HAIL TO THE KING - A KING NAMED KONG: THE EXTENDED EDITION Part 12: The Future of Kong. Matthew B. Lamont 2026-09-23 | HAIL TO THE KING - A KING NAMED KONG: THE EXTENDED EDITION Part 12: The Future of Kong.
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Dawn of the Cretaceous” (Behind the Scenes) by Tom Stross (1986). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-08-10 | Today on “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we take a behind-the-scenes look at Tom Stross’ shot on a Bolex epic, “Dawn of the Cretaceous”. Yes, that Tom Stross. The guy from Ohio who animated the King Kong character in “The Big Chuck and Little John Show”. He made made this short as a way to get a job at Industrial Light and Magic, but got rejected. Ever want to see how the process is done, now is your chance.Enjoy (because this is the season finale). (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #DawnOfTheCretaceous #TomStross
Stop-Motion Rarities: “King Kong vs. Plesiosaurus”. Matthew B. Lamont 2025-08-03 | In this corner, the Eighth Wonder of the World. The King of Skull Island. King Kong! In that corner, sharp teeth, four flippers, and a long neck and tail. The one who puts the “Monster” in “Loch Ness Monster”. Eater of fish. The mad marine reptile! Plesiosaurus! Who will win? Who will loose? Will Kong send this reptile to extinction? Or will Mr. Plesio make a monkey out of him? Find out in this amateur film from Japan, some how called, “Dinosaur Island Adventure”, here on “Stop-Motion Rarities”. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #KingKong #Plesiosaurus
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Dennis Muren’s Home Movies” (1956/1957). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-07-27 | Before JURASSIC PARK (1993), before the INDIANA JONES franchise, before STAR WARS (1977), and before EQUINOX (1970), Dennis Muren made some 8mm home movies inspired by what he saw. After he saw such films like the original, WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) (did I ever he worked on the 2005 remake), and THE BEAST FROM 20’000 FATHOMS (1953). This is rare and worth the watch and by the time your done, you have wondered that he has gone a long way. You might remember his battle with a Phorusrhacos back in 1959. youtube.com/watch?v=skeay7x0FzE There is more to come. Rare stop-motion dinosaur stuff that is (because of all that hype on the new JURASSIC WORLD film).Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #DennisMuren #HomeMovies
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Infant Earth” by Dale Kuipers (1958). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-07-20 | Today on “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we take a look at Dale Kuiper’s “Infant Earth”. If “Evolution of the World” (a.k.a. “Evolution”) (1940) is to Ray Harryhausen, “Prehistoric Beast” (1985) is to Phil Tippet, and “Dawn of the Cretaceous” (1986) is to Tom Stross, then “Infant Earth” (1958) is to Dale Kuipers. This clip of his 8mm epic was taken from a news report from 1984. To know more about his life, click on the link below. https://creatures--imagination-blogspot-com.translate.goog/2013/10/en-souvenir-de-dale-kuipers.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wappEnjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #InfantEarth #DaleKuipers
Stop-Motion Rarities: “The Hunt” by Doug Beswick (1971). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-07-13 | Today, on “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we take a look at a home movie by Doug Beswick, with make-up by Rick Baker. Here, it is about a tribe of caveman hunting a Diatryma, a prehistoric predatory bird. I have seen a clip of it on the Sci-Fi channel (before it was called SyFy), on a documentary about Rick Baker. This was made during their time-off at Cascade Pictures, a studio where commercials are made back in the 1960s and 70s. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #TheHunt #DougBeswick
Stop-Motion Rarities: “How the Dinosaurs Really Died” by ‘Lid’ Productions (1983). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-07-05 | Today on “Stop-Motion Rarities”, an answer to the question on how the dinosaurs really died. The student film from 1983 has the answer. Warning: The following picture you are going to see does not answer the question scientifically. It is giving a warning to all mankind on something. And we should be aware of it. Also, this film is played for laughs or shock, depending on your perspective, and is should not be used for research on dinosaur extinction, but for stop-motion and claymation research only. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)(Thank you for your understanding.)#StopMotionRarities #HowTheDinosaursReallyDied #ALidProduction
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Dinosaur Home Movie” by Alvin Moore (1985). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-06-30 | Sorry for the delay. Today on “Stop-Motion Rarities” a home movie by Alvin Moore. This shot on 16 mm film from 1985 shows a stop-motion Brachiosaurus. Also, if you look at the backgrounds, you can tell that it is actually magazine cut-outs, posters, or cut outs from a calendar because of the glossiness thanks to the lighting. You can totally see the creases. So this is not a 35 mm slide projected on a screen, and this is not a live-action footage projected one frame at a time on a 16 mm motion analysis projector. Like I said earlier, sorry for the delay. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)(My deepest apologies to the paleontologists watching this.)#StopMotionRarities #DinosaurHomeMovie #AlvinMoore
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Alkaseltzer Dinosaur Super-8 ad” (1976). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-06-22 | From the maker of the SPFX Magazine commercial with King Kong that was shot on Super-8 comes another homemade ad done with this style. This one is for Alkaseltzer and it has dinosaurs in it. Dinosaurs made from the Aurora model kit series. However, the thing is, the two creatures in this commercial are from different time zones. The Allosaurus is from the Mesozoic era and the Dimetrodon is from the Paleozoic era. So they didn’t live in the same period. (Somewhere a paleontologist is displeased.) Why if this was done today, there would be a Spinosaurus. So here is the SPFX ad with King Kong. youtube.com/watch?v=TXUdXkRPHTMAnd here is the link to the man who created this ad and the one you are seeing now. youtube.com/channel/UC2ixdgZ9n48IWQshFbgLsEQEnjoy.All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)(My deepest apologies to the paleontologists watching this.)#StopMotionRarities #AlkaseltzerCommercial #Super8
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Timegate” (1979) by Jim Danforth. Matthew B. Lamont 2025-06-15 | Before STARGATE (1994), before JURASSIC PARK (1993), there was TIMEGATE. The idea was conceived by Jim Danforth. He had this idea since he was a teenager when he made his amateur film, A SNITCH IN TIME back in the 1950s. The time to make it a big Hollywood picture came after the failure of Universal Pictures obtaining the rights of the original KING KONG. Universal wanted to make their own version called THE LEGEND OF KING KONG, with Jim Danforth in charge of the special effects. Specifically the stop-motion animation. However, since that picture didn’t get made, it was time for Jim to create a movie that would put his stop-motion skills, as well as his film-making skills, to the test (if producers were interested). The result was TIME GATE. It was about a time-traveling safari company called Chronex, that goes back in time to see dinosaurs. There is a man who goes in order to avenge someone who was killed by a T-Rex causing the beast to run amok the futuristic civilization. This is like a futuristic version of THE LOST WORLD, just like how THE VALLEY OF GWANGI is a western retelling of it. Somehow, it brings to mind L. Spargue DeCamp’s “A Gun for Dinosaur” and Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder.” His locations were scouted, the script was written, and test footage was shot. Who will finance the picture? Nobody. Why? Because it was too expensive. Had it been made, it give an Academy Award for Best Special Effects. So here it is, the greatest movie never made: TIMEGATE (1979). Enjoy.All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #Timegate #JimDanforth
Stop-Motion Rarities: “A Sound of Thunder” (1970) by William Stromberg and Phil Tippett. Matthew B. Lamont 2025-06-08 | Today on the show that launched over 100 more subscribers, you heard about, you read about it (even the source material as well), and now is your chance to see it (in all its entirety). Before BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985), there was A SOUND OF THUNDER (1970). This was before Peter Hyam’s overblown feature-length adaptation from 2005. This underground adaptation of the Ray Bradbury short story of the same name, has brilliant stop-motion techniques by Phil Tippett, who would later do the special effects for such films as the STAR WARS trilogy, ROBOCOP (1987), WILLOW (1988), and JURASSIC PARK (1993). If you want to see an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s THE FOGHORN, apart from watching THE BEAST FROM 20’000 FATHOMS (1953), watch Frank Dietz’s THE LIGHTHOUSE (1976).youtube.com/watch?v=q0gCpH20fEAGoing back on subject, enjoy this early example independent cinema with style or Hollywood-level home movie. You’ll love it.All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #ASoundOfThunder #PhilTippet
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Monsters on the Moon” (1940). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-05-31 | You know, between the time the original KING KONG and SON OF KONG came out and the original MIGHTY JOE YOUNG got released (i.e. between 1933 to 1949), there wasn’t a single stop-motion animated feature-film made in Hollywood. Sure there was George Pal’s Puppetoons, but they were short subjects. Ray Harryhausen was exercising his stop-motion film-making skills with EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD (1938-1940). There was THE LOST ATLANTIS (1937-1940), which was Columbia Pictures’ attempt to cash-in on the success of the original KING KONG. MGM’s epic that never was, WAR EAGLES by the people who did the original KING KONG. United Artists scrapped the stop-motion dinosaurs in favor of decorated lizards and gators because they looked so real in Hal Roach’s prehistoric masterpiece, ONE MILLION B.C. (1940). Willis O’Brien tried to get his cowboys vs. dinosaur flick, GWANGI green lighted in 1942. Guess what? They all never happened! So did MONSTERS ON THE MOON. In 1942, Lou Bunin and Michael Myerberg were at Universal Pictures to do an adaptation of Robert Wagner’s 14 hour opera cycle, THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG. That was scrapped because of World War 2. Another one that was scrapped was another Willis O’Brien project, GWANGI in 1942. That project for RKO was reworked by Warner Bros. in 1969. So you want a deep look inside MONSTERS OF THE MOON, here are some links that can help you out. fanac.org/fanzines/Monsters_of_the_Moon/Monsters_of_the_Moon1.pdfcartoonresearch.com/index.php/cinema-gems-from-the-vaults-of-dr-filmyoutube.com/watch?v=fsH4oGWxz4UEnjoy. All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #MonstersOfTheMoon
Stop-Motion Rarities: “RKO Claymation Color Test Footage” (1929). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-05-24 | Here is a rare one alright. In 1929 RKO wants to get their hand with color, so they were trying various tests like live-action and animation. Footage with traditional animation and claymation were tested. While it is unknown who animated this, I’d say it sure is rare and creative. One could imagine what would happen if something like CREATION, the original KING KONG, or SON OF KONG was done in color. Well, if you want to see an answer to that question, click on this link from a few seasons ago. youtube.com/watch?v=A1nCc3-Ch2M Enjoy. All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #RKO #ColorTestFootage
Stop-Motion Rarities: Mistral MR commercial (1982). Matthew B. Lamont 2025-05-17 | Oh look, to start off the 10th season of "Stop-Motion Rarities", we are presenting a commercial from Chile about note books. I don't know who animated it, but if you look at the math sums in one scene, let me tell you, they are all wrong. It was done on purpose so kids won't copy and believe that it is true. Enjoy, because I got a schedule to maintain. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #MistralMR #CommercialFromChile
Stop-Motion Rarities Season 10 Promo. Matthew B. Lamont 2025-05-15 | That's right! Season 10 is coming so get ready for more rare stuff that is bound to get a reaction out of you. Hopefully a good one. Enjoy. #StopMotionRarities #Season10 #Promo
Stop-Motion Rarities Season 10 Teaser. Matthew B. Lamont 2025-04-24 | Guess what, season ten of STOP-MOTION RARITIES is coming. And things are going to get surprising. Are you ready? Comment down below. #StopMotionRarities #Season10 #Teaser
Stop-Motion Rarities: Adventures of Toys (Second Film) by Katsuo Takahashi (1968). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-12-08 | “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” (1964) happens to be one of the craziest ideas ever put on celluloid. “Frankenstein Conquers the World” (1965) was a successful film at the box-office in Japan, but it didn’t make a lot of money as “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (1962). However, this made Baragon become popular among the kaiju community. He has gained a strong following since his Frankenstein battle. Over the years, before making a cameo appearance in such anime like “Urusei Yatsura” and “Dragon Ball” he got caricatured and lampooned in all sorts of media in Japan. For instance, in the manga, “Kaibutsukun” there was a character modeled after Baragon called Nombilas. He appeared in a story where he met Franken and there was production for a movie called “Franken vs. Gabegebo”. This story was adapted in the anime in both the 60s black and white version and the 80s color version. Here, in this film you are going to watch, the monster is modeled after Baragon. And like “Frankenstein Conquers the World”, he appears as a villain. He fought Frankenstein in 1968, now he will fight Santa! Who will win. OK, that aside, this film was made in 1968 and got released in 1970 for the Japan Expo. This was made for promoting exchanges with foreign countries and letting the world know about Japan, and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO or JETO). This was introduces the Japanese toy industry to the world. The art is done by Iinuma Sawako, the animation is done by Nasu Masayo, and the live-action was done by Fukui Hisahiko and Nozaki Yoshihiko. This concludes season nine of “Stop-Motion Rarities”. Sorry about that, but upon finding this, since this is December, a change of plan was made. Enjoy.Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.All copyrights acknowledged.) (For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #AdventuresOfToys #KatsuoTakahashi
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Godzilla vs. Destroyah” (stop-motion test footage) by Koichi Kawakita (1995). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-11-30 | What does this movie and the 1954 “Godzilla” have in common? Reference to the Oxygen Destroyer? Well, no. Stop-motion animation. That’s right, if the swinging tail and crashing firetruck is one thing, then those little Destroyah crabs scurrying across the frame is another. These were animated by Koichi Kawakita. This was also a Dynamation-type shot because the background is with projected one frame at a time, like in those Ray Harryhausen movies, or it was done with compositing with an optical printer. This was the last time that stop-motion was used in a Godzilla movie. To read more about it, there’s a link below. archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2031%20No%201-2%20%28Feb%201999%29/page/n125/mode/2upEnjoy. All copyrights acknowledged.) (For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #GodzillaVsDestroyah #KoichiKawakita
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Godzilla vs. Biollante” (stop-motion test footage) by Koichi Kawakita (1989). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-11-23 | In the years that followed between 1964 to 1989, Toho would steer clear from putting stop-motion in their visual effects. Sometimes they would fake it. Remember when I talked about “Godzilla Raids Again”, where I talked about how they faked stop-motion. Well, they did again in “Mothra vs. Godzilla” (1964) and again in “Godzilla vs. Hedorah” (1971). Speaking of which, it said that the flower wilting in that 1971 trippy film was stop-motion. That what it said on page 356 of “Ray Harryhausen: Master of Majicks Volume 1”, by Mike Hankin. Page 358 of this said, stop-motion was used in “Godzilla 1985” where Godzilla’s eye opened after being struck by lightning. We don’t know if that is true or not. Moving on, when “Godzilla vs. Biollante” was going into production, the special effects team was going think if stop-motion would be the right choice to do the entire effects with stop-motion. After seeing the footage, it turns out that using men in suits and a big prop. To read more about it, there’s link below.archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2031%20No%201-2%20%28Feb%201999%29/page/n125/mode/2upEnjoy. All copyrights acknowledged.) (For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #GodzillaVsBiollante #KoichiKawakita
Stop-Motion Rarities: “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (stop-motion scenes) by Minoru Nakano (1962). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-11-17 | You know, back in the late 1950’s, Willis O’Brien, a stop-motion animator, had an idea to let King Kong make a comeback. Have him fight a giant Frankenstein Monster made up of animal parts in San Francisco. He wrote a script and sent it to John Beck, a film producer, and screwed him over and the result, was “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (1962). Obie was upset and Merrian C. Cooper, the man who created King Kong back in 1933, was livid! However, back in Japan, good old Eiji Tsuburaya, who is a big fan of the original “King Kong”, that he got inspired to pay homage to the film in his films and TV shows, decided to add in stop-motion animation in a few scenes. They were animated by Minoru Nakano. Here is proof. archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2031%20No%201-2%20%28Feb%201999%29/page/n105/mode/2upRemember last week, when I talked about faking stop-motion by turning the camera on high speed? Well guess what, they tried that again in one scene from “Mothra vs. Godzilla” (1964), with the puppets of Mother and Godzilla, and in one scene from “Godzilla vs. Hedorah” (1971), where Godzilla was grabbing Hedorah and was swinging him round in circles before letting go. Yeah, stop-motion is hard to fake in live-action. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.) (For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #KingKongVsGodzilla #MinoruNakano
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Godzilla Raids Again” (stop-motion scenes) by Minoru Nakano (1955). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-11-09 | Take a good look here on this heart-pounding episode of “Stop-Motion Rarities”. In this scene from “Godzilla Raids Again” (a.k.a. “Gigantis the Fire Monster”) (1955), as Godzilla and Anguiras fight in Osaka in such excessive speed, you can see the palace pagoda crack up. Now according to page 354 of the book “Ray Harryhausen: Master of Majicks Volume 1”, by Mike Hankin, the cracking was done by using chalk or withe paint. It is also possible that Minoru Nakano was responsible for this shot. Having the monsters fight with the camera under cranked, doesn’t pass for stop-motion animation. It is faking it. There are two scenes where high-speed fights (trying to pass for stop-motion) where the cracks are animated with chalk or white paint. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.) (For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #GodzillaRaidsAgain #MinoruNakano
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Godzilla” (stop-motion scenes) by Minoru Nakano (1954). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-11-02 | Tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary of Godzilla. Toho’s saurian superstar is approaching the big 7-0! And what better way than to honor him, with stop-motion connections to this franchise and other Toho tokusatsu (which means special effects), here on “Stop-Motion Rarities”. As you can see, get ready to be presented with stop-motion scenes from the original “Godzilla” (1954) with two scenes that involve stop-motion, animated by Minoru Nakano (1939 - 2021). Did you know that Eiji Tsuburaya originally wanted to use stop-motion animation to create Godzilla? However, they can’t, because they knew it was too costly and it can take forever, so they settled for a man in a suit. Somehow, Tsuburaya stuck in some stop-motion animation here and there. Enjoy(All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.) #StopMotionRarities #Godzilla #MinoruNakano
Stop-Motion Rarities Season 9 Trailer with English Voice Over. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-10-31 | Here is the Season 9 trailer of "Stop-Motion Rarities" with an English voice-over.Enjoy.
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Colosseum” by Shiro Nakijama (1990). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-10-26 | Today on an action-packed episode of “Stop-Motion Rarities”, it is a Frankenstein-like caveman against a Tyrannosaurus-Rex! Who will win? Find out in “Colosseum” (1990), by Shiro Nakijama. You know this shot on 16 millimeter film is exciting to watch. Willis O’Brien always wanted to do an adaptation of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein with the monster being portrayed by an actor and stop-motion to show off his feats of strength. Obie wanted to make a movie where a Frankenstein Monster, made up of animal parts, fights King Kong in the streets of San Francisco. However, we know what happened to that one (watch my documentary “Hail to the King - A King Named Kong” to find out). Speaking of which, this short, akin to “Frankenstein Conquers the World” (1965), had scenes that pay homage to the original “King Kong” (1933). It looked like a stop-motion battle between Frankenstein and Gorosaurus or The Last Dinosaur. I told you that it is just in time for Halloween, which is five days away. Enjoy.(All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#stopmotionrarities #Colosseum #ShiroNakijama
Stop-Motion Rarities: Alien Hunter by Kazutsugu Kosugi (1984). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-10-19 | Today on an all-new “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we are going out of this world with “Alien Hunter” (1984) by Kazutsugu Kosugi. It is a student film he made shot in 8 millimeter film. Oh yes, 8 mm. The kind of film format for home movies back in the pre-video days. (Ask your grandparents). He would later go on to make stop-motion animation in such films as “The Haunted School 2” (1996) and “The Haunted School 3” (1997), “Zeriam” (1991), “Zeriam 2” (1992), “Hiruko the Goblin” (1991), “Mechanical Violator Hakaider” (1995), “Moon Over Tao” Makaraga” (1997), and “Specter” (2005). Yes, this is short you are going to see is where all that began. A stepping stone on what is yet to come. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #AlienHunter #KazutsuguKosugi
Stop-Motion Rarities Season 9 Trailer (Press CC for subtitles). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-10-19 | Here is the season nine trailer for Stop-Motion Rarities. If you want to know what the text all means, press the Close Captions button for subtitles. Enjoy.#StopMotionRarities #Season9 #Trailer
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Hana To Mogura” by Tadanari Okamoto (1970). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-10-12 | oday on another interesting episode “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we take a look loo at “Hana To Mogura” (1970), which translates “Flower and Mole”. This one is funny and sweet. Family-friendly? Yes. So enjoy it while you can. Embrace the cuteness. Because later this month, and what I mean by that is next week, things will go on the opposite end of the spectrum. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.) (For research and archival purposes only.) #StopMotionRarities #HanaToMogura #TadanariOkamoto
Stop-Motion Rarities: Juunin no Chiisa na Tadanari Okamoto (1968). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-10-05 | Today on another interesting episode “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we take a look at “Juunin no Chiisa na Indian” (1968), which translates “Resident’s Small Indian”. I think it would be better off if we call it, “Ten Little Indians”. Enjoy this cute little short. It is family friendly. Also, shout out to anyone out there wit kids and happen to be a preschool teacher. Another thing I would like to point out, there will be another one that is family friendly next week. Because after that, well… just have a good time. Enjoy.(All copyrights acknowledged.) (For research and archival purposes only.). #StopMotionRarities #JuuninNoChiisaNaIndian #TadanariOkamoto
Stop-Motion Rarities: Youkoso Uchuujin by Tadanari Okamoto (1966). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-09-28 | Today on another enjoyable, yet pleasant, episode of “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we take a look at “Youkoso Uchuujin” (1966), which means “Welcome Aliens” (don’t worry, this one has subtitles). Yes, that right, there are aliens along with a lion, a mouse, and a dinosaur. A dinosaur?! Say, this was made around the time when that cartoon, “The Flintstones” (1960-1966) and the movie “One Million Years B.C.” (1966). Say, this looks fun (for the whole family). Just like last week’s episode and the one for the week before. Even next week’s! Don’t look at me. It’s those aliens, right? Look, when I made “The Visitors” back in 2009, I didn’t get inspiration from those two. The tall thing smart guy and the short goofy-looking guy. I didn’t get if off of them, because I didn’t know that this short, “Youkoso Uchuujin” existed. It was just at the top of my head because I modeled (no pun intended) them in the same manner that Jimmy Picker models his characters. Some day, I would love to animate a stop-motion model with an armature. Even if it has a ball and socket armature. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.) #StopMotionRarities #YoukosoUchuujin #TadanariOkamoto
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Fushigi Na Kusuri” by Tadanari Okamoto (1965). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-09-21 | Today on another episode of “Stop-Motion Rarities”, we take look at Tadani Okamoto’s “Fushigi Na Kusuri” (1965), which means “Miracle Medicine”. I know that this month is somewhat connect with flu-season, so if you are ill, then take your medicine and get well. However, if you are better or not sick, then give it a watch. You can get a laugh out of it and this one has subtitles. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.) #StopMotionRarities #FushigiNaKusuri #TadanariOkamoto
Stop-Motion Rarities: “Kagami” by Tadanari Okamoto (1960). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-09-15 | Today on this season of “Stop-Motion Rarities” we take a look at the works of Tadanari Okamoto (1932 - 1990). This one is called KAGAMI (1960). It is also silent. Take a look at the work that is somewhat reminiscent to George Pal’s Puppetoons, but somehow similar to those Rankin-Bass specials of the 1960s. Enjoy.(All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.) #StopMotionRarities #Kagami #TadanariOkamoto
Stop-Motion Rarities Season 9 Teaser. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-09-09 | That is right. Season 9 is coming. With the way the eighth season went, I think that the end is starting to happen. But that doesn't mean that the show is officially over. It is only season nine. Let's see how this goes. #StopMotionRarities #Season9 #Teaser
Stop-Motion Rarities: Free Pen Mc Donalds Ad (1981). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-06-23 | At last, it is time to conclude season eight of "Stop-Motion Rarities" with a nice McDonalds commercial about a free pen from the early eighties. While it is unknown who animated it, well... it is rare. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #McDonaldsFreePen #TheEndIsComing
Goodbye Kenpachiro Satsuma. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-06-21 | Here is my goodbye video to the late, but great, Kenpachiro Satsurma (1947-2023). He was Hedorah and Gigan in the Showa series, and in the Heisei series, he was Godzilla. He also played PULGASARI back in 1985. He made appearances in G-Fest. Now he has passed away. God bless his soul. #KenpachiroSatsuma #RestInPeace #GodBlessHisSoul
Stop-Motion Rarities: ICAC PSA by Will Vinton (1994). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-06-16 | Yes, this one is made at Will Vinton. It is for a client in Hong Kong. They made a commercial for a client in Japan back in 1988 for Isotonic Drink Aquarius.youtube.com/watch?v=-ja6Y99HmRcYes, that was them. Well, enjoy. This is the penultimate episode of season eight.(All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #ICAC #WillVinton
Stop-Motion Rarities: Son of Kong (Italian Dub) by Luigi Cozzi (circa. 1976). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-06-09 | OK, as you can see and hear, this is the Italian dub of SON OF KONG (1933), that was created by Luigi Cozzi in 1976. You notice that in some scenes, Little Kong or Kiko, (or King Kong Junior as he is called in this dub), had different grunts. In some scenes you see him move his lips, but you hear nothing. Also, can you hear the 1975 record of the King Kong soundtrack by Max Steiner and conducted by Leroy Holmes? You heard it in some kung fu movies. I have a feeling that this feels like an underground film with a budget. To see the whole movie, click on the link below:youtube.com/watch?v=82UojZHA5C4Enjoy.(All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #SonOfKong #LuigiCozzi
Goodbye Roger Corman. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-06-07 | Dear viewers and subscribers, it has come to my attention that Roger Corman has passed away. He was a great man the made such memorable b-movies (despite that some people call them trash), and lead various actors and actresses to stardom. He has passed away and God bless his soul. #GoodbyeRogerCorman #RestInPeace #GodBlessHisSoul
Stop-Motion Rarities: King Kong (1933) (Italian Dub) (1949). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-06-01 | Today on "Stop-Motion Rarities" we take a look and listen to the Italian dub of the 1933 KING KONG, this was the re-release in 1949 in Italy. What do I mean by that? Have you listened to Kong's roar? Have you seen the sign on the theater where Kong was displayed? Take a look and have a listen. Enjoy.(All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only).#StopMotionRarities #KingKong #ItalianDub
Goodbye Roger Dicken. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-06-01 | Here is my goodbye video on Roger Dicken. He was a talented great artist when it comes to special effects.Forgive the fact that it is late. God bless his soul.#GoodbyeRogerDicken
The Planet of the Aches (Teaser) Matthew B. Lamont 2024-05-30 | Sorry this is late. Here is the teaser trailer to my senior thesis animated film THE PLANET OF THE ACHES (2014). It is coming so stay tuned. #PlanetOfTheAches #TeaserTrailer #StayTuned
Matt Chats - My Dispute With YouTube. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-05-28 | Here is a video I made talking about my trouble with YouTube and that ANIMATION PIE video. Ever wondered how I get in and out of this mess? Find out on MATT CHATS. You can learn a lot from it. Enjoy. #MattChats #MyDisputeWithYouTube
Update for the week. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-05-28 | Here is the update. Sorry that this is late. You will see the MATT CHAT video soon. #Update #SorryThisIsLate
Stop-Motion Rarites: RKO Color Footage (circa. 1933-1936). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-05-25 | For the 100th episode (yes, I have been counting) of Stop-Motion Rarities, I have found this animation of Delores Del Rio on her pool and the cave monster from SON OF KONG (you can say that this creature is the ancestor of such monsters as the Rhedosaurus from THE BEAST FROM 20'000 FATHOMS (1953) and Shimo from the Monsterverse film, GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE). Now I don't know who animated it. It could be either Willis O'Brien (who was at the worst time of his life back then), Pete Peterson, or Buzz Gibson. This footage was found and was shown in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purpose only.)#StopMotionRarities #SonOfKong #RKOColorTestFootage #100thEpisode
Stop-Motion Rarities: Saltwater Film Society ad for the original King Kong (2007). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-05-18 | Today on "Stop-Motion Rarities", we take a look at this ad for a screening of the original "King Kong" at the Saltwater Film Society in Maine. This ad is from 2007 and it features a stop-motion King Kong. Might I say, they pretty much nailed the design on Kong, while it is no David Allen Volkswagen Kong.How often do you see a commercial with stop-motion in it these days? Especially if it has a stop-motion creature in it. Enjoy. (For archival and research purposes only.)(All copyrights acknowledged.)#StopMotionRarities #SaltwaterFilmSociety #KingKong
Stop-Motion Rarities: Spar Commercial by Jan Knusten (1999). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-05-12 | Today on "Stop-Motion Rarities", we take a look at a commercial from Germany called Spar. Which translates as "spear". The animation was done by Jan Knusten and you can see more about it down here.janknutsen.com/portfolio/stop-motion-dinosaur-for-commercialEnjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For archival and research purposes only.)#StopMotionRarites #Spar #JanKnusten
Stop-Motion Rarities: The Sorcerers of Elthradin by Richard Geiwitz (1977). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-05-04 | Inspired by the works of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen, as well as other movies that were inspired by these two, whether they be amateur or professional, like EQUINOX (1970), JACK THE GIANT KILLER (1962), or WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH (1970), Richard Geiwitz made this film of sword and sorcery with creatures. He not only written and directed it, but did the stop-motion effects to with the help of Larry Schlechter. The film was reported on in issue of CINEMAGIC in 1978, this was before it got picked up by Starlog. To know more about it, click on the link below. archive.org/details/CinemagicV1111978Jodyanimator/Cinemagic%20v1_11%20%281978%29%20jodyanimator/page/n23/mode/2upEnjoy.(All copyrights acknowledged.) (For archival and research purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #TheSorcerersOfElthradin #RichardGeiwitz
Stop-Motion Rarities: Peanut Butter and Jelly by Eliot Noyes Jr. (1976). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-04-28 | It has come to my attention that Eliot Noyes Jr. has passed away. He was known for working on the Oscar-nominated short, CLAY OR THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES (1964), SANDMAN (1973), and THE FABLE OF HE AND SHE (1974). Here at "Stop-Motion Rarities", we decided to pay tribute the animators and the rare work connected to them. Let us take a look at a rare short called PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY (1976). Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For archival and research purposes only.)#StopMotionRarities #EliotNoyesJr #PeanutButterAndJelly
Stop-Motion Rarities: Animation Pie by Robert Bloomberg (1974) Matthew B. Lamont 2024-04-20 | Today on "Stop-Motion Rarities" we take a look at the documentary ANIMATION PIE (1974). As we all know, or don't know, this aired on British television in the 1980s or 1990s, but not in all its entirety. Because the dinosaur scene was too bloody. Now you can see the whole thing here on YouTube. You might have seen clips of it on the TV special, SPFX: SPECIAL EFFECTS - THE MAKING OF THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980). This documentary comes to show you that kids can animate. All it needs is patience, creativity, discipline, and imagination. So now, here it is from 1974, ANIMATION PIE. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.)#StopMotionRarites #AnimationPie #RobertBloomberg
Stop-Motion Rarities: Unknown Dinosaur Footage (1937). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-04-13 | It is unknown who made it. Since this was made in 1937, it can't be Virginia May. It could possibly be rare outtakes from the 1925 version of THE LOST WORLD. But wait, this could be the work of Jospeh L. Roop, who made animated films with prehistoric monsters before THE LOST WORLD. Or after. I am thinking that it was early test footage by Edward Nassour and Walter Lantz made for the unmade epic, THE LOST ATLANTIS. Maybe it is from a home movie from that period called QUEST FOR THE STEGOSAURUS. Or perhaps they were made for this reel. Do you know what they are? Leave a comment down below. Enjoy. (All copyrights acknowledged.)(For research and archival purposes only.) #StopMotionRarities #Dinosaurs
Goodbye Akira Toriyama. Matthew B. Lamont 2024-04-13 | Ladies and gentlemen, it has come to my attention that Akira Toriyama, the creator of DR. SLUMP and DRAGON BALL Z has passed away, he left an impact in the field of manga, anime, and popular culture. May he Rest In Peace and God Bless his soul. #GoodbyeAkiraToriyama #さよなら鳥山明
Pitching a Sitcom (2012). Matthew B. Lamont 2024-04-11 | Here is a student film I made at Mass Art called PITCHING A SITCOM. This was for an Animation III assignment at the Fall of 2012. In this assignment, we need to choose an audio file from ubu.com and make an animation around it. I chose the one with Eric Bogosian's THE SITCOM. This inspired me to make a comedically visualize it. Enjoy. #PitchingASitcom #EricBogosian #MassArt
