During the ’80s and the ’90s, there was a gap in international movies that made it to America. The rise of the Dependies (as coined by John Pierson) really tightened the grip on imports making it to your local art house (unless you lived in New York City and Los Angeles). What were the Dependies? … Read more
In 1985, Universal poured millions into a futuristic super-motorcycle series that was supposed to become the next Knight Rider. Instead, Street Hawk crashed and burned after just thirteen episodes. Behind the scenes, the production became a battlefield. Why did the network turn down an unknown actor who would later become
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