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DVD Releases: Sept 22, 2009: The Chosen One Finds Grave Danger in the Book of Blood

A handful of rather bizarre DVD re-releases are on tap this week for some reason including Evil Remains, Shallow Ground, and Satan's Little Helper; but at least they're accompanied by several new films, a box set of the entire Friday the 13th: The Series, a twin-pack of Carnival of Souls in both color and black & white, and Shaun of the Dead and Godzilla on Blu-ray!

Will Hollywood Do Right by Godzilla This Time?

This could be major news or it could be no news at all. Bloody-Disgusting is reporting that Legendary Pictures, the production company responsible in part for The Dark Knight and the upcoming remake of Clash of the Titans, may be looking to bring Godzilla back to the big screen and hopefully get it right this time.

Cover Art and Stills from Sonys Upcoming Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho

Those of you yearning for the golden age of monster movies, where a man in a zipper suit wreaked havoc on a miniature set of downtown Tokyo, can get your fix on October 18th, courtesy of the Sony Pictures Entertainment release, Icons of Sci-Fi - Toho. Read on for a look at the DVD cover art and some stills to whet your appetite for some old school carnage!

Godzilla Vs. Blu-Ray

Godzilla is capable of firing a blue ray so it only figures his movies should also be released on Blu-ray (This pun works better when spoken). The King of the Monsters will finally stomp his way onto Blu-ray DVD on September 22nd when the original Japanese masterpiece gets the Blu-ray treatment.

Organic Creates 3D Godzilla Poster!

Looks like someone’s taking McFarlane’s idea of taking original poster art and 3D-izing it but making it that much cooler. Don’t get me wrong, a 3D Jaws poster is pretty badass, but wouldn’t you rather have something a bit ... bigger?

Rodan / War of the Gargantuas (DVD)

Reviewed by Uncle Creepy Starring (Rodan) Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori, (War of the Gargantuas) Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno, Nobuo Nakamura, Kenji Sahara Both directed by Ishirô Honda Distributed by Classic Media

Terror of Mechagodzilla (DVD)

Reviewed by Uncle Creepy Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida Directed by Ishirô Honda Distributed by Classic Media

All Monsters Attack (DVD)

Reviewed by Uncle Creepy Starring Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai, Kazuo Suzuki Directed by Ishirô Honda Distributed by Classic Media

DVD Releases: God of the Zillas

Big monsters, terrorizing singing, and re-issues are all on their way come Tuesday, April 29th, 2008...

B-Movie Overload: All Monsters Great & Small

Sometimes I come across a slew of B-movie news items that for various reasons don't always seem to warrant their own individual stories. Such is the case here as I once again present ten different B-movie news items about everything ranging from Godzilla lawsuits to low budget monster movie mayhem, with such notable names ranging from Tiffany Shepis to Ulli Lommel, all consolidated into one enormous news update I call the B-Movie Overload. Are you ready? START!

Trick 'r Treat Helmer Calls All Robots

Though we’ve yet to see his debut film, Trick ‘r Treat thanks to some very odd decisions form Warner Bros., director Michael Dougherty is prepping his next movie, an animated adventure called Calling All Robots, and damnit I’m excited for it.

Invasion of Astro-Monster (DVD)

Starring Nick Adams, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Haruo Nakajima, Takamaru Sasaki Directed by Ishiro Honda Distributed by Classic Media

Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (DVD)

Starring Akihiko Hirata, Yuriko Hoshi, Emi Ito, Hisaya Ito, Yumi Ito Directed by Ishiro Honda Distributed by Classic Media

Mothra Vs. Godzilla (DVD)

Starring Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yu Fujiki, Emi Ito, Yûmi Ito, Yoshifumi Tajima, Kenji Sahara Directed by Ishirô Honda Distributed by Classic Media "Mosuraaaaa-yah! Mosuraaaaaa!"

Godzilla Raids Again (DVD)

Starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Masao Shimizu, Katsumi Tezuka, Haruo Nakajima Directed by Motoyoshi Oda Distributed by Classic Media