[Con Report] G-Fest 2022: The Best of Saturday

This past weekend, G-Fest was held for the first time since 2019, and it was hosted at a new venue. For those unaware, G-Fest is the annual convention devoted to the kaiju film genre, specifically the Godzilla franchise since 1999. Whereas, since its inception, G-Fest was normally held at the Crowne Plaza in Rosemont, Illinois. However, the choice was made to move the convention to Hyatt Regency O’Hare in 2020. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention was postponed until this year.   Now, having been to the Hyatt…

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Godzilla vs. Gigan 50th Anniversary NEW Gigan Suit Crowdfunding Campaign

Recently, Toho Studios published an announcement on the Godzilla YouTube Channel regarding their upcoming Godzilla vs. Gigan 50th anniversary project. Titled, “Toho & Wakasa Announce Gigan Suit START UP Project!” the video is hosted by veteran kaiju suit designer, Shinichi Wakasa. In the video, Mr. Wakasa informs viewers how he is leading the production team in crafting a new Gigan suit. Whereas, the new suit will be used in the Godzilla Fest 2022 short, similar to last year’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah short. Also, Mr. Wakasa explains how the team wanted…

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[Official Images] S.H.MonsterArts Hedorah 50th Anniversary Special Commemorative Set

During the annual Godzilla anniversary celebration, Tamashii Nations announced that Hedorah would be joining the S.H.MonsterArts line in early November. However, the product was not shown to public until the recent Tamashii Nations Online event within the past week. In addition, Tamashii Nations confirmed that the product was an evolution pack dedicated to its appearances in Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Titled, S.H.MonsterArts Hedorah 50th Anniversary Special Commemorative Set the product signifies the film’s 50th Anniversary within the overall franchise. Nevertheless, below is the official gallery and content listings for the set…

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Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954 – 1975 [The Criterion Collection Official Trailer]

Yesterday, the Criterion Collection released the official trailer for their upcoming release, Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954 – 1975. The trailer is based on the modern day-style of trailers which mashes up the 15 original films in the Godzilla series. Also, the trailer’s tagline is “ALL HAIL THE KING, GODZILLA!” Nevertheless, fans can check out the trailer below: Blu-ray available Oct 29, 2019: http://bit.ly/Godzilla1000   In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. The arresting original Godzilla soon…

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Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films Blu-Ray Announced

Criterion has revealed that they will be releasing a blu-ray set of the entire Showa Era Godzilla films. The blu-ray set titled, “Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films,” will include the various films that were released in Japan from 1954 to 1975. The blu-ray will feature the original Japanese audio with English subtitles for each film. Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films will be released on October 29 with a list price of $224.95. The set is currently available on Criterion’s official website priced at $179.96.   The blu-ray set will include: Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again (1955) King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) Mothra vs.…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 11 – Kamen Rider Thy Name is Metal Hero

Welcome to a brand new episode of “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” Today, is our eleventh episode and marks return of Alex (SentaiBandicoot), as a guest host. Now, before we go right into the news, and topic/discussion for the episode we address the recent death in the community. Yoshimitsu Banno, director/ writer for Godzilla vs. Hedorah, passed away this week! In response, Joker and Wheelz discuss the film, as well as how Banno was one of the most interesting people to ever work on the Godzilla saga. Following the tribute to…

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