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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

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movie review of  Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.  is a sequel to  Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. One year later,  Mechagodzilla is being repaired after the damage inflicted it by Godzilla.   Losing consistency from the previous film, a different crew is manning the Mechagodzilla. That’s a robotic Godzilla, built over the skeleton of the original Godzilla, that died at the end of the original  Godzilla movie in 1954.   The central character in this film is Yoshito Chûjô. He’s the son of Dr. Shin’ichi Chûjô, the star of the original Mothra movie.   Yoshito is the chief technician on the “Mecha G” project. He’s trying to get Mechagodzilla repaired in the event of Godzilla’s eventual next rampage.   However,  Mothra has something to say …

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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) starring Jason Robards, Herbert Lom

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) starring Jason Robards, Herbert Lom

My mother taught me that if I didn’t have anything nice to say, I shouldn’t say anything nice at all … so this review will be mercifully short.  Yes, the film is that bad. What’s wrong with it?

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The Return of Dr. X - Humphrey Bogart

The Return of Doctor X

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The Return of Doctor X  (1939) starring Humphrey Bogart

The Return of Doctor X begins as a more mundane mystery, as a reporter publishes an account of the death of actress Angela Merrova–who shows up alive and threatens to sue the paper, leading to the reporter’s firing.   Unable to believe that the dead woman is alive, he investigates and finds a connection between the returned actress and a Dr. Francis Flegg — an expert of rare blood types, and the friend behind the revival of both the actress and the murderous Dr. X.

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Boris Karloff doing his children's radio show at WNEW

Boris Karloff biography

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William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 — 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English  actor.

He was widely known for his roles in horror films, particularly for his portrayal of Frankenstein’s monster in Frankenstein (1931),  Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939), which resulted in his immense popularity. His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!  (1966). He also had a memorable role in the original Scarface (1932). For his contribution to film and television, Boris Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive

Bride of Frankenstein

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive
reviewed by: The masked reviewer

Bride of Frankenstein begins with Mary Shelley informing her friends that she has written a sequel to her masterpiece. She begins this story at the end of Frankenstein with Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) recovering from his injuries, and the mill fire still crackling. A curious villager and his worried wife are watching the fire when a familiar hand strangles the man and throws the wife down to her death.Minnie (Una O’Connor) starts screaming when she spots the monster walking away from the ruins. The monster runs away before the mobs can begin their monster hunt again. Henry refuses to accept the monster as his creation and decides to quiet the evil experiment business to follow in the family business.

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Cat People

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movie review of Cat People (1942)-  by The Masked Reviewer

In Cat People, a beautiful Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon) marries marine engineer Oliver Reed (Kent Smith). All is going well until the wedding night, Irena refuses to consummate her marriage to Oliver. The next day she admits a seemingly ridiculous fear of turning to a panther if she has intercourse with her husband. When Irena is sent to Dr. Louis Judd, her psychiatrist, a very interesting fact about her family is discovered. During this time Oliver has been spending more time with his secretly love struck co-worker Alice Moore (Jane Randolph).

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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), starring Hugh Marlow, Joan Taylor , special effects by Ray Harryhausen

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers  (1956), starring Hugh Marlow, Joan Taylor, special effects by Ray Harryhausen

Synopsis of  Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Dr. Russell Marvin heads up Operation Skyhook, which is tasked with sending rockets into the upper atmosphere to probe for future space flights. Unfortunately, all the rockets are somehow disappearing. While investigating this strange occurrence, Russell and his new assistant/wife Carol Marvin are abducted by a flying saucer, where the aliens demand to meet with certain people in order to negotiate. But it was a trick; the aliens only wanted to kill them. The invasion has begun and if Russell and Carol can’t find a way to get past their defenses and stop these creatures, it may be the end of the human race.

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The Fly (1958) starring David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price

The Fly

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The Fly (1958) starring  David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price

David Hedison starring in The Fly

Many people think of  The Fly as a monster movie.  But that’s not correct.  The Fly is a psychological thriller, where a beautiful young wife (Patricia Owens) has murdered her rich, successful husband (David Hedison) – a brilliant inventor.  The inventor’s brother (Vincent Price) is shocked beyond words.  He knows that she loved her husband more than her own life, and can’t imagine why she would do such a thing.  Especially knowing how it would impact her young son (Charles Herbert). Only after Vincent Price tricks her does the bed-ridden woman tell the story …

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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) Starring Yumiko Shaku, Shin Takuma

Godzilla against Mechagodzilla

What is the measure of success for a movie? When the audience gets so wrapped up in the movie, that you start rooting for the protagonist. That’s exactly what happened during my first viewing of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. The basic plot has Godzilla attacking Tokyo … For the first time since 1954. A monster that the Japanese Defense Forces cannot stop. During the attack, Akane Yashiro (played by Yumiko Shaku) freezes. She blames herself for the deaths of her squad. Then, the Prime Minister of Japan initiates a risky plan. He authorizes and funds a plan to build a cybernetic robot. Mechagodzilla, built around the skeleton of the original Godzilla. The team is led by Tokumitsu Yuhara (played by Shin Takuma). He’s a widower. His young daughter is still trying to deal with the loss of her mother.

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Nan Gray in Dracula's Daughter

Nan Grey

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Biography of Nan Grey (July 25, 1918 – July 25, 1993)

Nan Grey was born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller on July 25, 1918 in Houston, Texas.  On a vacation to Hollywood with her mother, a friend persuaded her to take a screen test.  She began a career in motion pictures starting that same year.

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