Gamera the Invincible 1965  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror
Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Cast: Albert Dekker, Brian Donlevy, Diane Findlay, John Baragrey, Dick O'Neill, Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, Jun-ichiro Yamashiko, Yoshiro Uchida, Michiko Sugata, Mort Marshall, Bob Carraway, Alan Oppenheimer, John McCurry, Steve Zacharias
"Godzilla" was so popular that it made sense to bring out new monsters. Thus, Gamera was born, and this film is the first of a series, which was revived in the mid-1990s. A nuclear blast in the Arctic awakens Gamera–a giant, flying, fire-breathing monster. Gamera proceeds to wreak havoc on Tokyo and other assorted areas until a plan is developed that is successful in sending Gamera rocketing to Mars.
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Pete Kelly's Blues 1955  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Jack Webb
Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin, Jayne Mansfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Milner, John Dennis, Than Wyenn, Herbert Ellis, Mort Marshall, "Snub" Pollard
Set in Kansas City during Prohibition, this film recreates the jazz age and all the elements that made up the Roaring 20s. World War I veteran Pete Kelly (Jack Webb) plays his trumpet and performs with his jazz band while romancing socialite Ivy Conrad (Janet Leigh). But, life is not easy in the days of Prohibition, and Pete endures frequent confrontations with mob boss Fran McCarg (Edmond O'Brien)–culminating in a shootout at the nightclub. The music makes this film well worth watching, and the many songs include Ella Fitzgerald performing "Hard-Hearted Hannah" and Peggy Lee singing "He Needs Me." Lee received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role of mob mistress Rose Hopkins.
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Target Earth 1954   N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Sherman A. Rose
Cast: Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Richard Reeves, Virginia Grey, Robert Roark, Whit Bissell, Mort Marshall, Arthur Space, Steve Pendleton, House Peters Jr.
Frank (Richard Denning) and Nora (Kathleen Crowley) awaken in different parts of Chicago to find the city deserted. Robots from Venus are to blame, and Frank, Nora, and a couple of other survivors must find a way to save the Earth.
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| 1. Gamera the Invincible (1965)
2. Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
3. Target Earth (1954)
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