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Behind The Scenes: Mike Hodges Directs Sam J. Jones On The Set Of FLASH GORDON

Mike Hodges was coming-off an unsuccessful attempt at making Damien: Omen II (he was fired during production) and he fully embraced the comic book aesthetic of the Flash Gordon comic strip and the visual style of the 1930s serial starring Buster [...]

February 3, 2021

Notebook Reviews: FLASH GORDON

Frederick Stephani – 1936 The 1936 Flash Gordon serial is a rollicking-good science fiction yarn. There’s great fun to be had as Buster Crabbe’s Flash battles Charles Middleton’s Ming The Merciless. Crabbe is great – [...]

February 2, 2021

Promo Still Of Gil Gerard & Erin Gray From BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY

Buck Rogers In The 25th Century is tremendous fun. The TV series ran from 1979 to 1981 and it offered-up an exciting new take on the Buck Rogers character made famous by Buster Crabbe in the 1930s. Gil Gerard is the 20th Century astronaut who [...]

January 29, 2021