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Netflix's Gamera: Rebirth series features its giant turtle protagonist duking it out with five opponents, and one of these foes is Zigra, a kaiju cross between a manta ray and a shark.

The Gamera: Rebirth Twitter account posted a photo of Zigra's silhouette alongside a description explaining the aquatic kaiju as a monster who moves underwater at super high speeds. Zigra looks much larger in the artwork than he ever appeared in the past, hinting at the massive scale of the impending fights in Netflix's series.

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**Massive spoilers for every Godzilla movie, with the exception of the 2014 reboot, and Mothra follow**

August 6th and 9th, 1945 forever changed the course of history. When the first nuclear bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, World War II ended, but a new fear was born that dominated the thoughts of all men, women, and children for decades to come. The Cold War, atomic bomb testing, a cartoon turtle telling children to “duck and cover”, and this new technology that had the actual potential to literally end the world changed the perception of what was scary. Art reflects life, so cinema began to capitalize on these fears. Gone were the days of creepy castles, cobwebs, bats, vampires, werewolves, and the other iconic images that ruled genre cinema in film’s earliest decades. Science fiction was larger than ever and giant ants, giant octopi, terror from beyond the stars, and...

With the mega-sized Godzilla reboot less than three months away, it's no surprise to see some classic King of the Monsters flicks getting Blu-ray releases. Zilla’s big screen return can no doubt be the inspiration for all of Gamera’s classic adventures getting their first-ever Us Blu-ray releases.

The films of Daiei Studios’ monster series Gamera are unleashed and available on Blu-ray for the first time! Your favorite giant turtle returns to Earth, leaving no fire-spitting scene behind.

Beautifully captured to their lavish original cuts, viewers can experience four times the thrills of these legendary sci-fi classics like they have never seen before!

Mill Creek Entertainment is releasing what they’re billing as the Gamera: Ultimate Collection on April 29th. The good news is that this is the first time ever any of the eight Showa-era Gamera movies have been released on Region 1 Blu-ray. The bad news is that...

The gang from the Satellite of Love are back, and this time their tackling the first five Gamera films. When being sent the new set (in a glorious tin, to boot!) I really couldn’t believe my eyes. Some of the crown jewels in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 line were the Gamera films, which were the Sandy Frank produced dubs of the films that he sold to American cinemas. Considering he sued them, there was little to no chance we fans thought we’d ever get these films on DVD unless we were at a convention of some sort and had to buy the bootlegs. But not anymore, thanks to Shout! Factory. And they hold up as fresh as when they first aired.

It all began in season three of the show, when they took on the black and white classic Gamera in the season’s second episode. The...

If your a fan of Japanese giant monster movies and Mystery Science Theater 3000, then you know that the Holy Grail of MST3K is the five elusive "Gamara" episodes. Shout! Factory has announced that the next MST3K box set will be the five "Gamara" movies. The Episodes Include "Gamara", "Gamara vs. Barugon", "Gamera vs. Gaos", "Gamera vs. Guiron", and "Gamera vs. Zigra". There has been a long rumor that syndicator Sandy Frank would never renew the…...

Gamera is really neat. Gamera is filled with meat. We'll all be eating Gamera this August when Shout! Factory releases the latest "Mystery Science Theater 3000" box set comprised entirely of the five old school Gamera movies featured on the show back in its prime.

The announcement that the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Gamera episodes will finally be getting their long-anticipated DVD release is news many hardcore "MST3K" fans had begun to think they'd never hear. There was a long running rumor that syndicator Sandy Frank wouldn't allow them to renew the distribution rights for any episodes featuring his movies because he was angry over some good-natured ribbing he received from the series, but "MST3K" writer Kevin Murphy confirmed it was always just a dispute over money. With Shout! Factory releasing special editions of all of the old Gamera movies, it should come as no surprise they could put this DVD set together.

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Shout! Factory has graced fans of Daiei’s Gamera with some amazing releases from the Showa era series (and you can read Jon’s reviews here, here, here, and here) over the past year. However, like all good things, they must end, and so must this. The studio finishes out their resurrection of Gamera with the final two entries Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: The Super Monster. Gamera vs. Zigra: Like the previous entries in the Showa series, Gamera vs. Zigra continues the cheesy, kid friendly nature the series is famous or infamous (depending on who you ask) for. Another trait the series has been known for were the rip-off aspects of Toho’s Godzilla, and this film is no exception. Gamera vs. Zigra was released in 1971 along with Yoshimitsu Banno’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah, both of which use environmental pollution as the theme. However, in Zigra...

Nobody has given credit where credit is due when it comes to Shout! Factory’s great treatment of the original Gamera series. Each film in the series has been remastered and put out on DVD, this being the last double feature, and for all kaiju fans out there, happy days are here. But considering this is the last of the series (the 90′s saw a return to the shelled warrior, but that isn’t in line yet), it is also a sad day, considering this is the last Gamera DVD that will be released anytime soon. But how are the films included?

In the first film, Zigra attacks a moon base without warning. Two children, Helen and Kenny, see Zigra’s spaceship going toward the ocean. They go to investigate with their fathers, but they are captured by Zigra’s female minion, who is attacking Earth with gigantic earthquakes to...

Gamera vs. Zigra / Gamera Super Monster Directed by: Noriaki Yuasa Written by: Nisan Takahashi Starring: Kôji Fujiyama, Daigo Inoue and Reiko Kasahara / Mach Fumiake, Yaeko Kojima and Yoko Komatsu Depending on who you are and what your past Gamera experience is like, Gamera Super Monster could be the single greatest giant monster epic ever. How could it not be? Gamera challenges six foes, goes on his own rampage, and saves the planet from something that looks like, but is certainly not due to legal issues, a Star Destroyer. The true Gamera fans are groaning though, knowing that nearly every single clip from the film is stock footage from of the previous Gamera outings, and the new footage is so cheaply done, it's to the point of unwatchable. Fast forwarding past the sheer nonsense that is presented here as narrative, (filled with so many glaring plot holes, logic gaps, and absurdities...

Shout! Factory finished off its series of DVD debuts for original Japanese Gamera movies this week with the release of Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: The Super Monster, and it's a long-overdue recognition of these entertaining Japanese giant monster (or kaiju) flicks. You've gotta feel for the fire-breathing, flying giant turtle -- no matter what he accomplished on the big screen, he spent his entire career in the shadow of the more popular Godzilla. Ahead, four other Hollywood also-rans who quietly toil in the shadows.

Encino - One of the joys of life is not in the getting, but the ability to give. For the longest time I thought that sentiment was bullshit. It sounded more like the excuse of plague carrier. How can giving a trophy be better than receiving it? I found myself overblissed while handing hardware to a certain star.

In case you tuned in late to the Icon Celebration special on the Dumont network, that was me on the podium announcing that 2011’s Spirit of Bob Crane Award winner was Charlie Sheen. Tears of joy were shed on the trophy that’s a bronzed Sony Portable camera from ‘77. Who knew Charlie was capable of emotion - especially anyone who bought the DVD of Navy Seals.

Charlie continues the legacy of the late great of Bob Crane. Both starred in completely absurd sitcoms. Crane played Col. Hogan on Hogan’s Heroes. We...

Welcome back to Killer Film’s New Release Tuesday for March 15th! Before we get to these releases, let us remind you by ordering through our site, you not only get the best deals around from Amazon, but this one little click will help us out at no extra cost to you! It’s what keeps us killer!

The Fighter

Some critics get it all wrong. Some have called this Rocky-meets-The Blind Side, which is a horrible claim. The Blind Side sucks. Yes, the parallels to Rocky are there, but this film is way more earnest and daring. Loved every minute of it. (Formats: Blu-ray/DVD) Jon says: Buy Donny says: Buy

Hereafter

Nobody showed any love to Clint Eastwood’s genre film from last year. Well, it’s out now, so there’s no excuse, although the film did look like a CGI blockbuster of John Edward’s life (the psychic,...

It's a very mixed bag this week for horror title releases. We're not sure how Dread-worthy the supernatural drama Hereafter (directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard and Jay Mohr) is but have included it because of its afterlife aspects.

On the list you'll also find a couple of schlocky monster movies, one a double-feature of classic Gamera entries and the other from the Syfy channel featuring Sharktopus (a sea creature that is both a shark and an octopus) with an over-acting Eric Roberts. In addition Syfy is releasing its mockbuster Battle of Los Angeles to take advantage of the current Aliens-Invading-Los-Angeles craze.

Hereafter

Directed by Clint Eastwood

Starring Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jay Mohr, Cécile de France, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren

George is a blue-collar American with a special connection to the afterlife dating from his childhood. French journalist Marie has a near-death experience that shakes her reality.

A look at what's new on DVD today:

"Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection"

Directed by Fernando Di Leo

Released by RaroVideo

Fans of badass '70s cinema and the stoic Henry Silva rejoice! Underappreciated Italian crime master director Fernando Di Leo finally comes to the U.S. via this set of four films -- "Caliber 9," "The Italian Connection," "The Boss," and "Rulers of the City" -- that shows what made him an influence of filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and John Woo.

"The Absent" (2011)

Directed by Sage Bannick

Released by Passion River

Twin brothers are bonded by the experience of having their parents try to kill them for insurance money, only to become killers themselves in this slasher film from Sage Bannick.

"Be My Teacher" (2011)

Directed by Lakisha R. Lemons

Released by Maverick Entertainment Group

A student's (Derek Lee Nixon) flirtations with his English teacher (Lateace Towns-Cuellar) has serious...

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What could be better than a young Nicole Kidman in classics 80′s era flickdom? Well, lots… but, we’re talking apples and oranges here. BMX Bandits is only one of the schlocky titles to go Blu this week, the other is Roger Corman’s Sharktopus, a modern schlockterpiece that was spawned from the recent giant mutant killer animal revival on DVD and the SyFy Channel. If you sit on the serious/schlock fence, perhaps you’ll appreciate the emergence of the Harry Potter franchise finally conjuring itself onto Blu. If your tastes are a bit more refined, I would suggest one of Criterion’s new Blu titles: Louis Malle’s Au Revoir Les Enfants — set during WWII, about a French boarding school run by priests and a friendship that could risk the entire school’s safety; or, Edward Yang’s Yi Yi...

It’s Monday! That means it’s time for us to give you the new DVD & Blu-Ray releases for this week. We got some hi-def Brian Trenchard-Smith plus some kaiju, an Asylum release and Sharktopus! Read on fiends to see the full list.

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The Absent

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When twin brothers Oscar and Vincent discover their parents are plotting to kill them for insurance money, they beat them to the punch.

Wahoo! Man, Shout! Factory is doing a swell job on not only the Roger Corman films on new special edition Blu-rays/DVDs, but also their amazing reissues of the classic Showa Gamera films. I’ve personally reviewed each of the six prior releases (here, here, here, and here), and on March 15th, 2011 Shout! Factory will release the final two films on DVD, in Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: The Super Monster.

Extras are slim and are much like the prior double-billed DVDs, with new transfers, trailers, and publicity galleries. From the press release: The wait is over! On March 15, 2011, Shout! Factory will unleash the final two films in the illustrious Gamera franchise: Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: The Super Monster!

Witness twice the excitement as Gamera takes on the malevolent underwater alien creature Zigra and then revists each of his deadliest foes on by one while trying to save the word!

It's hard to believe that we're already at the end of Shout! Factory's release of the original Gamera franchise. The final two films are here, and we have to admit we're a little sad but happy to have every film looking and sounding better than ever! If only there were Blu-rays on the horizon ...

From the Press Release

The wait is over! On March 15, 2011, Shout! Factory will unleash the final two films in the illustrious Gamera franchise: Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: The Super Monster!

Witness twice the excitement as Gamera takes on the malevolent underwater alien creature Zigra and then revists each of his deadliest foes on by one while trying to save the word! Both films feature newly remstered transfers in their original Japanese language as well as Enlighs dubs.

Until the partnership of Shout! Factory and Kadokawa Pictures in May 2010, the original Gamera films were woefully underrepresented...

Carlsbad - LEGOs…those colorful blocks that snap together so easily. Many view them as a childhood toy, but they’re serious fun among collectors and adult builders. They can vacation at the American LEGOland. They can get those rare pieces at Lego stores across the country in malls. Lego video games featuring Star Wars, Batman and Indiana Jones are all the rage. Keeping up with what’s happening in Lego is about as foreboding a task as your mother keeping up with your LEGOs.

Joe Meno organizes the Lego universe through BrickJournal magazine. The periodical announces upcoming products, events and how-to articles by top buildings. It’s a coffeetable magazine featuring all the Lego pieces your kids lost under the sofa. The pages are addictive even for someone mildly interested in Lego with illustrations that show how the plastic building blocks can snap into amazing works of art. For...

The good folks over at Shout! Factory are blessing us with four new Gamera classics on two double feature DVD's and we've got all the goods you need to keep you in the know.

Special Features

If you loved the first two Special Edition home entertainment releases of the original Gamera movies – Gamera, The Giant Monster and Gamera Vs. Barugon, prepare yourself for four times the fun! On September 21, 2010, Shout! Factory will further unleash four more Gamera movies (the original Japanese version) from the Showa series in two Double-Feature Collector’s Edition DVD sets: Gamera Vs. Gyaos/ Gamera Vs. Viras and Gamera Vs. Guiron/Gamera Vs. Jiger. Featuring all-new anamorphic widescreen transfers, each Double-Feature DVD set includes both the original Japanese and infamous English dubbed versions of each film along with publicity galleries. A must-have for film enthusiasts and collectors, aggregate your Gamera movie collection with these two Double-Feature Collector’s Edition DVD sets.