Category Archives: Update

The Week in Brainspasm

Posted on Monday, January 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

Check out the following news and updates on our sister site, Undead Brainspasm. Update: Flowers for the Dead Behind the Scenes of an upcoming zombie film homage to Night of the Living Dead Update: Alien Trespass New trailer for classy … Continue reading →

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Update: Tuatara

Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

A while back, we brought up the subject of a fascinating stop-motion scifi project named Tuatara (which you can read about here), wondering whether the long-fomenting ambitions of its creator (“Michael S.”) were likely to be coming to fruition any … Continue reading →

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Jeff Boddy and the Giant Robots

Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Today, Undead Backbrain brings you proof of a dire plot! A few years ago, in the depths of Ohio, an evil genius named Jeff Boddy began making giant robots. They took varied form, some even looking like… well, houses with … Continue reading →

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It’s Getting Closer: Cleavagefield is Near

Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

News straight from the horse’s mouth: director Jim Wynorski has told Undead Backbrain via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery that his breast-oriented Cloverfield parody Cleavagefield will begin a pay-per-view run in February, then will premiere on Cinemax in April. “I am also … Continue reading →

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Review: Guilala’s Boyish Grin

Posted on Monday, December 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki Ippatsu [lit. Guilala’s Counter Attack: the Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis; aka Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit!] (2008; dir. Minoru Kawasaki) Though the Japanese daikaiju eiga subgenre of giant monster films was arguably … Continue reading →

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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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Update: Outlander

Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another trailer for the vikings-vs-alien-monster movie, Outlander: And, yes, they speak in English. Despite the whingers that have been appearing on my YouTube site scorning that fact, I’m rather grateful myself — as my grasp on Old Norse is a … Continue reading →

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Update: More Images of Gualagon

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

The makers of the in-progress daikaiju-inspired audioplay Gualagon have sent us some more images created to accompany the audioplay when it is completed. They are, I think you’ll agree, rather spectacular. And for a change, the monster’s military opponents: Source: … Continue reading →

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Update: Mortis Rex

Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

Bloody Disgusting.com has posted some new concept images from the Ancient Romans vs Giant Monster movie, Mortis Rex, which is currently in production. The film concerns the adventures of a disgraced Roman war hero who comes face to face with … Continue reading →

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Update: Pesticide

Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

Remember the open call for people to get eaten by giant bugs that was posted on the Backbrain a while back? The film was Pesticide (US-2008; dir. Pat Cerrato) and it appears that considerable giant insect mayhem took place on … Continue reading →

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