Hollywood Gothique

Above: Godzilla returns in The Return of Godzilla (1984) It’s been a long time since we had a Godzilla Day in L.A. – over two decades, in fact, since the 2004 Godzilla Day in L.A. Back then, Godzilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and his latest movie, Godzilla Final Wars,  had its world premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Godzilla Day 2025, in honor of November 3, 1954 release…

Hey, you know what? Fuck Google A.I. I was just doing a quick search to see where I might have reposted an old interview I conducted with Dracula scholars Leonard Wolf and David Skal, who had never met each other despite admiring each other’s work. The interview original ran in the Winter 1994 issue of Imagi-Movies, where it was trimmed for length. Since then I’ve posted a more complete version…

“Big Fish swimming down low, Down on the bottom where nobody goes…” Presumably based on an angler fish, this souvenir “Frownder Mug,” available at the Black Lagoon Popup Bar in Long Beach, got me thinking about Delaney Davidson’s eerie song, “Big Ugly Fish.” It’s about a guy trying to catch a sort of legendary fish that his grandfather tossed back after taking one horrified look at it. The…

Latest installment in the Predator franchise launches with an early-access screening on Wednesday, November 5, taking place at multiple screens in the Los Angeles area. On November 6, the film goes into wide release, including an opening night IMAX fan event.

The musical anime adventure gets a three-day sing-along engagement starting on Halloween running through November 2. Engagements are citywide in the Los Angeles area.

On Wednesday, October 22, the double-holiday classic (serving both Halloween and Christmas) returns to Los Angeles Theatres in Digital 3D. Engagements are citywide for two days. Then the film moves into its annual engagement at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood from October 24 through November 4.