**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
Considering they're the best-known cryptids in history, the humanoids known variously as Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Yeti, the Abominable Snowman and so forth don't get much respect in modern cinema. While thousands of hours of film and video have been dedicated to these elusive man-beasts, there's something about the big dude that makes it nearly impossible for filmmakers to take him seriously, or even tell a semi-competent story about him. It's certainly not for a lack of trying; there have been nearly a hundred Bigfoot and Yeti movies released since the '50s. Old-fashioned giant monster romps, found-footage and slasher entries, feel-good family dramas, romantic comedies... even porno flicks. So why are nearly all of them so damn goofy? Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy these insane interpretations; in fact, the crazier they get, the more I dig 'em. So to honor this dubious cinematic legacy, here are two dozen of...
- 3/24/2014
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
By Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com
Godzilla fans will be uniting in Chicago for G-Fest Xix on July 13-15. The convention is the largest Godzilla and Japanese monster fest in the world.
The festivities will include family fun all weekend long with special guests from many Godzilla films, Q&A panel discussions, special film screenings, the west’s largest Godzilla and kaiju (monster) dealer room, and some special surprises.
From the Press Release:
North American Godzilla fans will be gathering July 13-15, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois for G-fest Xix.
G-fest is a family-oriented convention which caters to a wide variety of interests within the kaiju genre. G-fest features presentations and Q & A sessions by actors and crew from the Japanese Godzilla films, fan presentations on topics of interest, contests and gaming, new and classic kaiju movies, the western world's largest kaiju-oriented dealers room, and lots of fun and camaraderie.
Godzilla fans will be uniting in Chicago for G-Fest Xix on July 13-15. The convention is the largest Godzilla and Japanese monster fest in the world.
The festivities will include family fun all weekend long with special guests from many Godzilla films, Q&A panel discussions, special film screenings, the west’s largest Godzilla and kaiju (monster) dealer room, and some special surprises.
From the Press Release:
North American Godzilla fans will be gathering July 13-15, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois for G-fest Xix.
G-fest is a family-oriented convention which caters to a wide variety of interests within the kaiju genre. G-fest features presentations and Q & A sessions by actors and crew from the Japanese Godzilla films, fan presentations on topics of interest, contests and gaming, new and classic kaiju movies, the western world's largest kaiju-oriented dealers room, and lots of fun and camaraderie.
- 7/4/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
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