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Kaijû daisensô (1965)
"Invasion of Astro-Monster and NASA Space Program are both great entertainment.
My friend Stuart Galbraith IV (Steve Ryfle who interviewed me for Shock Cinema Magazine United States "Black Actress On The Make!" Fall 2000) sent me a copy of the 1965 Japanese film "Invasion of Astro-Monster (Monster Zero)" which he did the audio commentary for the 2008 re-release which stars Nick Adams (The Rebel 1959-1961 Television Series with Johnny Cash singing the title song "The Ballad of Johnny Yuma") Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, and Harvo Nakajima is a must see for true Godzilla fans. The opening scenes of the "Invasion of Astro-Monster," put me in mind of the NASA Program that was started in the 1960's, watching Nick Adams and Akira Kubo wearing orange space suits in a space shuttle on their way to a planet on the other side of the largest planet in the solar system Jupiter. Although, the "Invasion of Astro-Monster" is a fun film to look at, it did make me review my feelings about the United States NASA Space Program. Rhodie Franklin, an extended family grandmother, never believe that man walked on the moon, "For Carolyn those men ain't walked on no moon." So the NASA Space Program and the "Invasion of Astro-Monster" are just great film projects and very entertaining to watch.
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983)
Carol Speed has dinner with George Kirby and his wife before he starts working on Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of A Controversy
The fact that Amos 'n' Andy lasted a few years is a testament within itself because most white series only last one season. Also, the fact that George Kirby came out of Terminal Island Federal Penitentiary, with no one knowing why he went to prison, and took on such a controversial subject matter like "Amos n Andy," when he came out of the penitentiary, is a testament to his courage. None of George Kirby's friends went to visit him at Terminal Island Federal Penitentiary because Redd Foxx said he had a good wife and couldn't understand how George Kirby could go to the penitentiary and not even make any money. It was the same penitentiary that Mickey Cohen went to but Mickey Cohen had made money off of heroin. Carol Speed ran into George Kirby on Hollywood and Vine, in Hollywood, right after he came home and she had dinner with him and his wife and he talked about how he wanted to make people truly understand how important the Amos 'n' Andy Series was to comedy and how he expected Redd Foxx to contribute with his views. Then George Kirby got busy with making Amos 'n' Andy: An Anatomy of A Controversy come into fruition. George Kirby's wife had saved his jewelry and suits so he pulled on his diamonds and became the George Kirby from Chicago that we all loved. The question now is why isn't Amos 'n' Andy: An Anatomy of A Controversy not on DVD. It looks like the same racist reasons why a lot of black films and documentaries are not on DVD.