Five Godzilla themed movies are coming to the Loft Cinema (3233 E. Speeway Blvd.) in August 2024. Film schedule below and on Upcoming Movies page with movie posters:

August 7 “Godzilla”, original 1954 film

August 13 “Mothra vs. Godzilla”

August 18 “King Kong vs. Godzilla”

August 21 “Destroy All Monsters”

August 28 “Terror of Mechagodzilla”

“This year, the great Godzilla turns 70, and to celebrate this milestone anniversary, The Loft Cinema is bringing the King of the Monsters back to the big screen with a romping, stomping collection of kaiju classics from the Showa-Era (1954 – 1975), all directed by original Godzilla filmmaker Ishiro Honda! Take cover, because throughout August, buildings will tumble, mountains will crumble, and monsters will rumble as Godzilla takes on The Loft Cinema in an epic battle for silver screen domination!”

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It’s another long, hot summer in Tucson. Cool off by joining the Tucson Origami Club at their Japanese paper folding activity on August 3 and September 7 at Dao’s Tai Pan restaurant, 446 N. Wilmot Road, just south of the Wilmot public library.

The Club meets on the 1st Saturday of each month, all year. They fold lovely origami from 10 to 11 am then there is optional lunch on your own. All ages welcome.

In July the club folded colorful origami spinning tops pictured below. Photo courtesy of M.Fumie Craig, founder of Tucson Origami Club.

Info on their FB page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/184882481623357.

PCC Downtown is located on NW corner of Stone Avenue and Speedway Blvd. Enjoy Megamania, which has been held at this venue for a number of years.

“MegaMania—the annual all-ages, free summer festival of cosplay, gaming, crafts, local authors and artists, and all-around geekery— returns to the Pima Community College Downtown Campus.

Saturday, July 20 from noon to 5 pm

Pima Community College Downtown Campus

1255 N. Stone Ave. (East entrance)

This event is free and open to the public, but please be aware that the escape rooms and the Dice Goblin Make-n-Take sessions fill up quickly. For those wishing to participate in the escape rooms, please go immediately to that station (CC Building, Rooms 255 and 251) at noon. For those wishing to attend the Dice Goblin session, please go immediately to that station (CC Building, Room 215, Learning Studio) at 3 pm.

In addition to breaking out of escape rooms, participants will have the opportunity to assemble a kids craft, create cosplay costumes, take photos with cosplay groups, play roleplaying games, sample various tabletop board games, enter the Cosplay Showcase, challenge others in video-game tournaments, watch live comic-con sketch comedy, attend various workshops by award-winning authors and artists, and so much more.”

“Welcome to our Japanese sweets event form! 

Let’s make super easy and healthy Japanese food!

We welcome everyone from adults to children.

Date：7/ 12 (Fri) 2:00-3:30 pm

2:05-2:20 Presentation

2:20-3:00 Cooking activity

3:00-3:15 Tasting

3:15- clean up

Limited to 10 people　*First come first served

Place：Conference room 107 in LSB　University of Arizona, 1512 E. 1st St. (corner of Vine Ave.)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0bDu8Mv8G2flwP5rr2xhY78xDvXuifsFQpv63AQ2skpjS8g/viewform

FRIDAY, JULY 19 – THURSDAY, JULY 25

GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6

PASSES ACCEPTED

Part of The Loft Cinema’s summer series, 1999! BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER.

4K Restoration!

“One of the most infamous and unforgettable Japanese horror films ever made returns to the big screen in a terrifyingly beautiful 4K restoration! Recent widower (and movie producer) Shigeharu is advised by his son to find a new wife. On the suggestion of a film company colleague, he decides to hold “auditions” for a movie that doesn’t exist – in reality, these are auditions for a new girlfriend masquerading as an acting job. Shigeharu quickly becomes enchanted with Asami, an oddly spooky young woman who is responsive to his charms. But things aren’t quite what they seem. Far from an ordinary Fatal Attraction-style thriller, Audition disorients and unsettles as it carefully pulls the audience through a wrenching exploration of deep male fears and the stereotype of submissive Japanese women. The film also served as a turn-of-the-century flash point signaling the prolific and unique talent of director Takashi Miike, whose expertly-calibrated thriller shocked audiences worldwide with its grisly, white-knuckle finale and ingeniously creepy, slow-burn build-up, in the process ushering in a bold new wave of Asian horror. (Dir. by Takashi Miike, 1999, Japan, in Japanese with English subtitles, 115 mins., Rated R)“

Restoration courtesy of Arrow Video and the American Genre Film Archive.

1 HR 55 MIN | R

Released 1999