DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
SHIN GODZILLA
Destroy All Monsters Sun, Nov 3 | 1pm | DGT
Shin Godzilla Sun, Nov 3 | 5:15pm | DGT An evolving creature menaces the people of Japan as it develops into a terrifying shape familiar to a half-century of film fans—Godzilla. Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno wrote and co-directed this witty and spectacular reboot of the beloved kaiju franchise, which incorporates bureaucratic satire as well as imagery invoking recent real-life Japanese disasters. The result is one of the series’s most exciting and original entries. DIRECTED BY: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi. WRITTEN BY: Hideaki Anno. WITH: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Osugi. 2016. 120 min. Japan. Color. Scope. Japanese. DCP.
In the far-off future year of 1999, the world’s monsters are safely confined to an island known as “Monsterland,” but the intervention of the alien Kilaaks threatens that fragile peace when they set the monsters free to menace the world once more. Destroy All Monsters marks the ninth big screen appearance of Godzilla, supported by the largest monster assembly to date—iconic kaiju like Rodan, Mothra, Ghidorah, and Godzilla’s son Minilla are joined by Gorosaurus, Anguiris, Kumonga, and Varan—with London, Moscow, Paris, and even New York City coming under attack in this epic sci-fi spectacle. DIRECTED BY: Ishirō Honda. WRITTEN BY: Ishirō Honda, Kaoru Mabuchi. WITH: Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya. 1968. 88 min. Japan. Color. Scope. Japanese. Rated G. DCP.
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
Godzilla Minus One Sun, Nov 3 | 7:30pm | DGT
GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER
A kamikaze pilot barely survives an attack from a terrifying monster in the last days of World War II, but years later, must help save post-war Japan from the creature’s destructive return in this epic reboot of the Godzilla series. Writer-director-visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki helmed this global box office smash, which managed to be a moving romantic drama about survivor’s guilt while providing a classic kaiju spectacle. Not merely the first Godzilla film to receive an Oscar nomination in any category, it was also the first non-English language film to win the Visual Effects Oscar, for Yamazaki and visual effects teammates Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Takashi Yamazaki. WITH: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Sakura And оо̄̄ , Munetaka Aoki. 2023. 124 min. Japan. Color. Scope. Japanese. Rated PG-13. DCP.
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster Sun, Nov 3 | 2:45pm | DGT
An alien creature, transformed by our planet’s atmosphere, becomes a colossal beast that sprays acid over its helpless victims, and only Godzilla can save the Earth from its toxic power. One of the first Toho monster movies produced after the 1970 death of visual effects master Eiji Tsuburaya—and the only one in the series written and directed by Yoshimitsu Banno— Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster is a lively kaiju film that brings the genre fully into the 1970s, with its focus on environmental dangers and a pop-flavored score by Riichirō Manabe ( Cruel Story of Youth ). DIRECTED BY: Yoshimitsu Banno. WRITTEN BY: Yoshimitsu Banno, Kaoru Mabuchi. WITH: Akira Yamanouchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshio Shiba. 1971. 96 min. Japan. Color. Scope. Japanese. Rated PG. DCP.
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