Category Archives: Trailers

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

Here’s one that slipped past my radar — amazingly, as it appears to be everywhere suddenly. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (US-2010; dir. Jon Turteltaub) No, it’s not this: … though it is obviously inspired by it. The famous scene from the … Continue reading →

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The Killer Auction

Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

In recent times Japanese horror cinema (in particular) has focused on contemporary communication technologies to explore the dark side of modern society. It started with the VHS-derived terrors of Ring (Japan-1998, dir. Hideo Nakata) and its progeny, but exceptional films … Continue reading →

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Sacrifice: First Live-Action Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

A live-action trailer for Sacrifice (US-[in production];  dir. Bob Nelson) — the long-running monster film project from Brick Cave Media — has just been released. No monster is visible as yet, but some environmental FX and explosions are in evidence. … Continue reading →

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Deep Sea Monster Reigo Gets Closer

Posted on Monday, December 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

深海獣レイゴー　特報 Shinkaijû Reigô [aka Deep Sea Monster Reigo; Reigo vs. Yamato; Reigo the Deep Sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato, A-140F6] (2008 [2005]; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya) This independent Japanese daikaiju eiga [giant monster film] — which combines WW2 history with … Continue reading →

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Astro Zombie M3: Cloned Trailer

Posted on Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

A teaser trailer to Ted V. Mikels’ Astro Zombie M3: Cloned (due for release in January 2010) has just appeared on the maverick director’s webpage: Monster Island News recently featured some behind-the-scenes info and pictures from the film. In other … Continue reading →

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W.P.X. – Mutant Monsters Attack!

Posted on Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

Wisconsin Project X is a sci-fi/horror film written, directed, produced and starring Christian Ackerman — an all-round Renaissance man of cinema! The project has been underway for some time, beginning from an idea for a zombie flick he’d first had … Continue reading →

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Daimajin Kanon (and Friends)

Posted on Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

The following amalgamation of ads for Japanese daikaiju and other tokusatsu Blu-ray releases includes a trailer for the new Daimajin “remake” TV series Daimajin Kanon, produced by Shigenori Takatera (discussed last July on Undead Backbrain and updated here on Undead … Continue reading →

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Giant Korean Boar, Rampant

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

The last we heard from Chaw (South Korean; dir. Jeong-won Shin), it was in post-production and set for a 2009 release. Well, with the year on the final leg of its run, it seems there’s been action in regards to … Continue reading →

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Dinocroc vs the Dinosaurs

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 by Robert Hood

Jim Wynorski might be pitting Dinocroc against Supergator in his upcoming monster pic Dinocroc vs Supergator (US-2009; dir. Jim Wynorski), but it seems that Dinocroc has had plenty of practice on actual dinosaurs — and big ones, too! In a … Continue reading →

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Yatterman: The Movie

Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

Costumed superheroes and sexy super-villian. Semi-mechanoid mutant henchmen. Huge mechanical dog. Giant robots. Rampant dinosaurs. Nuclear holocaust. Japanese pop songs. Weird dance routines. Takashi Miike. What more can I say? Yatterman [aka Yattâman] (Japan-2009; dir. Takashi Miike) Trailer: Trailer 2: … Continue reading →

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