In 1962 Sean Connery exploded into international superstardom when the first James Bond film, Dr. No, was released. Five years later, Connery was done with Bond, temporarily retiring from the role after 1967’s You Only […]
There’s a certain wryness that comes with putting Sean Connery in a spy film, let alone Connery agreeing to be in one, anytime post his James Bond career. But 1990’s The Russia House, based on […]
Filmmaker John Boorman is an acquired taste, much like his fellow Brit Ken Russell. Both directors came of age in the 1960s where they cut their teeth in documentaries and television. The difference came in […]
[dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]e’s not allowed to play violent videogames,” my mother told them, my high school aged babysitters, as she left for work. The sound of an electro-revamping of John Barry’s James Bond theme managed to […]
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