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#5movies I have seen on over ten occasions..
It’s THE hashtag viral definition on Twitter today. Pick FIVE movies you have seen over ten times. The great and the good, including James Gunn, have chipped in with their choices. Here are mine. In no particular order.. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: Blends genres, seamlessly. It makes an...
25 June 2021
Fleming Friday: INDIANA BOND? Two Heroes, Both Alike?
Two action legends. One destiny. To be examined, in detail here. 007 /Indy! There is a kind of symbiotic relationship here. Dr Jones / Mr Bond. Trust me. It goes beyond incidental casting (Sean Connery as Indy’s Dad; Daniel Craig as a Harrison co-star in Cowboys and Aliens; John...
31 May 2021
John Logan speaks out on the Amazon MGM deal. Put a so007ck in it, Logan!
He ‘wrote’ SKYFALL and SPECTRE. He has stuff to say about James Bond and the series’ possible future in the hands of Amazon.. So. JOHN LOGAN has written an op-ed on why the AMAZON deal with MGM might be problematic. He talks in depth about how nice the...
27 May 2021
#TBT: The Dos and Do Nots of a Part 3. Or how to perfect a TRILOGY!
THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER?! OR IS IT?! Why does every film series aim for the trilogy? What is wrong with stopping at 2? Where is the shame in aiming for a 4th, 5th, 6th outing? Well, it’s about symmetry. Divinities sometimes form in 3. Holy...
14 May 2021
Fleming Friday: Can James Bond do shared and expanded universe content?
Answer: Yes! Course he can. It’s JAMES BOND! So, if one looks at things, prima facie, shared universes are dead. The monster-verse at Universal died with The Mummy. BBC just exiled John Barrowman, sadly, from its Doctor Who promotional materials, it seems, thereby removing the notion of more TORCHWOOD ...
