Tag: Godzilla
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Siskel and Ebert Voiced Themselves (and Sang!) in This Cartoon
There are no two film critics as well-known as Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. The famed hosts of At the Movies spent over twenty years together reviewing movies, advocating upcoming filmmakers, and making their own picks for the winners of the Academy Awards. They appeared on talk shows, reviewed an episode of Saturday Night Live…
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The Creator’s Visual Design Was Inspired By A Cool Alternate History Concept
As a genre, sci-fi inherently lends itself to reinterpretations and predictions and cautionary tales about our own trajectory as a species. Every time humanity comes to a certain set of pivotal crossroads, the choices we make can go on to define the next several decades of our history. It’s a simultaneously comforting and terrifying thought,…
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Why the Worst ‘Godzilla’ Movie Isn’t as Bad as Its Reputation
When you take a look at the legacy of a character as iconic as Godzilla — whose list of films is as massive as the kaiju itself — it’s inevitable that there are some additions received more negatively than others. For the King of Monsters, the particular movie that has the misfortune of being considered…
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Is ‘The Blob’ Based on a True Story?
The 1950s was, arguably, the Golden Age of cinematic mutated monsters, thanks to a perfect storm of post-World War II anxieties surrounding the deadly power of nuclear weapons, mistrust in the intentions of science, and the advent of the Cold War and its offspring, the Space Race. The films during the period are indicative of…
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson ‘Didn’t Care’ for Blockbusters Like ‘Avengers’ and ‘Godzilla,’ So He Rejected Other Huge Franchises: ‘I Didn’t Give a F—‘
Aaron Taylor-Johnson revealed to Esquire magazine that he turned down “big, huge franchises” after he started making a name for himself in Hollywood with roles in blockbusters such as “
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson Thought He Was ‘Done’ with Blockbusters After Turning Down ‘Huge Franchises’
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stuck to his guns when selecting smaller films early in his career.The “Kick-Ass” breakout star revealed in an Esquire cover story that he turned down large franchise roles that “nobody knows about” to lead indies.“There was ‘Kick-Ass,’ and then there was ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Avengers,’ and all those things lined up for me. But…
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How ‘Shin Godzilla’ Brought the King of Monsters Back to His Terrifying Roots
Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, upon completing work on the atomic bomb, is quoted as saying the following: “I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, ‘Now, I am become…
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‘Godzilla’ & ‘Godzilla Raids Again’ Novelizations Get English Translations
It’s been nearly 70 years since Godzilla first stomped the big screen with the release of the original Japanese classic. In celebration of the franchise’s anniversary later this year, the original novelizations of the original Godzilla and its sequel Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama will be available in English for the first time ever,…
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Gareth Edwards on What He Learned From ‘The Creator’ Test Screenings
Gareth Edwards’ eagerly awaited new film The Creator opens in theaters in just over two months, and the first looks we’ve had at the film promise a visually stunning experience, consistent with the director’s big-budget work on films like Godzilla and Rogue One, as well as a tantalizing take on the prospect of artificial intelligence…
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‘The Creator’ Images: Go Inside Gareth Edwards’ AI War
Gareth Edwards, the director behind Star Wars prequel Rogue One, as well as Legendary Pictures 2014 Godzilla reboot, returns with his latest effort, The Creator, the story of a post-apocalyptic future where humankind is at war with the forces of artifical intelligence. Based upon a screenplay co-written by he and Chris Weitz, the director is…