Category Archives: News

Now available: The Workers’ Paradise

Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Workers’ Paradise, edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans and published by Ticonderoga Publications, is one of the most exciting anthologies I’ve been in for a while. Though the editors’ description of it may suggest that it is … Continue reading →

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New: Rule Number One

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Rule Number One is a new supernatural thriller from Kelvin Tong, whom I last heard from as director of the excellent Singapore ghost flick The Maid. This new one follows the fortunes of an injured rookie cop, Lee, assigned to … Continue reading →

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New: American Zombie

Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

American Zombie (US-2007; dir. Grace Lee) This latest take on the zombie apocalypse genre is a mockumentary that examines the “lives” of four zombies as they attempt to fit into human society. Here’s the official synopsis: Filmmakers Grace Lee (The … Continue reading →

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Zombies Everywhere

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Thanks to Avery (my kaiju search-robot, who moonlights as a zombie search-robot), I have just updated the zombie film list. 2008 is looking scarily full of the carnivorous dead. Here is a list of zombie flicks appearing in 2008 and … Continue reading →

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Black Box 2

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

   

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MORAV: Giant Robots Rule!

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

This looks like it will be worth keeping an eye on. Titled M.O.R.A.V. (which is an acronym for Multi-Operational Robotic Armored Vehicle), it is an in-development scifi TV series set in the fictional country of Tangri Island, where a military/political … Continue reading →

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New: Onechanbara

Posted on Saturday, February 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

How about a bikini-clad Japanese cowgirl using her phenomenal skills with the katana blade to deal with a horde of flesh-eating zombies? Would that scenario have legs at the box-office? Oh, yes. It’s apparent based on an understandably popular video … Continue reading →

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No Ghosts Allowed

Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Monsters unite! Seems like a case for the anti-discrimination board: ghosts and monsters are not welcome at the Beijing Olympics! In an attempt to make the city respectable in the lead up to the Olympics — that symbol of Unity, … Continue reading →

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More New GM films

Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

If I seem a tad fixated on Giant Monster films recently, there’s good reason for that — a reason I hope to be able to reveal soon enough. But at the very least it’s indicative of the fact that there’s … Continue reading →

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New: A Giant Something or Other

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

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