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Following 1960, Bert I Gordon slowed down production a bit. He seems to have spent a hunk of the next couple of years, for instance, trying to break into syndicated TV.  In… Read Article →

After the frenzy of releasing six special effects-driven movies in two years, Bert I Gordon actually took a year off. In 1960 his work returned to the screen, via the kiddie movie… Read Article →

Bert I Gordon wrapped up his streak of six films released in two years with 1958’s The Spider (aka Earth vs the Spider, as it was known to us young TV viewers… Read Article →

Mr BIG returned to form with his one sequel, War of the Colossal Beast, sort of a mash-up of Amazing Colossal Man and The Cyclops. There’s a really good remastered copy on… Read Article →

Following The Amazing Colossal Man, Mr. BIG switched things up (sorta) by putting out a movie about smallified people rather than embiggoned ones. However, as this follows the path set down by… Read Article →

Back to Bert I Gordon tomorrow. Actually, I was planning to substitute Magic Sword for the Watch Party last Friday, in honor of Mr. Gordon. However, I checked the print on Amazon… Read Article →

Glenn Manning: The most relatable giant monster ever. The Amazing Colossal Man, the third Bert I Gordon movie to be released in 1957 (followed by three more in 1958), represents a, well,… Read Article →

Oops, posted this early. Oh, well. Bert I Gordon immediately followed up Beginning of the End with The Cyclops, which in retrospect looks like a run up for both The Amazing Colossal… Read Article →

For whatever reason (hopefully Tom Weaver or somebody had done a really good in-depth interview with Mr. Gordon), Bert I Gordon took a year or two off after releasing King Dinosaur. Maybe… Read Article →

Bert I Gordon (aka Mr. BIG) worked the giant monster genre like few others. Although some of his films have their good qualities, the fact is that many of them are poorly… Read Article →