Category Archives: News

Zombies Arise!

Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

If there’s one thing that zombies do with startling regularity, it’s ARISE. And ARISE again. And again. The modern zombie apocalypse phenomena, part of a 21st Century obsession with apocalypse as a whole but huge in its own right, has … Continue reading →

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Monsters at AFI

Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Monsters were rampant at the AFM (American Film Market) — an event to which (according to the AFM’s media kit) “more than 8,000 industry professionals converge in Santa Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, premieres, networking and parties”. … Continue reading →

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Creating Oak Swamp

Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by Robert Hood

Swamps, marshes and backwater locations have provided evocative settings for horror films/stories in the past. From King Kong (US-1933; dir. Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack), through the likes of Creature from the Black Lagoon (US-1954; dir. Jack Arnold) … Continue reading →

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This is a Big ‘N!

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 by Robert Hood

“It’s the size of a mountain!” “It is the mountain!” It’s called Behemoth (US/Canada-2010; dir. David Hogan) But not this one! At this point, the new Behemoth has a small poster, even if his presence in the film is gigantic. … Continue reading →

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If People Can Get Turned Into Zombies, What About Werewolves?

Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 by Robert Hood

This profound existential question, asked by all of us at some point, I’m sure, is set to be answered by Zombie Werewolves Attack! (US-2010; dir. Chris Green). Synopsis: Zombie Werewolves Attack! The name says it all, a hilariously fun B-Movie … Continue reading →

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Parasitic: It’ll Get Under Your Skin

Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

Want zombies with your giant monster bugs? Well, we might just have the perfect movie for you! We have it reliably from writer/director Timothy Martin that Parasitic, which started life a few years back under the title “Black Licorice”, is … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Gets Inked

Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Word is out that the King of the Giant Monsters will not only be appearing on-screen in 2012 in Legendary Pictures’ much anticipated attempt to make a successful US film featuring Japan’s most iconic kaiju, but also has been inveigled … Continue reading →

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India’s Most Expensive Robot

Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

Said to be the most expensive film yet made in India, Endhiran [aka The Robot] (India-2010; dir. S. Shankar) is full of bizarre effects, action, singing and dancing — everything we might expect from Bollywood, in fact. More, it’s got … Continue reading →

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Legendary Pictures Godzilla News

Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 by Robert Hood

Producer Brian Rogers talked to “zennie62” about the in-production Legendary Pictures “re-boot” of Godzilla. The key points are: We’re looking at a 2012 release. Godzilla will be created using CGI. Otherwise the film is live action. Godzilla will fight another … Continue reading →

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Slime on the Walls of the Spaceship

Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 by Robert Hood

Highly respected Japanese filmmaker, Kinji Fukasaku, who died in 2003 at the age of 73, having just directed a hugely successful sci-fi/horror satire, was responsible for several classics of Japanese, and indeed world, cinema. His films include the “The Yakuza … Continue reading →

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