Category Archives: Trailers

New: Parlé vu Kaiju?

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

Dragon Hunters [aka Chasseurs de Dragons] (France/Germany/Luxembourg -2008; animation; dir. Guillaume Ivernel and Arthur Qwak) Now I haven’t watched a French animated fantasy film since… oh, La Planète Sauvage [aka Fantastic Planet] sometime post-1973… okay, maybe I have — were … Continue reading →

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Vintage Robots: Part Four

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

Kino is about to release a box set of Harry Houdini’s movies from the early part of the 20th century. One of these features what some have claimed is the first instance of a robot (called “The Automaton”) on film, … Continue reading →

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New: Remaking Day of the Dead

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

Despite the sheer historical importance of Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968), the innovative nature and satirical power of Dawn of the Dead (1978), and more recently the Zombie King’s much-underrated extension of the franchise in Land of the … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Loch Ness Terror

Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

From Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, an interesting-looking lake monster flick: Beyond Loch Ness [aka Loch Ness Terror] (Canada-2007; dir. Paul Ziller) The original title Beyond Loch Ness was obviously changed so no one would confuse the film with 2001’s Beneath Loch … Continue reading →

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When Bread gets Dead…

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

First there was The Gingerdead Man (US-2005; dir. Charles Band), where the soul of a killer animates (with the help of SFX artist John Carl Buechler) a gingerbread man, creating a murderous cookie monster. Now director Silvia St. Croix brings … Continue reading →

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New: The Incredible Hulk

Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

Now this seems to be taking the Hulk even further into kaiju territory than Ang Lee did, even if the styling has been made more conventional.

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New: Pop Skull

Posted on Saturday, March 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

Pop Skull (US-2008; dir. Adam Wingard) This drug-metaphor ghost film, written and directed by Adam Wingard, has apparently been doing the festival circuits, but hasn’t been picked up for distribution yet. Early reviews are very positive, and, frankly, I’m dying … Continue reading →

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New: Resident Evil: Degeneration

Posted on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

Number four in the Resident Evil film series, this time all CGI! RESIDENT EVIL DEGENERATION TRAILERUploaded by PANZERDRAKO

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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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