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Mega Shark vs Gigantosaurus

Asylum’s followup to Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus will be Mega Shark vs Gigantosaurus. I am not sure how that will work, as Gigantosaurus is a land-dwelling dinosaur that is a sauropod (think Brontosaurus) but the poster art is basically a giant T-Rex. So we got a T-Rex fighting a giant shark, who in the last film was taking a bite out of airplanes. Okay. Let’s hope for the best! Maybe they’ll have more actual monster stuff in this one! Horror-Movies.ca noticed the poster art in a CNN video and Avery emailed everyone in the universe.

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Posted by Tars Tarkas - June 19, 2010 at 12:02 am

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Death Kappa

Death Kappa will be dropping on Region 1 DVD and Blu-Ray on May 25th with a dubbed version for those of you who hate to read. May 25th is coming up quicker than you realize. Take a break and watch a movie where a giant kappa (a Japanese demon) smashes up some other giant monster. Death Kappa is the brainchild of Japanese FX man Tomoo Haraguchi.

The kappa, in Japanese folklore, are water goblins that are closely associated with a certain town in the country. Unfortunately, the area is also home to a militant splinter group of researchers dedicated to developing amphibious super soldiers based on the kappa of legends. When their experiments result in murders by some escapees, the appearance of an actual kappa, and the triggering of an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan’s defenses are helpless against it. Mankind’s only savior is an irradiated water goblin that is on the rampage with death in its eyes.

Thanks to Avery for some info

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Posted by Tars Tarkas - May 12, 2010 at 8:58 am

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ANAK NG BULKAN and other wonderful Filipino films

ANAK NG BULKAN is a Filipino film involving a giant bird that was known only by several posters to the folks who hunt down giant monster movies. But as luck would have it, one day a poster at Kaijuphile stumbled upon a blog that had pictures of the actual Anak Ng Bulkan film (from 1959), which showed that A- The film survived, B- The film is available in some format, and C- There is a giant bird in the film. All of that rules. What also rules is poking around on the blog are all sorts of photos from other fantastic Filipino films. Some of which I wasn’t sure if they existed, some I knew existed but had never seen actual photos of. Sadly, too many of them are just posters and magazine photos (although many of the magazine photos are new to me) and the films are still lost. A shame. In any event, here are some of the pictures and the relevant links, and you should probably poke around yourself if you are into that sort of thing (I know a few of you are!)

The blog is Pelikula, ATBP

Anak Ng Bulkan
Anak Ng Bulkan (1959)d
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Darna 1951
Darna (vs. Valentina)18

DARNA AT ANG BABAING TUOD (1965)

SI DARNA AT ANG IMPAKTA (1963)

GEMMA, ANG BABAING KIDLAT (1976)

SUPERGIRL (1973)

ANAK NG ASUWANG (1973)

ELECTRIKA KASI, EH! (1977)

WONDER VI (1973)
Wonder Vi (1973)

KAMAY NA GUMAGAPANG (1974)

SUPER GEE (1973)

SI POPEYE, ATBP. (1973)

ZOOM, ZOOM, SUPERMAN (1973)
Zoom zoom Superman- 73- Ariel-2

Other good sources for Filipino cinema include Video48 and The Search for Weng Weng. Video48 is where some of the posters are pilfered from.

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Posted by Tars Tarkas - November 15, 2009 at 12:00 am

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Crazy giant monster tourist videos for Hakodate, Japan

The Japanese city of Hakodate has created some crazy tourism videos involving giant monsters, alien invaders, robots, and all the stuff that make nerds go nerdgasm. So get your N-face on and watch these commercials!

We got alien squid invaders from ikaaru who are upset over the Hakodates squid consumption. They hijack local landmark and giant mechanical squid Ikabo (Hakodate’s tourism mascot) and set it loose to destroy the city. Luckily, the city has two robotic defenders, a building called the Goryokaku Tower that turns into a robot and a giant clay figure called a Chuku Dogu that also is secretly a robot. A giant clay robot. And another historic building called the Goryokaku Fortress joins the fight in the form of a giant spaceship with a drill on it. See all six parts of the commercials below:

Source: PinkTentacle

Just imagine the US version of this, with DC being invaded and giant Abe Lincolns and Washington Monument robots fighting it out…

For more Kaiju commercials, see here and here.

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Posted by Tars Tarkas - October 24, 2009 at 7:10 pm

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Outlander finally gets to the theaters

After so many delays I stopped paying attention, Outlander looks like it will be hitting theaters January 23 (that’s Friday!) So check the dates below and see if you can see it, because it isn’t on the internet or DVD and that will be the only way for a while. It is Vikings vs. alien space monsters, so there is that.

OUTLANDER OPENING – JANUARY 23, 2009

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CHICAGO AREA – 5 RUNS

Chicago – 600 North Michigan Ave. 9 – AMC

Addison – Addison Cinemas & IMAX – MARCUS

South Barrington – South Barrington 30 – AMC

Warrenville – Cantera 30 – AMC

Woodridge – Loews Woodridge 18 – AMC

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PHILADELPHIA AREA – 3 RUNS

Cherry Hill – Cherry Hill 24 – AMC

Pleasantville – Towne Stadium 16 – TRISTA

Hamilton – Hamilton 24 – AMC

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SAN FRANCISCO – OAK – SAN JOSE AREA – 10 RUNS

San Francisco – San Francisco Centre 9 – CINMRK

Daly City – Century 20 Daly City – CINMRK

Union City – Century 25 – Union City – CINMRK

San Leandro – Century 16 Bayfair Mall – CINMRK

Richmond – Hilltop 16 – CINMRK

Fremont – Cinedome 8 Theatre – Frem – CINMRK

Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 – AMC

San Jose – Century Capitol 16 – CINMRK

San Jose – Century 25 – CINMRK

Santa Rosa – 3rd Street Cinema 6 – THBKGS Confirmed

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BOSTON AREA – 2 RUNS

Danvers – Liberty Tree Mall 20 – AMC

Methuen – Methuen 20 @ The Loop – AMC

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DALLAS/FT. WORTH AREA – 11 RUNS

Mesquite – Mesquite 30 Theatres – AMC

Plano – Legacy 24 – CINMRK

Irving – Irving Mall 14 – AMC

Irving – Hollywood MacArthur Market – WALLCE

Lancaster – Movies 14 – Lancaster – CINMRK

Grand Prairie – Movies 16 – Grand Prairie – CINMRK

Dallas – Cinemark 17 Webb Chapel – CINMRK

Dallas – Grand 24 Theatres – AMC

Burleson – Premiere Cinema 14 – CSCO

Grapevine – Grapevine 30 Theatres – AMC

Hickory Creek – Hickory Creek 16 – RAVE

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DETROIT AREA – 5 RUNS

Sterling Heights – Forum 30 – Sterling Hts – AMC

Auburn Hills – Star Great Lake Crossing 25 – AMC

Dearborn – LCE Star Fairlane Theatre – AMC

Canton – Emagine 18 – ARCNGL

Dearborn – Ford Wyoming Drive In 1 – 5 – MJR

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ATLANTA AREA – 7 RUNS

Atlanta – Magic Johnson Theatre – AMC

Kennesaw – Barrett Commons 24 Theatre – AMC

Woodstock – Cherokee Stadium 16 Cine – CFB-GA

Lawrenceville – Colonial 18 Theatres – AMC

Decatur – Galaxy South Dekalb Funple – PHNIXA

Morrow – Southlake Pavilion 24 Theatre – AMC

Snellville – Carmike 12 – CARMKE

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HOUSTON AREA – 7 RUNS

Tomball – Silverado 19 IMAX – SANTIK

Houston – Gulf Pointe 30 Theatres – AMC

Houston – Studio 30 Theatres – Houston – AMC

Houston – Tinseltown 290 – CINMRK

Houston – Yorktown 15 – RAVE

Katy – Cinemark 19 – CINMRK

Jacinto City – Tinseltown 17 – CINMRK

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SEATTLE-TACOMA AREA – 3 RUNS:

Seattle – Meridian – REGAL

Woodinville – Woodinville 12 – AMC

Renton – Renton Village 8 – AMC

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TAMPA – ST. PETE, SARASOTA AREA – 3 RUNS

Tampa – Veterans Expressway 24 – AMC

Tampa – Centro Ybor 20 – MUVICO

St. Petersburg – Baywalk 20 – MUVICO

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MIAMI – FT. LAUDERDALE – 6 RUNS

Aventura – Aventura Mall 24 Theatres – AMC

Hialeah – Cobb Hialeah 18 Theatre – BRAND

Hialeah – Hialeah 14 – MUVICO

South Miami – Sunset Place 24 Theatres – AMC

Davie – Paradise 24 – MUVICO

Ft. Lauderdale – Las Olas 15 – ESP

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SACRAMNTO – STKTN – MODESTO AREA – 1 RUN

Elk Grove – Century 16 Theatre – Laguna – CINMRK

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ORLANDO – DAYTONA BCH – MELBRN AREA – 2 RUNS

Orlando – Universal Cineplex 20 – AMC

Lake Buena Vista – Pleasure Island 24 – AMC

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BALTIMORE AREA – 1 RUN

Hanover – Egyptian 24 – MUVICO

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SAN DIEGO AREA – 3 RUNS

San Diego – Gaslamp All Stadium 15 – READIN

San Diego – Palm Promenade 24 – AMC

San Diego – Mission Valley 20 – AMC

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NASHVILLE AREA – 1 RUN

Franklin – Thoroughbred 20 – CARMKE

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KANSAS CITY AREA – 2 RUNS

Kansas City – Parkway 14 – AMC

Shawnee – Westglen 18 – DICKIN

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SAN ANTONIO AREA – 4 RUNS

San Antonio – Huebner Oaks 24 – AMC

San Antonio – Northwest 14 Theatres – SANTIK

San Antonio – Rialto Piccolo – SANTIK

San Antonio – Mayan Palace 14 – Santikos – SANTIK

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MEMPHIS AREA – 5 RUNS

Memphis – Majestic Theatre 20 – MALCO

Bartlett – Hollywood 20 Cinema – BRAND

Bartlett – Malco Stage Cinema 13- MALCO

Memphis – Palace 10 Cinema – BRAND

Atoka – Cine Planet 16 – BRAND

Thanks to Avery, slayer of space kaiju

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Posted by Tars Tarkas - January 21, 2009 at 4:34 pm

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Raptor Ranch

Jurassic Park meets Carnosaur meets Brokeback Mountain without any brokebacking. Actually, it is Raptor Island on a ranch. Raptor Ranch! And without seeing one frame of footage I can assure you it is better than Raptor Island and Raptor Island 2 – Raptor Planet. In fact, it looks like it could be pretty fun. Potential is here. Like Raptor Planet, they will use a mix of animaltronic and cgi raptors, except they added color to them, so they don’t look lame. Basically, if it is fun, it will be a good movie. Rumors are it might show up on SciFi Channel sometime this spring.
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The film is the brainchild of Dan Bishop, an experience production designer on many projects.
Starring Jana, stand-up comic Rowdy Arroyo, Cody Vaughn, Donny Boaz, and Bo Myers

Animaltronic work of Larry Billings:
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CGI work of Michael Napodano:
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Official Site
More Info a Undead Backbrain

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Thanks to Avery, who I hope avoids any attacking raptors!

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Posted by Tars Tarkas - January 11, 2009 at 7:54 pm

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G

G.

Yes, G.

That’s the new movie by special effects man. He did effects work on some recent films, and then raised some money of his own and made his own movie! Now that means the acting won’t be the best, but the special effects will rock and roll! We’ve got a big damn monster:g
And a giant robot:
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And lots of things blowing the crap up!

Clips are available on the Undead Backbrain website

An update on this film will be on the SciFi Japan website…eventually. Will the effects guy be Kiyotaka Taguchi, who worked on Godzilla films and is rumored to be on another project? We shall see…

Thanks to Avery for yet another scoop!

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Posted by Tars Tarkas - June 27, 2008 at 8:58 am

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