Category Archives: News

Pictures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Posted on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

Publicity stills for Luc Besson’s femme “Indiana Jones” period adventure film, Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec [aka The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Dry-White] (France-2010; dir. Luc Besson) have appeared, now that  principle photography has been completed. The film has a … Continue reading →

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A Skeletal Kong

Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

The metallic endoskeleton for stop-motion SFX guru Willis O’Brien’s King Kong (from the 1933 film of the same name) has just been sold at auction by Christie’s of London. This particular version of the mighty Kong — 55 centimetres high, … Continue reading →

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El Eternauta

Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

“El Eternauta” (The Eternaut) is a serialised graphic novel written by Argentinian comic writer Héctor Germán Oesterheld and initially drawn by Francisco Solano López. First published in 1957-1959 in three-page weekly episodes in the magazine Hora Cero (Zero Time), it … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Film, Flying Saucers, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Graphic novels, News, Pictorial art | 4 Comments

Gaining Altitude

Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

Snakes on a Plane I wasn’t particularly interested in. Huge Tentacled Monsters Just Outside a Plane? — now that’s more like it! Altitude – Temp Trailer by dreadcentral Altitude (Canada/US-2010; dir. Kaare Andrews) Synopsis: After a mysterious malfunction sends their … Continue reading →

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New: Fish Bait

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

Fish Bait (US-2009; dir. Jeff Joslin, Darby Lynn Totten) Tales of monster cat-fish inhabiting US lakes provided inspiration for Fish Bait, an independent comedy horror monster flick that is, in the words of the directors, “a cross between Deliverance and … Continue reading →

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First Look at “Amphibious 3D”

Posted on Saturday, November 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

We’ve met Amphibious before, though it was a brief meeting and you may not recall it. It’s a giant monster film made by genre veteran Brian Yuzna, who rose from the demise of Fantastic Factory to film under the auspices … Continue reading →

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Nagira, Mutant Monster From Germany

Posted on Sunday, November 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

You’d think that the need for difficult SFX work would be daunting to ultra-low-budget filmmakers and would lead them to work in intimate, less spectacular genres than kaiju eiga. Well, not everyone takes the easier route. Check out this new … Continue reading →

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New: Serpent Wars

Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 by Robert Hood

Along with a collected edition of the Kong: King of Skull Island comic series, Markosia Enterprises has just announced the release of Serpent Wars: Written by Christoff Rodriguez and Chris Campanozzi, with art by Antonio Rojo, Serpent Wars is set … Continue reading →

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Demeking Plummets to Earth!

Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

In Godzilla’s absence, it’s good to know that Japanese daikaiju en masse haven’t forgotten to make an occasional excursion to the Big City. We’ve had news of an Ultraman movie, then there’s the exciting discovery of Daisuke Sato’s The Fog … Continue reading →

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Wavebreaking with Jules Verne in Sweden

Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

Vågbrytare or “The Wavebreakers” is a short (14:30 min.) film by a bunch of crazy Swedish guys — and it looks like lots of fun. Based, perhaps rather distantly, on Jules Verne’s classic undersea adventure 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, … Continue reading →

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