By the way, if you are having, or hear about, a public showing of an MST3K episode, be sure to let us know!
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The New Bern Civic Theatre (aka “Athens Theatre”) in New Bern, N.C. is showing “MST3K: The Movie” Friday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. Find out more about it here and here.
Ian Jane of Rockshockpop.com is the first to offer a really detailed, extensive review of the upcoming “Gamera Vs. MST3K” set.
Our pal Bruce Westbrook has a review… Over at DVDVerdict, Judge Erich Asperschlager calls it “tons of fun”… Kevin Pytle at wtf-film.com calls the set’s arrival “one of the more phenomenal home video developments of the year.” Noel Murray of The AV Club says “These Gamera shows hold up.” “This is a stellar set” says James McCormick at Criterioncast.com. John Sinnot at DVD Talk says “These episodes are some of the best TV ever.” Rod Lott at the Oklahoma Gazette calls it “another great set from Shout! Factory.” R.L. Shaffer at dvd.ign.com says the set is “well worth a spin.” An unsigned review at Schlockmania.com calls it: “a winner for MST3K fanatics and kaiju eiga enthusiasts alike.’ The set came in as number 6 on Entertainment Weekly’s “must list.” Andrea Speed at cxpulp.com (?) calls it “a stellar set.” New: Nick Lyons at DVDCorner calls it “a fantastic DVD set that is a must own.” I will update this post with more reviews as they come in. Oh, and while we’re on the subject of reviews, Nick Lyons at DVD Corner has a review of the “Hamlet” re-release–and he likes it! Also new: In addition, Nick Lyons has reviewed “Shorts To-Go” and “Old Tyme Shorts Roundup.” It’s been a pretty Gamera-centric week in MSTiedom, for obvious reasons, so let’s round out the week with a full on discussion of the new set, your favorite episodes and your favorite moments from the TEN Gamera eps (including KTMA), the original movies (which is your favorite?) and anything else Gamera-related.
By the way, as promised the episode guide entries for the first two Gamera episodes in season three are still open if you were waiting for the set to see them and comment. To get you in the mood, several takes on the Gamera theme song. 
Incidentally, Several alert commenters have pointed out that this is the movie we see clips of in the Film Ventures Int’l credit sequences for episode 303-POD PEOPLE. And, as I noted earlier, this was directed by Don Dohler, whose “Alien Factor” was given a thorough roughing up by Cinematic Titanic. 
Our pal Daniel Griffith is hard at work on “JAM HANDY TO THE RESCUE!” his satirical documentary exploring the life and times of the prolific educational/industrial film producer, Henry Jamison Handy. Written by and starring the great Larry Blamire (director of the “Lost Skeleton” series), it will premiere on Shout! Factory’s upcoming special edition re-release of episode 424- MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE, coming this Fall. |
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