Token Homo’s BAR TRASH presents MONSTER MAYHEM! at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero (31 MAY to 13 SEP 2023).
Token Homo unleashes another menagerie of monster mayhem in a brand new Bar Trash season that’s all about cinema’s biggest beasts.
Submitted by Token Homo
Kaijū have stomped across the world’s screens for almost a century, spawning from a genetic soup of KING KONG (1933) and GODZILLA (1954) spiked with liberal doses of atomic anxiety and Japanese pop culture.
Screening at Genesis Cinema and Rule Zero, MONSTER MAYHEM! is your essential field guide to these behemoths, featuring 16 kaijū eiga from Japan, USA, Mexico, UK, South Korea and Italy. Expect origin stories, overlooked titles, unloved sequels and controversial remakes, smashed together in a giant Godzilla sandwich.
BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by Token Homo. All films screen with introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, themed drinks and subtitles/captions (where possible!). Tickets £1-3. ALL EVENTS: AGE 18+ ONLY!
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- Season Launch + GODZILLA ゴジラ | Gojira d. Ishirō Honda, 1954 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (31 MAY 20:30).
- THE BLACK SCORPION d. Edward Ludwig, 1957 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (07 JUN 20:30).
- Bar Trash 1st Birthday + THE MONOLITH MONSTERS d. John Sherwood, 1957 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (14 JUN 20:30).
- MOTHRA (モスラ | Mosura) d. Ishirô Honda, 1961 at Rule Zero’s Sub Zero (19 JUN 19:30).
- CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER aka Caltiki il mostro immortale d. Riccardo Freda & Mario Bava, 1959 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (21 JUN 20:30).
- GORGO d. Eugène Lourié, 1961 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (28 JUN 20:30).
- KONGA d. John Lemont, 1961 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (05 JUL 20:30).
- YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (Daekoesu Yonggari | 대괴수 용가리) d. Ki-duk Kim, 1967 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (12 JUL 20:30).
- GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH aka The Smog Monster (ゴジラ対ヘドラ | Gojira tai Hedora) d. Yoshimitsu Banno, 1971 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (19 JUL 20:30).
- GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER (大怪獣ガメラ | Daikaijû Gamera) d. Noriaki Yuasa, 1965 at Rule Zero’s Sub Zero (24 JUL 19:30).
- THE CRATER LAKE MONSTER d. William R. Stromberg, 1977 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (02 AUG 20:30).
- KING KONG LIVES d. John Guillermin, 1986 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (09 AUG 20:30).
- MYSTERY FILM? at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (16 AUG 20:30).
- GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA d. Jun Fukuda, 1974 at Rule Zero’s Sub Zero (21 AUG 19:30).
- GODZILLA d. Roland Emmerich, 1998 at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (23 AUG 20:30).
- TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA d. Ishirō Honda, 1975 at Rule Zero’s Sub Zero (13 SEP 19:30).
Token Homo’s BAR TRASH presents MONSTER MAYHEM! at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero (31 MAY to 23 AUG 2023).
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