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The second shot of Moderna made me sick for 3 days, but better that than no vaccination! Most of my family is now fully vaccinated. We can meet inside and talk without masks and hug each other, which is great to experience again. I live in New…
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DarthDimi wrote: » I'm also intrigued by the differences between vaccination rates among Democrats and Republicans in the USA. This could effectively pose problems when the country tries to reach group immunity. The experts have been saying…
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DarthDimi wrote: » I'm not sure I buy the disgruntlement about the "Bond people being woke" and all, but I'm a little surprised myself. Dynamite had no issues with nudity in LALD, so why so timid about this cover now? Anyway, this doesn't make m…
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Some of the material from Fraser's manuscripts sounds like it was repurposed for SPECTRE (the film).
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echo wrote: » Liv Ullman and Tom Cruise in the same sentence Only one of them co-starred in a movie with Charles Bronson, and it wasn't Cruise.
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » Yeah. I can’t remember any other instance where a star like Tom Cruise was coming back to star as the lead of a sequel after 35 years. Closest I can think of there’s THE COLOR OF MONEY with Paul Newman reprising his role F…
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matt_u wrote: » Given his past relationship with the critics, such a result it's a great achievement, especially since this beast is 4 hours long, which is totally crazy. The running time doesn't surprise me considering that Warner Bros. ac…
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Kotto was a consistently great actor. I encourage people who don't know as much about his work to check out his terrific performances in BONE (Larry Cohen's debut film as director) and ACROSS 110TH STREET.
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Birdleson wrote: » Guys, I know I hardly come on here, but I've been a comics fan since the '60s, and I just thought of a pretty good bit of trivia. I believe I am correct in this. Aside from the Captain America sub-franchise (Cap, Bucky, Red …
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mtm wrote: » MajorDSmythe wrote: » Escalus5 wrote: » hegottheboot_ wrote: » Cubby likely wouldn’t have gone for a bigger director name but it would be really interesting to get a definitive list of everyone who really was approached or…
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hegottheboot_ wrote: » Cubby likely wouldn’t have gone for a bigger director name but it would be really interesting to get a definitive list of everyone who really was approached or to get more information. What if Young had really considered FYE…
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To get this thread back on topic, the new episode of the James Bond & Friends podcast has The Lost Adventures of James Bond author Mark Edlitz as a guest, and there are some brief comments about Reunion with Death and the Bond 17 story treatment…
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The folks who complain that “Dalton couldn’t fight” are usually the same ones who are perfectly okay with Craig’s CGI-ed head floating around on a stuntman’s body when Bond jumps a fence.
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Spottiswoode is a total hack and the least interesting of the four Brosnan-era directors.
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mtm wrote: » I've always enjoyed Time and The Rani. It belts along and is a pretty fun space adventure as long as you're not hoping for too much. The only Seven/Mel story that I had trouble sitting through is Delta and the Bannermen, and ev…
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Cubby: "Glen's done four movies. We should look for someone different. What about that Landis kid? What's he been doing?" MGW: "Well, he got three people killed on a film set, including two minors who were employed in violation of child labor law…
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RichardTheBruce wrote: » You may also recall the film Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) and Dalton dropping out when Glen replaced the planned director. It was much more complicated than that. Dalton had it in his contract that he …
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NickTwentyTwo wrote: » That Emmy stuff really is crazy. What about him publishing a book back in October about how he beat the pandemic? Maybe a little premature!
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MajorDSmythe wrote: » The rules are simple. You try it the nice touchy feely way, and people JUST. DON'T. LISTEN. Somtimes you just have to use a more direct method to get your point across. As far as I care, Cruise was right to deal with it this …
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I've long suspected Cruise was an abusive wacko, especially after seeing Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, and I've had to separate the art from the artist whenever I see him in anything. Because of that, the comments of Leah Remini…
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Brosnan has done some excellent work, but I never liked him as Bond. My favorite of his performances is one that is probably little seen -- as Phileas Fogg in the TV mini-series AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. My favorite of his action-thriller perf…
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The '60s Harry Palmer films are a delight -- espionage thrillers that are linked by the Deighton novels, producer (Saltzman) and a few actors (Caine, Guy Dolman, Oscar Homolka) yet helmed by three directors who bring distinctly different stylistic a…
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I'll add that I urge everyone not to skip over Mark's interview with John Peel, who wrote the James Bond Jr. novelizations, even if you disliked the program. Peel has some fascinating anecdotes about writing those books, and you really get a sense o…
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mtm wrote: » Escalus5 wrote: » Richard Smith's Reunion with Death treatment (which was analyzed in an issue of MI6 Confidential and on the James Bond Complex podcast) is summarized as well. I started to listen to this today; thanks for …
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Yes, I have the book. The author includes summaries of the Bond 17 story treatment by Alfonse Ruggiero & Michael Wilson (which is already available from a number of sources) and the screenplay loosely based on that treatment by William Osborn…
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VANILLA SKY is embarrassingly bad. If you're interested in seeing the same story done well, check out the Spanish-language original (also co-starring Penelope Cruz), OPEN YOUR EYES.
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The HOME ALONE comparisons get thrown around by people who have never heard of STRAW DOGS. Of course, the irony is that Purvis & Wade admitted to ripping off one of John Buchan's novels. I've warmed somewhat to the third act at Skyfall. The p…
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My favorite is probably Moore's because of how understated it is -- the filmmakers (wisely) decided to not make a big deal out of it, which helped to exude a sense of confidence in their leading man. And Moore, a real pro, comes off in his very firs…
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I don't remember where this bit of info originates -- it's not in Some Kind of Hero -- but I've read that John Hough was originally supposed to direct FOR YOUR EYES ONLY and got far enough along in pre-production to cast Lynn-Holly Johnson (who he w…
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