Fun with Kaiju Shakedown
Every day is fun day at Kaiju Shakedown. This time: chibi Watchmen, awesome criterion-type designs for Chinese movies and a trailer for Cat Head Theatre’s upcoming samurai film.
The First Talkie In Toronto
“No doubt the audience in the plush seats of the Tivoli was enthralled. For the first time in a feature film, they could hear the creaking of the stairs, the ghostly wind and the voices of the characters. Even the credits were spoken.” Eric Veillette writes about The […]
Lady Bullseye and Lady Snowblood
Richie muses on Lady Snowblood in manga and film and a little on Lady Bullseye: “That a samurai revenge film from thirty years ago manages to be significantly less exploitative than anything around now speaks volumes. It is, ironically, an excellent twenty first century samurai movie, which keeps […]
Radio Free Monster Island
Surrounded on all sides by awesome monsters, monstruos and kaiju, Eegah, Tabonga and Rodan do the only thing they can. They make groovy mp3’s sampling monster movie soundtracks from all over including Hammer, Toho, American International and anything a go-go or defeated by Santo.
Don’t Open the Forbidden Door
You really don’t want to open the forbidden door, but it couldn’t hurt to peek at the trailer, stills and poster for Joko Anwar’s Forbidden Door / Pintu Terlarang. (new working link).
Au Revoir, Eartha
Eartha Kitt was a great singer, a fine actress and the best Catwoman ever. Entertainment Weekly has more clips.
The Cultural Gutter 