The Executors (a.k.a. Street People), 1976.Directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Starring Roger Moore, Stacy Keach, Ennio Balbo, Ivo Garrani, Fausto Tozzi, and Peter Martell.SYNOPSIS:A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Wild Geese (1978)
The Wild Geese, 1978.Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Stewart Granger, Hardy Krüger, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Patrick Allen, Rosalind Lloyd, Valerie Leon, Winston Ntshona, Jack Watson, and Kenneth Griffith.SYNOPSIS:A squad of aging soldiers take on a mission to rescue a deposed African president held captive by a ruthless […]
10 Actors Who Almost Became James Bond
It’s time to look back at some of the James Bond contenders from years gone by…As we eagerly (or maybe not that eagerly) await final confirmation as to who will play James Bond in the new Amazon era, under the auteur gaze of Denis Villeneuve, there have been lots of rumours and names in the […]
Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?
Suddenly the James Bond franchise has momentum with Denis Villeneuve getting the director’s job, but is he the right choice to relaunch 007?After years of waiting for tangible news, aside from a change of ownership, we’re suddenly hit with the confirmation that the next iteration of 007 has a director. That man is Denis Villeneuve, […]
Five Directors Who Could Make James Bond Great Again
We take a look at five directors who could resurrect Bond and make the character great again…Since Daniel Craig handed in his PPK and called it a day as James Bond, the big talk has been mostly focused on who will take over the 007 moniker and start a new iteration of the iconic character. […]
The (00)7 Most Underrated James Bond Movies
Don’t hit that ejector button, because it’s time to look at the (00)7 most underrated James Bond movies…Every fan has their favourite Bond films. Regular staples which appear high up in those lists include Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, GoldenEye, Casino Royale and Live and Let Die. There have also been some franchise howlers, including […]
Happy Bond Season!
Tom Jolliffe on the time of year that for some fans means Bond…It’s that time of year. We’re well into that final ten or so weeks of the year. For many fans, but particularly British gents, there’s a franchise that is deeply ingrained in our movie-watching lives from around mid October until the year end. […]
Royal Mail celebrates the James Bond franchise with new stamp collection
Roay Mail has announced that it is celebrating the James Bond movie franchise and the release of the 25th instalment No Time To Die with a brand new collection of stamps depicting the various big screen incarnations of 007 in the following films: Casino Royale (Daniel Craig, 2006); GoldenEye (Pierce Brosnan, 1995); The Living Daylights (Timothy Dalton, 1987); Live And Let Die (Roger […]
Blu-ray Review – The Quest (1996)
The Quest, 1996.Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Abdel Qissi, Jack McGee, and Mike Lambert.SYNOPSIS:In the 1920s a street clown, aided by a con man and a journalist, enters an underground fighting competition to help the street kids in his neighbourhood.On paper, if you list all […]
Flickering Myth Meets Boba Fett: An Interview with Jeremy Bulloch
Tom Nightingale chats with Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch at the Star Wars Identities exhibition at the O2 in London…It’s not every day you get to interview the most infamous bounty hunter in the galaxy or hear him sing a tune for that matter. We met Jeremy Bulloch, the accomplished actor of stage and screen […]
