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Greetings Film Fiends and welcome to John Doe's Film Blog. 30 years of dedicated celluloid obsession has meant that I have seen a few films. Drawing attention to some of the lesser discussed gems that I love. Cult classics, obscure curios and quality genre pictures. This blogs purpose is to translate some of my passion for these films and with luck, inspire you the reader to go check em out.

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United Monsters Talent Agency (2010) – John Doe’s Short Film Of The Moment

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Robert Rodriguez keeps an eye on that big fish.

Fantastic Fest this year served up a healthy dose of quality horror and science fiction, amongst the most buzzed works of the festival was a little short titled United Monsters Talent Agency.

Extra, extra, read all about it! They’re Reel! They’re real! What if the cavalcade of classic monsters that rose from the Universal back lot during the golden age of horror really existed? This is the nostalgic conceit that the United Monsters Talent Agency successfully awakens.

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The Invisible Man makes as much of an appearance as he is capable.

Dracula, The Wolfman, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein and The Mummy are just a few of the most recognized creations to come out of the era and they are all here plus many more. Shot in that indelible black and white fashion of a 1950’snewsreel complete with witty word play narration. Fiction becomes fact dispelling the rumour that these creatures were just men in costumes. Taken behind the scenes we witness how these horror icons of darkness were fed, watered and tended when not on set. Taking into account each individual’s unique needs they make handling the divas of today seem tame.The inclusion of a few favourites beyond the Universal roster are also most welcome including King Kong, Bruce the shark and a familiar resident from the Planet of the Apes.

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Greg Nicotero works on Mickey Rourke as Marv in Sin City.

This fabulous 8 minute short is Directed by Special FX genius Gregory Nicotero whose gooey, disturbing work can be seen in Day of The Dead, Evil Dead 2, From Dusk till Dawn and Kill Bill along with numerous others. A prodigy of lord Tom Savini, in the late 80’s Nicotero teamed with Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman to form the KNB EFX Group. Since then he has been a dominant force in the industry.

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Eli Roth suits up to salute the horror legends.

Working at such a high level has afforded Gregory some enviable contacts and for this, his debut effort calling the shots he has assembled a virtual whose, who of recognizable faces. Amongst those on the call sheet are Eli Roth (Hostel), Frank Darabont (The Mist), Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) and Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator).

A passionate love letter to the founding fathers of the genre, Nicotero displays flawless attention to detail, the SFX loyally recreate the age it homage’s and the tone of the piece is perfect.

For John Doe this is an early Halloween treat that will be hard to top. Make sure you watch through the final credits for added pleasures...and please do not feed the animals!

Presenting the United Monsters Talent Agency