Category Archives: Trailers

Colin Theys and his Banshee

Posted on Saturday, January 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

[continued from Colin Theys and his Giant Rabbit] Yesterday we saw how SFX wiz Colin Theys had learned much of his craft working on a short comedic film about a giant rabbit with a giant tongue — Harold and Burns. … Continue reading →

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New: Book of Blood

Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Clive Barker’s short story collection, The Books of Blood, which was published from 1984-1986, was genuinely a revelation, rocketing him to the top of the horror heap — and with good reason. Visceral, bloody, outrageously inventive and undeniably powerful, these … Continue reading →

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Computer-Generated Astro Boy

Posted on Sunday, December 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

Machines re-producing machines? Isn’t that the beginning of the End of Mankind As We Know It? Here is a teaser trailer for the new Astro Boy movie, a computer-generated feature made in the US under the auspices of Imagi Animation … Continue reading →

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ZuZu, Queen of the Monsters

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

And while we anticipate the monstrous beauties of upcoming blockbusters such as Monster X Strikes Back, Outlander, Monsters vs Aliens, Star Trek, Reigo: The Deep Sea Monster vs the Battleship Yamato, Evangelion 1.0 and the like, spare a thought for … Continue reading →

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Dawn of a New Day [of the Triffids]

Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids has always been one of my favourite SF novels. It’s up there among the great “apocalypse” stories, with a well-thought-out scenario, good writing and character drama, not to mention superb “monsters”. The concept … Continue reading →

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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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Giant Cameos in Upcoming Flicks

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Did you notice how big the robot Gort has become in that trailer for the remake The Day the Earth Stood Still (US-2008; dir. Scott Derrickson)? It seems to be de rigueur to include a large-scale monster of some kind … Continue reading →

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Update: Dead Sucks

Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

The full-length trailer for Elias and BiFF JUGGERNAUT’s poignant new vampire comedy, Dead Sucks, has been released via Fangoria. Check it out here. Previous Backbrain article

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Giant Robots Under Development

Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

What if you could have your own custom-designed giant robot made to order? What would it be like? What would you do with it? A fascinating and awesomely cool project is underway that helps 20 kids answer these and other … Continue reading →

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