Monster of the Day

Movie posters are basically artifacts of the past, but really, it's lobby cards that brings it all back. Ah, the salad days (such as they were) of my youth.

Toho's old trilogy of Yokai films have seldom been available for viewing here in the states. Arrow has recently put out a nice Blu Ray set, but it's a pricey $100. (Although it will be available for $50 when Arrow does its fall half off sale). You can also rent them for streaming on…

Sorry about Friday, I got back from the Godzilla movies at 11:30 the previous night, which is about nine hours past when I usually get home. So I was a bit tired the next morning. Anyway, great time seeing Godzilla and Ebirah Terror of the Deep with a large crowd--250? 300?--at the gorgeous and…

So Thursday evening (7:00 CST) features the first Godzilla movie, then 9:00 features MY first Godzilla movie. Yes, it's the one that started it all for the young Ken. Love this movie.

OK, so Thursday night. The 7:00 movie is the original Godzilla / Gojira. Haven't seen it in a theater for a while now, so obviously very happy.

3:00 movie this Thursday. Again, not so much my bag. Luckily, the films playing Thursday night, which I can see, are MUCH more up my alley. More on that in the days ahead.

So with Covid currently--hopefully permanently--dormant, G-Fest returns to Chicagoland. This includes showing a slate of G-Films at my childhood home, the Pickwick Theatre. We start Thursday with the traditional four films. The first afternoon choice is Godzilla vs Hedorah--in Japanese, so no Save the Earth, sadly--playing at 1:00. There was a brief period when…

Reginald was relieved. The Magic Mirror worked, and proved Cynthia wouldn't get fat like her mother. Happy Friday, everyone! Watch something stupid this weekend.

Ghost Rider sneers at your junker.  

Aka The Return of Jimmy Hoffa. Love this period, where skeletons were as common on DC Comics covers as gorilla.