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Godzilla

Don Coscarelli on “Godzilla”


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Inoshiro Honda's 1954 classic spawned a virtual industry of Japanese monster movies when it was released overseas in 1956 in a reworked English version with added scenes featuring  Raymond Burr as a US reporter. Even this tampering (more carefully done than subsequent efforts) couldn't erase the bleak atomic age metaphor that makes both incarnations the most somber and funereal of all apocalyptic  movies. Great score by Akira Ifukube.

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Larry Karaszewski...

is hosting another one of his tribute nights for LA's American Cinematheque - Writer/actor/producer/director Buck Henry in person for a Q&A about Taking Off and Catch 22. Sunday April 14th at 7:30 PM at the Aero Theater.

Allan Arkush...

is producer/director of a musical pilot for the CW called Hellcats, about the collegiate competitive cheerleading scene. And look for a deluxe DVD & Bluray edition of Rock n Roll High School in late April, with Death Sport following soon after.

Mick Garris'...

new interview show, Post Mortem, is available on FEARnet's VOD channel in its half-hour iteration and on FEARnet.com as five-minute webisodes. The show features interviews with horror genre icons such as Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, Frank Darabont, as well as TFH gurus Rick Baker and Roger Corman.

Katt Shea...

begins principal photography on her latest feature in Chicago this coming May. It's called THE LIST: a group of rich high school seniors make a wish list documenting their fondest dreams of revenge against those who have wronged them.

Stuart Gordon...

is taking Nevermore, the one man show he directed starring Jeffrey Combs as Edgar Allan Poe, to the North Coast Repertory Theater in north San Diego County. The performances will take place on February 23rd and 24th. Tickets can ordered on the theater's website: Northcoastrep.

Michael Lehmann...

will be directing 3 episodes of True Blood and 2 episodes of Bored to Death during the next few month, with a shot of Californication thrown in for good measure.

David DeCoteau...

just got back from Puerto Rico where he directed a new take on H.G. Wells' Food of the Gods, shot on some of the very same locations where Roger Corman made The Last Woman on Earth in 1960!

George Hickenlooper...

wrapped up production on Casino Jack, his dramatic and comical take on the Jack Abramoff scandal that rocked Washington. Kevin Spacey, Jon Lovitz, Kelly Preston and Barry Pepper star. We've seen this one and it's terrific.

Neil Labute's...

newest feature, Death at a Funeral, will be released on April 16th by Screen Gems. And his play Wrecks starring Ed Harris runs from February 7th to March 7th at the Geffen Playhouse – previews begin on February 4th.

Edgar Wright...

is in postproduction on his first feature since Hot Fuzz: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring Michael Cera. It’s slated for release later this year.

Jack Hill...

is working on a screenplay, "The Paganini Variations", about -- you guessed it -- the great 19th century violinist who was purported to be in league with the Devil. Did he make a pact in order to become the Michael Jackson of his day? Visit Jack's website, Spider Baby Online, the definitive home for his cult classic on the web.

John Landis...

started principal photography on Burke and Hare on January 31 in Edinburgh and London. This very black romantic body-snatching comedy in the classic Ealing tradition - for Ealing Studios - stars Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson and Isla Fisher.

Josh Olson...

who is not content with setting Hollywood abuzz with his much commented-on article in The Village Voice titled I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script, has now posted a new rant about the Roman Polanski affair. It can be accessed at The Big Picture | Los Angeles Times.

Allison Anders...

is making a sequel to her feature film Mi Vida Loca. It's titled Smile Now Cry Later and will shoot this fall.

Eli Roth...

co-stars with Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino's ode to the power of cinema, Inglourious Basterds which opened in the US on August 21st.

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