mike hodges Archives - Movies In Focus

Behind The Scenes: Michael Caine & Mickey Rooney On The Set Of PULP

After the success of 1971’s Get Carter, actor Michael Caine and director Mike Hodges reunited the following year for Pulp. A very different beast from their dark gangster tale, Pulp is a comedy-thriller which takes its audience on sunny [...]

October 11, 2021

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

Notebook Reviews: GET CARTER

Mike Hodges – 1971 Director Mike Hodges‘ Get Carter is an enjoyable enough 1970s crime drama, but maybe it’s not as great as its reputation would have you believe. If truth be told, this gritty gangster film is…a little [...]

September 8, 2020

Review: Gordon’s Alive! The Brilliant FLASH GORDON Gets A 40th Anniversary Re-Release

Director Mike Hodges’ Flash Gordon is a wonderfully executed piece of science fiction cinema. It’s a film which has become a much deserved cult classic since its original release way back in 1980. It will forever be known for a variety of [...]

August 7, 2020

Gordon’s Alive! Celebrate The 40th Anniversary Of FLASH GORDON In Style

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Mike Hodges’ cult classic Flash Gordon in style with this cracking looking new release from Studiocanal. Hodges’ Flash Gordon is a wonderfully executed piece of science fiction cinema which has become a cult [...]

July 1, 2020

Review: LIFE AFTER FLASH Takes You On An Unexpected Emotional Journey

Mike Hodges’ Flash Gordon is a wonderfully executed piece of science fiction cinema which has become a cult classic since its release in 1980. The film will forever be known for a variety of reasons – from Brian Blessed’s bombastic Vultan [...]

August 30, 2018