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Update: First Images of Gila
A Backbrain Exclusive Thanks to Producer Bill Dever, Undead Backbrain has acquired the first concept drawings of the new Gila! (see The Gila Monster Grows). It’s by Charles Chiodo (of the Chiodo Bros fame), who has been involved in many … Continue reading
Posted in Giant Monsters, Independent film, Remake, Retro, Update
Tagged charles Chiodo, first image, giant gila monster, gila, jim wynorski
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It’s Happening Again: A Backbrain Exclusive
It happened before and now it’s happening again! Yes, from what is rapidly becoming the main enclave for the production of B-movie remakes, Franklin, Indiana, comes the news that the crapfest classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (US-1964; dir. Nicholas … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema of the Backbrain, Fantasy, Film, News, Remake, Robots
Tagged bill dever, jim wynorski, remake, santa claus conquers the martians
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Update: The Gila Monster Grows
Fearless Undead Backbrain correspondent Avery Guerra reports that he has been hearing the opinion expressed that Jim Wynorski has “really outdone himself” with his latest monster flick. This may be his best film yet, they say — or at least … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, News, Posters, Remake, Update
Tagged 1950s, B-monster flicks, giant gila monster, giant lizard, jim wynorski
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Seasons Greetings, Fellow Monsterphiles
On behalf of Undead Backbrain, Undead Brainspasm and subsidiary sites, I just want to wish everyone well for the Christmas holidays and for 2012. Kaiju Search-Robot Avery added this similarly themed greeting, which I thought I’d share — though we … Continue reading
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Update: The Search for Gila Monster Fodder Begins!
Though the final cast list for the upcoming The Giant Gila Monster remake by co-directors Tony Randel and Jim Wynorski has been doing the rounds — including the interesting news that original Giant Gila Monster (1959) star Don Sullivan (above) … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Remake
Tagged casting call for extras, gila monster, jim wynorski
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Giant Monster Movie List
This ongoing, ever-growing list of giant monster films is divided into several parts. The main division is between the Western or Hollywood tradition and the Japanese tradition (daikaiju eiga), which, though it developed from the Western tradition, became so distinctive … Continue reading
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