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Timothy Dalton's next James Bond film, LICENCE TO KILL(1989), was supposed to be more in line with Dalton's tougher, more serious Bond. The story is straight out of a 1980's action movie playbook: Bond's best friend Felix Leiter has been mutilated by an evil drug lord, and Bond seeks revenge. The t read more

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After 1985's A VIEW TO A KILL, it was pretty obvious that Roger Moore's time as James Bond needed to come to an end. Moore was getting too old to play the part, and his version of Bond didn't seem to work anymore. Albert Broccoli and his EON Productions made the decision to cast a new actor in read more

After 1985's A VIEW TO A KILL, it was pretty obvious that Roger Moore's time as James Bond needed to come to an end. Moore was getting too old to play the part, and his version of Bond didn't seem to work anymore. Albert Broccoli and his EON Productions made the decision to cast a new actor in read more

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of the very first James Bond film, DR. NO. Because of this, I have decided to write some Bond blogs--featuring the two least-appreciated 007s, George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton. It's hard to imagine what it must have been like to have to r read more

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of the very first James Bond film, DR. NO. Because of this, I have decided to write some Bond blogs--featuring the two least-appreciated 007s, George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton. It's hard to imagine what it must have been like to have to r read more

Being a lifelong monster-movie fan, I have a huge love for Hammer Films, the British movie company that specialized in horror, science-fiction, and adventure films in the 1950s-70s. The company has recently been revitalized due to new ownership, and one of the projects the "new" Hammer has been read more

Being a lifelong monster-movie fan, I have a huge love for Hammer Films, the British movie company that specialized in horror, science-fiction, and adventure films in the 1950s-70s. The company has recently been revitalized due to new ownership, and one of the projects the "new" Hammer has been read more

I'm pretty sure that if anyone sees the title of this post, their reaction will be, "JOHN CARTER??? That's one of the biggest bombs in Hollywood history!! It's a terrible movie!!" Well...does a film's failure at the box office automatically make it terrible? I saw JOHN CARTER during it's read more

I'm pretty sure that if anyone sees the title of this post, their reaction will be, "JOHN CARTER??? That's one of the biggest bombs in Hollywood history!! It's a terrible movie!!" Well...does a film's failure at the box office automatically make it terrible? I saw JOHN CARTER during it's read more

This year the Warner Archives released FAST WORKERS on DVD-R. A 1933 melodrama made by MGM, the movie's main claim to fame is that it was directed by Tod Browning. Browning is of course known for films such as the Bela Lugosi version of DRACULA, FREAKS, and many collaborations with Lon Chaney. There read more

This year the Warner Archives released FAST WORKERS on DVD-R. A 1933 melodrama made by MGM, the movie's main claim to fame is that it was directed by Tod Browning. Browning is of course known for films such as the Bela Lugosi version of DRACULA, FREAKS, and many collaborations with Lon Chaney. There read more

This week Criterion released to home video the 1928 film LONESOME, directed by Paul Fejos. The Blu-ray also contains two other features by the innovative director: BROADWAY and THE LAST PERFORMANCE. I had never seen THE LAST PERFORMANCE(1929) but I had been aware of it. The film has been ment read more

This week Criterion released to home video the 1928 film LONESOME, directed by Paul Fejos. The Blu-ray also contains two other features by the innovative director: BROADWAY and THE LAST PERFORMANCE. I had never seen THE LAST PERFORMANCE(1929) but I had been aware of it. The film has been ment read more

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I first became aware of the work of French film director Louis Feuillade after purchasing Kino's FANTOMAS set on DVD a couple years ago. The set contains five films, made in 1913-14, dealing with the adventures of master criminal Fantomas. What amazed me about the films was even though they were s read more