After a 160-ft tall prehistoric monster rises out of the sea and crushes an entire village in 1954's "Godzilla," all hell breaks loose. Professionals scramble to study this ginormous beast in hopes of understanding its motives but soon realize that its mutated form follows no logic while leaving destruction in its wake. Even after a 100-ft electrified fence is built to keep the monster out, it demolishes this obstacle with its atomic breath along with the city of Tokyo, leaving thousands dead and injured before temporarily returning to the sea.
The only way director Ishirō Honda and special effects creator Eiji Tsuburaya could portray Godzilla's unforgettable Tokyo rampage was through practical means, and it was certainly not easy to pull off. At the time, Godzilla was portrayed by a man in a rubber suit — namely Nakajima Haruo, who brought the iconic monster's telltale mannerisms to life — which meant that...
The only way director Ishirō Honda and special effects creator Eiji Tsuburaya could portray Godzilla's unforgettable Tokyo rampage was through practical means, and it was certainly not easy to pull off. At the time, Godzilla was portrayed by a man in a rubber suit — namely Nakajima Haruo, who brought the iconic monster's telltale mannerisms to life — which meant that...
- 5/30/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
There are few monster movies that can claim to have as much respect in cinema history, as well as just sheer scope of influence, as 1954's "Godzilla." Also known as "Gojira" in its native Japan, the heralded classic of the kaiju genre remains a haunting dissection of the atrocities of World War II through the lens of a nation contending with the horrors they faced, namely the atomic bomb. It's also, not for nothing, one heck of a showcase for old-school practical creature effects. The now-iconic titular monster was brought to life using a practical suit worn by Haruo Nakajima. A legend was born of that performance, but he paid the price during filming.
In the 2017 book "Godzilla on My Mind" by William M. Tsutsui, it's explained that the costume used in "Godzilla" was created using "a framework of bamboo stakes and wire, with thick overlays of latex and plentiful padding of urethane foam.
In the 2017 book "Godzilla on My Mind" by William M. Tsutsui, it's explained that the costume used in "Godzilla" was created using "a framework of bamboo stakes and wire, with thick overlays of latex and plentiful padding of urethane foam.
- 5/4/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
TriStar Pictures believed they had the surest of things when they hired Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin to make the first Hollywood "Godzilla" flick. The duo had just delivered the biggest film of 1996 in "Independence Day," and appeared poised to become a blockbuster brand name on par with Steven Spielberg and James Cameron. Every studio in town wanted to make their next smash hit. But this is where the trouble started: TriStar wanted Emmerich and Devlin to make its next smash hit.
The 1998 iteration of "Godzilla" did not originate with Emmerich and Devlin. TriStar came very close to greenlighting it in 1994 with Jan De Bont (hot off the success of "Speed") directing a screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (who would eventually make their franchise fortune on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series), which would've placed it in direct competition with "Independence Day" during the summer of 1996. So this all felt awfully fortuitous.
The 1998 iteration of "Godzilla" did not originate with Emmerich and Devlin. TriStar came very close to greenlighting it in 1994 with Jan De Bont (hot off the success of "Speed") directing a screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (who would eventually make their franchise fortune on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series), which would've placed it in direct competition with "Independence Day" during the summer of 1996. So this all felt awfully fortuitous.
- 4/20/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Adam Wingard's new film "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" has, tonally speaking, strayed far from Gareth Edwards' 2014 MonsterVerse kickoff film "Godzilla." Edwards' film was somber and sad, featuring very little "fun" monster destruction. As the MonserVerse series has progressed, however, it has crept inexorably toward a sillier tone before striking it rich with Wingard's 2021 entry "Godzilla vs. Kong." That film featured a battle between the titular titans, but also a cameo from Mechagodzilla, a monstrous robot extrapolated from the skull of the dead King Ghidorah. "GvK" also featured a fleet of human-built UFOs and a magical portal that led into the Hollow Earth, an unusual underground realm ruled by monsters.
The Hollow Earth idea is straight out of Jules Verne, but the mayhem-forward approach to a Godzilla movie comes from several of Toho's films released in the 1970s. Indeed, many critics and pundits have been comparing "GxK" to the series' Shōwa era,...
The Hollow Earth idea is straight out of Jules Verne, but the mayhem-forward approach to a Godzilla movie comes from several of Toho's films released in the 1970s. Indeed, many critics and pundits have been comparing "GxK" to the series' Shōwa era,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A few years back, The Criterion Collection released the epic Godzilla: The Showa Era box set, collecting all fifteen Godzilla films of Japan’s Showa era together for the first time.
Starting today, Bloody Disgusting has learned, the 15-film Godzilla: The Showa-Era collection is available now on Vudu, Fandango’s premium on-demand video service!
The set includes Godzilla, Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Ebirah Horror of the Deep, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, All Monsters Attack, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla.
You can digitally purchase or rent the individual films at the following links:
Godzilla Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla Raids Again Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla All Monsters Attack Invasion of Astro-Monster Terror of Mechagodzilla Son of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters!
Starting today, Bloody Disgusting has learned, the 15-film Godzilla: The Showa-Era collection is available now on Vudu, Fandango’s premium on-demand video service!
The set includes Godzilla, Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Ebirah Horror of the Deep, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, All Monsters Attack, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla.
You can digitally purchase or rent the individual films at the following links:
Godzilla Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla Raids Again Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla All Monsters Attack Invasion of Astro-Monster Terror of Mechagodzilla Son of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters!
- 2/27/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 mega-hit "King Kong" was a marvel of special effects. It employed stop-motion animation, outsize models, rear-projection, and novel composting methods to convince audiences that a giant ape was interacting with human co-stars. Compared to modern, ultra-slick CGI effects, the 1933 King Kong may not look as realistic, but the ape shimmers with life and personality beyond what many modern effects can accomplish. Kong is the most sympathetic character in the movie, as he was kidnapped from his home and exploited by would-be entertainment moguls. Using bi-planes to shoot Kong off the top of the Empire State Building wasn't a moment of triumph for a masterful humanity, but the tragic execution of an animal that doesn't understand what it was thrust into. Not bad for a film that's going to celebrate its 91st birthday in April of 2024.
Interpreting "King Kong" in 2024 is fraught. Cooper...
Interpreting "King Kong" in 2024 is fraught. Cooper...
- 2/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Clockwise from bottom left: Godzilla (2014) (Warner Bros.), Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah (Toho), Shin Godzilla (Toho), Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (Warner Bros.), Godzilla (Toho)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Across four eras—Showa, Heisei, Millenium, and Reiwa—Godzilla has helped chart the course of both a country and a culture, speaking to the fears,...
Across four eras—Showa, Heisei, Millenium, and Reiwa—Godzilla has helped chart the course of both a country and a culture, speaking to the fears,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Richard Newby
- avclub.com
Unless he’s palling around with Minilla or Godzilla Jr., it’s hard not to see Godzilla as anything other than a 20,000-ton, fire-breathing metaphor. When used well, that symbolic weight crystalizes the terror of living in a world in which 100,000 people can have their lives snuffed out by atomic weapons. When used poorly, well, Godzilla fights a smog monster.
This tension between human weight and the sheer awesomeness of giant monsters has plagued all variations of the franchise since the first sequel to the 1954 original, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). More recently, it has stymied Legendary Pictures, the studio responsible for the lackluster MonsterVerse series, which includes 2014’s Godzilla and the current Apple TV+ series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Time and again, the MonsterVerse distracts from their kaiju—excuse me, MUTOs—with dull human drama that not even charismatic performers such as Kurt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vera Farmiga can save.
This tension between human weight and the sheer awesomeness of giant monsters has plagued all variations of the franchise since the first sequel to the 1954 original, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). More recently, it has stymied Legendary Pictures, the studio responsible for the lackluster MonsterVerse series, which includes 2014’s Godzilla and the current Apple TV+ series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Time and again, the MonsterVerse distracts from their kaiju—excuse me, MUTOs—with dull human drama that not even charismatic performers such as Kurt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vera Farmiga can save.
- 11/29/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
U.S. audiences tend to accept Toho's earlier Godzilla movies as being high camp, usually thanks to Gen-x's half-remembered airings of late-'60s kaiju flicks broadcast on Uhf TV channels back in the 1980s. While there are some absurd and terrible Godzilla films from the Showa era (1954-1975), and many of them contained surreal, kitschy plot elements like invading aliens, one might also find several movies -- "Gojira," "Destroy All Monsters" -- that focus on Japanese national pride, the role of destructive weapons in the world, and a barely-simmering resentment lingering after a massive attack on the country. If modern superhero movies sprung from the U.S. subconscious as a fantastical revenge/preventative measure against 9/11, so too did Godzilla spring fully formed from the trauma left behind by the U.S.' atomic bomb attacks.
In the original "Gojira," that is literal. The titular creature, a stories-high amphibious animal,...
In the original "Gojira," that is literal. The titular creature, a stories-high amphibious animal,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When the original Godzilla movie was being developed, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka hired author Shigeru Kayama to write the treatment that was then fleshed out into a screenplay by Takeo Murata and Ishirō Honda. And when the first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again, was in the works, it was again Kayama that provided the initial story. Kayama then wrote novelizations for both Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again – but while those books were first published in 1955, they never received an English translation. Until now. On October 3rd, the University of Minnesota Press will be publishing a book that contains English translations of the Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again! Copies can be pre-ordered at This Link.
The translations of Kayama’s text were handled by Jeffrey Angles, professor of Japanese at Western Michigan University, who also wrote a new afterword for the book.
Here’s the description of the Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again...
The translations of Kayama’s text were handled by Jeffrey Angles, professor of Japanese at Western Michigan University, who also wrote a new afterword for the book.
Here’s the description of the Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again...
- 8/4/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Originally published almost 70 years ago, the original Japanese novelization of both Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again will be available in the English language this October!
University of Minnesota Press will be releasing the English-language versions of both novels that were originally penned by Shigeru Kayama, newly translated by Jeffrey Angles.
This is the first time these two classic Godzilla novels have Ever been available in English. Both books will be unleashed here in the United States on October 3, 2023.
“At long last, the pathbreaking novellas by Shigeru Kayama that launched the Godzilla franchise are finally available in English. It was well worth the wait: Jeffrey Angles’s lively translation captures all the action, emotion, and political edge of the original Japanese texts. This engaging volume will be a revelation for Godzilla fans, a rich resource for students of Japan, and a rewarding read for anyone who enjoys classic tales of science fiction and adventure,...
University of Minnesota Press will be releasing the English-language versions of both novels that were originally penned by Shigeru Kayama, newly translated by Jeffrey Angles.
This is the first time these two classic Godzilla novels have Ever been available in English. Both books will be unleashed here in the United States on October 3, 2023.
“At long last, the pathbreaking novellas by Shigeru Kayama that launched the Godzilla franchise are finally available in English. It was well worth the wait: Jeffrey Angles’s lively translation captures all the action, emotion, and political edge of the original Japanese texts. This engaging volume will be a revelation for Godzilla fans, a rich resource for students of Japan, and a rewarding read for anyone who enjoys classic tales of science fiction and adventure,...
- 8/4/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Pluto TV is going kaiju crazy with the just-announced Godzilla Channel, a Free channel that will air Godzilla movies and nothing but Godzilla movies, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
ComicBook.com reports, “Pluto TV has announced a new Godzilla channel filled with not only classics such as the original 1954 film, Godzilla vs. Megalon, and more but even left-field additions such as the animated Godzilla: The Series from the late ’90s and early ’00s. But the biggest surprise is that this new Godzilla channel will also offer up seven Godzilla films that are exclusive to Pluto TV as fans won’t be able to find them streaming anywhere else.”
The full lineup for the new Pluto TV channel includes…
All Monsters Attack (Godzilla’s Revenge) Godzilla 1999 Godzilla 2000 Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956) Mothra Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla Invasion of the Astro-Monster Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Godzilla vs.
ComicBook.com reports, “Pluto TV has announced a new Godzilla channel filled with not only classics such as the original 1954 film, Godzilla vs. Megalon, and more but even left-field additions such as the animated Godzilla: The Series from the late ’90s and early ’00s. But the biggest surprise is that this new Godzilla channel will also offer up seven Godzilla films that are exclusive to Pluto TV as fans won’t be able to find them streaming anywhere else.”
The full lineup for the new Pluto TV channel includes…
All Monsters Attack (Godzilla’s Revenge) Godzilla 1999 Godzilla 2000 Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956) Mothra Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla Invasion of the Astro-Monster Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Godzilla vs.
- 6/29/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Take cover because the monster of mass destruction, Godzilla, is coming to Pluto TV next month, with a channel devoted to the kaiju legend — and a few other iconic monsters. Hey, come to think of it, Godzilla Goes to Pluto would be a great movie!
In an official statement, Pluto hyped their Godzilla channel with the following: “The King of the Monsters has made landfall on Pluto TV! Emerging in 1954, Godzilla has become a global icon and symbol that has transcended time and pop culture. After debuting as a terror that descended upon Tokyo, Godzilla has fought numerous foes and gained new allies over several distinct eras. While each film stands alone in its own moment in time, the evolution of Godzilla followed advancements and film and technology along with cultural trends, yet always staying rooted in the origins from 1954. Today, fans can celebrate one of the world’s most...
In an official statement, Pluto hyped their Godzilla channel with the following: “The King of the Monsters has made landfall on Pluto TV! Emerging in 1954, Godzilla has become a global icon and symbol that has transcended time and pop culture. After debuting as a terror that descended upon Tokyo, Godzilla has fought numerous foes and gained new allies over several distinct eras. While each film stands alone in its own moment in time, the evolution of Godzilla followed advancements and film and technology along with cultural trends, yet always staying rooted in the origins from 1954. Today, fans can celebrate one of the world’s most...
- 6/28/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again Novelizations from University of Minnesota Press
First published in Japan in 1955, the original novelizations of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again will be released in English for the first time on October 3 via University of Minnesota Press.
Jeffrey Angles, professor of Japanese at Western Michigan University, has newly translated the original material written by Shigeru Kayama, who conceived the initial story for Godzilla.
The two young adult novellas are being published together in one 256-page book, which is available to pre-order in paperback for $17.41 and and e-book for $9.99.
Scooby-Doo Play Set from Mezco Toyz
Mezco Toyz has announced a Scooby-Doo Friends & Foes box set as part of its 5 Points line of retro-style 3.75” scale action figures.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again Novelizations from University of Minnesota Press
First published in Japan in 1955, the original novelizations of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again will be released in English for the first time on October 3 via University of Minnesota Press.
Jeffrey Angles, professor of Japanese at Western Michigan University, has newly translated the original material written by Shigeru Kayama, who conceived the initial story for Godzilla.
The two young adult novellas are being published together in one 256-page book, which is available to pre-order in paperback for $17.41 and and e-book for $9.99.
Scooby-Doo Play Set from Mezco Toyz
Mezco Toyz has announced a Scooby-Doo Friends & Foes box set as part of its 5 Points line of retro-style 3.75” scale action figures.
- 3/24/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Mondo has come to the rescue again! In collaboration with the legendary Japanese film company Toho, the pop culture collectibles company will release new posters for one of Kazuki Ōmori's kaiju films, "Godzilla vs. Biollante." However, the good news for hardcore "Godzilla" fans does not end there, as per the details of this exclusive /Film reveal. Mondo will also be releasing posters for Motoyoshi Oda's "Godzilla Raids Again," soft vinyl figures of the heroic mecha, Jet Jaguar, and a vinyl soundtrack for "Rebirth of Mothra."
You can check out all the goods, as well as pricing and release details, below!
Released in 1989, "Godzilla vs. Biollante"...
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You can check out all the goods, as well as pricing and release details, below!
Released in 1989, "Godzilla vs. Biollante"...
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- 4/6/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Godzilla has been rebooted six times since he first emerged from the Pacific Ocean to wreak havoc on the Japanese coast in 1954. But which Godzilla origin story is the best? In this ranking, we are looking at cinema’s original, Grand Master kaiju in each of his “stand alone” film entries. This list will only rank the entries in which Godzilla is featured as the main nemesis against humanity, and as such, will also include the Americanized and edited versions of both Godzilla (1954) and The Return of Godzilla (1984). When we think of Godzilla, we usually have a tendency
Godzilla Origin Movies Ranked From Least to Best...
Godzilla Origin Movies Ranked From Least to Best...
- 12/12/2021
- by Charles Switzer
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: On November 3, Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will partner with Janus Films to host the coast-to-coast world premiere for a new 4K remastering of Toho International Inc.’s 1954 classic, Godzilla (Gojira). The restoration screening comes on the King of Monsters’ 67th birthday, with others to be presented, in tribute, between November 5th and 11th.
Screenings of the original creature feature will be held at over two dozen Drafthouse locations across the U.S., including flagship theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
The Godzilla anniversary festivities will continue at select locations from November 5-11, with a double feature comprised of Yoshimitsu Banno’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), and Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla (2016). On the week of the 12th, select locations will spotlight two classics of the Heisei era never before seen in American cinemas: Gojira sequel The Return of Godzilla (1984) and Godzilla vs. Biollante...
Screenings of the original creature feature will be held at over two dozen Drafthouse locations across the U.S., including flagship theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
The Godzilla anniversary festivities will continue at select locations from November 5-11, with a double feature comprised of Yoshimitsu Banno’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), and Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla (2016). On the week of the 12th, select locations will spotlight two classics of the Heisei era never before seen in American cinemas: Gojira sequel The Return of Godzilla (1984) and Godzilla vs. Biollante...
- 10/6/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The always delightful Doctor Z hangs with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante while discussing a few of his favorite monkey movies.
Dr. Z – Tmtmm Pod Mentions
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Planet of the Apes (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Beneath The Planet of the Apes (1970) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Escape From The Planet of the Apes (1971)
Battle For The Planet of the Apes (1973) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
Schindler’s List (1993)
Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021)
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
King Kong (1933)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Godzilla (1954) – Don Coscarelli’s trailer commentary
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Stalag 17 (1953)
In The Heat Of The Night (1967) – Michael Schlesinger’s trailer commentary
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932)
The Sorrow And The Pity (1972)
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
It Came From Beneath The Sea...
Dr. Z – Tmtmm Pod Mentions
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Planet of the Apes (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Beneath The Planet of the Apes (1970) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Escape From The Planet of the Apes (1971)
Battle For The Planet of the Apes (1973) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
Schindler’s List (1993)
Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021)
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
King Kong (1933)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Godzilla (1954) – Don Coscarelli’s trailer commentary
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Stalag 17 (1953)
In The Heat Of The Night (1967) – Michael Schlesinger’s trailer commentary
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932)
The Sorrow And The Pity (1972)
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
It Came From Beneath The Sea...
- 6/15/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Ever since Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced they were building a “MonsterVerse,” this is the fight everyone’s been waiting for: Godzilla vs. Kong. Fire meets fur. As the undisputedly most popular monsters in movie history, King Kong and Godzilla are responsible for the entire idea of a “kaiju versus” film thanks to their first bout nearly 60 years ago. Since then they’ve each appeared in countless sequels, spin-offs, and reboots. But never again have they crossed paths. Until now.
Some might say that’s because one movie isn’t big for the both of them. After all, there’s a reason why each has coasted to the top of our Movie Monster March Madness bracket, right? But we disagree with the idea that you can’t choose. There should be a clear cut winner in Godzilla vs. Kong, and Den of Geek editors David Crow and Alec Bojalad...
Some might say that’s because one movie isn’t big for the both of them. After all, there’s a reason why each has coasted to the top of our Movie Monster March Madness bracket, right? But we disagree with the idea that you can’t choose. There should be a clear cut winner in Godzilla vs. Kong, and Den of Geek editors David Crow and Alec Bojalad...
- 3/30/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Mill Creek again dips into exotic Japanese sci-fi fantasy, and this time scores with the desired language choices and subtitle configurations for these spectaculars from the beginning of Toho’s strongest period. The H-Man is a stylish gangster-horror melange about a radioactive slime that cheerfully transforms Guys ‘n’ Dolls into living goo. Then, a Battle in Outer Space is the result when a two-rocket expedition to the moon uncovers an imminent alien invasion, and flying saucer vs. rocketplane dogfights break out in low Earth orbit and in the skies over Tokyo. Was matinee moviegoing ever better than that? CineSavant writes, uh, at length about all the fan concerns over this disc.
Toho Double Feature
The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space
Blu-ray
Mill Creek
Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date June 9, 2020 /
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Director of Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Produced by Tomoyuko Tanaka
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Here’s how a...
Toho Double Feature
The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space
Blu-ray
Mill Creek
Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date June 9, 2020 /
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Director of Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Produced by Tomoyuko Tanaka
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Here’s how a...
- 6/13/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Mill Creek again dips into exotic Japanese sci-fi fantasy, and this time scores with the desired language choices and subtitle configurations for these spectaculars from the beginning of Toho’s strongest period. The H-Man is a stylish gangster-horror melange about a radioactive slime that cheerfully transforms Guys ‘n’ Dolls alike into living goo. Then, a Battle in Outer Space is the result when two-rocket expedition to the moon uncovers an imminent alien invasion, and flying saucer vs. rocketplane dogfights break out in low Earth orbit and in the skies over Tokyo. Was matinee moviegoing ever better than that? CineSavant writes, uh, at length about all the fan concerns over this disc.
Toho Double Feature
The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space
Blu-ray
Mill Creek
Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date June 9, 2020 /
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Director of Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Produced by Tomoyuko Tanaka
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Here’s how a...
Toho Double Feature
The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space
Blu-ray
Mill Creek
Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date June 9, 2020 /
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Director of Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Produced by Tomoyuko Tanaka
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Here’s how a...
- 6/13/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
HBO Max launched on May 27th and has been off to a pretty good start with well over 10,000 hours worth of content on the service from day one. If you’re a horror fan, you may be excited to hear that a fairly decent portion of those 10,000 hours include some of the biggest and most popular horror films of all time. So, if you haven’t subscribed yet, now might just be the time to do so.
Do you like Steven Spielberg and massive sharks eating people? If so, you’ll be delighted to hear that you can catch the entire Jaws franchise – which spans four films – on HBO Max right away. If you haven’t ever seen them, now’s a great opportunity to take a trip back in time to catch up on what was arguably the very first blockbuster movie series.
The majority of the Aliens films...
Do you like Steven Spielberg and massive sharks eating people? If so, you’ll be delighted to hear that you can catch the entire Jaws franchise – which spans four films – on HBO Max right away. If you haven’t ever seen them, now’s a great opportunity to take a trip back in time to catch up on what was arguably the very first blockbuster movie series.
The majority of the Aliens films...
- 5/28/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
Don Kaye Oct 29, 2019
An extraordinary new Criterion Collection box set gathers the classic era of Godzilla movies together for the first time.
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, Godzilla burst onto Japanese movie screens in 1954 as a frightening, melancholy metaphor for the nuclear nightmare that descended upon Japan just nine years earlier at the close of World War II.
Released in the U.S. two years later as Godzilla, King of the Monsters (with additional footage starring American actor Raymond Burr), that debut was such a success that it launched what has become the longest running franchise in film history, spanning 35 films over the course of 65 years and creating a genre known as the kaiju eiga (monster movie).
The Toho films have been separated into four distinct eras, and now the Criterion Collection -- the elite showcase label for classic cinema -- has compiled all 15 films of the first,...
An extraordinary new Criterion Collection box set gathers the classic era of Godzilla movies together for the first time.
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, Godzilla burst onto Japanese movie screens in 1954 as a frightening, melancholy metaphor for the nuclear nightmare that descended upon Japan just nine years earlier at the close of World War II.
Released in the U.S. two years later as Godzilla, King of the Monsters (with additional footage starring American actor Raymond Burr), that debut was such a success that it launched what has become the longest running franchise in film history, spanning 35 films over the course of 65 years and creating a genre known as the kaiju eiga (monster movie).
The Toho films have been separated into four distinct eras, and now the Criterion Collection -- the elite showcase label for classic cinema -- has compiled all 15 films of the first,...
- 10/29/2019
- Den of Geek
You can tell that the Halloween season is getting closer, between various retailers already donning their shelves with tons of decorations, the days are getting shorter, and Turner Classic Movies has debuted their October schedule online, which features an abundance of genre awesomeness that will be hitting airwaves this fall. Without a doubt, TCM is one of the best resources for classic film, so for those of you looking to broaden your horizons this Halloween, definitely check out their calendar and set those DVRs.
Also, TCM has designated Godzilla as their “Monster of the Month” for October, so look for a bunch of classic films featuring the “King of the Monsters” and other beloved Kaiju throughout October as well.
**All Listings are in Est.**
Friday, September 27th
3:15pm – The Mummy’s Shroud
6:30pm – The Mummy (1959)
Saturday, September 28th
2:00am – Belladonna of Sadness
3:30am – House (1977)
Sunday, September...
Also, TCM has designated Godzilla as their “Monster of the Month” for October, so look for a bunch of classic films featuring the “King of the Monsters” and other beloved Kaiju throughout October as well.
**All Listings are in Est.**
Friday, September 27th
3:15pm – The Mummy’s Shroud
6:30pm – The Mummy (1959)
Saturday, September 28th
2:00am – Belladonna of Sadness
3:30am – House (1977)
Sunday, September...
- 8/22/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Don Kaye May 29, 2019
The “Queen of the Monsters” has been Godzilla’s staunchest ally over the years.
She’s been called the Queen of the Monsters, and she is perhaps the most beautiful and mystical of the classic Toho kaiju. While colleagues like Godzilla and Rodan have been ambivalent about their relationship with humanity over the years -- if not outright hostile on a number of occasions -- Mothra has almost always seen it as her duty to protect those little creatures running around on the surface of the Earth, even if they often did not accord her the proper respect and understanding. Her defense of the planet and its people continues in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, her first Hollywood movie.
Mothra made her debut in 1961, and alternated between appearing as either a giant larva/caterpillar or a massive moth. She is actually known as Mosura in Japan and...
The “Queen of the Monsters” has been Godzilla’s staunchest ally over the years.
She’s been called the Queen of the Monsters, and she is perhaps the most beautiful and mystical of the classic Toho kaiju. While colleagues like Godzilla and Rodan have been ambivalent about their relationship with humanity over the years -- if not outright hostile on a number of occasions -- Mothra has almost always seen it as her duty to protect those little creatures running around on the surface of the Earth, even if they often did not accord her the proper respect and understanding. Her defense of the planet and its people continues in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, her first Hollywood movie.
Mothra made her debut in 1961, and alternated between appearing as either a giant larva/caterpillar or a massive moth. She is actually known as Mosura in Japan and...
- 5/28/2019
- Den of Geek
Don Kaye Mike Cecchini Jun 3, 2019
Above all, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a loving tribute to 65 years of Toho’s kaiju universe. Here's the proof.
This article contains massive spoilers for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. You have been warned!
As Godzilla: King of the Monsters unspools in all its titanic glory across movie screens around the country, one thing about the movie is clear: director Michael Dougherty, a huge fan himself, has fashioned an unabashed love letter to Godzilla, his friends and foes, and the 65 years and more than three dozen kaiju movies produced by Japan’s Toho Studios and the now-expanding MonsterVerse created by Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Not only is the film forged out of a classic confrontation for the ages between Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and their common enemy, King Ghidorah, but there are a slew of Easter eggs and references within the film to names,...
Above all, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a loving tribute to 65 years of Toho’s kaiju universe. Here's the proof.
This article contains massive spoilers for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. You have been warned!
As Godzilla: King of the Monsters unspools in all its titanic glory across movie screens around the country, one thing about the movie is clear: director Michael Dougherty, a huge fan himself, has fashioned an unabashed love letter to Godzilla, his friends and foes, and the 65 years and more than three dozen kaiju movies produced by Japan’s Toho Studios and the now-expanding MonsterVerse created by Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Not only is the film forged out of a classic confrontation for the ages between Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and their common enemy, King Ghidorah, but there are a slew of Easter eggs and references within the film to names,...
- 5/27/2019
- Den of Geek
Don Kaye May 29, 2019
Giant winged monster Rodan was the second major inhabitant of Godzilla's shared universe.
After Godzilla (known as Gojira in his native Japan) had starred in two enormously successful movies -- 1954’s original Gojira and 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again -- Toho Studios was interested in producing more giant monster movies based around new creatures.
Writer Ken Kuronuma (real name Soda Michio) was tasked with coming up with a screenplay about a winged beast. He combined both the idea of a still-living prehistoric animal (in this case a member of the Pteranodon family), awakened like Godzilla by nuclear testing, with a story he had heard about a Kentucky Air National Guard pilot who was killed as he pursued a UFO in his plane.
The result was Rodan, released in 1956 in Japan and in 1957 in the U.S. as Rodan! The Flying Monster! It was the third major kaiju film of Toho’s initial run,...
Giant winged monster Rodan was the second major inhabitant of Godzilla's shared universe.
After Godzilla (known as Gojira in his native Japan) had starred in two enormously successful movies -- 1954’s original Gojira and 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again -- Toho Studios was interested in producing more giant monster movies based around new creatures.
Writer Ken Kuronuma (real name Soda Michio) was tasked with coming up with a screenplay about a winged beast. He combined both the idea of a still-living prehistoric animal (in this case a member of the Pteranodon family), awakened like Godzilla by nuclear testing, with a story he had heard about a Kentucky Air National Guard pilot who was killed as he pursued a UFO in his plane.
The result was Rodan, released in 1956 in Japan and in 1957 in the U.S. as Rodan! The Flying Monster! It was the third major kaiju film of Toho’s initial run,...
- 5/25/2019
- Den of Geek
Scaly Toho superstar Godzilla plays his most challenging role as his distant cousin Gigantis. Original director Shiro Honda was away making Half Human, so the reins for this second Godzilla film were handed to the less inspired Motoyoshi Oda. Toho intended to provide their original monster suits for extensive Us reshoots, which never materialized. This Us cut has been supplanted in recent years by the original subtitled Toho version Godzilla Raids Again, and so the mighty Gigantis has been relegated to the dustbin of faded and forgotten monsters.
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- 1/30/2019
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
This week, the first-ever full-length animated Godzilla movie debuts on Netflix. Originally released last year in Japan, Godzilla: Monster Planet is the 32nd Godzilla movie to come out in the past 64 years. Cinelinx takes a look at the big, radioactive reptile, focusing on the many ups-and-downs of the King of Monsters.
What is it about this giant monster that’s kept him so popular for so long? This character, created by Toho Studios over six decades ago, has often been a subject of ridicule—especially some of the later Showa entries of the 1970s—and few people will freely admit to loving Godzilla films. The image of guys wrestling in rubber monster suits and destroying miniature models of Tokyo is what most folks think of when Godzilla is mentioned. And even diehard fans like myself can wince in embarrassment at moments like the Godzilla dropkick from Godzilla vs. Megalon, or...
What is it about this giant monster that’s kept him so popular for so long? This character, created by Toho Studios over six decades ago, has often been a subject of ridicule—especially some of the later Showa entries of the 1970s—and few people will freely admit to loving Godzilla films. The image of guys wrestling in rubber monster suits and destroying miniature models of Tokyo is what most folks think of when Godzilla is mentioned. And even diehard fans like myself can wince in embarrassment at moments like the Godzilla dropkick from Godzilla vs. Megalon, or...
- 1/13/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
George Takei is a famous actor, director, author and activist who was born in Los Angeles on April 20, 1937. He began his acting career in 1955 when he provided voiceovers for the 1955 film ‘Godzilla Raids Again’. Since then, he has appeared in multiple films and also has a well-established career as a television actor. Furthermore, he has provided the voices of many characters in films, television, and video games. He has won many awards for his performances throughout his career. Here are the top five movie and TV role of George Takei. 1. Star Trek The movies for
The Top Five George Takei Movie and TV Roles of His Career...
The Top Five George Takei Movie and TV Roles of His Career...
- 11/12/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
It is with a sad heart that we have learned of the passing of Yoshio Tsuchiya, who leaves us at the age of 90. Tsuchiya was known for his roles in several Toho films, including Godzilla Raids Again, Son of… Continue Reading →
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- 9/5/2017
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
The El Rey Network, the closest thing millennials have to a low power Uhf station, will be running its third annual “Kaiju Christmas” marathon, featuring over 96 hours of the one, the only, Godzilla. The whole thing kicks off Friday, December 23 with the original classic Gorjira (without Raymond Burr), and will wrap up on December 26 with Gigantis, The Fire Monster—er, Godzilla Raids Again.
The marathon features films from multiple eras of the King Of Monsters, including the darkest film from the Showa series, Terror Of Mechagodzilla, 1989’s Godzilla Vs. Biolante, the second film in the Hesai series, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S from Toho, which fits in the continuity of the 1954 original. Thankfully, the only appearance of the Tri-Star ’Zilla is when he gets his reptilian ass handed to him by the original Godzilla in 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, the last film in ...
The marathon features films from multiple eras of the King Of Monsters, including the darkest film from the Showa series, Terror Of Mechagodzilla, 1989’s Godzilla Vs. Biolante, the second film in the Hesai series, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S from Toho, which fits in the continuity of the 1954 original. Thankfully, the only appearance of the Tri-Star ’Zilla is when he gets his reptilian ass handed to him by the original Godzilla in 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, the last film in ...
- 12/14/2016
- by Mike Vanderbilt
- avclub.com
Jim Knipfel May 31, 2019
With a new King Kong vs. Godzilla movie coming soon from Warner Bros., we look back at the original simian vs. saurian showdown.
After basking in international acclaim for magically bringing King Kong and a fistful of dinosaurs to life in 1933, stop-motion giant Willis O’Brien suddenly found it very difficult to scratch up any work.
After the same year’s obligatory Son of Kong, it would be another 16 years before he got any substantial film work, and even then it was just a smattering. He worked on Mighty Joe Young, The Black Scorpion, and The Giant Behemoth, but as beautiful as the results were, O’Brien’s technique was simply far too slow and laborious, and too expensive for most B-monster movie productions. Finally recognizing he had himself become a dinosaur, he decided to take a different track.
In the last decade of his life, O...
With a new King Kong vs. Godzilla movie coming soon from Warner Bros., we look back at the original simian vs. saurian showdown.
After basking in international acclaim for magically bringing King Kong and a fistful of dinosaurs to life in 1933, stop-motion giant Willis O’Brien suddenly found it very difficult to scratch up any work.
After the same year’s obligatory Son of Kong, it would be another 16 years before he got any substantial film work, and even then it was just a smattering. He worked on Mighty Joe Young, The Black Scorpion, and The Giant Behemoth, but as beautiful as the results were, O’Brien’s technique was simply far too slow and laborious, and too expensive for most B-monster movie productions. Finally recognizing he had himself become a dinosaur, he decided to take a different track.
In the last decade of his life, O...
- 9/15/2015
- Den of Geek
9 Godzilla Films in Twenty-four hour Livestream
Shout! Factory TV And Famous Monsters Of Filmland Present Kaiju Movie Marathon Featuring Nine Godzilla Films, Hosted By Kaiju Expert August Ragone, To Premiere On Shout! Factory TV Live And Pluto TV July 18th Featuring Godzilla: the Uncut Japanese Original, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Rodan, Mothra vs. Godzila, Ghidorah: the Three-Headed ...
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Shout! Factory TV And Famous Monsters Of Filmland Present Kaiju Movie Marathon Featuring Nine Godzilla Films, Hosted By Kaiju Expert August Ragone, To Premiere On Shout! Factory TV Live And Pluto TV July 18th Featuring Godzilla: the Uncut Japanese Original, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Rodan, Mothra vs. Godzila, Ghidorah: the Three-Headed ...
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- 7/16/2015
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Now expanding to the Big Apple, the New York Haunted Hayride will take place on October 2nd. Also: details on both Tales from Beyond the Pale at Fantasia International Film Festival and a kaiju marathon of Godzilla-sized proportions on Shout! Factory TV.
New York City Haunted Hayride: Press Release: "Ten Thirty One Productions (Tto), the worldwide leader in producing live horror attractions, will expand the most popular Halloween attraction in the country, Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, to New York City this October for the first time ever. The wildly popular attraction, annually held in Los Angeles, led Mark Cuban to make the largest investment in “Shark Tank” history as well as a second investment by Live Nation. Tto will now be bringing its biggest and best scares from seven years of haunting the west coast to the east coast for the most horrifying experience in town.
“This expansion to...
New York City Haunted Hayride: Press Release: "Ten Thirty One Productions (Tto), the worldwide leader in producing live horror attractions, will expand the most popular Halloween attraction in the country, Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, to New York City this October for the first time ever. The wildly popular attraction, annually held in Los Angeles, led Mark Cuban to make the largest investment in “Shark Tank” history as well as a second investment by Live Nation. Tto will now be bringing its biggest and best scares from seven years of haunting the west coast to the east coast for the most horrifying experience in town.
“This expansion to...
- 7/15/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
**Massive spoilers for every Godzilla movie, with the exception of the 2014 reboot, and Mothra follow**
August 6th and 9th, 1945 forever changed the course of history. When the first nuclear bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, World War II ended, but a new fear was born that dominated the thoughts of all men, women, and children for decades to come. The Cold War, atomic bomb testing, a cartoon turtle telling children to “duck and cover”, and this new technology that had the actual potential to literally end the world changed the perception of what was scary. Art reflects life, so cinema began to capitalize on these fears. Gone were the days of creepy castles, cobwebs, bats, vampires, werewolves, and the other iconic images that ruled genre cinema in film’s earliest decades. Science fiction was larger than ever and giant ants, giant octopi, terror from beyond the stars, and...
August 6th and 9th, 1945 forever changed the course of history. When the first nuclear bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, World War II ended, but a new fear was born that dominated the thoughts of all men, women, and children for decades to come. The Cold War, atomic bomb testing, a cartoon turtle telling children to “duck and cover”, and this new technology that had the actual potential to literally end the world changed the perception of what was scary. Art reflects life, so cinema began to capitalize on these fears. Gone were the days of creepy castles, cobwebs, bats, vampires, werewolves, and the other iconic images that ruled genre cinema in film’s earliest decades. Science fiction was larger than ever and giant ants, giant octopi, terror from beyond the stars, and...
- 11/4/2014
- by Max Molinaro
- SoundOnSight
The new Godzilla remake has finally arrived in theaters. The rebooted king of monsters stars in his 30th film in 60 years but he continues to vacillate between good guy monster and bad guy monster. Which way does Godzilla work better? Should he be the sheriff or the outlaw?
(Spoilers ahead)
60 years ago, Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted on screen; with a towering reptilian protagonist who was basically a rampaging beast. He was really a metaphor for the destructive power of the A-bomb. In the following three sequels, Gojira’s Counter Attack (Aka Gigantus the Fire Monster/ Godzilla Raids Again); Gojira vs. King Kong (Aka King Kong vs. Godzilla), and Mothra vs. Gojira (Aka Godzilla vs. the Thing); the radioactive monster continued his destructive, city-flattening ways, earning the enmity of the citizens of Japan. He was the ultimate threat.
By his fifth and sixth films, however, The Three...
(Spoilers ahead)
60 years ago, Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted on screen; with a towering reptilian protagonist who was basically a rampaging beast. He was really a metaphor for the destructive power of the A-bomb. In the following three sequels, Gojira’s Counter Attack (Aka Gigantus the Fire Monster/ Godzilla Raids Again); Gojira vs. King Kong (Aka King Kong vs. Godzilla), and Mothra vs. Gojira (Aka Godzilla vs. the Thing); the radioactive monster continued his destructive, city-flattening ways, earning the enmity of the citizens of Japan. He was the ultimate threat.
By his fifth and sixth films, however, The Three...
- 5/19/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
The new Godzilla remake has finally arrived in theaters. The rebooted king of monsters stars in his 30th film in 60 years but he continues to vacillate between good guy monster and bad guy monster. Which way does Godzilla work better? Should he be the sheriff or the outlaw?
(Spoilers ahead)
60 years ago, Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted on screen; with a towering reptilian protagonist who was basically a rampaging beast. He was really a metaphor for the destructive power of the A-bomb. In the following three sequels, Gojira’s Counter Attack (Aka Gigantus the Fire Monster/ Godzilla Raids Again); Gojira vs. King Kong (Aka King Kong vs. Godzilla), and Mothra vs. Gojira (Aka Godzilla vs. the Thing); the radioactive monster continued his destructive, city-flattening ways, earning the enmity of the citizens of Japan. He was the ultimate threat.
By his fifth and sixth films, however, The Three...
(Spoilers ahead)
60 years ago, Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted on screen; with a towering reptilian protagonist who was basically a rampaging beast. He was really a metaphor for the destructive power of the A-bomb. In the following three sequels, Gojira’s Counter Attack (Aka Gigantus the Fire Monster/ Godzilla Raids Again); Gojira vs. King Kong (Aka King Kong vs. Godzilla), and Mothra vs. Gojira (Aka Godzilla vs. the Thing); the radioactive monster continued his destructive, city-flattening ways, earning the enmity of the citizens of Japan. He was the ultimate threat.
By his fifth and sixth films, however, The Three...
- 5/19/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
In today’s age of easily disposable — and easily forgotten — pop-culture ephemera, Godzilla represents something rare: stability. Since 1954, there have been 31 films about Godzilla. Gareth Edwards’s new movie is the 32nd. The monster has also found time to conquer multiple TV programs, toy lines, video games, comic books, and commercials. Though not every one of these properties has found success, they’ve helped keep the fictional monster’s popularity intact, continuously feeding its hungry fan base while also exposing it to a new group of viewers. As the newest incarnation of Godzilla opens, we wanted to give you an overview of the entire franchise — at least without having to sift through hundreds of hours of programming. Below, Vulture presents some of the most important terms from Godzilla’s 60-year existence.Anguirus: Godzilla’s first official rival. This 30,000-ton spiked monster popped up in 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again, the sequel...
- 5/16/2014
- by Alex Suskind
- Vulture
Godzilla is one destructive creature. Over the course of 28 Japanese films and four American films, the monster (and the other kaiju that have appeared in the franchise) has nearly destroyed 19 cities in addition to fighting in space and underwater. Whether it’s intentional or not—sometimes Godzilla is nearly protecting us from alien creatures bent on destroying Earth—cities fall under the brute strength, physical size and eternal frustration of the mutated amphibian.
In the new film, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Ken Watanabe, the creature expands his destruction count by rampaging Honolulu, Las Vegas and San Francisco. All three cities are a far cry from Tokyo, a city that has been destroyed more times than an other location in the long-running franchise. In a handy little guide to destruction, VH1 has compiled a complete list of cities destroyed by the monsters.
Tokyo
The capital of Japan has served...
In the new film, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Ken Watanabe, the creature expands his destruction count by rampaging Honolulu, Las Vegas and San Francisco. All three cities are a far cry from Tokyo, a city that has been destroyed more times than an other location in the long-running franchise. In a handy little guide to destruction, VH1 has compiled a complete list of cities destroyed by the monsters.
Tokyo
The capital of Japan has served...
- 5/13/2014
- by Stacy Lambe
- TheFabLife - Movies
There's never been a better time to be a Godzilla fan. There's a new movie on the horizon, new collectibles in stores, and Big G is just about everywhere you look. Now Epix is ready to take you on a special look-back! Read on!
On Monday May 26th, Epix Drive-In presents an all-day marathon of original Godzilla movies including Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, Godzilla’s Revenge, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Rodan and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
MemROARial Day Godzilla-Thon - Full Schedule - All Times Est
Monday, May 26
6:00 Am – Ghidorah, the Three- Headed Monster 7:30 Am – Rodan 8:45 Am – Godzilla’s Revenge 10:00 Am – Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 11:20 Am – Godzilla Raids Again 12:40 Pm – Ghidorah, the Three- Headed Monster 2:10 Pm – Mothra vs. Godzilla 3:40 Pm – Godzilla vs. Monster Zero 5:15 Pm – Rodan 6:30 Pm – Terror of Mechagodzilla 8:00 Pm – Godzilla,...
On Monday May 26th, Epix Drive-In presents an all-day marathon of original Godzilla movies including Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, Godzilla’s Revenge, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Rodan and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
MemROARial Day Godzilla-Thon - Full Schedule - All Times Est
Monday, May 26
6:00 Am – Ghidorah, the Three- Headed Monster 7:30 Am – Rodan 8:45 Am – Godzilla’s Revenge 10:00 Am – Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 11:20 Am – Godzilla Raids Again 12:40 Pm – Ghidorah, the Three- Headed Monster 2:10 Pm – Mothra vs. Godzilla 3:40 Pm – Godzilla vs. Monster Zero 5:15 Pm – Rodan 6:30 Pm – Terror of Mechagodzilla 8:00 Pm – Godzilla,...
- 5/6/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Every month when Netflix mixes up its roster of films to stream online, we lose the valuable entertainment of a number of great movies. But the silver lining to that dark cloud lies in the number of films that you may have been waiting for, for quite some time. As we enter the month of May and (hopefully) sunnier weather, these movies -- which include a combination of favorite characters as "James Bond," "Forrest Gump" and "Godzilla" -- may give you more reason to stay indoors and tune in. Check out the list of films that will now be coming to a small screen near you: A View To A Kill (007 James Bond) All I Want Backdraft Bed Of Roses Beethoven Boys Don't Cry Bram Stoker's Dracula Candyman Cursed Diggstown Encounters At The End Of The World Fantastic Voyage Federal Hill Fido Final Fantasy VII Advent Children For Your Eyes Only...
- 5/1/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
Godzilla 1954, Mickey Rooney, Giant Ants, Fascists, and rarely seen ‘Musty Stuffer’: Eclectic Packard Theater movies in May 2014 (photo: ‘Godzilla’) Godzilla 1954, Mickey Rooney, military fascists, deadly giant ants, racing car drivers, and The Mishaps of Musty Suffer, a super-rare slapstick comedy series from the 1910s, are a few of the highlights at the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus Theater in May 2014. Godzilla 1954 and fellow movie monsters Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla 2014, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, and Bryan Cranston, opens on May 16 in much of the world. On May 8 at the Packard Theater, you’ll get the chance to check out Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla 1954 aka Gojira — in the original, Toho-released, Japanese-language version (i.e., without Raymond Burr). As part of its Godzilla double bill, the Packard Theater will also present Motoyoshi Oda’s Gigantis, the Fire Monster aka Godzilla Raids Again (1955). Besides Godzilla, the Packard Theater will...
- 4/22/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Feature Ryan Lambie 11 Dec 2013 - 06:56
The first trailer for Gareth Edwards' Godzilla landed yesterday. We take a closer look at its finer details...
Next year marks the 60th birthday of Godzilla, Japan's most famous giant monster. The star of around 30 increasingly outlandish movies, a 1998 Us remake, a cartoon series and a mountain of merchandise, it's easy to forget that Gojira (to give him his original Japanese name) wasn't conceived as a familiar figure of fun, but a city-levelling creature to be feared.
Director Gareth Edwards stated some time ago that he intended to reinstate Godzilla's power to inspire a sense of fear and awe in his forthcoming reboot, timed to coincide with the grand Kaiju's birthday next year. And it's clear from the first few seconds of the film's new trailer that Edwards has already gone some way towards achieving that.
Like the teaser trailer shown off at Comic-Con two years ago,...
The first trailer for Gareth Edwards' Godzilla landed yesterday. We take a closer look at its finer details...
Next year marks the 60th birthday of Godzilla, Japan's most famous giant monster. The star of around 30 increasingly outlandish movies, a 1998 Us remake, a cartoon series and a mountain of merchandise, it's easy to forget that Gojira (to give him his original Japanese name) wasn't conceived as a familiar figure of fun, but a city-levelling creature to be feared.
Director Gareth Edwards stated some time ago that he intended to reinstate Godzilla's power to inspire a sense of fear and awe in his forthcoming reboot, timed to coincide with the grand Kaiju's birthday next year. And it's clear from the first few seconds of the film's new trailer that Edwards has already gone some way towards achieving that.
Like the teaser trailer shown off at Comic-Con two years ago,...
- 12/10/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Fans of the big green reptile from Japan have some news to whet their appetite for Godzilla updates. With the release date 16 months away, production is scheduled to begin by the end of March. At least one major cast member has already been signed. Elizabeth Olsen has confirmed her role in the project.
Last year, Gareth Edwards' Godzilla reboot was being discussed quite a lot after the leaked trailer from Comic-con made its rounds briefly on the web before it was mostly removed from the internet. Plenty of screenshots of Godzilla’s silhouette are still available if you look for them. The evasive trailer shows a ravaged city, with some stunned people standing on the remains of a building in the aftermath of Godzilla's tantrum, followed by the sound of that familiar roar. Fans at Comic-con were excited. The studio then announced that writer Frank Darabont had been...
Last year, Gareth Edwards' Godzilla reboot was being discussed quite a lot after the leaked trailer from Comic-con made its rounds briefly on the web before it was mostly removed from the internet. Plenty of screenshots of Godzilla’s silhouette are still available if you look for them. The evasive trailer shows a ravaged city, with some stunned people standing on the remains of a building in the aftermath of Godzilla's tantrum, followed by the sound of that familiar roar. Fans at Comic-con were excited. The studio then announced that writer Frank Darabont had been...
- 2/23/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Godzilla is being reinvented for a new generation. The reboot is due in the summer of 2014. This is a look at the long history of the Godzilla franchise, providing new viewers with everything they need to know about the King of Monsters.
Godzilla always returns. You can't keep a good monster down. A new Godzilla film is being produced by Legendary Pictures and is scheduled for release in 2014, which will be the 60th anniversary of Gojira, the first screen appearance of the perennially popular atomic mutation. (The image below is the only piece of the new teaser trailer which has been leaked to the internet, but it's not very clear.) For those who are unfamiliar with the six decade history of the most popular monster of the Japanese film industry, here's everything you need to know about the king of the monsters.
Godzilla--originally called "Gojira"--was inspired by (some...
Godzilla always returns. You can't keep a good monster down. A new Godzilla film is being produced by Legendary Pictures and is scheduled for release in 2014, which will be the 60th anniversary of Gojira, the first screen appearance of the perennially popular atomic mutation. (The image below is the only piece of the new teaser trailer which has been leaked to the internet, but it's not very clear.) For those who are unfamiliar with the six decade history of the most popular monster of the Japanese film industry, here's everything you need to know about the king of the monsters.
Godzilla--originally called "Gojira"--was inspired by (some...
- 8/13/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
George Takei, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the acclaimed television and film series Star Trek, has more than 40 feature films and hundreds of television guest-starring roles to his credit. Takei began his career in Hollywood in the late 1950s, at a time when Asian faces were rarely seen on television and movie screens. His first role was providing voiceover for several characters in the English dub of Japanese monster films such as Godzilla Raids Again and Rodan, followed by an appearance in the Emmy award winning television series Playhouse 90. Takei subsequently appeared alongside such actors as Richard Burton in Ice Palace, Jeffrey Hunter in Hell to Eternity, Alec Guinness in A Majority of One, James Caan in Red Line 7000 and Cary Grant in Walk Don’t Run. He played Captain Nim, an Arvn Lldb officer alongside John Wayne’s character in the 1968 Vietnam War era film,...
- 2/18/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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