kaiju_other_cinema David Cox audio opensource_audio REP'S PICKS "Monster Island" Just in time for the post-Thanksgiving bloat, Australian David Cox and Patrick Macias have put together a two-hour rubber-movie-monster fest, with battle scenes from the original "Godzilla," as well as images of creatures including Mothra, Gamera, Gigan, Rodan, Hedorah, King Ghidora and more. If you've ever wondered what strange beasts came before the magic of CGI animation, this is it. Postwar Japanese monster movies revolutionized the genre, before it was revolutionized again. 8:30 p.m. Sat. $5. A.T.A. Gallery, 992 Valencia St., S.F. (415) 648-0654. www.othercinema.com. (From the San Francisco Chronicle, 23rd November 2006) 2006-11-25 2006 Kaiju Lecture http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ 2006-11-26 22:03:25 2006-11-26 22:03:06 dcox@netspace.net.au David Cox 2006-11-26 22:08:03 1:45 OTHER CINEMA - November 25th GIANT MONSTERS AND BEYOND TOTAL AND UTTER DEVASTATION OF CITIES BY MONSTERS Gojira, 1954 - most scary moments of WMD madness compare next to Gamera destruction (ultra-realistic recent version) Explain Toho (Godzilla) studio vs Daiei studio (Gamera), the cashing-in on kaiju by “Godzilla wannabes”. '60s POLITICAL COUNTERCULTURE & PSYCHEDELIA Godzilla vs Hedorah - Wierd-Ass psychedelic tripped out freaks with Godzilla & Hedora and that amazing multi-screen and animation Godzilla vs Gigan - Theme park hippies & bomb, general MONSTERS HAVE SEX IN PUBLIC Compare Hedora-as-Vagina with - Godzilla & Sexual imagery - 2 clips Hedorah Godzilla 2000 REVISIONIST HISTORY AND WWII xGodzilla versus King Gidorah Japanese dealing with Imperialism and its after-effects using dinosaurs to express it all. The godzilla movie with the US Flag and US Navy inserted for US sale THE PEANUTS SINGING “THE MOTHRA SONG” Godzilla vs King Ghidora - flashback to WWII pacific war, contemplative stand off GIANT MOTHS ARE ABOUT PEACE AND THE EARTH Mothra original ---------the peanuts song / 'enviro' earth first message THE JAMES DEAN CURSE HITS JAPAN Godzilla Monster Zero - the Nick Adams tragedy, the amazing 'highland fling' Godzilla-victory-dance and Kumi Mizuno later being the head honcho of the EDF in Godzilla Final Wars KITAMURA'S KAIJU MASTERPIECE - GODZILLA FINAL WARS Godzilla Final Wars - first opening moments, then 'all out attack on major cities' 2006-11-26 22:18:16 David Cox