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Tag Archives: Godzilla
Hide Your Beer – Notzilla’s Here!
A Filmmaker’s Journal My multi-award-winning affectionate send-up of old monster movies Notzilla has finally arrived! Here’s the story in a nutshell, or, well, a beer can: Yomama Bay, 1962. While the Japanese armed forces destroy yet another giant kaiju, a … Continue reading
The Monster Movie to End All Monster Movies! (Or At Least Make Fun of All of Them)
There are several theories as to why the multi-zillion-dollar Warner Brothers Pictures blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong, originally slated for release this month, has been delayed until next year… Yeah, that’s one of ’em, but I think we all know the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged award-winning, comedy, funny, Godzilla, King Kong, monster, trailer
14 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
A Monster Debut in Chicago this Weekend! My newest feature film Notzilla, an affectionate send-up of old monster movies, will have its official debut at Chicago’s G-Fest this weekend! To read about the premiere and the movie (warning: plot spoilers) … Continue reading
Music from My Movies
Do the Notzilla! I wrote three songs for the closing credits of my new feature film Notzilla, each in a different early 60s pop style, and each devoted to the national craze set off by an escaped kaiju (giant monster) … Continue reading
Music from My Movies
Where Have All the Monsters Gone? As I mentioned in the previous Music from My Movies, I wrote three songs for the closing credits of my new feature film Notzilla. Since the music under the credits represents a typical day … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged folk music, funny, Godzilla, monster, Notzilla, song, spoof
27 Comments
Hurray for Today!
Some weird and wonderful things have happened on March 2nd. “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes, Videos
Tagged Dr. Seuss, funny, Godzilla, Notzilla, Spinal Tap
23 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
So Much to Learn! When one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Rashomon) received a lifetime achievement Oscar, he seemed mystified, insisting that he hadn’t learned enough to deserve such an honor. He was 80 … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged directing, filmmaking, funny, Godzilla, Notzilla, special effects
20 Comments
Cloudzilla!
These pre-spring cloud formations are so cool it’s scary! A subtle thumbs-up from God, perhaps, about my new in-the-works feature film project Notzilla?
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged cloud, comedy, filmmaking, formation, funny, Godzilla, spring
14 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Notzilla! I tried to write something deep this morning. Honest. But just couldn’t. Because I’m currently marinating in a heady mélange of comedic mellifluosity (gags and groaners scribbled on scratch paper). Most of which will end up in the next … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged comedy, filmmaking, funny, Godzilla, monster, parody, spoof
30 Comments
Cloudzilla!
These early spring cloud formations are so cool it’s scary!
Posted in Culture, Humor, Mitchellaneous, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged cloud, cloudzilla, funny, Godzilla, Notzilla, spring
13 Comments