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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Paul W.S. Anderson on Resident Evil reboots, live-action Pinocchio director, GOTGv2 cut cameo and more – Daily News Roundup
RESIDENT EVIL(S) Over the weekend Constantin Films and Sony Gems announced they would rebooting the Resident Evil franchise following on from Paul W.S. Anderson’s swansong Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Producer Samuel Hadida had mentioned the possibility of this back in 2012 so it should come as no surprise, and it has been announced that […]
R.I.P. Roger Moore (1927 – 2017)
Legendary British actor Roger Moore – best known for his role as the super spy James Bond – has passed away aged 89 after a battle with cancer, his family have announced on Twitter. With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are […]
Daniel Craig, it’s okay if you let Bond go
Tony Black on Daniel Craig’s future as Bond… We all knew this was coming. By we, I mean the legion of James Bond fans and aficionados who have followed the bizarre media whirlwind that seems to forever cascade around 007 himself, Daniel Craig. The Daily Fail (sorry, Mail!) apparently claimed Craig is done – that […]
Blu-ray Review – The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run, 1981. Directed by Hal Needham. Starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Adrienne Barbeau, Jackie Chan, Peter Fonda, Jack Elam and Tara Buckman. SYNOPSIS: An illegal cross-country car race attracts an eclectic bunch of characters with their eyes on the prize, and they’ll do anything […]
Countdown to Spectre – A View to a Kill Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of A View to a Kill… Roger Moore’s time as James Bond 007 comes to a close in his final film, A View to a Kill. Moore’s era had its ups and downs and is most remembered for its camp value and Moore’s lighter performance […]
Countdown to Spectre – Octopussy Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Octopussy… Though people are raging over the new Star Wars trailer (and rightly so) there is still a new James Bond film coming out and as much as I might want to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, its time to continue the […]