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A CGI Gojira Worthy of His Name

At last kaiju fans have the first-ever footage of a CGI Gojira who looks really freakin' great — and of course, it's just a dream. Literally. This clip is from a dream sequence in last fall's Always 2, the sequel to Japan's much-loved 1950s comedy-nostalgia flick. Always is basically Japan's equivalent of the U.S. TV show Happy Days: the 1950s remembered with a serious dose of sugar-coating. And yet in this scene, where one of the main characters dreams of facing off against the Big G, many people's dreams are realized. At least, those of us who are still trying to erase from our minds the memory of the awful CGI in 1998's U.S. Godzilla. Here's hoping for an awesome CGI Gojira flick that ain't just a dream.

11:30 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Annalee Newitz
13,659 views, 54 comments

Latest by DSTRYA: @vjmurphy: technically speaking, a CG Gojira could be shot motion-capture and you would still basically have a guy in a suit-- tho instead of a rubber suit it would be a black unitard w/ ping-pong balls. Plus, w/ CG you can more »

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io9 Talks To Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves

Cloverfield opens today, ending months of internet speculation and Slusho tie-in controversies. We spoke to the man behind the movie, Matt Reeves. He took time out of his busy day, where he's poised to count bags of incoming cash and laugh maniacally, to talk to us about Gojira, David Schwimmer, and the big secret at the end of the movie. Check out the interview inside, and steel yourself for one of the nicest guys we've ever met in Hollywood. More »

9:50 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Kevin Kelly
20,100 views, 23 comments

Latest by thorshammer: @Szin: 80 minutes? more »

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Nevermind the Monster -- Cloverfield Is All About 9/11

All this rampant speculation about the Cloverfield monster has been distraction from the real thrill of the movie: Getting to watch a reenactment of 9/11 without all the scary political implications and the guilt over one's fascination with mass death. Like the disturbing original Gojira from 1954, Cloverfield is a monster movie whose purpose is nakedly therapeutic. New York must recover from the historical trauma of 9/11, and what better way than by containing its reenactment in a completely generic story whose monster-comes-to-town-monster-leaves-town narrative structure is as familiar as the fairy tales we heard as kids? (spoilers ahead) More »

8:40 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Annalee Newitz
8,974 views, 36 comments

Latest by ceejeemcbeegee: I still say that Statue of Liberty head was way too small. That is all. more »

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Destroy All Boring Art, With Godzilla

Godzilla may have started off as a metaphor for nuclear devastation, but he's become an amazingly versatile symbol over the years. Besides starring in dozens of movies, he's become a touchstone for artists everywhere. He's a parade float in Japan, and Susan Bartley, a middle-aged woman in the Midwest has been painting Godzillas for years. Godzilla stomps through street art and stencils, Warhol-esque pop art and Ukiyo-e-style woodprints. Not to mention the church sign that proclaims happily, "Happiness Is Submission To Godzilla." He's not just the king of monsters, he's the ruler of artists' models.

6:08 PM on Sun Jun 25 2006
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,750 views, Comment