For decades, Black Angel was only a hazy yet indelible memory for British geeks of a certain age. The 1980 short film ran in UK theatres before screenings of The Empire Strikes Back .

To the Editor: I enjoyed Krin Gabbard’s take on black angels in recent American films (“Black Angels,” The Review, June 6). The stereotype in play, however, may be more pernicious than even ...

Black Angel, the 30-minute medieval fantasy film that was screened before The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 will be made into a full-length feature. Skip to main content Menu ...

Long-Lost ‘Black Angel’ to Hit Netflix, iTunes in Early 2014, Says Director. Fantasy short that accompanied "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 to receive digital re-release next year.

Black Angel almost slipped into movie folklore.The 25-minute short film, directed by Empire Strikes Back art director Roger Christian, was played before the fifth Star Wars episode when Lucas ...

Black Angel: Empire Strikes Back short film found on YouTube. ... The movie — about a weary warrior, a mystical, skeletal knight, and a damsel in distress, is not a Star Wars film, obviously.

Thirty years is a long time for a movie to be stuck in development, but Black Angel had a good reason to be.. The short film had screened before The Empire Strikes Back in Europe and Australia ...