Word: dino
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Flash Gordon, space ace of the 1930s, captivate audiences who have had Close Encounters of a latter-day kind? Film Producer Dino De Laurentiis thinks so, provided a few adjustments are made. In Flash Gordon, opening in December, the hero is no longer a polo-playing Yale grad but a New York Jets quarterback. His girl, Dale Arden, has become a working woman-a travel agent. And the hand-cranked special effects of Buster Crabbe's day have given way to Star Wars technics. Arch enemy Ming the Merciless hasn't changed a bit. Still "a mixture...
...this was one of those moving fields. I ran to first base and it was gone." Having wrapped up a benefit concert in Atlantic City, N.J., the two crooners chose teams for a 3 a.m. game of Dom Pérignon-fueled softball. Frankie's Blue Eyes challenged Dino's Red Eyes, a crew described by Sinatra as "unemployed bartenders and those who failed the Alcoholics Anonymous physical exam." Despite the hour, 2,000 fans showed up to donate money to a local charity and to see the action. And it was 5 a.m., with the score tied...
Hollywood also has a longtime fascination with itself. There is an almost instinctive urge on the Sunset Strip and in beautiful downtown Burbank to dredge up old films. Although Dino DeLaurentis reigns as the King Kong of this burgeoning market, almost everybody has tried his hand at it. The products range from ridiculous but harmless--Heaven Can Wait--to dramatic yet stupid--Invasion of the Body Snatchers--to just plain banal--The Blue Lagoon...