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The Hollywood Blockbuster; or, How an Alien Eats a Big Mac

It’s 1979. Ridley’s Scott’s blockbuster Alien is on the loose, in outer space, where no one can hear you scream.

16 min readSep 13, 2020

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When JAWS Premiered; or, the Hottest and Coolest Weekend on Record

“The great flood-gates of the wonder-world swung open.” – Herman Melville, MOBY-DICK (1851)

14 min readOct 16, 2020

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The First Feature-Length Vampire Film

It’s back, the original screen bloodsucker, out of its cinematic grave.

5 min readOct 28, 2023

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Modern Movie Palace: How the Multiplex Came to Be

“Multi-theatre construction is the latest thing.” – Mel Lebewitz, Northwest Cinema Corporation, 1972

17 min readSep 12, 2021

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Gary D. Rhodes

Ken Bald, Master Artist of the Golden Age of Comics

By Gary D. Rhodes

12 min readJun 5, 2021

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Ken Bald, Master Artist of the Golden Age of Comics

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The Rise and Falling Rise of the Director’s Cut

By Gary D. Rhodes

18 min readMay 17, 2021

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Standing at the event horizon with Gary Nelson, director of “The Black Hole” (1979)

Born in 1934, film director Gary Nelson has spent much of his life in Hollywood. As early as 1955, he was second assistant director on…

17 min readMar 25, 2021

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Standing at the event horizon with Gary Nelson, director of “The Black Hole” (1979)

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The Real Home Box Office; or, The Rise of Direct-to-Video Cinema

By Gary D. Rhodes

13 min readJan 28, 2021

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Gary D. Rhodes

A university professor, Gary D. Rhodes, Ph.D., is the writer-director of various films and the author of numerous books on the cinema.

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