Godzilla Minus One was one of two Godzilla movies that recently hit theaters. While Godzilla X Kong was the more popular of the two, thanks to its franchise popularity in the United States, Godzilla Minus One was the better of the two movies. It even picked up Oscar nominations.
Now, Godzilla Minus One is on Netflix, and here is what you need to know.
Netflix Releases Godzilla Minus One In Surprise Move
On Friday night, Netflix officially dropped Godzilla Minus One on the streaming giant in North America. This surprised many subscribers, and now anyone who missed it in theaters can finally see what the fuss is all about.
Godzilla Minus One | YouTube
Also, Godzilla Minus One on Netflix includes both subtitles and was dubbed into Japanese and English. Fans will also see the black-and-white version of the movie later in the summer (titled Minus One/Minus Color), which was...
Now, Godzilla Minus One is on Netflix, and here is what you need to know.
Netflix Releases Godzilla Minus One In Surprise Move
On Friday night, Netflix officially dropped Godzilla Minus One on the streaming giant in North America. This surprised many subscribers, and now anyone who missed it in theaters can finally see what the fuss is all about.
Godzilla Minus One | YouTube
Also, Godzilla Minus One on Netflix includes both subtitles and was dubbed into Japanese and English. Fans will also see the black-and-white version of the movie later in the summer (titled Minus One/Minus Color), which was...
- 6/2/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
by Alyssa Charpentier
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength,” remarked Francis de Sales. This seemingly contradictory adage finds a home not only in the 16th century but also in female movie characters from the Japanese Godzilla series. The Godzilla saga, which celebrates its 70th birthday this year, features numerous inspiring women. Refer to “Gojira,” the 1954 original, for a glimpse at its first, Emiko Yamane (Momoko Kochi). Emiko's tender heart shines in her caregiving for the film's wounded and her convictions that compel scientist Daisuke Serizawa to use his apocalyptic Oxygen Destroyer device against Godzilla. Noriko Oishi (Minami Hamabe) is the franchise's most recent figure of female endurance in “Godzilla Minus One” (2023): she courageously rears a small child—not even her own—following postwar Japan's devastation while living with an emotionally tortured, disgraced young Kamikaze who doesn't intend to marry her (a precarious...
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength,” remarked Francis de Sales. This seemingly contradictory adage finds a home not only in the 16th century but also in female movie characters from the Japanese Godzilla series. The Godzilla saga, which celebrates its 70th birthday this year, features numerous inspiring women. Refer to “Gojira,” the 1954 original, for a glimpse at its first, Emiko Yamane (Momoko Kochi). Emiko's tender heart shines in her caregiving for the film's wounded and her convictions that compel scientist Daisuke Serizawa to use his apocalyptic Oxygen Destroyer device against Godzilla. Noriko Oishi (Minami Hamabe) is the franchise's most recent figure of female endurance in “Godzilla Minus One” (2023): she courageously rears a small child—not even her own—following postwar Japan's devastation while living with an emotionally tortured, disgraced young Kamikaze who doesn't intend to marry her (a precarious...
- 5/22/2024
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
According to the lore of Ishiro Honda's original Godzilla film "Gojira" (1954), the title monster came into being as the direct result of nuclear tests held in out in the Pacific. An unseen ancient sea creature was exposed to radiation from said tests, causing it to mutate into a 130-meter-tall amphibious dinosaur-like behemoth that climbs out of the ocean and lays waste to cities in Japan. It crushed buildings underfoot and can breathe clouds of destructive radiation. Nothing seems to be able to stop it.
"Gojira" was partially inspired by the real-life Daigo Fukuryu Maru disaster, an even in which a Japanese fishing vessel was exposed to nuclear radiation during the United States' Castle Bravo H-bomb tests. One of the sailors died, the rest of the crew was sick, and the Japanese public became concerned that the fish may have been tainted. Nuclear fears were justifiably high in 1954, making Honda's film incredibly timely.
"Gojira" was partially inspired by the real-life Daigo Fukuryu Maru disaster, an even in which a Japanese fishing vessel was exposed to nuclear radiation during the United States' Castle Bravo H-bomb tests. One of the sailors died, the rest of the crew was sick, and the Japanese public became concerned that the fish may have been tainted. Nuclear fears were justifiably high in 1954, making Honda's film incredibly timely.
- 5/19/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The original Japanese version of Ishiro Honda's kaiju classic "Gojira" -- previously bowdlerized by American translators as "Godzilla" -- wasn't released in American theaters until 2004 to coincide with the film's 50th anniversary. Up until then, American audiences had to content themselves with the 1956 film "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!," a heavily re-edited version of "Gojira" that included new scenes of actor Raymond Burr narrating the action. The footage was directed by Terry O. Morse.
When "Gojira" was finally released in 2004, not every critic was pleased. Most audiences accepted that Honda's film more or less birthed the kaiju genre, and established a persistent pop culture icon that persists to this day. Roger Ebert acknowledged that "Gojira" could be significant while also being completely shabby. He gave the film only one and a half stars, saying it was "idiotic." "Godzilla at times looks uncannily like a man in a lizard suit,...
When "Gojira" was finally released in 2004, not every critic was pleased. Most audiences accepted that Honda's film more or less birthed the kaiju genre, and established a persistent pop culture icon that persists to this day. Roger Ebert acknowledged that "Gojira" could be significant while also being completely shabby. He gave the film only one and a half stars, saying it was "idiotic." "Godzilla at times looks uncannily like a man in a lizard suit,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- 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
Unveiling the Mystery of Godzilla As Godzilla x Kong dominates box offices, we’re reminded of the 70-year legacy of a creature that has become an international symbol. From its conception in post-war Japan to its latest CGI iterations, Godzilla has evolved while maintaining its iconic status. The Birth of a Legend The original Gojira, directed by Ishiro Honda, struck a chord with its 1954 audience, embodying the fears of an era. The kaiju was a direct response to nuclear anxieties, with producer Tomoyuki Tanaka stating, the theme of the film was the terror of the bomb. A Symbol of Nature’s
The post Exploring Godzilla’s 70-Year Reign as Cinema’s Iconic Monster first appeared on TVovermind.
The post Exploring Godzilla’s 70-Year Reign as Cinema’s Iconic Monster first appeared on TVovermind.
- 4/11/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
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
Freevee provides access to a veritable multiverse of streaming channels and is available via Amazon Prime Video or as a standalone app.
If you've ever wished for an entire channel devoted to one of your favorite shows, check out the streamer's roster of live TV options, and you might find that this channel already exists.
Freevee has eclectic content for specialized interests, but its best feature is the choice of premium offshoot channels. Viewers can sample curated content from channels that usually require paid subscriptions.
This treasure trove of free television can be tricky to wade through, so here are some fantastic live TV channels on Freevee to get you started!
Ion
This channel plays a solid rotation of long-running law enforcement shows: Blue Bloods, Bones, and Law & Order Special Victims Unit, to name just a few.
You can even try out three different flavors of NCIS before chilling out with the Hawaii Five-0 reboot.
If you've ever wished for an entire channel devoted to one of your favorite shows, check out the streamer's roster of live TV options, and you might find that this channel already exists.
Freevee has eclectic content for specialized interests, but its best feature is the choice of premium offshoot channels. Viewers can sample curated content from channels that usually require paid subscriptions.
This treasure trove of free television can be tricky to wade through, so here are some fantastic live TV channels on Freevee to get you started!
Ion
This channel plays a solid rotation of long-running law enforcement shows: Blue Bloods, Bones, and Law & Order Special Victims Unit, to name just a few.
You can even try out three different flavors of NCIS before chilling out with the Hawaii Five-0 reboot.
- 3/29/2024
- by Paullette Gaudet
- TVfanatic
It’s been nearly 70 years since Godzilla first step foot on the silver screen with Ishiro Honda’s 1954 opus, Gojira. What started as an allegory about the horrors of the atomic bomb and war has since been reimagined myriad times to cover everything from the awesome forces of nature to geopolitical alliances, the absurdities of consumerism to mankind’s inability to curb pollution. Whether Godzilla is a tragic monster, a defender of earth, or children’s role model, there’s no denying the appeal the Big G has to audiences.
After all, it’s damn entertaining to watch a giant monster stomping around the streets of a metropolis and leaving a path of destruction. Sure, American movies like King Kong and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms primed American audiences for features of this magnitude. But really, it was Godzilla and the evolution of the IP’s unique genre of films — kaiju...
After all, it’s damn entertaining to watch a giant monster stomping around the streets of a metropolis and leaving a path of destruction. Sure, American movies like King Kong and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms primed American audiences for features of this magnitude. But really, it was Godzilla and the evolution of the IP’s unique genre of films — kaiju...
- 3/28/2024
- by Kyle Cubr
- bloody-disgusting.com
Korn have announced a Fall 2024 North American tour with support from Gojira and Spiritbox.
The 25-date outing kicks off September 12th in Tampa, Florida, and runs through October 27th in St. Paul, Minnesota. The itinerary includes an appearance at the Louder Than Life festival on September 29th in Louisville, Kentucky, and Korn’s own multi-artist October 5th concert at Los Angeles’ Bmo Stadium commemorating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (March 27th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Key, while general ticket sales start Friday (March 29th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
As previously reported, the special Los Angeles concert will feature a bill that includes Evanescence, Gojira, Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway,...
The 25-date outing kicks off September 12th in Tampa, Florida, and runs through October 27th in St. Paul, Minnesota. The itinerary includes an appearance at the Louder Than Life festival on September 29th in Louisville, Kentucky, and Korn’s own multi-artist October 5th concert at Los Angeles’ Bmo Stadium commemorating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (March 27th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Key, while general ticket sales start Friday (March 29th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
As previously reported, the special Los Angeles concert will feature a bill that includes Evanescence, Gojira, Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
It has been 70 years since the release of the original "Gojira," and somehow, the "Godzilla" franchise shows no signs of slowing down. Just this month alone, "Godzilla Minus One" took home some of the most prestigious awards in Japan's film industry, while Legendary Studios's "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" is projected by box office pundits everywhere to kick things off with a massive opening weekend.
But the influence of this franchise goes far beyond the screen. As a new generation of fans is introduced to Godzilla, they can also bring those characters to their table through games like Prospero Hall's "Godzilla: Tokyo Clash." In addition to our review of the popular Prospero Hall title, we spoke to designer Aaron Donogh, who shared the process of bringing Toho Studios's iconic kaiju to the table -- and what the future could've held for more "Godzilla" games set in different eras of the franchise.
But the influence of this franchise goes far beyond the screen. As a new generation of fans is introduced to Godzilla, they can also bring those characters to their table through games like Prospero Hall's "Godzilla: Tokyo Clash." In addition to our review of the popular Prospero Hall title, we spoke to designer Aaron Donogh, who shared the process of bringing Toho Studios's iconic kaiju to the table -- and what the future could've held for more "Godzilla" games set in different eras of the franchise.
- 3/25/2024
- by Matthew Monagle
- Slash Film
Takashi Yamazaki's "Godzilla Minus One" was an unexpectedly large hit in the United States, and currently holds the distinction of being the highest-grossing Japanese-language Godzilla film in U.S. box office history. "Minus One" is also unique in the Godzilla canon in that it affects an optimistic worldview. Several Godzilla movies in the franchise tended to zero in on Godzilla's horrifying nuclear origins, pointing out that the monster is the direct result of atomic testing. Humans were only able to destroy Godzilla in Ishiro Honda's 1954 film "Gojira" by creating a new weapon even more devastating than the atomic bomb. That film is sad and dour and pessimistic. In contrast, "Godzilla Minus One" is about how ingenuity and redemption are still possible after World War II, and that humans needn't be hopeless or obsessed with death. It's okay, "Minus One" argues, to let go of the violence.
"Minus One,...
"Minus One,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
It became one of the biggest box-office surprises of the year. It walked away a winner for Best Visual Effects during this past Academy Awards show, becoming the biggest and boldest underdog to do so since "Ex Machina" almost a decade prior. But now, despite its popularity culminating in an unforgettable night at the most prestigious movie ceremony of the year, the vast majority of "Godzilla Minus One" fans have absolutely no way to check out the first "Godzilla" movie to ever win an Oscar.
Other than the Barbenheimer phenomenon, the rip-roaring success of the kaiju flick quickly turned into the Cinderella story of last year -- if, you know, Cinderella was the size of a skyscraper and shot radioactive atomic blasts out of her mouth. Originally planned by Japanese studio Toho for a modest theatrical run in North America from December 1 to December 7, a veritable tsunami of positive word-of-mouth...
Other than the Barbenheimer phenomenon, the rip-roaring success of the kaiju flick quickly turned into the Cinderella story of last year -- if, you know, Cinderella was the size of a skyscraper and shot radioactive atomic blasts out of her mouth. Originally planned by Japanese studio Toho for a modest theatrical run in North America from December 1 to December 7, a veritable tsunami of positive word-of-mouth...
- 3/11/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
When Godzilla gets mad, he yells at stuff. Dude loves to roar. When he's not stomping on cities, smashing King Ghidorah in the face(s), or hibernating in the Pacific, everyone's favorite nuclear gorilla-whale is sounding his barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. The accepted spelling of Godzilla's roar is "Skreeonk," a word often seen in Godzilla comics. Since the monster's inception in 1954, Godzilla has more or less retained the same roar, with the sound only undergoing remixes and aural sweetening as sound technology evolved. The Godzilla roar from 2023's "Godzilla Minus One" is not terribly far afield from the Godzilla roar heard in Ishiro Honda's "Gojira." Enterprising Godzilla fans have compiled the various Godzilla roars into tidy video montages. It's a high-pitched wail undergirded by an animalistic growl. It is distinctly Godzilla.
In 2014, for the franchise's 60th anniversary, the Godzilla series was rebooted in America by American filmmakers.
In 2014, for the franchise's 60th anniversary, the Godzilla series was rebooted in America by American filmmakers.
- 2/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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
In 2022, director John Carpenter curated a special four-film marathon for Shout! Factory TV, one of the best streaming services out there. As recorded by Den of Geek, the lineup included Carpenter's four favorite films in the Godzilla mythos: "Gojira" (1954), "Rodan" (1956), "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964), and, naturally, "War of the Gargantuas" (1966). One should be warned, however, that watching all four of those films in a row will instigate severe brain growth and usher in a phase of enlightenment previously unexperienced by most mortals.
Carpenter has long been a fan of Godzilla movies, having grown up in the 1950s when many of Toho's celebrated kaiju movies were opening in the United States. Carpenter's exposure to Godzilla at an early age not only contributed to his love of cinema but encouraged him to make movies of his own. As Carpenter's own fans might know, he got his start in filmmaking as a kid,...
Carpenter has long been a fan of Godzilla movies, having grown up in the 1950s when many of Toho's celebrated kaiju movies were opening in the United States. Carpenter's exposure to Godzilla at an early age not only contributed to his love of cinema but encouraged him to make movies of his own. As Carpenter's own fans might know, he got his start in filmmaking as a kid,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When the monster was invented in 1954, Godzilla stood as a symbol of nuclear devastation. Indeed, in March of 1954, shortly before Ishiro Honda's film "Gojira" was made, a group of fishermen aboard the ship Daigo Fukuryu Maru was exposed to radiation from a nearby American nuclear bomb test in the Bikini Atoll. One of the fishermen died of radiation poisoning and their fish were irradiated, causing a public panic about the safety of their food and the effects nuclear fallout may be having on the local fauna. As all cineastes know, Godzilla was an animal mutated by nuclear tests, turning into a nuclear-powered, unstoppable force of destruction. Godzilla echoed the devastation of the nuclear bomb that Japan had suffered at the hands of America. Honda's original "Gojira" is a somber and downbeat film about how weapons of mass destruction will never be done destroying us.
In the years since...
In the years since...
- 1/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The taxonomy of Godzilla movies has been carefully considered and deliberately arranged for many years, cordoning off various "eras" of Godzilla movies — eras named after Japanese emperors — into their own, neatly distinguishable chronologies. 1954's "Gojira" through 1975's "Terror of Mechagodzilla" constitute the Showa era, encompassing 15 films. The series was rebooted in 1984 with "Return of Godzilla," and the second era, the Heisei era, ran through "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" in 1995. Roland Emmerich's 1998 English-language "Godzilla" is an oddity in that it exists outside of an era or a continuity. 1999 through 2004 — that is: "Godzilla 2000" through "Godzilla: Final Wars" — constitutes the Millennium era, although the continuity of one of the films in that era is questionable.
2016's "Shin Godzilla," like Emmerich's film, also exists in its own continuity. A trilogy of animated Godzilla films, also in its own universe, was released in 2017 and 2018. And, of course, the American Monsterverse series has been humming...
2016's "Shin Godzilla," like Emmerich's film, also exists in its own continuity. A trilogy of animated Godzilla films, also in its own universe, was released in 2017 and 2018. And, of course, the American Monsterverse series has been humming...
- 1/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
It all began with the sound of thundering footsteps and a now-iconic roar before giving way to Akira Ifukube’s equally iconic music. Japanese cinema and monster movies worldwide would never be the same again. In the beginning, Godzilla represented the ultimate in fear and destruction. A creature so colossal, he could lay waste to entire cities just by lumbering through them and swinging his mighty tail before setting them ablaze with a burst of his atomic breath. Over the years he evolved from national terror to national treasure, becoming a protector and kind of mascot to the nation of Japan. He was transplanted and championed all over the world. Eventually he became a joke and a marketing tool used to sell everything from Fiats, to Snickers bars, to Nike shoes in a one-on-one pickup game with Charles Barkley. Within the past year, Godzilla has come full circle with the...
- 1/24/2024
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
Festival will play upcoming Netflix series Supersex about pornstar Rocco Siffredi.
South Korean action title The Roundup: Punishment and Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart are among 12 additions to the Berlinale Special line-up, ahead of next month’s Berlin Film Festival (February 15-25).
Directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, Punishment will have its world premiere in Berlin. It is the fourth instalment in The Roundup action franchise, in which Don Lee plays detective Ma Seok-do.
Scroll down for the full list of new Special titles
Third title The Roundup: No Way Out took $69m in just three weeks at the...
South Korean action title The Roundup: Punishment and Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart are among 12 additions to the Berlinale Special line-up, ahead of next month’s Berlin Film Festival (February 15-25).
Directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, Punishment will have its world premiere in Berlin. It is the fourth instalment in The Roundup action franchise, in which Don Lee plays detective Ma Seok-do.
Scroll down for the full list of new Special titles
Third title The Roundup: No Way Out took $69m in just three weeks at the...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Festival will play upcoming Netflix series Supersex about pornstar Rocco Siffredi.
South Korean action title The Roundup: Punishment and Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart are among 12 additions to the Berlinale Special line-up, ahead of next month’s Berlin Film Festival (February 15-25).
Directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, Punishment will have its world premiere in Berlin. It is the fourth instalment in The Roundup action franchise, in which Don Lee plays detective Ma Seok-do.
Scroll down for the full list of new Special titles
Third title The Roundup: No Way Out took $69m in just three weeks at the...
South Korean action title The Roundup: Punishment and Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart are among 12 additions to the Berlinale Special line-up, ahead of next month’s Berlin Film Festival (February 15-25).
Directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, Punishment will have its world premiere in Berlin. It is the fourth instalment in The Roundup action franchise, in which Don Lee plays detective Ma Seok-do.
Scroll down for the full list of new Special titles
Third title The Roundup: No Way Out took $69m in just three weeks at the...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Berlin Film Festival today unveiled further titles for the 2024 edition of its Berlinale Special Presentations sidebar section alongside its classics program. Scroll down for the full list of titles announced today.
Highlights from the latest drop of Specials titles include Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, a feature documentary about influential British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger narrated by Killers of the Flower Moon filmmaker Martin Scorsese. The feature is directed by David Hinton and features rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger, and Scorsese.
Love Lies Bleeding, the latest feature from British filmmaker Rose Glass will debut in the Specials program. The feature stars Kristen Stewart alongside Katy O’Brian. A short synopsis describes the pic as “a romance fueled by ego, desire, and the American Dream.” The film will arrive at Berlin following it’s debut at Sundance.
Abel Ferrara is...
Highlights from the latest drop of Specials titles include Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, a feature documentary about influential British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger narrated by Killers of the Flower Moon filmmaker Martin Scorsese. The feature is directed by David Hinton and features rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger, and Scorsese.
Love Lies Bleeding, the latest feature from British filmmaker Rose Glass will debut in the Specials program. The feature stars Kristen Stewart alongside Katy O’Brian. A short synopsis describes the pic as “a romance fueled by ego, desire, and the American Dream.” The film will arrive at Berlin following it’s debut at Sundance.
Abel Ferrara is...
- 1/15/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
We're in the midst of a Godzilla renaissance. The big guy stole the show in 2023 with the critically acclaimed "Godzilla: Minus One," then appeared on the Apple+ TV series "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters," and battles King Kong once more on the big screen in Adam Wingard's "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire." We haven't even mentioned Netflix's "Godzilla" animated series or the slew of unique takes on the character released over the last decade, including the terrifying "Shin Godzilla." It's a great time to be a Gojira fan!
Of course, Godzilla enjoys the moniker "King of the Monsters" and with good reason: he's hard to stop. Since his debut in 1954, our hulking, spiky-tailed, nuclear pal has bought the farm only four times and typically wins his epic confrontations with other Kaiju. That's not to say he doesn't lose a fight, but more often than not, Godzilla runs slowly walks home with the trophy,...
Of course, Godzilla enjoys the moniker "King of the Monsters" and with good reason: he's hard to stop. Since his debut in 1954, our hulking, spiky-tailed, nuclear pal has bought the farm only four times and typically wins his epic confrontations with other Kaiju. That's not to say he doesn't lose a fight, but more often than not, Godzilla runs slowly walks home with the trophy,...
- 1/13/2024
- by Jeff Ames
- Slash Film
Luke Combs’ touring drummer Jake Sommers is the latest musician to take on Drumeo’s “For the First Time” challenge, being tasked with playing “Stranded” by French metal masters Gojira.
Sommers’ main gig may be country music, but he seems fairly well versed in rock music. At first, Drumeo host Brandon Toews presents songs by Korn and Porcupine Tree, but Sommers quickly recognizes each, defeating the purpose of the challenge, which is to get drummers to play along to a song they never heard before.
Then, the beginning of Gojira’s “Stranded” is played for Sommers, who responds, “I didn’t know that, whatever that was,” triggering laughter from the sound booth.
“Such a cruel game,” jokes Toews, aware of the difficulty of the song Sommers landed on.
From there, Sommers proceeds to transcribe, using actual pen and paper, the song’s complex rhythms and time signature changes (a Gojira...
Sommers’ main gig may be country music, but he seems fairly well versed in rock music. At first, Drumeo host Brandon Toews presents songs by Korn and Porcupine Tree, but Sommers quickly recognizes each, defeating the purpose of the challenge, which is to get drummers to play along to a song they never heard before.
Then, the beginning of Gojira’s “Stranded” is played for Sommers, who responds, “I didn’t know that, whatever that was,” triggering laughter from the sound booth.
“Such a cruel game,” jokes Toews, aware of the difficulty of the song Sommers landed on.
From there, Sommers proceeds to transcribe, using actual pen and paper, the song’s complex rhythms and time signature changes (a Gojira...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
"Live and resist in a world of black and white." Toho in Japan has unveiled plans to release a special black & white version of Godzilla: Minus One in theaters in January 2024 in Japan. The studio has dubbed this new version as "Godzilla-1.0/C", meaning Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. It's a "monochrome video version" that will be playing in theaters - only in Japan for now, but perhaps later in the US. One can hope! Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. This epic action sci-fi movie stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki. This is the latest B&w release of a great action movie, following Mad Max: Fury Road and The Mist, among others. It's actually much more...
- 12/20/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Takashi Yamazaki's "Godzilla Minus One" comes out just prior to the 70th anniversary of Ishiro Honda's 1954 original "Gojira," and audiences have been on quite a journey throughout those decades.
By the lore of Honda's film, Godzilla was a massive amphibious animal created by nuclear bomb test radiation. He was more than a dinosaur that could be defeated by weapons. He was a physical manifestation of post-war nuclear devastation, a monstrous legacy of what weapons of mass destruction have wrought. Mass destruction only leads to more mass destruction. The 1954 film's scientists ultimately have to invent an even more devastating weapon, the Oxygen Destroyer, to defeat the beast. It is a somber, sad movie about how Japan -- about how humanity -- is unable to break a cycle of wartime annihilation. It wouldn't be until 1995's "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah," however, that a monster would rise from the remnants of the Oxygen Destroyer.
By the lore of Honda's film, Godzilla was a massive amphibious animal created by nuclear bomb test radiation. He was more than a dinosaur that could be defeated by weapons. He was a physical manifestation of post-war nuclear devastation, a monstrous legacy of what weapons of mass destruction have wrought. Mass destruction only leads to more mass destruction. The 1954 film's scientists ultimately have to invent an even more devastating weapon, the Oxygen Destroyer, to defeat the beast. It is a somber, sad movie about how Japan -- about how humanity -- is unable to break a cycle of wartime annihilation. It wouldn't be until 1995's "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah," however, that a monster would rise from the remnants of the Oxygen Destroyer.
- 11/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Stars: Woody Norman, Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman | Written by Chris Thomas Devlin | Directed by Samuel Bodin
Cobweb begins a week before Halloween when Peter is woken up by the sound of knocking seemingly coming from inside his bedroom wall. You can’t blame him for being creeped out, with its peeling paint and backyard full of rotting pumpkins the house already looks like something out of a horror movie. And then there’s that weird bulging thing the walls in his room do while he’s sleeping.
We also quickly learn that he has no friends and gets bullied at school. His parents Carol and Mark also won’t let him dress up for Halloween, something that may be related to the disappearance of a young girl a few years ago. Unsurprisingly they also don’t believe him about the knocking.
Writer Chris Thomas Devlin, whose only other...
Cobweb begins a week before Halloween when Peter is woken up by the sound of knocking seemingly coming from inside his bedroom wall. You can’t blame him for being creeped out, with its peeling paint and backyard full of rotting pumpkins the house already looks like something out of a horror movie. And then there’s that weird bulging thing the walls in his room do while he’s sleeping.
We also quickly learn that he has no friends and gets bullied at school. His parents Carol and Mark also won’t let him dress up for Halloween, something that may be related to the disappearance of a young girl a few years ago. Unsurprisingly they also don’t believe him about the knocking.
Writer Chris Thomas Devlin, whose only other...
- 10/31/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Last year, legendary genre filmmaker John Carpenter teamed up with Shout! Factory TV, TokuSHOUTsu, Scream Factory TV, and Shout! Cult to host Masters of Monsters, a marathon of kaiju movies. The marathon played out on Shout! Factory TV over the course of three days in the first week of November last year. This year, the Masters of Monsters marathon is going to play out on one day, November 3rd – which also happens to be Godzilla Day, the anniversary of the release of the original Godzilla film.
Here’s the information on the marathon: John Carpenter, director of films released by Shout! Factory/Scream Factory such as Halloween, Escape from NY/Escape from LA, Body Bags, Big Trouble in Little China, The Fog, The Thing, and many more; is a huge Godzilla fan. He sits down to present his 4 favorite monster films directed by Ishiro Honda: Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (Gojira), Rodan,...
Here’s the information on the marathon: John Carpenter, director of films released by Shout! Factory/Scream Factory such as Halloween, Escape from NY/Escape from LA, Body Bags, Big Trouble in Little China, The Fog, The Thing, and many more; is a huge Godzilla fan. He sits down to present his 4 favorite monster films directed by Ishiro Honda: Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (Gojira), Rodan,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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
As dusk fell on a warm Tokyo evening, comeback director Wim Wenders introduced the cast and crew of “Perfect Days” at an outdoor stage, giving the opening ceremony of the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival a moment of European cool.
Inside the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, Wenders was brought on stage twice more.
“I had a dream that with ‘Perfect Days,’ I’d make a film that would play at the Cannes Film Festival. I dreamed that it would win the best acting prize. I didn’t dare to dream that it would be Japan’s Oscar entry. But I did dream that it would be the opening film at the Tokyo festival and play in front of Japanese audiences,” said Wenders, getting into his stride. “And then I woke up. And yet here you are.”
Wenders, who must be nursing a bad case of jetlag, having only recently been honored...
Inside the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, Wenders was brought on stage twice more.
“I had a dream that with ‘Perfect Days,’ I’d make a film that would play at the Cannes Film Festival. I dreamed that it would win the best acting prize. I didn’t dare to dream that it would be Japan’s Oscar entry. But I did dream that it would be the opening film at the Tokyo festival and play in front of Japanese audiences,” said Wenders, getting into his stride. “And then I woke up. And yet here you are.”
Wenders, who must be nursing a bad case of jetlag, having only recently been honored...
- 10/23/2023
- by Patrick Frater and Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (Bhff) announces today the full program for its 2023 incarnation, running October 12-19th with all screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema’s Williamsburg and Prospect Park locations. Audiences are in for an unearthly lineup of films and events, including the inaugural Leviathan Award, which will be presented to NYC horror legend William Lustig at a special 35th-anniversary screening of Maniac Cop, followed by a post-screening conversation with Lustig.
The Opening Night film is the World Premiere of Kill Your Lover from directors Alix Austin and Keir Siewert, who previously announced themselves to the Bhff audience last year with their short film Sucker. The 2023 festival boasts the World Premieres of three more exciting new films: Gaia director Jaco Bouwer’s unsettling Breathing In, Aimee Kuge’s audacious debut Cannibal Mukbang, and Tyler Chipman’s powerfully creepy debut The Shade. The festival’s other spotlight titles include director...
The Opening Night film is the World Premiere of Kill Your Lover from directors Alix Austin and Keir Siewert, who previously announced themselves to the Bhff audience last year with their short film Sucker. The 2023 festival boasts the World Premieres of three more exciting new films: Gaia director Jaco Bouwer’s unsettling Breathing In, Aimee Kuge’s audacious debut Cannibal Mukbang, and Tyler Chipman’s powerfully creepy debut The Shade. The festival’s other spotlight titles include director...
- 9/13/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The King of Monsters is set to unleash havoc on a postwar Japan in Toho’s anticipated Godzilla live action feature film, “Godzilla Minus One” — and the feature’s new trailer showcases some of the most impressive visuals we’ve seen from the iconic beast yet.
Marking the first domestic Japanese film of the Godzilla franchise since “Shin Godzilla” in 2016, “Godzilla Minus One” is the story of an already devastated postwar Japan as it faces a new threat. “Will the devastated people be able to survive… let alone fight back?” the trailer teases.
The film was written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
Toho also released new key art for the film, which you can view below.
Godzilla made its first appearance in the 1954 film “Gojira,” directed by Ishirō Honda. Godzilla has since been in 29 films produced by the famed Japanese studio, Toho. At the peak of his popularity, Toho released...
Marking the first domestic Japanese film of the Godzilla franchise since “Shin Godzilla” in 2016, “Godzilla Minus One” is the story of an already devastated postwar Japan as it faces a new threat. “Will the devastated people be able to survive… let alone fight back?” the trailer teases.
The film was written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
Toho also released new key art for the film, which you can view below.
Godzilla made its first appearance in the 1954 film “Gojira,” directed by Ishirō Honda. Godzilla has since been in 29 films produced by the famed Japanese studio, Toho. At the peak of his popularity, Toho released...
- 9/4/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Brussels-based distributor’s first release is Quentin Dupieux comedy Yannick.
Brussels-based producers Joao Vinhas and Benjamin Honoré and lawyer Camille Doyen are launching distribution outfit Case Départ into the Benelux market with the release of Quentin Dupieux’s comedy Yannick in September.
Sold by Kinology, the film won the Europa Cinemas Label as best European film at this month’s Locarno Film Festival.
Case Départ has also acquired Dupieux’s comedy Daaaaaali! which is screening out of competitin at the Venice film festival, to be released in spring 2024.
Further releases include Edouard A. Tremblay’s fantasy comedy Farador on November...
Brussels-based producers Joao Vinhas and Benjamin Honoré and lawyer Camille Doyen are launching distribution outfit Case Départ into the Benelux market with the release of Quentin Dupieux’s comedy Yannick in September.
Sold by Kinology, the film won the Europa Cinemas Label as best European film at this month’s Locarno Film Festival.
Case Départ has also acquired Dupieux’s comedy Daaaaaali! which is screening out of competitin at the Venice film festival, to be released in spring 2024.
Further releases include Edouard A. Tremblay’s fantasy comedy Farador on November...
- 8/31/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
‘Perfect Days’ director Wim Wenders will also preside over the festival’s international competition jury.
Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days is set to open this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, which has also set monster feature Godzilla Minus One as its closing film.
Perfect Days will receive its Asian premiere at TIFF, which runs from October 23 to November 1. The film premiered in Competition at Cannes in May, where lead actor Koji Yakusho received the best actor award, and will screen at Toronto in September.
Set in Tokyo, it follows a toiler cleaner who seems utterly content as he goes about...
Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days is set to open this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, which has also set monster feature Godzilla Minus One as its closing film.
Perfect Days will receive its Asian premiere at TIFF, which runs from October 23 to November 1. The film premiered in Competition at Cannes in May, where lead actor Koji Yakusho received the best actor award, and will screen at Toronto in September.
Set in Tokyo, it follows a toiler cleaner who seems utterly content as he goes about...
- 8/30/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Woody Norman, Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman | Written by Chris Thomas Devlin | Directed by Samuel Bodin
Cobweb begins a week before Halloween when Peter is woken up by the sound of knocking seemingly coming from inside his bedroom wall. You can’t blame him for being creeped out, with its peeling paint and backyard full of rotting pumpkins the house already looks like something out of a horror movie. And then there’s that weird bulging thing the walls in his room do while he’s sleeping.
We also quickly learn that he has no friends and gets bullied at school. His parents Carol and Mark also won’t let him dress up for Halloween, something that may be related to the disappearance of a young girl a few years ago. Unsurprisingly they also don’t believe him about the knocking.
Writer Chris Thomas Devlin, whose only other...
Cobweb begins a week before Halloween when Peter is woken up by the sound of knocking seemingly coming from inside his bedroom wall. You can’t blame him for being creeped out, with its peeling paint and backyard full of rotting pumpkins the house already looks like something out of a horror movie. And then there’s that weird bulging thing the walls in his room do while he’s sleeping.
We also quickly learn that he has no friends and gets bullied at school. His parents Carol and Mark also won’t let him dress up for Halloween, something that may be related to the disappearance of a young girl a few years ago. Unsurprisingly they also don’t believe him about the knocking.
Writer Chris Thomas Devlin, whose only other...
- 7/21/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Major Japanese studio Toho Co. has announced “Godzilla Minus One” as the title of the latest instalment in its “Godzilla” film franchise.
The film will premiere in Japanese theaters on Nov. 4. A U.S. release is set a few weeks later, on Dec. 1.
The company revealed an understated poster and a short but punchy teaser trailer. It suggests that an already-devastated postwar Japan faces a new threat in the form of Godzilla, an enormous, mutated kaiju.
Directed by sci-fi and fantasy specialist Yamazaki Takashi, the picture is the first Japanese-produced “Godzilla” movie since 2016’s “Shin Godzilla.” The previous picture topped the Japanese box office, earning JPY25 billion ($181 million at current exchange rates).
The Japanese release date is exactly 69 years after the first Honda Ishiro-directed “Gojira” movie opened in Japan in 1954. Since then, over 35 films have been made starring the “King of Monsters,” which has resulted in a multi-billion-dollar franchise and global fandom over several decades.
The film will premiere in Japanese theaters on Nov. 4. A U.S. release is set a few weeks later, on Dec. 1.
The company revealed an understated poster and a short but punchy teaser trailer. It suggests that an already-devastated postwar Japan faces a new threat in the form of Godzilla, an enormous, mutated kaiju.
Directed by sci-fi and fantasy specialist Yamazaki Takashi, the picture is the first Japanese-produced “Godzilla” movie since 2016’s “Shin Godzilla.” The previous picture topped the Japanese box office, earning JPY25 billion ($181 million at current exchange rates).
The Japanese release date is exactly 69 years after the first Honda Ishiro-directed “Gojira” movie opened in Japan in 1954. Since then, over 35 films have been made starring the “King of Monsters,” which has resulted in a multi-billion-dollar franchise and global fandom over several decades.
- 7/13/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
He's back!! Toho in Japan revealed this surprise first look teaser trailer for their new Gojira movie coming up this fall. This new one is titled Godzilla Minus One (or Godzilla -1.0) and features another brand new Godzilla terrorizing Japan. It's sort of a follow-up to Hideaki Anno's Shin Godzilla (from 2016), while also an original creation telling a whole new story. Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki is directing the new movie, which will be the 30th live action movie in Toho's own kaiju franchise. It was filmed under the working title Blockbuster Monster Movie (超大作怪獣映画), co-produced by Robot Communications and Toho Studios. And yes it will open in theaters in the US this December after first opening in Japan in November. The film's cast has not been announced yet. There's only 30 seconds of footage in this teaser – but it's Worth It. Ohh yes, I'm looking forward to this. // Continue Reading...
- 7/11/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Whether it’s because of the hours we’ve lost in traffic or an unconscious desire to rebel against the unnatural rat race of modern life, there’s an undeniable catharsis in watching gigantic monsters obliterate a metropolitan area on the big screen. Don’t get me wrong, a real life Kaiju incident would probably be regarded with the same severity as a massive terrorist attack, but fictional casualties are a small price to pay for some monster movie fun.
That’s why it makes sense that video games have been trying to emulate these destructive thrills for decades now, with Kaiju having been present in interactive media ever since it was possible to animate a crude little radioactive dinosaur out of 8-bit pixels. And with modern audiences still hungry for giant monster mayhem, we thought that this might be a good time to look back on the evolution of Kaiju in video games.
That’s why it makes sense that video games have been trying to emulate these destructive thrills for decades now, with Kaiju having been present in interactive media ever since it was possible to animate a crude little radioactive dinosaur out of 8-bit pixels. And with modern audiences still hungry for giant monster mayhem, we thought that this might be a good time to look back on the evolution of Kaiju in video games.
- 3/13/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Godzilla feature films can be separated into six separate, distinct continuities. From Toho's 1954 original "Gojira" until "Terror of Mechagodzilla" in 1975, there were 16 films in the "Showa" era. Beginning in 1984 with "The Return of Godzilla" and running until "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" in 1995, was the "Heisei" era. Roland Emmerich's 1998 American film was, after the fact, folded into a new rebooted continuity which began in 2000 with "Godzilla 2000." That was the "Millennium" era. That era ran until 2004 and closed out with "Godzilla: Final Wars," a film where Godzilla fights just about every monster imaginable. In 2014, America took a crack at kaiju films again with a new "Godzilla," now part of a multi-film "MonsterVerse" era. Perhaps in response, Japan made "Shin Godzilla" in 2016, the only film to date in the "Shin" era. Shortly after "Shin Godzilla," there was also a trilogy of animated films on Netflix. Call those films the "Netflix" era.
- 2/8/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Whether you refer to it as Godzilla or Gojira, Toho's monstrous creature is able to stir fear in the hearts of many just by mentioning its name alone. After all, who wouldn't be intimidated by a massive lizard-like creature with atomic breath? Even when ignoring the poignant anti-war and anti-nuclear weapon messaging that was essential in developing Godzilla as a character, the beast is one scary Sob, and you certainly wouldn't want your city to be the subject of his ire.
Although the creature has firmly established itself as the most well-known kaiju in the world, its name actually has a pretty funny origin legend. We call it a legend for reasons you will soon find out, but Godzilla is not its original name. Rather, it's the American anglicization of Gojira, itself a portmanteau of gorilla and the Japanese term for whale, kujira. I suppose that if you squint, that...
Although the creature has firmly established itself as the most well-known kaiju in the world, its name actually has a pretty funny origin legend. We call it a legend for reasons you will soon find out, but Godzilla is not its original name. Rather, it's the American anglicization of Gojira, itself a portmanteau of gorilla and the Japanese term for whale, kujira. I suppose that if you squint, that...
- 11/13/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Is it possible, in the grand age of visual and storytelling sophistication in which we live (the sarcasm is coming through, isn’t it?), to experience the exquisite delirium of an old Japanese kaiju movie, say, anything in the Godzilla-and-related-monsters series from roughly 1957 to 1975, without responding to it simply as inept camp, or as something to be immediately discounted or condescended to because of the “fakeyness” of its special effects? (In that time range I’ve deliberately left out the original Gojira, released in 1954, a movie that has always, and particularly since its original Japanese version was re-distributed in the Us in 2004, enjoyed a measure of respect from demanding genre audiences because of its status as a painful and powerful response to the devastation at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.) Is it possible to enjoy these usually formulaic rubber-monster orgies of destruction precisely because of their artificiality?...
- 9/10/2017
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Movies that pit two famous characters against each other tend to have a problem: No one truly wins or loses. “Aliens vs. Predator,” “Freddy vs. Jason,” “Batman v. Superman,” and their ilk all tend to result in draws, leaving viewers wondering what the point of it all was (other than to set up a sequel, of course). According to director Adam Wingard, “Godzilla vs. Kong” will be an exception to the rule.
Read More:Haruo Nakajima, the Actor Who Played Godzilla For 18 Years, Dies at 88
“I do want there to be a winner,” he tells Entertainment Weekly. “The original film was very fun, but you feel a little let down that the movie doesn’t take a definitive stance. People are still debating now who won in that original movie, you know. So, I do want people to walk away from this film feeling like, Okay, there is a winner.
Read More:Haruo Nakajima, the Actor Who Played Godzilla For 18 Years, Dies at 88
“I do want there to be a winner,” he tells Entertainment Weekly. “The original film was very fun, but you feel a little let down that the movie doesn’t take a definitive stance. People are still debating now who won in that original movie, you know. So, I do want people to walk away from this film feeling like, Okay, there is a winner.
- 8/20/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The gigantic sea creature returns to terrify humanity, destroy buildings and give the bureaucrats something to deliberate
The myth of Gojira or Godzilla is revived again in this watchable entertainment: the gigantic Japanese sea monster rises once more from the deep to terrify humanity and destroy whole cities.
Related: Haruo Nakajima, actor who played the original Godzilla, dies aged 88
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The myth of Gojira or Godzilla is revived again in this watchable entertainment: the gigantic Japanese sea monster rises once more from the deep to terrify humanity and destroy whole cities.
Related: Haruo Nakajima, actor who played the original Godzilla, dies aged 88
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- 8/11/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Haruo Nakajima, the man who originally played Godzilla from 1954's Godzilla to 1972's Godzilla vs. Gigan, has passed away. He was 88-years-old. This is the guy who slipped on the Godzilla suit and stomped around crushing buildings on giant sets and who fought other giant monsters. He played Godzilla over the course of 12 films over the course of 18 years.
I had the opportunity to meet him once at Monsterpalooza one year and attended a panel that revolved around his career. He was just the nicest man. According to Kotaku, Nakajima died yesterday afternoon after contracting pneumonia.
When talking about playing Godzilla, he revealed that he prepared for the role by studying elephants. In an interview with Japanese magazine Josei Seven (via The Tokyo Reporter) about his experience, he said:
“At that time, there was an elephant from India there called Indira and I observed how it walked. So Godzilla’s...
I had the opportunity to meet him once at Monsterpalooza one year and attended a panel that revolved around his career. He was just the nicest man. According to Kotaku, Nakajima died yesterday afternoon after contracting pneumonia.
When talking about playing Godzilla, he revealed that he prepared for the role by studying elephants. In an interview with Japanese magazine Josei Seven (via The Tokyo Reporter) about his experience, he said:
“At that time, there was an elephant from India there called Indira and I observed how it walked. So Godzilla’s...
- 8/8/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
He stomped over miniature bridges and buildings in a rubber suit and gave the world Godzilla, the fire-breathing, screeching monster that became Japan’s star cultural export and an enduring symbol of the pathos and destruction of the nuclear age. Haruo Nakajima, who portrayed Godzilla in the original 1954 classic, died Monday of pneumonia, his daughter Sonoe […]...
- 8/8/2017
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
For decades, he brought life to perhaps the most iconic creature in cinema, so it is with great sadness that we share the news of Haruo Nakajima's passing at the age of 88.
Haruo Nakajima's daughter Sonoe Nakajima told the Associated Press that her father passed away of pneumonia on Monday, August 7th.
An actor and stuntman, Nakajima first donned the rubber reptile suit in 1954's Godzilla, the first film in what would become an enduring franchise that is still going strong today. His movements in the suit helped humanize the monster on screen, even as he rampaged through the streets of Tokyo, toppling skyscrapers and taking on other creatures who threatened Earth. The monster the human characters at first feared eventually became their savior, and Nakajima played a huge part in building that empathy.
Nakajima last played Godzilla in 1972's Godzilla vs. Gigan, his twelfth film as the titular creature.
Haruo Nakajima's daughter Sonoe Nakajima told the Associated Press that her father passed away of pneumonia on Monday, August 7th.
An actor and stuntman, Nakajima first donned the rubber reptile suit in 1954's Godzilla, the first film in what would become an enduring franchise that is still going strong today. His movements in the suit helped humanize the monster on screen, even as he rampaged through the streets of Tokyo, toppling skyscrapers and taking on other creatures who threatened Earth. The monster the human characters at first feared eventually became their savior, and Nakajima played a huge part in building that empathy.
Nakajima last played Godzilla in 1972's Godzilla vs. Gigan, his twelfth film as the titular creature.
- 8/8/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Japanese actor wore the movie monster suit in 12 Godzilla films and appeared in Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai
Haruo Nakajima, the actor who first portrayed Japanese movie monster Godzilla, has died aged 88. His daughter Sonoe confirmed his death to the Associated Press, saying that Nakajima had died of pneumonia after being hospitalised last month.
Related: Godzilla: the early years - in pictures
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Haruo Nakajima, the actor who first portrayed Japanese movie monster Godzilla, has died aged 88. His daughter Sonoe confirmed his death to the Associated Press, saying that Nakajima had died of pneumonia after being hospitalised last month.
Related: Godzilla: the early years - in pictures
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- 8/8/2017
- by Gwilym Mumford
- The Guardian - Film News
Haruo Nakajima, who wore the Godzilla suit for the first 12 movies in the beloved monster franchise, died Monday. He was 88.
The actor, known in Japan as "Mr. Godzilla," died of pneumonia, his daughter Sonoe Nakajima told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Nakajima played the iconic monster and a reporter in Ichiro Honda's 1954 classic Godzilla, as well as appearing the same year as a bandit in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, two of the best-known films in Japanese cinematic history.
A native of Yamagata in Japan's northeast, Nakajima went on to play monsters in other kaiju films, including Honda's...
The actor, known in Japan as "Mr. Godzilla," died of pneumonia, his daughter Sonoe Nakajima told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Nakajima played the iconic monster and a reporter in Ichiro Honda's 1954 classic Godzilla, as well as appearing the same year as a bandit in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, two of the best-known films in Japanese cinematic history.
A native of Yamagata in Japan's northeast, Nakajima went on to play monsters in other kaiju films, including Honda's...
- 8/7/2017
- by Gavin J. Blair
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Godzilla will never be the same ... Haruo Nakajima, the man who brought the Japanese monster to life, has died. Nakajima wore the Godzilla bodysuit -- which was originally made out of cement -- for nearly 20 years of movies, starting in 1954. Dude had range though -- he also played Mothra and King Kong in the 60s. He started his career in samurai and World War II films before scoring the fire-breathing role in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
- 8/7/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Haruo Nakajima, an actor who gained fame for suiting up as Godzilla from the monster’s earliest days on screen, has died at age 88. Long before the age of CGI and motion-capture, he helped pioneer the look and feel of blockbuster moviemaking. After appearing in war and samurai films, including Eagle of the Pacific and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Nakajima was chosen to get inside the monster suit for 1954's Godzilla, which added the subtitle King of the Monsters for…...
- 8/7/2017
- Deadline
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