Make room for Mota, the man from Mars! Mota enlists a scientist and two thugs to lay the groundwork for a full-scale invasion from space. Only the heroes of Fowler Aerial Patrol can save us! Republic's serial adventure ought to carry an "80% Recycled" label -- even the flying disc craft is second-hand, bearing a Japanese Rising Sun flag from a previous wartime serial. Flying Disc Man from Mars Blu-ray Olive Films 1950 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 169 min. / Street Date October 27, 2015 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 Starring Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye (or Gay), James Craven, Harry Lauter, Richard Irving, Sandy Sanders, Michael Carr. Cinematography Walter Strenge Film Editors Cliff Bell, Sam Starr Original Music Stanley Wilson Special Effects Howard and Theodore Lydecker Written by Ronald Davidson Produced by Franklin Adreon Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Looking at the gloriously redundant Flying Disc Man from Mars,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Looking at the gloriously redundant Flying Disc Man from Mars,...
- 12/5/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Is True Grit going to be the new The Big Lebowski, inspiring fan gatherings all over the country? Probably not, but on the eve of the opening of Joel and Ethan Coen's new version of True Grit, hundreds of people gathered in front of Judge Parker's gallows at Fort Smith, Arkansas to partially recreate the classic showdown between Marshall 'Rooster' Cogburn and Lucky Ned Pepper. Watch video of the unusual gathering after the break. And, as a bonus, get the truth about the most curious credit in the film: Matt Damon's Abs Double. Here's the video of Gritapalooza, via In Contention [1]. Seeing all those people perform the dialogue in unison is almost like seeing True Grit: The Musical. Hmm... From the YouTube posting comes this explanation: Fort Smith, Arkansas is the setting and inspiration for True Grit, so on the eve of the new Coen Brothers' release,...
- 1/5/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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