Category Archives: Posters

More on Terminator: Salvation

Posted on Saturday, December 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

Just a few Terminator: Salvation teasers in passing. Below is the new poster (at rest) … but click here to see it as it was meant to be seen (in motion). Doing the rounds is also a segment of America’s … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Slime People

Posted on Friday, December 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

No, it’s not a horror film, and nor does it hark from the 1950s. Attack of the Slime People (US-2008; dir. Martin King) is an independent comedy about a rather unstable independent filmmaker in the 50s, who gets a chance … 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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New: Showdown of the Godz

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Yes, Virginia, there is a Godzilla. As we (meaning those likely to visit the Backbrain on a regular basis) know, fans can be obsessive. Kaiju fans aren’t much different from the rest of fandom, except in the fact that their … Continue reading →

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New: Tales From the Dead

Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

Horror-based anthology films don’t receive particularly favourable PR, though without a doubt there are several from earlier times that may be considered classics. Dead of Night (1945) is one such — a beautifully made, much-discussed supernatural portmanteau film that works … Continue reading →

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Ted V. Mikels Rises from the Dead!

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Ted V. Mikels was one of those directors who lurked at the edge of my consciousness a few decades ago thanks to the low-rent notoriety of such genre B-flicks as The Astro-Zombies (1968) and The Corpse Grinders (1972). Well, actually … Continue reading →

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Update: Reptisaurus Poster Art

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Source: BMovieNews Previous Backbrain article 

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New: The Planet

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Planet (UK-2006; dir. Mark Stirton) The Planet is an independent sci-fi/horror film that involves space battles, a strange planet inhabited by something dangerous and a small band of soldiers struggling to survive on it. Despite the stated 2006 release … Continue reading →

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Update: Outlander

Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

The poster for the vikings vs alien giant monster flick, Outlander, has surfaced! Click here for a large version: Outlander poster large. Previous Backbrain article.

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