The movie lineup for the Egyptian Theatre’s “Giant Monsters On the Loose” festival.
GAMERA THE BRAVE and GREAT YOKAI WAR © 2005-06 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc., NEGADON: THE MONSTER FROM MARS © 2005 Jun Awazu/CoMix Wave,
Godzilla films © 1954-2001 Toho Co., Ltd., MIRROR MAN: REFLEX and ULTRAMAN MAX © 2005-06 Tsuburaya Productions

The American Cinematheque presents “Giant Monsters On The Loose”, their third annual Japanese giant monsters film festival at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Complete details are available here.

Alternative Images gives fans a new imagining of the classic
King Kong vs. Godzilla. © 2006 Alternative Images.

Review of the new King Kong vs. Godzilla Resin Kit From Alternative Images
Author: Loren Portillo

Of all the great monsters of the silver screen, none have had the endearing longevity of King Kong and Godzilla. Many model and garage kits have attempted to capture these two fantastic monsters in many shapes and versions, but rarely has a garage kit been made to specify both monsters fighting it out in their original forms, until now!
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THE GREAT YOKAI WAR begins its US theatrical run
in New York and Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of
Horizon Entertainment. © 2005 Kadokawa Pictures,
Inc.

Media Blasters and Tokyo Shock bring the acclaimed Takashi Miike film to American theaters and DVD
Introduction: Keith Aiken
Source: Media Blasters, Inc.

Tokyo Shock, a division of Media Blasters, Inc., has announced the US bi-coastal premiere of Takashi Miike’s fantasy epic, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR (Yokai Daisenso). Based from the classic movie trilogy produced by the Daiei Motion Picture Co. in the late 1960s, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR was a critical and box office hit in Japan in 2005. Media Blasters has acquired US rights to the film and will bring the movie to American theaters starting next month.

THE GREAT YOKAI WAR begins its US run at the American Cinematheque’s Japanese Giant Monsters Festival at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California and Subway Cinema’s annual New York Asian Film Festival, followed by an exclusive engagement at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Full details can be found in Media Blasters’ press release.

Author: Robert Saint John
Source: Kadokawa Entertainment
DVD Region 2 (Japan)
Release date: April 21, 2006
Price: 1575 Yen (approx $13.50 US)
Official Japanese Site: Gamera.jp

Papa Gamera gets all fired up when dealing with a flock of Gyaos. © 2006
Chiisaki Yusha-tachi Gamera/Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

In the wake of the popularity of “Making of” DVDs such as 2001’s THE MATRIX REVISITED and promotional items such as 2004’s GODZILLA BATTLE HISTORY, the Japanese market for such releases seems to have taken off in the past year.

Kadokawa Entertainment released the DVD GAMERA THE BRAVE: THE DAY TOTO BECAME GAMERA (Chiisaki Yusha Tachi: Gamera - Toto Ga Gamera Ni Natta Hi) on April 21, a week in advance of the release of the film. The disc features glimpses both forward and back at 40 years of the giant monster, but is primarily focused on GAMERA THE BRAVE. The DVD is a Region 2 NTSC disc, 4:3 aspect ratio, with no subtitles, and comes in a standard Amaray case with no significant inserts.
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The Dryden Theatre presents four Godzilla films on the big screen this summer
Author: Keith Aiken
Source: John Yeara
Official Site: George Eastman House

The historic Dryden Theatre will screen GODZILLA, SON OF GODZILLA, GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH, and GMK in July and August. © 1954-2001 Toho Co., Ltd.

Following last year’s successful screening of GODZILLA: FINAL WARS, the King of the Monsters returns to Rochester, New York. The historic Dryden Theatre, part of the George Eastman House motion picture museum, will host a great pair of Godzilla double features this summer.
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Central Park Media Marketing Manager Peter Tatara introduces the NYC
premiere of NEGADON: THE MONSTER FROM MARS. Photo courtesy of
John DeSentis.

The Highly Anticipated Animated Short Premieres in New York City
Author: John “Dutch” DeSentis
Special Thanks to Peter Tatara, Tom Wayland, and Central Park Media

A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The computer animated kaiju film NEGADON: THE MONSTER FROM MARS is now playing in New York City, with more screenings scheduled for other cities in the coming months. John DeSentis was on hand the film’s NYC premiere this past Tuesday, and returns to SciFi Japan with news and photos from the event.
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