Category Archives: News

The Missing Key

Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 by Robert Hood

Jonathan Nix, brother of Best-selling fantasy author Garth Nix, is currently in the midst of post-production on a short (approx. 25 min.) animated film, The Missing Key, which from early indications is set to be a surreal fantasy of great … Continue reading →

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Thunder Downunder?

Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

Tremors (US-1990; dir. Ron Underwood) remains one of my favourite monster movies. With perfect casting, a beautifully structured and often witty script, great physical SFX, likeable characters and a general air of affable terror, it captures the essence of a … Continue reading →

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A Good American Host?

Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

So the news is confirmed that Gore Verbinski will be producing an American remake of the South Korean monster film, Gwoemul [aka The Host] (2006; dir. Joon-ho Bong) for Universal pictures. It will be a debut feature for director Fredrick … Continue reading →

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Update: More Outlander Trailers

Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

In advance of the Spanish release of Outlander — the epic alien monster vs Vikings movie we here at the Backbrain have been anticipating for some time — the filmmakers have placed a variety of teasers, trailers and clips on … Continue reading →

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Update: Attackazoids, Deploy!

Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

As promised, here are the first images from Brian Lonano’s Attackzoids! sequel, Attackzoids, Deploy! — which is currently in production. “We just completed some second unit shots before tackling the principal photography in January,” director Lonano told the Backbrain. “Piece … Continue reading →

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Really Big Maggots!

Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

And now, a teaser trailer for Maggots, a film from unstoppable exploitation king Fred Olen Ray! THE MOST DISGUSTING GIANT MONSTER EVER FILMED! … though it looks a little like a giant claw (no, not THE Giant Claw)…. But wait! … Continue reading →

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Monstrous Covers

Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has featured work from the Ray Harryhausen Presents imprint of Bluewater Comics before, but here’s a bit of an update, focusing on the most monstrous of covers. Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops First introduced by Bluewater in their … Continue reading →

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Kaiju, Giant Robots and Blind Swordspersons

Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

The American Film Market 2008 features a slew of Japanese films, many of which are definite Backbrain material. Apart from Monster X Strikes Back — Attack the G8 Summit (aka Guilala no Gyakushu / Toyako Summit Kiki Ippatsu; directed by … Continue reading →

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Something or Other of the Dead

Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

During the beginning of November George A. Romero has been engaged in the filming of his new zombie film, the second in the re-jigged series that re-imagined his vision of the zombie apocalypse with Diary of the Dead. This one … Continue reading →

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Big Insects Are Game For Action

Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

The next video game to be turned into a (potential) franchise — in the manner of Resident Evil, the producers no doubt hope — is one called Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. The film is being co-produced by game owners Camcom … Continue reading →

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