In 1984, Godzilla rose from Tokyo Bay for the first time in nine years for THE RETURN OF GODZILLA. In 1985, an American distributor dramatically recut the movie into GODZILLA 1985. We're joined at long last by Important Cinema Club cohost Justin Decloux to discuss the many structural and ideological changes that were imposed upon Godzilla's big comeback.

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#353 - A Tornado, an Earthquake, or a Godzilla (w/ Justin Decloux)

[제자원 개강세미나] 은혜에 굳게 서서 문안하라(벧전5:12~14)

We discuss Director Roland Emmerich and focus on INDEPENDENCE DAY, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER and GHOST CHASE.

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#339 - Roland Emmerich: Master of Disaster

We discuss the career of Russian filmmaker Sergei Bondarchuk, and the absolute massive WAR & PEACE, on this week's episode.

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#359 - Sergei Bondarchuk: On The Grandest Scale

We discuss the work of trashmaker/rip-off artist extraordinaire Bruno Mattei and his films SHOCKING DARK (AKA TERMINATOR 2), ROBOWAR, RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR and ZOMBIE: THE BEGINNING.

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#360 - Never Not Original: The Art of Bruno Mattei

If society outlawed emotions, could we stop all war and conflict? This is the very, very stupid question at the heart of EQUILIBRIUM (2002), the dystopian extravaganza that introduced the world to the art of "gun kata."

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#485 - Gun Kata

We discuss what we've been watching.

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UNLOCKED PATREON: What We've Been Watching - Take Back The Planet

We discuss the work of Jim Jarmusch with a focus on STRANGER THAN PARADISE, DEADMAn and THE DEAD DON'T DIE.

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#368 - Jim Jarmusch Cool

CIA Director William J. Burns published an article demonizing China and Russia as top "threats", boasting that the Ukraine war helps the US economically and geopolitically, and warning Taiwan could be next. Ben Norton explains the context.

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CIA director threatens China & Russia, says Ukraine war benefits US economy

We discuss the work of late-period Italian horror director Michele Soavi and his films STAGEFRIGHT, THE CHURCH, CEMETERY MAN and ARRIVEDERCI AMORE, CIAO.

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#375 - Michele Soavi's Phantasmagorias

We discuss the career of Writer/Director Bob Clark and his classic films A CHRISTMAS STORY, BLACK CHRISTMAS, PORKY'S, CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS and DEATH DREAM.

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#147 - The Bob Clark Christmas Special Will Shoot Your Eye Out

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#147 - The Bob Clark Christmas Special Will Shoot Your Eye Out

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