With this week marking 53 years since the U.S. debut of Dr. No and the latest James Bond film, Spectre, set to open next month, we offer this classic critique by writer George Allen of the first man to play 007 on the big screen, Sean Connery.
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Poll: What’s Your Favorite Clint Eastwood Western Film?
His starring turn in 1964’s A Fistful of Dollars revitalized the western genre, and his 1992 frontier coda Unforgiven won a Best Picture Academy Award. This week’s poll rounds up Clint Eastwood’s western films and asks you to pick your favorite.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 10/4/15
Moviegoers learned to count to 10 in droves when hapless Dudley Moore pursued dream girl Bo Derek in director Blake Edwards’ romantic farce “10,” which opened 36 years ago this week. We’ve got a lot more than 10 fun film facts awaiting inside.
Read more →Double Dose of Roger Corman, Part 1: Galaxy of Terror
For over 60 years he’s written, directed or produced over more than 400 movies of all types. In this classic review, author Fred Burdsall blasts off with the Corman-produced 1981 sci-fi shocker Galaxy of Terror, starring Edward Albert and Erin Moran.
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