reading →

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Giant Monsters in Award-Winning Drama

Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2012 by Robert Hood

Beasts of the Southern Wild (US-2012; dir. Benh Zeitlin) has been described as “a beautiful award-winning drama that just happens to include giant monsters”. In the aftermath of the film’s recent wins at Cannes and Sundance, words like “magical”, “moving”, … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim Synopsis

Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 by Robert Hood

The first lengthy synopsis for Guillermo Del Toro’s new monster film Pacific Rim certainly gives a clearer picture of what we’re in for than does the earlier mundane IMDb summary: “When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots … Continue reading →

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A Rim By Any Other Name

Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2012 by Robert Hood

Well, giant monster fans — and devotees of Guillermo del Toro — are well aware that his next big film, in the absence of backing for the much mourned In the Mountains of Madness, is Pacific Rim. Due out in … Continue reading →

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Mine’s Bigger Than Yours

Posted on Monday, May 21, 2012 by Robert Hood

Talk about the Monster as metaphor! And wish-fulfilment… Beautifully expressive picture — and very funny, too. Source: via Peter Orullian. By Bobby Chiu.

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