Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira?) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho, directed by Ishirō Honda, and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko ...

While Godzilla has gone through many cosmetic alterations and personality shake-ups throughout what the Guinness Book of World Records calls the longest-running franchise in the history of cinema, one ...

He was the King of the Monster Movies. Akira Takarada, a Japanese actor and voiceover artist best known for appearing in the original 1954 “Godzilla,” died Monday at age 87. His passing was confirmed ...

Forget 1998's ridiculous Roland Emmerich reboot. Forget the Godzooky-marred Hanna Barbera cartoon. Forget even 1968's ultimate creature feature Destroy All Monsters, great though it is. The real ...

First up is 1954’s Gojira, the original black-and-white kaiju (monster) film from Toho Co. Ltd. After a fantastic opening score, I see a certainProfessor Yamane — who is either a zoologist or ...

What caught my eye is that they are screening, as part of Kinematifest, one of my favorite movies. It’s the original 1954 version of GODZILLA (not the Raymond Burr English-dub, but the original ...

The philosopher Noel Carroll believes that most monster movies begin with two movements. The first is called the "Onset," in which it becomes apparent that the world of the movie is under attack from ...

Director Gareth Edwards’s Godzilla reboot has already crossed the $200 million line in worldwide box office and has mostly been considered—my own views notwithstanding—a critical success as well. But ...

I am Benjamin Crabtree, and I am a Feature Writer for Collider. I am also the creator of CrabtreeCinema.com and cohost of the upcoming Celluloid Noise Podcast. Beyond writing and talking about cinema, ...

Godzilla is indeed capable of flight, but maybe its for the best that he doesn't really use that ability much.