Criterion Collection releasing Godzilla box set as its 1000th release

July 25, 2019

The Criterion Collection has been releasing deluxe home video edition of films for 35 years, and they’ve just announced a monster of a box set as the company’s 1000th title. Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 collects all 15 Godzilla films from Japan’s Showa era:

Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

All 15 films feature new, high-definition digital transfers, and are accompanied by “a slew of supplemental material that brings the King of the Monsters to life in a giant deluxe hardcover book, with new essays and newly commissioned illustrations from sixteen artists; new and archival interviews with cast and crew members; and much, much more!” The Godzilla box is out October 29 and you can pre-order now. Check out the trailer and an exploded view of pic of the box set below.

Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble’s annual 50% Off Criterion sale is currently underway and it’s good for anything in stock. The sale runs through August 4.