GODZILLA (1954)
Showtimes:
Friday July 25th 4pm • 7pm
Thursday July 31st 4pm • 7pm
Running time: 1hr 36m
Rated NOT RATED
Plot: _Godzilla_ (a.k.a. Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels.
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Showtimes:
Saturday July 26th 4pm • 7pm
Wednesday July 30th 4pm • 7pm
Running time: 1hr 22m
Rated NOT RATED
Plot: Toho Studios followed the enormous success of the original Godzilla with this sequel, efficiently directed by Motoyoshi Oda as a straight-ahead monsters-on-the-loose drama. An underrated standout among the Showa Godzilla films, Godzilla Raids Again introduces the monster-versus-monster format that would dominate the remainder of the series, pitting Godzilla against the ferocious, spiny Anguirus as the kaiju wreak havoc in the streets of Osaka in a series of elaborate set pieces that succeed in upping the ante for destruction.
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Showtimes:
Sunday July 27th at 4pm
Tuesday July 29th at 7pm
Running time: 1hr 29m
Rated NOT RATED
Plot: An alien invasion prompts a tag-team battle between Godzilla and Anguirus, the planet protectors, and King Ghidorah and the new monster Gigan, a cyborg with scythe-like claws, an abdominal buzz saw, winglike back fins, and pincerlike mandibles. In this action-packed film, which veers from the sublime to the ridiculous, the cockroachlike aliens—disguised as humans—use Gigan and King Ghidorah as weapons of conquest in their plot to take over a contaminated Earth.
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Showtimes:
Sunday July 27th at 7pm
Tuesday July 29th at 4pm
Running time: 1hr 24m
Rated NOT RATED
Plot: Godzilla’s evil twin Mechagodzilla first reared its head in this Jun Fukuda–directed film. A robot designed by aliens to conquer Earth, the enduringly popular villain has since been resurrected by Toho Studios several times. With the help of earnest direction, spectacular pyrotechnics, and guest appearances by veteran genre actors, this film recaptures the feel of the sixties Godzilla movies.
