A few days ago, a mysterious video showed up online, showing legendary genre filmmaker John Carpenter excitedly taking in a seat in a movie theatre… and judging by the familiar roar that was heard at the end of the video, it sounded like he was sitting down to watch a Godzilla movie. As it turns out, that video was made as a promo for an upcoming event called Masters of Monsters – which is indeed all about Carpenter watching and talking about Godzilla and other kaiju movies!
This event is coming to us from Shout! Factory TV, TokuSHOUTsu, Scream Factory TV and Shout! Cult – and will be streaming at all of those links. Here’s the information:
John Carpenter, director of films released by Shout! Factory/Scream Factory such as Halloween, Escape from NY/Escape from LA, Body Bags, Big Trouble in Little China, The Fog, The Thing, and many more; is a huge Godzilla fan. He sits down to present his 4 favorite monster films directed by Ishiro Honda: Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (Gojira), Rodan, Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster, and The War of the Gargantuas. John Carpenter will make appearances throughout to discuss his great love and admiration for the franchise.
And here’s the schedule:
November 3 at 6pm and 8pm PT: Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (Gojira)
November 4 at 6pm and 8pm PT: Rodan
November 5 at 6pm and 8pm PT: Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster
November 6 at 6pm and 8pm PT: The War of the Gargantuas
More information can be found at MastersofMonsters.com.
Will you be watching the Masters of Monsters event to see these movies and find out what Carpenter has to say about them? Let us know by leaving a comment below. Spending four evenings watching Godzilla and other kaiju movies with John Carpenter sounds like a great time to me.
