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Godzilla Minus One, the 37th installment in the Godzilla film franchise, has surpassed another major milestone at the box office.

Officially, the latest Godzilla film from Toho Studios has surpassed $100 million worldwide at the box office, per DiscussingFilm. The movie recently reached the $50 million mark at the domestic box office, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese-language film to ever be released in the United States.

Related Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Showrunner Reveals the 'Special Sauce' They Used for the Series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters showrunners explain how the shows style contributes to the broader Monsterverse franchise. ‘Godzilla Minus ONE’ has passed $100M worldwide. pic.twitter.com/YjKoArQrtv — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 17, 2024 Great #GodzillaMinusOne screening tonite @ #Lucasfilm. Was introduced to director Yamazaki after the Q&a. He was also gracious enough to sign my copy of the Jpn theater program. A Godzillian thanks to Ken Ibrahim & #DaveFiloni! More tomorrow! #Godzilla #Kaiju #Ilmvfx pic.

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of Super Sentai: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger – The Classic Manga Collection by Shotaro Ishinomori, the original manga that helped inspire decades of Super Sentai adventures and later gave rise to the Power Rangers–in English for the first time ever!

Manga cover for “Super Sentai”

An evil secret society called the Black Cross Army threatens world peace, and only an elite task force known as the Earth Guard League (Eagle) can stop them. After the Black Cross Army destroys Eagle’s headquarters across Japan, only five young recruits survive. Hiding in a secret underground base, they are given enhanced battlesuits that empower them with superhuman abilities, transforming the youths into an unstoppable squad to combat evil.

Tied to the first Japanese Super Sentai tokusatsu TV series ever made, this genre-defining work laid the groundwork for decades of such adventures, including the...

With the dog days of summer still upon us, here are a bunch of new home releases coming out this week that should help keep you entertained from the comfort of your own home. Arrow Video is doing the lord’s work this Tuesday, with a handful of killer collections that genre fans are going to want to pick up, including Flash Gordon in 4K, The Last House on the Left, Pitch Black and Gamera: The Complete Collection.

Scream Factory is also unleashing Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell this week, Cursed Films is being released by Rlje Films, and Alice Lowe’s Prevenge is finally coming home on both Blu and DVD. Other notable releases for August 18th include Open 24 Hours, The Barge People, Cannibal Corpse Killers, and Paramount has put together a Thrills & Chills 4 pack of movies which includes Pet Sematary (2019), A Quiet Place, Overlord and Crawl.

Gamera fans rejoice! Arrow Video is releasing Gamera: The Complete Collection, an insane new limited collector's edition blu-ray box set, on August 18, 2020 in the US and August 17, 2020 in the UK. This limited edition collectors' set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the "friend of all children" in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.

Gamera: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray Boxset Contents

&#8226 Limited collectors' edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank&#8226 Casebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discs&#8226 High Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with lossless original Japanese audio and a complete collection of English dub tracks, including classic American International dubs on the &#8226 Showa-era films remastered from original MGM elements&#8226 Hardback 130-page comic book including a full-colour...

Arrow has provided us with official release details, a look at the cover art, and the new trailer for Gamera: The Complete Collection. This 8-disc set will be released on 8/18 in North America and 8/17 in the UK:

"This limited edition collectors' set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the "friend of all children" in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made."

Collector's Edition Box Set Contents

Limited collectors' edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank Casebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discs High Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with lossless original Japanese audio and a complete collection of English dub tracks, including classic American International dubs on the Showa-era films remastered from original MGM elements Hardback 130-page comic book...

“Our ancient legends did mention fire-eating turtles, but in the 20th century, I must admit it’s very difficult to believe.”

For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyone’s favorite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe Blu-ray boxset.

Gamera: The Complete Collection is coming August 18th From Arrow Video. Pre-order Here. Check out the Gamera: The Complete Collection trailer:

This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.

Collector’S Edition Box Set Contents

Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt FrankCasebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discsHigh Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with...

The original hero in a half-shell returns! For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyone’s favourite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe Blu-ray boxset.

This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.

Limited Edition Contents

• Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank

• All twelve uncut original Japanese versions of the films in high definition, with lossless Japanese and English audio

• 4K restorations of the critically acclaimed Heisei trilogy

• Hours of new and archive bonus features, expert commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, and the worldwide Blu-ray premiere of Gammera The Invincible (the American theatrical version...

9 Godzilla Films in Twenty-four hour Livestream

Shout! Factory TV And Famous Monsters Of Filmland Present Kaiju Movie Marathon Featuring Nine Godzilla Films, Hosted By Kaiju Expert August Ragone, To Premiere On Shout! Factory TV Live And Pluto TV July 18th Featuring Godzilla: the Uncut Japanese Original, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Rodan, Mothra vs. Godzila, Ghidorah: the Three-Headed ...

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Now expanding to the Big Apple, the New York Haunted Hayride will take place on October 2nd. Also: details on both Tales from Beyond the Pale at Fantasia International Film Festival and a kaiju marathon of Godzilla-sized proportions on Shout! Factory TV.

New York City Haunted Hayride: Press Release: "Ten Thirty One Productions (Tto), the worldwide leader in producing live horror attractions, will expand the most popular Halloween attraction in the country, Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, to New York City this October for the first time ever. The wildly popular attraction, annually held in Los Angeles, led Mark Cuban to make the largest investment in “Shark Tank” history as well as a second investment by Live Nation. Tto will now be bringing its biggest and best scares from seven years of haunting the west coast to the east coast for the most horrifying experience in town.

“This expansion to...

The votes are in on this year’s 13th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards and Famous Monsters of Filmland made a big splash! Thank you to all of our fans and readers who honored us with Best Classic Magazine of 2015! Congratulations to August Ragone for Best Article (‘The Complete Godzilla Chronology, 1954-2004’, FM #275) and to our cover artist Bob Eggleton for winning Best Artist Of The Year!

We also received Honorable Mentions in the categories of Best Interview for Joe Moe‘s interview with John Logan (FM #276), Best Overall Issue for Famous Monsters #272 (Richard Matheson), and Best Cover for Famous Monsters #272 by Simon Thorpe.

See the full list of winners here!

Arlington, Va. – The long-awaited release of Clive Barker’s extended version of Nightbreed and a pair of books celebrating science fiction classics were among top winners in the 13th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, announced Wednesday after...

We are happy to announce the return of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for their thirteenth year! Famous Monsters has been honored with six nominations, including Best Magazine, Best Article (for ‘The Complete Godzilla Chronology, 1954-2004’ by August Ragone), and more!

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Best Magazine Of 2014

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Best Article

– ‘The Complete Godzilla Chronology,1954-2004,’ by August Ragone. Famous Monsters Of Filmland #274.

Best Interview (Award goes to interviewer)

– Joe Moe, interview with creator John Logan about Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. Famous Monsters Of...

Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut (Scream Factory)

This limited special edition of Clive Barker’s heavily discussed alternate cut has finally arrived. For fans of the film, this version is everything you wanted. More monsters and more narrative allow the film to progress more fitting to Barker’s intention and style.

Godzilla by Akira Ifukube (Death Waltz Records)

Beautiful. The guys from Death Waltz have again given genre fans something to be excited about. The 1954 soundtrack of Toho’s “Godzilla” is stunning, a true pleasure to hear on vinyl.

Phantom of the Opera by Rupert Julian (One Way Static Records)

The septet UK group The Laze released their accompaniment for 1925’s “Phantom of the Opera” off One Way Static Records. Styled with a range of musical influences the group makes a worthy companion score to the classic film.

The Innocents (1961) directed by Jack Clayton (Criterion Collection)

One of the greatest classic...

Gareth Edwards' Godzilla reignited interest for the King of the Monsters, and a sequel for the blockbuster was a bit of a no-brainer after the movie debuted to almost $100 million domestic on its opening weekend. While Legendary Pictures' Godzilla 2 isn't due out until June 8, 2018, the beast won't be resting for four years. The creature's owner, Toho Company Ltd., which leased the rights to the character to Legendary, can still make their own Godzilla movies separate from the new universe Legendary set up earlier this summer. Various Japanese publications have revealed that a new, untitled, Japanese-made Godzilla is being readied for release in 2016. Hit the jump for more. August Ragone has compiled several Japanese articles to report that Toho has launched the "Godzilla Conference" (they must have the best lanyards of all-time), "to discuss and decide a wide range of strategies for promoting the Big G, including, but not limited to motion pictures.

Has it really been a decade since the last Toho-produced Godzilla film, Godzilla: Final Wars, hit screens? Thanks to the worldwide box offices success of Gareth Edwards' 2014 film and, I am sure, a bout of national pride, or bruised egos, the studio announced: "The time has come to make a film that will not bow down to the Hollywood film." They will make a new Godzilla film for release in Japan in 2016. Via August Ragone at The Good, The Bad, And Godzilla: "With the success of the Hollywood version of Godzilla, we decided on a new [domestic] production," said Mr. Ueda [Taiji, Project Leader for Toho]] at today's press conference. The new production will be handled by Toho, in-house. "The screenplay is currently in development and we plan...

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Every year, the Classic Horror Film Board recognizes the best in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy realm with the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Fans of the genre can vote for their favorites in over thirty categories, and this year, Cinelinx would like to ask you to vote for one of our own, staff writer Victor Medina, as Reviewer of the Year (Category 29)! We've even included the ballot below so you can vote!

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