Godzilla
a science-fiction monster that resembles an enormous bipedal lizard, featured in Japanese and American films, television, and comic books.
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For attendance and size, the Godzilla is the Texas Renaissance Festival, on 70 acres near Houston.
As Renaissance festivals reopen, here’s how to make the merrie most of them | John Bordsen | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostFor the movie buffs out there, it’s like adding into a cell a gene for Godzilla and another for King Kong.
A Massive New Gene Editing Project Is Out to Crush Alzheimer’s | Shelly Fan | April 13, 2021 | Singularity Hub“Godzilla’s” totals, however, were so strong that they single-handedly pushed that number up above 35 percent, suggesting the health of overall box office is dramatically improving.
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the first film ‘hit’ of the vaccine era. But that era still contains plenty of cloudiness. | Steven Zeitchik | April 7, 2021 | Washington PostThose who work with theaters say they don’t see “Godzilla” as a one-off.
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the first film ‘hit’ of the vaccine era. But that era still contains plenty of cloudiness. | Steven Zeitchik | April 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe mere concept of King Kong going up against Godzilla is, as the fancy people say, a false dichotomy.
Godzilla vs. Kong Pairs Two Formidable Monster Foes—Too Bad About the People | Stephanie Zacharek | March 31, 2021 | Time
Even Godzilla, the ugliest star attraction of them all, is bigger than ever, both at the box office and in sheer monstrous height.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World? | Ted Gioia | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGodzilla and X-Men: Days of Future Past both did well at the box office, but neither were runaway success stories.
Why are melodramas like The Notebook derided for being unrealistic, while Godzilla gets lauded as the best of the year?
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality | Teo Bugbee | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMuch of the praise Edwards earned for his Godzilla adaptation stemmed from his frugal use of the monster.
The Cult of Boba Fett: The ‘Star Wars’ Bounty Hunter’s Spin-Off | Rich Goldstein | June 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost recently, Charles Barkley appeared in a cartoon brawl with Godzilla.
Sand-fleas and blowflies become nightriders marauding a new turf of Godzilla cars.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron Brown
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