"The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga" Official Trailer

by Armand Vaquer

Above, Jonathan Bellés at Ginza Crossing in Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Now available on YouTube (and here, below) is the official trailer for The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga, a documentary film on Godzilla by Jonathan Bellés.


 

For more, go here.

"The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga" Trailer Is Coming

by Armand Vaquer

Above, Jonathan Bellés with the Toho Studios Godzilla statue. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Documentary producer Jonathan Bellés has a new trailer on his documentary, The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga, that will be available July 1. He has been working on this documentary since 2014.

Discover the new documentary film about Godzilla, The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga created by Spanish film director Jonathan Bellés who will introduce us to the origin of this legend who will introduce us to the origin of this legend. It’s connections with the Atomic Bomb and the Nuclear Threat are well known, but how has this affected for more than 60 years of Godzilla movies? This documentary film discovers this story through interviews with more than 20 Japanese artists that have worked on the Godzilla movies from 1954 until now. Some of these faces are Akira Takarada, Haruo Nakajima, Akira Kubo, Yukiko Kobayashi, Shusuke Kaneko, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Koichi Kawakita, Ishii Yoshikatzu, Shinji Higuchi among others. Follow us on @Dawnofkaiju and www.451prods.com. 

This trailer is available with English, Spanish and French subtitles.

Above, special effects director Eiichi Asada is interviewed for the documentary at Toho Studios. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

For the website for The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga, go here. 

UFOs: How Aliens Should Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Well it looks like a senario from the sci-fi classic "The Day The Earth Stood Still" may come to pass yet. According to new documentary aliens from other worlds don't care much for nuclear weapons and our potential use of them on ourselves ... or possibly them.

I refer to Klaatu:

"... you will forgive me if I speak bluntly. The universe grows smaller every day, and the threat of aggression by any group, anywhere, can no longer be tolerated. There must be security for all, or no one is secure. Now, this does not mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act irresponsibly. Your ancestors knew this when they made laws to govern themselves and hired policemen to enforce them. We, of the other planets, have long accepted this principle. We have an organization for the mutual protection of all planets and for the complete elimination of aggression. The test of any such higher authority is, of course, the police force that supports it. For our policemen, we created a race of robots. Their function is to patrol the planets in spaceships like this one and preserve the peace. In matters of aggression, we have given them absolute power over us. This power cannot be revoked. At the first sign of violence, they act automatically against the aggressor. The penalty for provoking their action is too terrible to risk. The result is, we live in peace, without arms or armies, secure in the knowledge that we are free from aggression and war. Free to pursue more... profitable enterprises. Now, we do not pretend to have achieved perfection, but we do have a system, and it works. I came here to give you these facts. It is no concern of ours how you run your own planet, but if you threaten to extend your violence, this Earth of yours will be reduced to a burned-out cinder. Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you."

From UK Progressive:

"Visitors from outer space obviously do not like nuclear stuff in the hands of humans. Otherwise, why focus on shutting down nuclear sites? Any force powerful enough to shut down nuclear weapon silos is so far beyond the capabilities of earthlings that they can dictate whatever they want. Still, why shut down missile sites? If “intention” is exposed by activity, then their message says nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons should go the way of the dodo bird."

Check this out:



"There are many, many documentaries about UFOs but mostly ill conceived, unsubstantiated and horribly contrived. UAMN’s may be one of the only films that seems credible (hopefully, maybe) because of the quality of first-hand witness accounts and use of declassified military documents.

“UFOs and Nukes: The Secret Link Revealed” is a Robert Hastings film. He was born in Albuquerque, NM in 1950 at a military base where atomic weapons were engineered. His father served in the USAF. From 1966-67, the family stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. During one particular incident of UFO activity over a Minuteman missile site, Hastings personally witnessed five UFOs tracked on radar at base air control. That experience led to a lifetime of research. The film’s message comes thru very clearly. Humans should not be messing around with nuclear power. Didn’t Einstein also say that?

Hasting’s film is based upon declassified U.S. government documents and personal accounts of military officers, revealing that, as early as December 1948, UFOs began showing up at American nuclear laboratories, bomb storage depots, weapons tests grounds, and as time went on, intercontinental weapons missile sites."

New Documentary, Dr MegaVolt: From Geek to Superhero, to Premiere at Comic-Con

From PR Newswire

Filmmaker Victoria Charters announces the world premiere of her documentary, Dr MegaVolt: From Geek to Superhero, on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (http://www.comic-con.org/cci/film-festival). The 1-hour, 12-minute screening will take place in the Grand Ballroom D of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, 1 Market Place, San Diego, California, from 2:35 pm - 4:05 pm. The independent film features Austin Richards, PhD, aka Dr MegaVolt, a physicist who has been enchanting friends, colleagues, and the media since 1997 with his high-voltage performances employing Tesla coils while he is enclosed in a metal Faraday suit. The result is a spectacular "lightning" show.

The film chronicles Austin Richards' journey from a precocious and curious young boy who loved to play with electricity, to a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley where he built a giant Tesla coil. The movie highlights Dr MegaVolt's escapades as a legendary and popular performing artist at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, as the guest star on many science-minded TV specials, and when he added a female performer, Victoria Charters, to his performance, delighting the audience with "his and her" high voltage adventures.

According to writer/director/producer Victoria Charters, "This is a story about the spirit of science and the intersection of art and science in Industrial Art. Themes explored include love of extreme experiences, a driving passion to understand the physical world through science, creativity and collaboration, invention, and ultimately the responsibility of "passing the baton" in a world where tactile learning is out and digital is in."

Dr MegaVolt: From Geek to Superhero digital video is now available for pre-order purchase on VHX: https://drmegavoltfromgeektosuperhero.vhx.tv/buy/dr-megavolt-from-geek-to-superhero; the scheduled release date is July 17, 2015.

For more information about Dr MegaVolt, please visit http://drmegavolt.com/ or his Internet Movie Database (IMDb) page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3905450. For additional information about the filmmaker, please go to Victoria Charter's IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153559.

Dynamite Baby, Grindhouse Dynamite!

Written By: Terri Pressley

Grindhouse is an American term for a theater that mainly shows exploitation films. Named after the defunct burlesque theaters located on 42nd Street in New York City where 'bump n' grind' or striptease was featured.

Grindhouse films characteristically contain large amounts of sex, violence or bizarre subject matter. One genre of film featured were "roughies" or sexploitation, a mix of sex, violence and sadism. Quality varied, but low budget production values and poor print quality were common. Critical opinions varied regarding typical grindhouse fare, but many films acquired cult following and critical praise. Double, triple, and "all night" bills on a single admission charge often encouraged patrons to spend a long time in the theater. The environment was faithfully captured at the time by the magazine ‘Sleazoid Express’.

By the 1980s, home video and cable threatened to make grindhouse obsolete. By the end of the decade, these theaters had vanished from Los Angeles's Broadway and Hollywood Boulevard, New York City's Times Square and San Francisco's Market Street. By the mid-1990s, these particular theaters had all but disappeared from the United States and very few are in existence today.


The Robert Rodriguez film, ‘Planet Terror’ and the Quentin Tarantino film ‘Death Proof’, which were released together as Grindhouse, were created as homage to the genre. Similar films such as ‘Machete’ (also by Rodriguez) and ‘Drive Angry’ have appeared since. The video games ‘House of the Dead: Overkill’, ‘Wet and Shadows of the Damned’ serve as homages to grindhouse horror movies. The author Jacques Boyreau released the book ‘Portable Grindhouse: The Lost Art of the VHS Box’ in 2009 about the history of the genre. The genre is also the focus of the 2010 documentary ‘American Grindhouse’ directed and produced by Elijah Drenner. The film made its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2010.

Elijah Drenner’s smart, affectionate but clear-eyed history of American exploitation films combines commentary and well-chosen clips from movies that range from 1913s white-slavery “exposé” Traffic in Souls’ to the Nazi sexploitation classic ‘Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS.’

Drenner’s ambitious mandate for American Grindhouse is to simultaneously chart the development of exploitation pictures, which staked out a lucrative niche by gleefully tackling topics deemed too vulgar, shocking or disreputable for the tender sensibilities of middle-class moviegoers, and to situate them within the context of broader social and cultural developments.

Drenner covers the waterfront, from road-show birth-of-a-baby pictures, which staked their claim to educational value on live, post-screening lectures about sexual hygiene, to drug-scare movies like Reefer Madness (1936), to burlesque movies and wholesome nudist-camp “documentaries” which paved the way for ever-more-explicit depictions of onscreen sex. Blaxploitation, juvenile-delinquent dramas, naughty Nazi sexploitation, gross-out gore pictures, biker flicks and mondo movies are also represented. He taps a small but well-chosen cadre of film historians to handle the hard history, from the way Hollywood’s 1930 Production Code—which limited filmmakers by disallowing bad language, interracial relationships, violence and vice (including but not limited to drug abuse and “sex perversion”) to the game changing influence of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, whose success erased the line between high and low culture moviemaking.

For’ on-the-ground’ color, he turns to trash-movie writers, directors and actors like Fred Williamson, who chuckles that he learned how to “steal shots and do big scenes without permits” by starring in Larry Cohen’s Black Caesar, a master class in guerrilla filmmaking, and Don Edmonds, who matter-of-factly labels himself a whore for agreeing to direct the shameless ‘Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS’ (which, by the way, was shot on standing sets from the TV sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes”) and its campier sequel,’ Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks’.

Piranha director Joe Dante who astutely sums up Jaws as “a big-budget version of The Creature from the Black Lagoon.” John Landis (who shared equipment with Melvin Van Peebles when they were simultaneously shooting Schlock and Sweet Sweetback’s Badasssss Song) makes the connection between ’70s blaxploitation and the “race pictures” of the 1930s and ’40s, low-budget movies that repackaged the conventions of westerns, crime pictures and melodramas with all-black casts and played in segregated theatres across the United States. He also dubs’ The Passion of the Christ’ “Texas Chainsaw Jesus,” implicitly placing it on a continuum with religious freak-show movies like Lash of the ‘Penitentes’ (1936) and ‘Trapped by the Mormons’ (1922), declaring that “the whole point [of ’60s Beach Party movies] is to see tits and ass…but wholesome tits and ass.”

Both informative and well made, ‘American Grindhouse’ is an enjoyable stroll down memory lane.

Bellés Interviews: Behind The Scenes At Toho Studios

by Armand Vaquer

Above, Jonathan Bellés setting up his equipment. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

 
During my recent trip to Japan, I joined producer/director Jonathan Bellés at Toho Studios for his first interviews in Japan for his documentary, Godzilla and Hiroshima: The Rise of the Kaiju Eiga.

Above, Jessica Claros reviewing her notes. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

At Toho, we were joined by interpreters Jessica Claros and David Munoz as well as Yoshikazu Ishii. For the interviews, we were permitted to use a meeting room that overlooks the main entrance to Toho Studios.

From the meeting room's window, we could see the Godzilla statue and Seven Samurai mural.

Above, interviewees Yoshikazu Ishii (center) and Eiichi Asada (right) arrive at Toho. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It was a bright and cheery room with couches, tables, a big-screen television set and carpeting.

Above, Eiichi Asada being interviewed. David Munoz stands in the background. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

We arrived at the studio an hour early so Jonathan Bellés could set up his equipment, which included lights, reflectors and several stands.

Above, Eiichi Asada during his interview. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The first to be interviewed was special effects director Eiichi Asada. While Jonathan Bellés manned the camera, Jessica Claros questioned the interviewees from notes provided by Bellés. Munoz assisted whenever someone got stuck on a phrase or needed more clarification. Both Japan-based interpreters specialize in Japanese-Spanish language interpreting.

Above, Yoshikazu Ishii as he was interviewed. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Following Asada's interview, Bellés then interviewed Yoshikazu Ishii on his role as assistant (under Asada) special effects director of Godzilla Final Wars. When each interview was completed, group photos were taken. The first one (below), was with Eiichi Asada.

Above, from left are David Munoz, Jonathan Bellés, Asada, Jessica Claros and Yoshikazu Ishii. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After the interview with Yoshikazu Ishii, another group shot was taken, this time with yours truly in it.

I did manage to break away and grab a quick bite to eat (curry and rice) at the studio cafeteria and buy a few souvenirs (a t-shirt for my daughter Amber and a hat and jacket for me).

Above, Jessica Claros and Jonathan Bellés. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It was interesting to observe how Jonathan Bellés works and get past the language barrier. The two interpreters did a fine job during the interviews. The final shot (below), courtesy of Jonathan Bellés and David Munoz, was taken during camera set-up for Yoshikazu Ishii's interview.

Above, from left, Armand Vaquer, Yoshikazu Ishii, Jessica Claros and Jonathan Bellés. Photo by David Munoz.

Bellés interviewed several others at different locations following my departure from Japan. They include Akira Takarada, Masaaki Tezuka, Koichi Kawakita, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Teruyoshi Nakano and others.

"Godzilla & Hiroshima: The Dawn of the Kaiju Eiga" In Production

by Armand Vaquer

Above, the a-bomb mushroom cloud over Hiroshima.

A new Godzilla documentary is currently in production in Spain.

The documentary, Godzilla & Hiroshima: The Dawn of the Kaiju Eiga is being produced and directed by Jonathan Bellés. The production years are 2013-2014 with a release in Summer 2014. The planned running time is 90 minutes.

Film historians, critics and others from Spain, France, Belgium, United States, Canada and Japan will be interviewed for the documentary, which will take a look at the influence and connection between the daikaiju eiga genre and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nakasaki.

The website for the documentary is here.

 Here's the teaser trailer for the documentary:

 

"Daisy Is In The Box" - Has Bigfoot Really Been Found?

Written By: Ken Hulsey

I was surprised to find a group of stories floating around the Internet that were filled with so much innuendo, speculation and cloak and dagger that it took weeding through several of them to put together a coherent chain of events. The bottom line, if you believe any of the banter, is that Bigfoot may have been finally captured.

Let me try to piece this together for you. About a week ago a rather mysterious message ended up in the inbox of one Ed Smith who is a member of the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center Forums. According to Smith he was once a member of a group called the "Quantra Team", who reportedly were the source of the message and the mystery that now surrounds it.

Here is a copy of Smith's forum post:

Understand that I am no longer a member of the Orig-6 in its new form. All of my access to the databases and communication nexus were removed. I thought.

Today, I received a text from the “Flash List” routing server. The text is as follows:

**********

December 27, 2012 10:09 AM
From: CINC – 6

As of 0906 27 DEC 2012, “Daisy” is in the box.

**********

I believe this message is factually correct because when we referred BF while under observation we used the term “target”.the designation was to change to “daisy” once captured.

This was never published or posted.

“CINC” is capture control and “6″ is the chief or lead. No one else would have known this.

Plus the routing and IP information matches.

I believe that Quantra has a live specimen.

If this is correct then I congratulate them on a job well done.

_________________
Ed Smith

I honestly don't have a clue who this "Quantra Group" is, but the whole thing sounds like something straight out of the 'X-Files', the kinda stuff Watergate files consist of, in other words something government backed or a bunch of loons playing special forces.

Has the scientific find of the millennium, something on par with a UFO landing in Washington DC ala "The Day the Earth Stood Still or Nessie being hauled out of Loch Ness, actually happened?

Or is this just another hoax?

Smith posted this follow up the next day:

So here is what I know: “Daisy” has been moved to a examination area about 12 miles from the capture site at 3:17 this morning after being properly sedated. The capture site and examination area are on private property leased and or owned in order to conduct research and operations of this type. This was confirmed by a source in the Quantra Group.

Here is what I don’t know: The weight height hair color gender or location of capture. Or the health of the specimen.
Nor the actions leading up to the capture of the specimen.

Here is what I’m speculating: the examination team is continuing to assemble, examination should take 72 hours.

If they go by the plan then a decision about release or storage in a repository will be made with in 48 hours after the examination is completed.

If release is chosen then a press release should be forth coming after the examination is competed, if the specimen is sent to the repository then a press and information release would happen with in 30 to 90 days thats by the operations plan.

Yet other sources have now stated that a documentary entitled "The Capture of Daisy" is currently being produced (meaning that this whole thing was filmed) and the release of the "Quantra Group's" findings will in all likelihood be coordinated with the airing of this reported documentary in hopes of creating a huge media frenzy.

Now follow that up with yet another bizarre report that surfaced a couple of days later that "Daisy" had been set free and all of the corresponding data surrounding her and her capture had been destroyed in compliance with the guidelines 'Geneva Convention' and you have one hell of a strange tale.

So what is to be made of all of these mysterious rumblings, far reaching speculation and Mulder and Scully inspired code words? Well either a bunch of ex military jocks and researchers have actually managed to snag a living Sasquatch or it's all just a bunch of tabloid fodder being whipped up in order to draw attention to certain groups or individuals. Regardless it is a rather fascinating story which is just starting to gain steam that may or may not climax with the public display of an actual living Bigfoot specimen which undoubtedly will turn the scientific community upside down.

Stay tuned ....

PROOF! There are giant creatures living at the edge of our civilization.

The Mysterious Monsters (1976) was one of the first theatrical releases produced by Sunn Classic Pictures. It was narrated by actor Peter Graves. The film investigated not only the possibility of Bigfoot's existence but also of the Loch Ness Monster and the Yeti (the Abominable Snowman). It featured dramatic reenactments of various reported Bigfoot sightings. The film showed one witness being given a lie detector test, another being placed under hypnosis. The Mysterious Monsters was the first movie to feature the home movie taken by Roger Patterson in 1967 reported to show a Bigfoot. Anthropologist Grover Krantz was interviewed and said he believed the film to be authentic. Famed Bigfoot hunter Peter Byrne was also featured and gave insights on the hunt. In discussing the Loch Ness Monster, the film showed a 1934 photograph that was said to be of the creature. In 1994, however, this photo was proven to be a hoax.

In Search Of ...

'Lost civilizations, extraterrestrials, myths and monsters, missing persons, magic and witchcraft, unexplained phenomena. "In Search Of..." cameras are traveling the world, seeking out these great mysteries. This program was the result of the work of scientists, researchers and a group of highly-skilled technicians.' - Leonard Nimoy

In Search of... is a documentary television series that was broadcast weekly from 1976 to 1982 devoted to mysteries and phenomena. It was created after three successful one-hour TV documentaries, In Search of Ancient Astronauts in 1973 (based on the book Chariots of the Gods? by Erich von Däniken), and In Search of Ancient Mysteries and The Outer Space Connection (both of which were written into popular paperbacks by series-creator Alan Landsburg) in 1975. All three feature narration by Rod Serling, who was the initial choice to host the series. After the death of Serling, Leonard Nimoy was chosen to be the host of the spin-off series.

The series conducted investigations into the controversial and paranormal (e.g., UFOs, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster). Additionally, it featured episodes about mysterious historical events and personalities such as Anna Anderson/Grand Duchess Anastasia, the Lincoln Assassination, the Jack the Ripper murders, infamous cults (e.g. Jim Jones), and missing persons, cities, and ships (e.g., Amelia Earhart, Jimmy Hoffa, D. B. Cooper, the Mary Celeste, the Titanic, the lost Roanoke Colony). Because the show often presented offbeat subjects and controversial theories, each episode's opening credits include a verbal disclaimer about the potentially conjecturable nature of the evidence and theories to be presented. - IMDB



Trivia: Robert Vaughn narrated the pilot episode, but declined to host the series. Rod Serling narrated the initial TV specials, but died before the regular series began.

In Search Of.....with Leonard Nimoy: The Complete Collection

In Search Of.. with Leonard Nemoy (21 Discs, 152 episodes)

Leonard Nimoy, hosts and narrates this documentary series that takes you to the world of Unsolved Mysteries and those strange and unusual things in the world that defy explanation and often understanding. The world is filled with unexplained mysteries, paranormal phenomena, strange creatures, and other things that go bump in the night. The topics are entertaining and engrossing: Lost civilizations, extraterrestrials, myths and monsters, missing persons, magic and witchcraft, unexplained phenomena. Its style of interspersing 'talking heads' with sensationalistic video segments may have been the forerunner of 'info-tainment.' "In Search Of..." cameras travel the world, seeking out these great mysteries. This program was the result of the work of scientists, researchers and a group of highly-skilled technicians which resulted in a series of programs that are varied and are worth viewing.

IMDb rating of 8.7
Hosted by Emmy Award winner Leonard Nimoy
21 Discs Custom Gift Set Box 1st time on DVD
Includes all 6 seasons (144 episodes) hosted by Nimoy (1976-1982)
Also features Rod Serling episodes & Season 7 (8 episodes) with Mitch Pileggi
This item ships on December 4th 2012
Not available for shipping to Canada

DVD info provided by Visual Entertainment Inc

Project U.F.O.

Ezekiel saw the wheel. This is the wheel he said he saw. These are unidentified flying objects that people say they are seeing now. Are they proof that we are being visited by civilizations from other stars? Or just what are they? The United States Air Force began an investigation of this high strangeness in a search for the truth. What you are about to see is part of that 20-year search.



'Project U.F.O.' features two U.S. Air Force investigators charged with investigating UFO sightings. The first season starred William Jordan (as "Maj. Jake Gatlin") and Caskey Swaim (as "Staff Sgt. Harry Fitz"). Jordan was a rather nondescript leading man, while Swaim (who had never had any significant acting experience before landing the role) added diversity as a Southerner with a pronounced accent. In season two, Jordan was replaced by Edward Winter (as "Capt. Ben Ryan"). Aldine King ("Libby") was another regular. Dr. Joyce Brothers appeared in two episodes. - IMDB

Dynamite Baby, Grindhouse Dynamite!

Written By: Terri Pressley

Grindhouse is an American term for a theater that mainly shows exploitation films. Named after the defunct burlesque theaters located on 42nd Street in New York City where 'bump n' grind' or striptease was featured.

Grindhouse films characteristically contain large amounts of sex, violence or bizarre subject matter. One genre of film featured were "roughies" or sexploitation, a mix of sex, violence and sadism. Quality varied, but low budget production values and poor print quality were common. Critical opinions varied regarding typical grindhouse fare, but many films acquired cult following and critical praise. Double, triple, and "all night" bills on a single admission charge often encouraged patrons to spend a long time in the theater. The environment was faithfully captured at the time by the magazine ‘Sleazoid Express’.

By the 1980s, home video and cable threatened to make grindhouse obsolete. By the end of the decade, these theaters had vanished from Los Angeles's Broadway and Hollywood Boulevard, New York City's Times Square and San Francisco's Market Street. By the mid-1990s, these particular theaters had all but disappeared from the United States and very few are in existence today.


The Robert Rodriguez film, ‘Planet Terror’ and the Quentin Tarantino film ‘Death Proof’, which were released together as Grindhouse, were created as homage to the genre. Similar films such as ‘Machete’ (also by Rodriguez) and ‘Drive Angry’ have appeared since. The video games ‘House of the Dead: Overkill’, ‘Wet and Shadows of the Damned’ serve as homages to grindhouse horror movies. The author Jacques Boyreau released the book ‘Portable Grindhouse: The Lost Art of the VHS Box’ in 2009 about the history of the genre. The genre is also the focus of the 2010 documentary ‘American Grindhouse’ directed and produced by Elijah Drenner. The film made its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2010.

See more about  HOT women locked away on an island of sex and torture at: Dynamite Baby, Grindhouse Dynamite!

Spend Your Halloween With Sasquatch!

ANIMAL PLANET’S FINDING BIGFOOT RETURNS TO THE WOODS TO INVESTIGATE SASQUATCH’S ORIGIN IN HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

Source: Animal Planet

This fall, the Bigfoot Field Research Organization (BFRO) team from Animal Planet's FINDING BIGFOOT trudges deep into California's Redwood forest to investigate one of the most infamous and disputed pieces of Bigfoot evidence ever - the Patterson-Gimlin footage. Premiering Sunday, October 30, at 9 PM (ET/PT), the two-hour special FINDING BIGFOOT: BIRTH OF A LEGEND takes viewers to the site where the notorious footage was captured to investigate the elusive beast's existence and settle the more than 50-year-old debate originated by the tape.

Outfitted with the latest technology, including night-vision and infrared cameras, the BFRO team also scours the Redwoods to uncover additional evidence of the presence of Sasquatch. With more Bigfoot signals discovered in the Redwoods than anywhere else in North America, each broken branch or peculiar noise could mean a Squatch is lurking nearby.

Prior to the debut of the special, the BFRO team will make an appearance at this year's New York Comic Con convention. On Friday, October 14, at 6:30 PM, the entire cast -- Bobo, Cliff, Matt and Ranae - will debunk Bigfoot myths with a special sneak preview of the BIRTH OF A LEGEND special. Following the sneak peek, the team will discuss its Squatchin' experiences from the show and share years of Bigfoot knowledge and research on a panel.

In FINDING BIGFOOT, a four-person team from the BFRO -- a leading scientific research organization exploring the Bigfoot/Sasquatch mystery -- investigates Sasquatch sightings by interviewing locals, examining evidence and infiltrating the woodlands and forests in places where Bigfoot has been reported.

The History Of Dinosaur Cinema Explored In The BBC's REX APPEAL

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Sources: BBC / Radio Times

The BBC has gone absolutely prehistoric with a new documentary about dinosaurs in the movies called "Rex Appeal". The hour-long special covers everything from "Gertie" to "Godzilla" with a collection of clips from the dino films that made all of our Saturday afternoons growing up all that more special.

Here is the scoop from the BBC:

From the beginnings of film-making to the triumph of Jurassic Park - the dinosaur has always been a movie star. Over 60 minutes, BBC4's Rex Appeal takes a bite out of the Cretaceous cinema and reveals the truth about T-Rex.

It's a story that stretches from the charming cartoon apatosaurus Gertie (1914), to the vicious and cunning velociraptors of Spielbrerg's imagination.

But it's not all teeth and trashing city centres - as our critics explain, dinosaur movies are always about more than just dinosaurs. The 'nature finds a way' DNA argument in Jurassic Park directly mirrored the arguements about GM crops in the early 90s. Godzilla - the radioactive-breathed dinosaur emerged from the seas of Japan just nine years after the nuclear attack on Hiroshima. King Kong and his dinosaur pals on Skull Island have sparked a million film school theories.

Of course, not all dino dramas are so high minded - in the Hammer film One Million Years BC, the audience were just as fascinated with Racquel Welsh's fur tops as they were with the Triceratops. Despite Hammer's claim that 'This is the way it was', the science was a little dubious- the last dinosaur died 64 million years before the first modern human appeared.

Whatever cultural anxieties dinosaurs represent, they've always been a cinematic spectacle that has thrilled audiences on a instinctual level - with each new breakthrough in special effects giving us ever more real Rex's.

Willis O'Brien gave us the legendary Kong v Rex fight that taught us to love Kong, Ray Harryhausen invented 'dinomation' and put dinosaurs and cowboys together in The Valley of Gwangi. And since the 90s - CGI has banished the man in the dino suit, and made prehistoric protagonists are more real than ever.

Contributors include film critics James King and Kim Newman, science broadcaster Adam Rutherford, comedian Susan Calman and broadcaster and film historian Matthew Sweet.

In conjunction with the broadcast of "Rex Appeal" the Radio Times in the UK has released their own list of the top 10 dinosaur films of all-time. It's a decent list but I would yank out "The Land Before Time" and insert "The Valley of Gwangi" but to each their own. You can check out the list HERE

"Rex Appeal" airs again on Sunday (October 2nd) on BBC 4

Mr Lobo Goes IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS - Celebrating 10 Years Of Cinema Insomnia

Written By: Ken Hulsey

In honor of Cinema Insomnia's pending 10 year anniversary, I thought it would be cool to post this classic clip from the episode "In Search of Ancient Astronauts".

The show, as you have probably already rationalized, centers around the famed 1973 NBC documentary "In Search of Ancient Astronauts" which was hosted by "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling. The movie is kind of a poor man's version of the major motion picture "Chariots of the Gods" which is based on the novel by Swiss researcher Erich von Däniken who believes that mankind's origins may have come from outer space and that there is plenty of archaeological evidence in existence to prove it.

The film would also serve as the pilot episode for Serling's famed television series "In Search Of", which also dealt with subjects from the realm of the unexplained like UFOs, Bigfoot, Easter Island and spontaneous human combustion.

In this classic episode of "Cinema Insomnia" every ones favorite horror movie host, Mr. Lobo, sets out to find the truth about all of this alien visitation mumbo-jumbo by traveling across the globe to many of the locations featured in the film including the infamous "Area 51". Much to Lobo's surprise, finding the exact location of one our countries most top-secret instillation's isn't as difficult as one would expect, thanks in part to the 'Freedom of Information Act.' All anyone needs to do is simply call information (411) and ask for the number.

Simple right?

Well, as Lobo soon discovers, he has been given the number of "Area 51 Auto Salvage" not the "Area 51" where all the UFOs are kept.

Best line: "You'll never get Blue Book for a fixer-upper Yugo (UFO) no matter how many parts you buy from us."

In his quest for the truth Mr. Lobo also manages to get abducted by actual aliens, who intern do some rather intrusive testing on him, for which he earns $20 for his services.

In the end (no pun intended there) Lobo, like Fox Mulder before him, finds the truth on the subject of aliens and UFOs just outside his reach. It seems that there are just some things man was never meant to know.

Here is a quick update on Mr. Lobo's progress on raising $10,000 to produce a brand-new 26 episode 10 the anniversary season of "Cinema Insomnia". As of today, the fund-raising effort through Kickstarter has raised $3,086.

This is what the world famous horror host had to say in gratitude to everyone who has donated so far:

"Mr. Lobo is very thankful for the wonderful people who have pledged toward making the CINEMA ISOMNIA 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY the best season yet! That’s right, 44 total both on the grid and in the real world gave some of their hard earned cash for the cause of late night slumber party silliness.

There are certainly a lot of worthy causes asking for donations this Holiday season—but I hope you know how important some silliness on a Saturday night can be. Horror Hosts are not cancer scientists or missionaries or doctors but if you could read some of the letters I have received over the years…

CINEMA INSOMNIA has been a comfort people who can’t sleep because of illness or mothers up late with their babies, It has helped estranged fathers and sons come together, it was a sign of normalcy to families just getting regular TV signals again after a regional disaster, it has been the date night or family night for the very poor, a companion for the alienated and clinically depressed, the show has thwarted suicides and has brightened the life of severely disabled, and been a source of entertainment for so many more.

CINEMA INSOMNIA has giving me personally so very much. It has been a wonderful creative outlet and the process is very therapeutic. It’s how I get back what the real world beats out of me and I have had so many adventures and have got to know so many fantastic human specimens. As a look over my bounty I am very grateful to have such generous and supportive people in my life. Here are some folks I am particularly thankful for right now…I hope I won't let you down..."



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Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition Of The Old Dominion - Following Virginia’s Rich Horror Hosting History

Source: Sean Kotz (Press Release)

After 18 months of production, Horse Archer Productions will release its much anticipated documentary, “Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the Old Dominion,” with a debut at Monster Fest 6 in Chesapeake, VA on October 10.

The film, which looks at more than 50 years of hosting horror movies on the Virginia and DC airwaves features extensive interviews with all known living hosts, previously unheard audio and video footage from shows not seen by the public for nearly four decades.

Horror hosting, as it is commonly known, was a very popular form of local entertainment in many markets for decades and survives to this day, largely on cable access television and the internet.

“We have put a lot of research and leg work into this film,” said Sean Kotz, co-producer and co-director of the full length feature documentary, “but we have also been fortunate to find passionate people with photos, audio and video that would have otherwise been lost.”

Kotz said the idea for the film evolved in 2007 after he moderated a panel of Virginia’s hosts including Count Gore De Vol, The Bowman Body, Dr. Madblood, and Dr. Sarcofiguy at MonsterFest that year, an annual event at the Chesapeake Central Library.

“There were a lot of funny stories swapped at that table and it got a tremendous response,” said Kotz, “and I started thinking about the fact that we had a great little tradition in this state with some legendary names that are known nationally.”

The documentary runs chronologically, starting with “Jonathan,” whose show appeared on WSLS in Roanoke on February 6, 1958.

Soon after two female hosts, Ghoulda and Hazel Witch hit the Richmond airwaves while Ronald began his show on Friday the 13th in 1959, running off and on for nearly a decade.

From there, the film takes it the subject right up to the present day and talks with hosts who are still producing their shows in various forms.

Additionally, the film is hosted itself by Mr. Lobo, a California host whose show, Cinema Insomnia, has been syndicated in Virginia with a great deal of praise and success.

As a result, the producers have already seen pre-orders come in from across the country, which they say is an indicator of how important these shows were to people in general.

“This documentary is also very much about the transformation of television,” said co-director/producer, Chris Valluzzo. “Originally, local talent was very important for a variety of programs but gradually infomercials, syndication and corporate ownership pushed most of that out.”

Noting that both Bowman Body and Dr. Gruesome’s Movie Morgue were beating Carson in Richmond on Friday nights through two decades, Valluzzo said it is not surprising that so many people care about this topic.

“It is more about comedy and localism than it is about being scared,” he said.

Rob Floyd, co-founder of Monster Fest, says the October 10 premiere of Virginia Creepers is an exciting event for everyone involved.

“The fact that a past Monster Fest was the inspiration for Virginia Creepers makes me very proud,” said Floyd.

“Horror hosts are just as much fun today as they were when we were kids and remind us that someone else out there ‘gets it’ like we do.”

Sean Kotz adds, "One of the things that makes this documentary special is amount of recovered audio, stills and video and the fact that we discovered three shows that there was no previous public record for. In other words, we were able to add to the recorded history of the subject AND we found and restored audio going back as far as 1958 and video as far back as 1973 (at least).

We've also tried to do a little more than just document the individual shows, but also, show how TV and media has changed, why the format more or less died out because of corporate ownership and the rebirth of the form which happened with Virginia's own, Count Gore De Vol."

The documentary, which also features original songs by Virginia musicians, is available at http://www.virginiacreepersmovie.com/ and and is likely to appear at future conventions and film festivals.

People can also search for “Virginia Creepers” on YouTube to see a mini-documentary, a music video trailer and a few clips from the film.

MINI-DOCUMENTARY LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSOBMiig0Fc
MUSIC VIDEO/TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYEy6a5WLIM

Sexy Scarlet Salem Poses In A Cemetary For 'Women In Horror'

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Scarlet Salem

Let's face it. Some of the best photos of actress Scarlet Salem have been taken in cemeteries as of late, so it should come as no surprise that she would choose just such a morbid location for a recent interview and photo shoot for the upcoming documentary, "Women in Horror".

Like I was saying, Salem and photographer H Morgen have combined for some truly horrifying images, shot in cemeteries, over the past year or so. These images are just amazing, lucky for you, they can be seen here:

These images are not the work of H Morgen, in fact Scarlet neglected to mention who the photographer for these photos was. Regardless, the are very good photos taken outside the chapel and mausoleum in Rochester. I assume that's in Scarlet's native Minnesota?

"Women in Horror" is presently being filmed by Reyna Young for her Last Doorway Productions, featuring segments with, Amy Lynn Best, Debbie Rochon, Elske Mccain, Kelly De Voto, Ms Monster, Nicola Fiore, Rachel Grubb and, literally, many more queens of modern horror.

Here is a blurb from the Last Doorway Productions website:

What Does Women in horror mean to you?

Well to us at Last Doorway Productions it means how women have created and supported horror films and the genre at all levels and how they feel about the business in general. In the past the films used to be dominated by stereotypes in a mostly male dominated genre. So let us take you on a journey into the female psyche and see how they view and create the Horror Genre. Welcome To My Darkside-Women in Horror! A Documentary from Last Doorway Productions examines women's roles in the horror genre. The film takes a look at women in all aspects of the film making process, from the scream queens of the 60's and 70's to women producing and directing today's horror hits. The documentary, due for release mid 2009, is directed by Independent Horror Filmmaker and Horror Host Reyna Young and it explores how women's roles in the industry have changed over the years and how women have led that change in a predominantly male-dominated genre. We take a look at Actress's, Models, Photographers, Special FX, Directors, Journalists, and Horror Hosts. Featuring in the Documentary is Reyna Young, Shannon Lark, Priscilla Ozuna, Judy Cerda, Felissa Rose, Lynn Lowry, Elske Mccain, Nikki K Homicide, Heidi Martinuzzi, Bianca Barnett, April Burril, Ms. Monster, Rachel Grubb and many more…. The DVD will include interviews with women in horror, movie clips and lots of special features. So stay tuned and check out http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lmxhc3Rkb29yd2F5cHJvZHVjdGlvbnMuY29tLw== often to get updates and news about this and other features. Feel Free to join our mailing list to get updates on the latest from Last Doorway Productions.

Enjoy the photos of Scarlet below:

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Mr Lobo Interviews Monsters From The ID Director David Gargani

Written By: Mr Lobo

HERE IS AN EXCUSIVE MR. LOBO INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR DAVID GARGANI ON "MONSTERS FROM THE ID". HOSTED BY MR. LOBO AT "MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN" FRIDAY IN WEST SAC--600 4th ST. AND SUNDAY AT THE GUILD THEATER IN OAK PARK, SACRAMENTO.

Lobo: Greetings David, MONSTERS FROM THE ID is a powerful and inspiring documentary! Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. Before we start, could you give a brief capsule description of your film for those out there who aren't lucky enough to have heard of it?

DG: Well… “Monsters From The Id” weaves the intersecting themes of over 30 classic 1950’s sci-fi films in order to tell the untold story of the rise of the modern scientist and his affect on inspiring the youth of America. It then continues to examine where science inspiration comes from today.

Lobo: How has reaction to the film been at other festivals and screenings?

DG: Thankfully, very good. When I started making this film and decided there would be no narration, I was worried that people wouldn’t follow the film. However, it seems like everyone gets it loud and clear. I became interested in these films because they inspired me. But it seems my film has gone on to inspire others and that’s the vibe I’ve been getting at most of the festivals.

Lobo: Many would believe a baby boomer made this film due to the selection of films and it’s view of the decade. How old are you? When and how did you see the films covered in your documentary? AND Are you a Sci-Fi Fan?

DG: Whenever someone meets me in person, they’re shocked that the director of this film is only 32. “How on earth did I ever become interested in this subject,” they ask. To this, I owe it all to my father. Growing up in the 80’s it might as well have been the 50’s for me because this is all we watched on TV. I fell in love with these films as a child and have kept the fascination ever since. Naturally this started my lifelong love of science fiction. For me the genre allows us to step outside of our everyday life. It makes the world a more interested place and gives us a medium to discuss humanity in a different context.

Lobo: What was your initial intention in making this documentary? Did the focus change as you got deeper into the material?

DG: At first this film was a 6 minute music video for a song my composer wrote called “puffed wheat.” However, once we saw how powerful the images were synced up to an electronic soundtrack I became intrigued with the style. From there I conceived an idea for short documentary completely music and sound bite driven. (basically a genre study as a musical meditation) Thankfully I ruled that idea out pretty fast. But it allowed me to develop the visual style for the film. After that I spent about 2 years researching the films and contacting all the various experts on the subject. It was over this time that I came to the realization that these films were closely linked with science education and the theme of the film was born.

Lobo: This film is remarkably optimistic despite the fact many of its conclusions are dark. Was there an effort to keep it positive?

DG: From the very beginning of the process I always felt that these films brought a positive message and I was determined to make that point. However after examining the sense of wonder that embodied the 1950’s it did make our current time seem rather bleak. Therefore the goal of this film was to try to capture the magic of those films and put it on display in the hope of once again inspiring an audience.

Lobo: This film has a great hook and doesn’t resemble typical documentaries of the genre…was this also a conscious effort?

DG: The look and sound of this film was very deliberate. From the beginning I knew that if I wanted people to think differently about this genre I would have to present it in a fresh new way. Although I knew sci-fi fans would enjoy this film, the intention was always to make the film interesting to people who were new to the genre and were being exposed to it for the first time. For that audience, I felt that the material couldn’t linger and that it must be edited in a very engaging manner.

Lobo: Tell us about the catchy and far-out music pumping through this film…who composed it? How important do you feel the score is to this film?

DG: That was all part of engaging the newer audience. For me, dark theatres and electronica music are cool. I also think 1950’s sci-fi and the heroes portrayed in them are cool. So the soundtrack is a bit of a personally expression as well as an attempt to make these films feel cool! Like Dr. Lucanio said in the movie, “most people see these films as inferior films.”… my goal was to reverse that perception.

Lobo: Were there any types of films you avoided covering in MONSTERS FROM THE ID and if so, why?

DG: No. But I did cherry pick the scenes from each to illuminate my point. Some of those films had secondary plot lines and alternate messages, but they were not the main theme. My goal was to distill the films down to their core and then cut them all back to back so that a viewer can take in the era as a whole.

Lobo: Are there any films you would have liked to include but didn’t?

DG: No. I worked with any material I believed would best make the point.

Lobo: What do you think is the most misunderstood classic of the genre?

DG: I think “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers” has caught a bad rap over the years. That is why, although it is a tedious section of the film, I felt it was necessary to explain what Dr. Lucanio and Gary Coville were talking about. So many critics have labeled that film as nothing more then a fear mongering anti-communist film full of coded messages and despair. That is wholly untrue. What it is, is a nightmarish psychological drama that frightens the audience by turning the everyday world on top of itself. Although there are no men in rubber suites or flying saucers it is definitely the scariest film of the era and the best directed.

Lobo: How did you acquire all the wonderful clips from these films for your documentary? Was licensing and issue?

DG: Thankfully this film is operating under the Fair Use concept of copyright law. Since the film clips are being used as part of an intellectual critique for the purpose of social and educational commentary, we are allowed to use these clips without licensing them.

Lobo: Were there any portions left on the cutting room floor that you sorely miss?

DG: Yes. There was a great scene about the character Klatuu in “The Day The Earth Stood Still” that I had to cut out. In it, Dr. Lucanio explains how Klatuu was a Christ figure and how that message was so beautifully woven into the story that nobody ever noticed. Basically he arrives from the heavens with a message of redemption and peace… he is shot and questioned (aka persecuted) by the people he was coming to save… then he dies, rises again, delivers his final message of peace and ascends back into the heavens leaving the decision up to man’s free will. Of course it sounded better when he said it, but you get the point. I had to cut it out because once the final film was completed; it just didn’t fit into the rest of the theme.

Lobo: How are scientists portrayed in the mass media today?

DG: That’s the problem… they aren’t portrayed at all. Instead the media simplifies complicated issues like stem cell research, genetics, global warming, etc and then politicizes it. Nothing is ever heard from the brilliant minds trying to better understand the world in which we live. I think if we heard more from the people who create the scientific breakthroughs that affect all our daily lives, people would be more educated about the world around them.

Lobo: What are the youth of today inspired by?

DG: Unfortunately, I think we lived in a celebrity-obsessed culture today, and the youth are the victims of that. Not that all of it is bad, we just need more balance. Although it’s not a sexy as space travel, I think green technology and conservation has really grabbed the attention of the youth. There has been a shift in consciences about the way we use energy and the mark we leave on this planet, especially in younger people. I hope that this will inspire the youth to want to learn more about the science and technology behind the green movement, because they are our last chance.

Lobo: This film is very inspiring and I personally think it should be shown at Schools…are there any efforts to make this film available to educators?

DG: Yes… we are reaching out to distributors of educational programming to see if we can get this screened in more classrooms. This is where I think the film can have its greatest impact

Lobo: Do you think another flood of cheesy sci-f- movies would rejuvenate interest in the Sciences today?

DG: It sounds naive, but yes, I do. Although the hero scientist is still alive in films today, the themes are often overcomplicated, taking the focus away from science. I say keep it simple… one monster plus one scientist, a few forward thinking gizmos based on theoretical science and it equals a lot of fun.

Lobo: Is there a DVD release in the works?

DG: Yes, we are also planning on releasing the film on DVD. Although, I would look for it on cable first.

Lobo: What’s next for your film MONSTERS FROM THE ID and what is next for you?

DG: The film is continuing to play in a number of film festival throughout the US and internationally, so I’m going to continue traveling and promoting the film whenever I can. But soon it’s going to find a home on cable and DVD. For me, first I’m going to take a vacation, then I think I’m going to continue working on science driven inspirational documentaries. The process of researching this film opened so many new doors for me, that I have enough material to work with for a long time. I’m going to enjoy expanding on that work with more films in the future.

Lobo: What innovation, discovery, or accomplishment of the future do you most eagerly anticipate?

DG: Privatized Space Travel... I have made a promise to myself that before I die, I will travel to space and see the curvature of earth for myself. I think this is something we should all experience. Many astronauts have said that seeing our fragile little world from the outside makes you appreciate our place in the universe and just how special life is. I’d like to see what they’re talking about.

Lobo: Thanks again for the interview. Any last words for the fans out there?

DG: Just that, there is a lot of negativity out there and here is a chance to check reality at the door, sit in a darkened theatre, take in some monsters and have some fun.

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