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Zella Suits Up

Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive It’s official. CGI hasn’t totally killed off the latex suits and miniature sets. Undead Backbrain, in the person of monster-film hound Avery Guerra, has unearthed a new, good-looking daikaiju eiga (giant monster film) being made using traditional … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: “The Money Shot”

Posted on Sunday, July 7, 2013 by Robert Hood

Despite the bizarre (though sadly predictable) rash of internet naysayers who seem intent on burying Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim before it even premieres, I am so looking forward to this. The following video shows you, at least in part, … Continue reading →

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Reality Has Shifted: We Have Pacific Rim

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by Robert Hood

I’m speechless — which is convenient as I have little time to write anything elaborate. But I have to put the latest trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim on this site to record the moment when giant monster geekdom … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: Official Trailer

Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Robert Hood

Well, we’ve had hints about Guillermo del Toro’s anticipated daikaiju epic, Pacific Rim — and if you thought you were excited before, check out this just released official trailer: [youtube 2vKz7WnU83E] This could make a profound change to my top … Continue reading →

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Now That’s Big

Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2012 by Robert Hood

Going on the latest poster created for this year’s Comic-Con, the giant robots of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim are utterly gigantic. Assuming their size is roughly comparable to that of the daikaiju enemies they are created to fight, we’re … Continue reading →

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A Lovecraft Invasion 6: The Black Goat

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2011 by Robert Hood

The Black Goat Project sounds like some sort of covert Government operation — a secret-service incursion into an obscure mountainous principality in central Europe perhaps, or a scientific experiment in genetic manipulation focusing on the hybridisation of goats and trainee … Continue reading →

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