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Who doesn't like robots? Especially when they're destroying a city? Uruguayan film-maker - and, if I read the Spanish credits right, model robot-builder - Fede Alvarez does. According to the BBC, within days of his 5-minute clip Ataque de Panico! ("Panic Attack!") hitting YouTube he was beseiged with offers from Hollywood and now has a $30 million dollar contract.  Even more remarkably, his original clip was made on a budget of just $300!




Exterminate, exterminate ... and Merry Christmas!


Posted by Geoff Palmer on December 21, 2009 6:21 AM |

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The song is called East Hastings, by Godspeed! You Black Emperor. They should really credit it! It's from a phenomenal album, and used in one short scene in 28 Days Later.

Posted by: accessories | January 12, 2010 12:24 AM

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