In celebration of Godzilla’s 65th anniversary/birthday, I purchased the new Criterion Blu-Ray box set for the Showa Series films. I got them half off thanks to Barnes and Noble’s Criterion sale, which was one heck of a bargain. Watch as I unbox this beautiful (but weird) set!
The Monster Island Film Vault is set to premiere next month (release date coming soon!), but you can still hear me talk about film appreciation and kaiju in the meantime!
For those who don’t know, I was the season one co-host on Kaijuvision Radio, a podcast I created and developed with Brian Scherschel. There I cut my podcasting teeth and opened my mind to seeing kaiju films, among other media, in a new light. Since the Monster Island Film Vault is picking up where I left off with that show, I recommend listening to these episodes in anticipation of the new podcast. Here’s a YouTube playlist with all the episodes plus a few bonus interviews. Enjoy!
The third and final panel I participated in was the annual Art of Kaiju Writing, a Q&A with fellow writers Neil Riebe, John LeMay, and Skip Peel. We spent an hour answering all manner of writing questions, and not just ones related to kaiju. In other words, even if you’re not into monsters, there’s plenty you can learn from this video.
Poor Neil, though. He joked that the camera would break at seeing his face, and at first I thought it didn’t record. I discovered later that it had. 😛
Funny story: I got myself on this panel in 2017 (my first G-Fest) five minutes before it started. I’ll explain later. Enjoy!