Category Archives: Update

Haeundae: Set for Destruction

Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

Take this idyllic picture of South Korea’s Haeundae Beach: Now add a monstrous tsunami: What have you got? The new disaster movie from Doosaboo Film and director Je-Kyoun Youn. In a recent press release, it was announced that on August … Continue reading →

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Update: Monster Movie

Posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

A while back the Backbrain reported on a monster movie that utilises the currently popular technique of “found footage” to tell its story of rampage and terror — this one not in a city, it seems, but more backwoods/small town-oriented. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Update | 6 Comments

Blimp Boy gets Liberated?

Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Deadly DVD has just posted an actual image from Jim Wynorski’s much anticipated Cloverfield take-off, Cleavagefield — a film that will at the very least feature a monster and lots of bosoms. Presumably Blimp Boy is the send-up’s substitute for … Continue reading →

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Update: Zero Trooper-F

Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

The US Ultraman-inspired film Zero Trooper-F looks like it is coming along very nicely indeed. Check out this reel of SFX moments. They’re rather impressive on a miniscule-budget, I would have thought: Previous posts on Zero Trooper-F Source: Avery

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Ultraman, Update | 1 Comment

Update: Chaw

Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

SciFi Japan has a detailed article on the South Korean giant mutant boar movie, Chaw (South Korean-[in post-production, 2009]; dir. Jeong-won Shin), which the Backbrain introduced a while back. Here is the synopsis: Mysterious, gruesome deaths plague Sammae-ri, a peaceful … Continue reading →

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Update: The Diary is Coming!

Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

Seems my question in the previous Backbrain post regarding the release of Romero’s Diary of the Dead in Australia has been answered. The Master himself is coming downunder to promote said release for the Melbourne Film Festival this month. He … Continue reading →

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Update: Outlander Trailer

Posted on Friday, July 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

The theatrical trailer for the new viking vs alien monster flick, Outlander — a film much anticipated on the Backbrain. Looking good! [youtube 7Za2DzmgeR4] Source: Outlander website via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery Previous Backbrain article

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Update: G

Posted on Monday, July 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

The juggernaut that is the daikaiju eiga genre rolls on with G — a great-looking new independent Japanese film that Backbrain queried a while back. Then, information on the film was scarce. Now, a cornucopia of detail has come in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Update | 5 Comments

King Komodo: The Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Having just read G-Fan #83, I’m suitably impressed by the new King Komodo graphic serial, Tales of King Komodo, which Todd Tennant (with Mike Bogue) has started in that issue. For one thing there’s a killer scene of a giant … Continue reading →

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Update: Serpent Lake

Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 by Robert Hood

Director Joel Trujillo has sent along the latest poster and teaser trailer for his in-production lake monster flick, Serpent Lake. See the Day 15 production video here. Official website Via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Trailers, Update | 2 Comments