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Tag Archives: James Bond
Chronological Bond: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Year: 1969 Series Number: 6 Director: Peter R. Hunt James Bond: George Lazenby On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is not one of the non-canonical entries in the James Bond franchise, but I sometimes get the impression that fans wish it … Continue reading
Chronological Bond: You Only Live Twice
Year: 1967 Series Number: 5 Director: Lewis Gilbert James Bond: Sean Connery With the fifth canonical entry in the James Bond film series, it becomes apparent that one of the things the producers have decided on to keep things fresh … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, 3 Stars, Chronological Bond, Donald Pleasance, James Bond, Lewis Gilbert, Mie Hama, movies, reviews, Sean Connery, Teru Shimada, Tetsurô Tanba, You Only Live Twice
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Chronological Bond: Casino Royale (v2)
Year: 1967 Series Number: 4½ (Non-canonical) Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge James Bond: David Niven, Peter Sellers Casino Royale was actually the second James Bond film I ever saw, after GoldenEye. Of … Continue reading
Chronological Bond: Thunderball
Year: 1965 Series Number: 4 Director: Terence Young James Bond: Sean Connery After Guy Hamilton’s turn in the director’s chair for Goldfinger, Terence Young returns to the position for Thunderball. Although Young’s previous James Bond films — indeed, the first … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, 3 Stars, Adolfo Celi, Chronological Bond, Claudine Auger, Desmond Llewelyn, James Bond, Luciana Paluzzi, movies, reviews, Sean Connery, Terence Young, Thunderball
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News Bites: Del Toro, del Toro, Dev Patel, and Depp
It’s Friday morning, and it’s time once again for the News Bites, your weekly dose of movie and entertainment news. You’ll pardon me, I hope, if I rush through the introduction (as if most of you don’t just skip it … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Adams, Battle Angel, Benicio Del Toro, Brett Goldstein, Catherine Tate, Chappie, Charlie Kaufman, Daniel Craig, David Hayter, David Koepp, DC Comics, Deadpool, Dev Patel, entertainment, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guillermo del Toro, James Bond, James Bond 24, James Cameron, Johnny Depp, Jungle Book, Justin Marks, Karen Gillan, Krypton, Kurt Vonnegut, Laura Haddock, Lee Pace, Man of Steel, Marvel Comics, Mortdecai, movie news, movies, Natalia Tena, Neill Blomkamp, news, Object of Beauty, Russell Crowe, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Mendes, Slaughterhouse-Five, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VII, Steve Kloves, Steve Martin, Superbob, Sword, Universal, Warner Brothers
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Chronological Bond: Goldfinger
Year: 1964 Series Number: 3 Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond: Sean Connery I may owe Terence Young a small apology. When I reviewed From Russia With Love a couple months back (I really must get to these more often than … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, 5 Stars, Chronological Bond, Gert Fröbe, Goldfinger, Guy Hamilton, Harold Sakata, Honor Blackman, James Bond, movies, reviews, Sean Connery
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News Bites: Birdman, Buzz, and Blade Runner
Once again it’s Friday morning, and once again it’s time for the News Bites. Although in this case, it’s more like the News Choking Hazards. Some weeks you get a few items, and then some weeks you get several. This … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Adam Scott, Afterlife with Archie, Archie, Avengers, Avengers 2, Birdman, Blade Runner 2, Buzz Aldrin, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Dan Lin, David Heyman, DC Comics, entertainment, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Evangeline Lilly, Expendables, Expendables 3, Fables, Friday the 13th, Gillian Jacobs, Hobbit, Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Hot Tub Time Machine, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Interstellar, Jackie Chan, James Bond, James Bond 24, Jason Moore, Joss Whedon, Marvel Comics, Michael Green, Michael Keaton, Milla Jovovich, movie news, movies, news, Nicolas Cage, Nikolaj Arcel, Penélope Cruz, R'Ha, Rick McCallum, Ridley Scott, Rob Corddry, Robert Downey Jr., Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robopocalypse, Roy Lee, South Park, Steve Tzirlin, Tiber, Vexille, Weird Al Yankovic, Wesley Snipes, Will Smith
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News Bites: Pixar and Pixels
It’s the end of May, and it’s also the end of the work week for most people. Which is to say, it’s Friday, and it’s time for the News Bites. Disney and their subsidiaries are dominating the news this week, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ang Lee, Big Hero 6, Chris Columbus, David Yates, Día de los Muertos, Disney, entertainment, Espen Sandberg, Finding Dory, Frozen, Good Dinosaur, Grumpy Cat, Guardians of the Galaxy, Henry Cavill, Inside Out, Jack Black, James Bond, James Bond 24, Joachim Rønning, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Man from U.N.C.L.E., Marvel Comics, Monsters University, movie news, movies, news, Nicholas Winding Refn, Non-Stop, Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Pixar, Sam Mendes, Shane Black, Tom Cruise, Tom Hooper, Will Ferrell
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News Bites: Timecop and Tai Chi
It’s another Friday morning, and that means another edition of the News Bites. Last week was a bit on the light side. This week, not so much. There’s a bit of Pixar, some Marvel Comics movie news, news of TV … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Avengers 2, Brian Singer, Christopher Nolan, Dark Horse Comics, Día de los Muertos, Disney, entertainment, Evan Peters, Halo, James Bond, James Bond 24, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keanu Reeves, Lee Unkrich, Man of Tai Chi, Marc Shmuger, movie news, movies, news, Oldboy, Passengers, Pixar, Reese Witherspoon, Saoirse Ronan, Spike Lee, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VII, Steven Spielberg, Timecop, Tom McNulty, Toy Story, Toy Story of Terror, Warehouse 13, Wild Bunch, Will Smith, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past
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News Bites: Gilliam and Gimli
And we’re back. Last week didn’t have a News Bites feature, because last week didn’t have any posts at all, but it’s time to get back to work. It’s Friday morning, it’s time for the News Bites. This week involves … Continue reading →