It’s been three long years since we last saw James Bond saving the day in ‘Skyfall’, a splendid entry into the 53-year-old 007 film franchise. ‘Skyfall’ earned over $1 billion at the box office, and elevated expectations of the 24th Bond movie, ‘Spectre’, which hits U.S. theaters today. While it may lack some of the […]
Everybody get up, it’s time to slam now. Reports are surfacing that a sequel to the 1996 film “Space Jam” is in the works, and LeBron James is the leading candidate to step into the sneakers that Michael Jordan wore in the original. If anything, this news gives me the opportunity to post the first […]
There once was a time where James Bond movies consisted a certain formula that rarely strayed far from the norm. In Sheryl Crow’s theme song for the Bond film ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, she puts it quite simply: “Martinis, girls and guns.” When the Daniel Craig era started in 2006, things changed. Vulnerable characters and heavy […]
And so this is it: the final film on the eve of the US release of ‘Skyfall’. What a fun past few weeks it has been, and I am more than ready to catch the newest Bond film in IMAX tomorrow! But before we move on to bigger and better things, we have to take […]
‘Casino Royale’ is the James Bond film fans never knew they wanted, but wanted more of as soon as they saw it. It lacks the traditional gun barrel opening, minimizes emphasis on 007’s sordid sexual escapades, makes Bond seem human and doesn’t even feature the familiar James Bond Theme until the closing credits. And, with […]
‘Die Another Day’ was released in 2002 as the 20th James Bond film, and was supposed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the franchise. Instead, it essentially killed 40 years of cinematic history and ended the path the film series had been on for the better part of half a century. The film actually started […]
Pierce Brosnan’s penultimate Bond movie is up tonight, with 1999’s ‘The World Is Not Enough’ next on the list. Originally slated to come out in 2000, ‘TWINE’ became the first Bond film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer instead of United Artists, with UA now a fully owned subsidiary of MGM. ‘TWINE’ was also the last Bond movie to feature Desmond Llewelyn […]
A media mogul plans to spark World War III in tonight’s film, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’. More significantly, ‘TND’ was the first James Bond movie made after the death of Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, who had been a part of the series since its inception. Broccoli had passed control of the franchise on to his daughter, Barbara, […]
The world changed greatly after ‘Licence to Kill’ came out in 1989. Mainly, the Soviet Union no longer existed, eliminating the basis for many of James Bond’s fiercest foes. James Bond was seen by many, including mew M, Judi Dench, as a relic of the Cold War. In fact, ‘GoldenEye’ was able to prove that […]
After the success of ‘The Living Daylights’, expectations were high for Timothy Dalton’s second go-round as James Bond. Dalton’s more serious take on the Bond character continued into ‘LTK’, advancing to the point where he drew criticism for his portrayal of the secret agent. In the film, James Bond resigns from MI6 to avenge the […]
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