New financial world dawns Jul 15, 2008
MRS GODZILLA He s back ... Very interesting By Mrs. Godzilla why do we have American Oil companies EXPORTING Gas and Diesel ... Dear Mrs. Godzilla @ 2:27, thanks for asking. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Both spenders, but one isn't fixated on past Jul 13, 2008
Mrs. Godzilla: Wooten may be right, but I suspect it will be very close until the end. In 2004, 41. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Cinematic gems Jul 13, 2008
Needless to say, he was also very keen too to show off his proudest acquisition for 2008, the 50th anniversary release of Godzilla: The Final Wars, which was released in Japan in November 2004, or the 1949 edition of Samson and Delilah featuring a young Yul Brynner (with hair, mind you) and Italian-born actress Gina Lollobrigida. Remember, there are no reprints or reissues especially when it comes to movie programmes, so they are really hard to get, reminded Selvaraja as a way of stressing how... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
How McCain can win Jul 13, 2008
It's your chance to sound off on various topics. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Obama a flip-flopper? Jul 13, 2008
Dear Mrs. Godzilla @ 9:05, where did you ever get the idea that Andrew Sullivan is/was a conservative ... Dear Mrs. Godzilla @ 9:38, I agree that homosexuality is not a bar to effective conservative advocacy indeed, our homosexual brethren have greater need for protection from government overreach than do those with traditional sexual appetites ... I stopped using Mrs. Godzilla late last year/very early this year so I could chase McMultiname and his multiple ID s around the track during the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Planet Obama, Voter ID Jul 13, 2008
Most of those examples from Mrs. Godzilla of so called whiners did something about their situation, they didn t just sit around and wait for someone else to do it ... Dear Mrs. Godzilla @ various times, you are awfully whiny this morning ... Interesting By Mrs. Godzilla. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Intervention will notstop dollar's slide Jul 2, 2008
Talk about Bambi versus Godzilla. In other words, if the dollar is going to fall, the Treasury is completely powerless to do anything to stop it. (Asia Times Online)
Movie characters we hate loving and love hating Jul 1, 2008
Jason Voorhees had a similar career path from Friday the 13th Part 2 onward without dialogue, of course making the duos eventual clash in 2003s Freddy vs. Jason one of the screens greatest team-ups since Godzilla battled the Smog Monster. Steff (James Spader) in Pretty in Pink (1986) for that matter, almost every character played by James Spader in the 1980s: Spaders bread and butter during the Reagan years was a role he perfected over and over again,... (MSNBC -- News)
Our favorite robots Jun 27, 2008
Mechagodzilla, 'Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla' (1974). If you can believe a fire-breathing dinosaur living in the waters off Japan, a mechanical dinosaur built by aliens isn't that much of a stretch. (Florida Times-Union)
History in the making Jun 23, 2008
" Strait, a 22-year-old New Yorker who made his film debut in Sky High in 2005, is an amiable fellow with a promising career in music and movies. But he may be in denial about how preposterous 10,000 BC really is, with its tall tales of mammoth hunters who track down slave traders and foment a slave revolt during the building of the Egyptian pyramids. With its timeline jumble and anachronisms, something really is wonky. Especially because the plot hinges on his modern-style love story with... (Edmonton Sun)
Connect the bots Jun 22, 2008
5, 15, 18: Mechagodzilla "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" franchise (1974-continuing). 7, 12, 21: C3PO "Star Wars" franchise (1977-continuing). (Boston Globe)
PICKPOCKETS, GIANT SUPERHEROES AND SCHIZOPHRENIC COPS Jun 19, 2008
He balances his hero s quietly hilarious Q&A sessions with a half-serious love for old kaiju films, where the likes of Godzilla and Gamera fight other men in rubber suits. Matsumoto takes the haggard Big Man down a peg several times, like when he actively flees from a North Korean demon after it breaks his nose; but its all in good fun. (New York Press)
* [FILM REVIEW] This Hulk doesnt pull its punches Jun 13, 2008
And if the Hulk were never Banner, he would be like Godzilla, who tears things up real good but is otherwise, dare I say, one-dimensional. PHOTO COURTESY OF UIP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ape applicant vies for star on Walk of Fame Jun 12, 2008
The petition notes that Cheeta's canine colleagues Lassie, and 1920s stars Rin Tin Tin and Strongheart are immortalized on the boulevard, along with fictional animals Kermit the Frog, Godzilla and Donald Duck. "He's up against really big celebrities," Ana Martinez-Holler, a spokeswoman for the Chamber of Commerce said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Evolution of the action film Jun 12, 2008
"Godzilla" set the tone in the summer of 1998, and blockbusters since have been mostly big and disappointing. George Lucas' second "Star Wars" trilogy (1999-2005) was hit-and-miss. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
The Citizen's Cinema Jun 10, 2008
TheCitizensCinema wrote on Jun 9, 2008 10:06 AM:" I wonder how someone would react to "Cloverfield" were they sheltered for a week, told nothing of the outside world and then forced to watch the film. Of course, one would have to control for the subject's consciousness of the experiment. If the viewer suspects something's up, chances are they'll see through the test. (This consideration is my psychology major at work).Assuming that's not an issue, I wonder whether the viewer would recoil in... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Action's Evolution Jun 8, 2008
"Godzilla" set the tone in the summer of 1998, and blockbusters since have been mostly big and disappointing. George Lucas' second "Star Wars" trilogy (1999-2005) was hit and miss. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Iphone Invades Sony Territory Jun 5, 2008
This should be the most interesting fight to take place in Japan since Godzilla battled Mothra ... After all, Mothra was defeated by Godzilla. (Forbes -- Technology)
The Orphanage May 31, 2008
There's Godzilla, generally read as an allegory for the atom bomb's assault on Japan and there are the early films of America's schlockmeisters, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and George Romero, who acknowledge the Vietnam war as an inspiration for the vividness of their style in manufacturing mayhem. War, too, has left its mark on the fantasy films of Spain and Latin America. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gina Carano Interview May 31, 2008
IGN: Is it weird to see yourself in commercials walking through cities Godzilla-style ... I am far from Godzilla or a Soviet assassin, so it's fun to be able to play these types of roles which are a departure from me. (IGN PC Games)
he'd gush about Spielberg's latest Indiana Jones flick May 29, 2008
First, Spielberg has to compete for his stolen, degraded audience (kidnapped by Peter Jackson and Gore Verbinski; simplified by National Treasure, Godzilla, The Mummy). Then, he needs to work through the geo-political quandary of post-9/11 pop. This is what makes the series of cliffhangers more than rote; their flamboyance becomes trenchant. (New York Press)
Ghoulish goings-on May 28, 2008
This year features one of the grandest monsters ever to crush a city battling an equally gigantic robotic version of himself in "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla." And if cheesy '70s horror flicks featuring gratuitous female nudity and inane plotlines are more your thing, then you're likely to find the Spanish film "The Werewolf vs. Vampire Woman" to be fangtastic. THE 411: $15. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
John Cusack to play hero in disaster flick May 20, 2008
Emmerich, known for such big-budget disaster movies as "Independence Day" and "Godzilla," is directing the project from a script he worked on with his "10,000 BC" co-writer Harald Kloser. "2012" was the first big spec script to hit the market after the 100-day Hollywood writers strike ended in February. (Reuters)
Cannes Festival Notebook: Cannes: Where reality intrudes, like a goat, on fantasy May 20, 2008
Each year a Big Hollywood movie clomps into the Cannes Film Festival like Godzilla, stirring up an orchestrated panic among media members frantic to get a piece of the action for the folks (and editors) back home. Two years ago the beastie was called "The Da Vinci Code," which withstood mass attacks to conquer the world box office. (International Herald Tribune)
Arlo Guthrie fishes for Dylan May 20, 2008
When they arrived in Sydney in 2005, a crowd stampeded past them when they wandered into a "Godzilla" film shoot. Australian cities are so far apart, they had to fly from stop to stop within the country. (Dowagiac News, MI)
'The Real World: Brooklyn'? My Dreams Are Finally Coming True, In Bigger Than The Sound May 14, 2008
Or, as a MySpace commenter astutely puts it, "It's like a Godzilla movie, except instead of destroying the city, you just rock." Totally. 2. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Reno: Movin' On Up May 4, 2008
A featured item in the long pastry counter is the Godzilla eclair, a chocolate monster the size of a meat loaf. I dodged Godzilla and opted for gelato to take back to the room. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Cloverfield’ hype drew attention from film May 2, 2008
Cloverfield, you see, is a completely typical monster movie along the lines of Godzilla or King Kong or even 2006 s The Host that had a very atypical protagonist. This is actually an entire movie about cannon fodder. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
DVD reviews: Cloverfield, Charlie Wilson May 2, 2008
Using a cast of unknowns to accentuate authenticity, Cloverfield is told entirely from the perspective of a hand-held camera that had been recording a farewell party among friends, the lens turned on the chaos that results as the Godzilla wannabe tears up the town ... The disc also has detailed making-of segments featuring the cast and crew including producer J.J. Abrams, whose trip to Japan with his son made him lament that America did not have a resident movie monster such as... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Lizzy Caplan and Jessica Lucas in 'Cloverfield' Apr 22, 2008
As a monster, Clover (the designers' name for it) never has quite the personality of a Godzilla or King Kong. More, the film was hindered by overblown comparisons to "The Blair Witch Project," specifically regarding the shaky visuals' effects on intestinal fortitude. (Zap2it.com)
How 'Godzilla' led to one of year's biggest hits Apr 22, 2008
How 'Godzilla' led to 'Cloverfield' - CNN.com ... Visiting Tokyo with his son a few years ago, producer J.J. Abrams was struck by the omnipresence of Godzilla in toy stores half a century after the giant reptile first terrorized Japan ... "I thought it would be so great if we had our own monster movie, not just 'Godzilla,' not just 'King Kong,' " said Abrams, creator of TV's "Lost" whose big-screen credits include directing "Mission: Impossible III" and the upcoming "Star Trek.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Subway Chain Sued by Toho Over the Unauthorized Use of Godzilla in TV Ads Apr 17, 2008
Subway Sued by Toho Over Unauthorized Godzilla Advertisements ... April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Subway, the largest U.S. restaurant chain, was sued by , the Japanese maker of the Godzilla movies, which said the prehistoric monster was used without permission in Subway's television advertisements ... Subway ``not only intentionally created a character that closely resembles Godzilla in its physical appearance, but placed the character in a setting, a Japanese city under attack, that is widely... (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Oscar-winner, monster and witty ditties Apr 11, 2008
The baby behemoth, named Crusoe, is mostly gentle and comically clumsy, at least until the second hour of the movie, when Crusoe turns into Scotland's answer to Godzilla. Expertly acted, technically impressive and guaranteed to scare the pants off of most grade-schoolers, ``Horse'' is, as they say in the United Kingdom, neither fish nor fowl. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
8 Charged As Adults In Beating Case Apr 11, 2008
Posted by ( godzilla ) on April 11, 2008 at 1:03 a.m. ( ). A civil suit would do more harm than good. (Tampa Tribune)
Screen on the Green lineup announced Apr 10, 2008
That s like saying if they show Roots, more people will be black or a Godzilla move will bring more Asians ... That s like saying if they show Roots, more people will be black or a Godzilla move will bring more Asians. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Charlton Heston Apr 8, 2008
Moses (in The Ten Commandments), Michelangelo (The Agony and the Ecstasy), Rodrigo Diaz (El Cid), Judah Ben-Hur in the Godzilla of Biblical epics: he slipped into these outsize figures as if into a second skin, stamped his strong visage on theirs. He also, actually, did play God once in the 1990 Paul Hogan comedy Almost an Angel but he had revealed his movie divinity long before that. (Time.com)
Fox + 'Idol' = odd winning formula Apr 2, 2008
Fairly assessing progress will thus have to wait until January, when "Idol" -- which CBS Corp. chief Leslie Moonves rightly labeled a "monster" -- again starts its Godzilla routine, laying waste to the TV landscape. On the plus side for Fox, "Idol's" warming glow exhibits no immediate signs of fading, and the strike has rendered this a throwaway season for everyone. (Variety)
Disney Calling All Robots Mar 27, 2008
There's not much known about the flick but, according to , Dougherty wants to "tell a story that's a throwback to old Godzilla movies. I grew up watching Godzilla movies. This film is very much rooted in those movies.". "It's a film we just could not make in live action or traditional animation," Dougherty said about making the film using motion-capture. (Suite101.com)
Michael Dougherty calls 'All Robots' Mar 27, 2008
Details of the project are being kept under wraps, but it uses performance capture to "tell a story that's a throwback to old Godzilla movies," Dougherty said. "I grew up watching Godzilla movies. This film is very much rooted in those movies.". (Variety)
Brittany Snow, Bradley Cooper feel the horror Mar 26, 2008
referred to director Kitamura (Godzilla: Final Wars) as potentially Japans Quentin Tarantino, a young director with a flare for action and fast paced films. Coming: May 16Web site. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Reporter's notebook: Octopus consumes Hong Kong Mar 26, 2008
It sounds like an old Godzilla movie, but it's actually an interesting wireless factoid from a weekend in Hong Kong. I was taking the #6 bus from Central to Stanley, a ride known by locals for its similarity to a roller coaster as it whips around a narrow road cut into the south island hills. (EETimes)
Taking on the Godzilla of video-sharing sites Mar 24, 2008
But worldwide, YouTube remains the Godzilla of video-sharing sites, with 258 million unique visitors in January, compared with 32 million for Dailymotion, according to ComScore. Today in Business with Reuters. (International Herald Tribune)
Time stands still| Mar 20, 2008
It certainly doesn't bother director Roland Emmerich ('Independence Day', 'Godzilla', 'Day After Tomorrow') who apparently didn't feel the need to learn a thing about the year 10000 BC before he made a movie with that very name. He also decided it wasnt necessary to know anything about natural history, evolution, pre-historic man, the pyramids, the Nile or basic ecology. (iAfrica.com)
When poetry is not prettyDoes firm play on vanity? Mar 15, 2008
One writers group calls the company the "Godzilla of the vanity publishing world." ... Godzilla of vanity publishing ... The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc., called the company the "Godzilla of the vanity publishing world" on its Web site. (Owings Mills Times, MD)
10,000 B.C. leads weekend box office Mar 10, 2008
His previous hits have included Independence Day and Godzilla, with his best debut coming four years ago with The Day After Tomorrow, which hauled in $68. 7-million in its opening weekend. (Globe and Mail)
'10000 BC' quest for early flair is just too Neanderthal Mar 8, 2008
Anyone who thinks they don't make 'em like they used to will be glad to discover "10,000 B.C." The movie, from director Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day," "Godzilla," "The Day After Tomorrow"), isn't trying for the realism of "Quest for Fire," the 1981 drama that's still the Cro-Magnon opus to beat. Emmerich just wants to make a simple, old-style adventure about the power of myth and pelt-wearing homo sapiens in love. (New York Daily News)
Director Has His Day With '10,000 BC' Mar 7, 2008
While he wowed audiences with the visual effects in the modern day settings in the blockbusters "Independence Day," "Godzilla" and "The Day After Tomorrow," director Roland Emmerich faced a stark irony in getting his latest epic, "10,000 BC" to come to life on the big screen. Essentially, the writer-director-producer was stuck in the middle of a back to the future catch-22: To bring to life a film set in pre-historic times, Emmerich had to wait for technology to catch up. (Click2Houston, TX)
Lewis: The ACTION 5! Mar 6, 2008
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For an icy 10000 BC look, try NZ Mar 3, 2008
The German-born director of special effects-filled blockbusters, Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow, was searching for a mountainous, snow-covered location for one key scene in his new epic, 10,000 BC.. The movie was scheduled to be shot in South Africa and Namibia in eight weeks' time. (Ninemsn)
Land before time: 11 great prehistoric flicks Mar 1, 2008
It probably wont be a paragon of scientific accuracy, judging by Emmerichs previous track record on Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and Godzilla. But Hollywood has a history of mining prehistory for entertainment value over archaeological exactness or, as legendary animator Ray Harryhausen once put it, professors probably dont go to the cinema anyway. (MSNBC -- News)
Farewell to Ferreira Mar 1, 2008
EF: I love science fiction movies like Godzilla. I love thing like the God Father, American Gangster, Saving Private Ryan. (Gobulldogs.com)
Downtown gets boost from Facebook influx Feb 28, 2008
The August article, "Facebook takes over Palo Alto," features an illustration of Godzilla destroying buildings. It got people gossiping but doesn't ring true, Carnevale said, noting it wasn't tough to find the downtown apartment she's moving to in April. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Can you write a Wacky caption? Feb 24, 2008
A man sleeps under a Godzilla statue near a bar in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. The sleeping man appeared to be the victim of too much Chinese New Year celebrations. (Montana Standard, MT)
Beowulf, we hardly knew you Feb 24, 2008
This makes the film more like Beowulf & American Oil Companies Versus King Kong & Godzilla. Zemeckis won an Oscar for Forrest Gump, a heartwarming film about a loveable man who's not very smart. (Globe and Mail)
David Mamet: The heady task of chronicling an unruly life Feb 22, 2008
He has written 11 nonfiction books ventilating on everything from the movie business ("Bambi vs. Godzilla") to anti-Semitism and Jewish self-hatred ("The Wicked Son"). He has written three novels and directed commercials for Ford. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Emmerich's 2012 Feb 21, 2008
IGN FilmForce profiles the director of ID4, The Patriot, and Godzilla. Connections for 2012. (IGN FilmForce)
The Cougar Lounge - A Brief Period Of Lunacy Feb 18, 2008
We got a large dictatorial country hosting the planet's premier sporting event [check] and we got a large greedy corporate company broadcasting said event [check] all we need now is either a giant, marauding, robotic Easter Bunny to wade over from Monster Island [a la Godzilla] bringing his friends Rodan and Mothra or assurances that we all think nice and happy thoughts about China for three weeks out of the year. It appears to be the latter as British athletes are being forced to sign... (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Antiques & Collecting: There's no need to fear, Ultraman is here Feb 16, 2008
30-day news archives. " The bottom is inverted about 2 inches into itself, so it held less liquid than a bottle with a flat bottom. What could it have held?A: In 1933, Prohibition was repealed and it was legal to sell bottled alcoholic beverages. The law also required wording prohibiting reuse of the bottle to be sure only the original, approved contents were inside. This protected the health of users and also made sure all required taxes were paid. The indent in the bottom of the bottle is... (Florida Today)
The Spiderwick Chronicles Feb 15, 2008
For example, Cloverfield is Godzilla meets The Blair Witch Project and Fool's Gold is How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days meets National Treasure. By that same token, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a sanitized version of Evil Dead 2 meets Gremlins -- a scrappy and sometimes scary supernatural tale that features a dangerous book and some even more dangerous critters who will stop at nothing to get it. (IGN FilmForce)
What the hell?| Feb 14, 2008
Cloverfield' is the 'Godzilla' for the YouTube generation, where everybody has a camera phone; where shaky, grainy footage of Saddam's execution appears online within minutes; where over 37 million people have watched a home movie clip of a baby laughing. One of those people might very well have been Hudd, an average 20-something New Yorker tasked with filming his best friend Rob's farewell party. (iAfrica.com)
Win a 'Cloverfield' DVD camera! Feb 14, 2008
It's 'Godzilla' meets 'The Blair Witch Project. It's 'Cloverfield. (iAfrica.com)
Omar seeks to settle Feb 12, 2008
It was funny when Omar came out blazing on Marlowe s crew and how people were running and screaming It s Omar Omar s coming It was like Godzilla attacking Tokoyo. Also, McNulty is a hoot, kidnapping the homeless guy, this was so funny. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cloverfield UK Review Feb 8, 2008
This faux-amateur approach really does work unbelievably effectively, to the point where you wonder, "Why aren't all disaster movies filmed like this?" Cloverfield makes movies like Godzilla and Spielberg's War of the Worlds seem incredibly staged and predictable, and that's one hell of an achievement. The movie gives the impression that Reeves and Abrams ; great buddies since college ; discussed the simple but brilliant concept behind the film and said "wouldn't this be cool? Let's try it and... (IGN FilmForce)
Conspiracy Theories Behind Those Cut Undersea Cables Feb 7, 2008
Seriously, everyone knows it was Godzilla. Comment by bb - February 6, 2008 at. (Wall Street Journal)
Giant flaw in Pats' perfection: New York reigns in Super Bowl Feb 4, 2008
"There was no Godzilla factor. We played them like they were another team, like it was any other Sunday.". There'd been a month of Sundays like this. (USA Today -- Sports)
