Category Archives: Weird stuff

Godzilla Wannabes #2345

Posted on Friday, February 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Source: icanhascheezburger.com via Cat Sparks

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Review: Big Man Japan

Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Big Man Japan (2007) Dir: Hitoshi Matsumoto [aka Dai-Nipponjin] Even straight-down-the-line daikaiju eiga, or Japanese giant monster films, are imaginatively left-field – but they don’t get much weirder than this. In Big Man Japan an unseen interviewer follows the mundane … Continue reading →

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Pride Cometh Before Zombies

Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single zombie in possession of a good appetite for human flesh, must be in want of a tasty brain or two. However little known the feelings or views of such a decaying … Continue reading →

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Giant Monster Attack

Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

The following are images from the Worth1000.com site. If you’re not aware of it, it’s a site where, among other things, members engage in thematic Photoshopping contests — reworking digital sources according to set themes. Many of those fake pictures … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Slime People

Posted on Friday, December 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

No, it’s not a horror film, and nor does it hark from the 1950s. Attack of the Slime People (US-2008; dir. Martin King) is an independent comedy about a rather unstable independent filmmaker in the 50s, who gets a chance … Continue reading →

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The Rock’s Thanksgiving Turkey

Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

Thanksgiving Day, which was celebrated on November 27 in the US, was also a special day for legendary Chicago no-budget filmmaker, David “The Rock” Nelson. It was, in fact, his 52nd birthday. On that day, Nelson appeared on Chicago’s WGNTV … 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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Hail to Our Insect Masters!

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

A WORLD ruled by giant insects, with the last remnants of the human race as slaves, is one of the favorite devices of one school of fiction writers. Fantastic? Not at all. Thoughtful scientists recognize that as one of the … 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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Minimal SFX from the Rock

Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

And now you can catch some footage featuring the most minimal SFX in a giant monster movie ever! Filmed entirely in camera, using perspective techniques and fingers! Giant Cicada attacks a landmark Giant Cicada eats a pedestrian! Says Kaiju Search-Robot … Continue reading →

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