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  • Did you know that there had been an OSS117 movie... Without OSS 117 ? That's right, I give you Cinq Gars pour Singapour (Five ashore in Singapore), which, despite being based on a novel by Jean Bruce featuring Hubert Bonnisseur de la Bath, was…
  • I do agree. A Zorro thread is missing on this board. BTW : Guy Williams all the way.
  • X-Men : First Class : Although not as good as the first and second X-Men movies, it's certainly was better than the third. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender are great, and I loved Jennifer Lawrence as much as Rebecca Romijn (who gets a blink…
  • French actress Geneviève Grad, who had quite a few important roles in the sixties, most notably playing the daughter of Louis de Funes in Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez, has passed away, aged 80 : https://www.programme-tv.net/news/cinema/364471-mort…
  • Just learned that mangaka Kazuo Umezu, nicknamed "The God of Horror" for works such as The Drifting Classroom and Cat Eyed Boy, has passed away, aged 88. [urlhttps://www.gamesradar.com/comics/kazuo-umezu-obituary/[/url] And as a tribute to the…
  • And excuse me, WTF is YMMV? I don't have the slightest idea. Something like YMCA? YMMV means Your Mileage May Vary. Such as in this case. For me, the PTS of GF has nothing to do with the main plot of the movie (unless you can prove to me that…
  • I had a giant lizard themed week-end, among visits to my family. In order, I saw : Jurassic Park III : What surprised me was how short it was (1 Hour 1/2, I think). Of course, it was full of action, but ultimately devoid of heart. Joe Johnston h…
  • Also GF, TB and CR '06. Of course, YMMV.
  • - Dolly had braces (Yes she did. Wait- No! Well, I think... Argh I don't know what I remember!) Quote On the same subject : In TLD, Pushkin's girlfriend's breast can be seen in full (No, we only see one sideboob, albeit with a nipple showing…
  • From the same YouTube channel (Clasps of Courage, if you must know), here are now the medals earned by the Connery version of James Bond : Very instructive, I think.
  • iPlayer has removed two Tom Baker stories from their Doctor Who offerings : "Terror of the Zygons" ansd "The Seeds of Doom", two of the best : https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-tom-baker-stories-removed-iplayer-newsupdate/ And pe…
  • Since last, I managed to see two movies from the ones I bought with me on vacation : Follow the Fleet : There's nothing like a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers movie to cheer me up. First time Astaire put on a uniform, great music (can't go wrong …
  • Back to NTTD, it's a complete stretch of logic that SPECTRE would have planned for everything with the grave site. My first question is why was Vesper buried in a small town in Italy? Wouldn't she be buried in England? The list of names that …
  • Marvel's The Avengers : I can hardly believe that it's been twelve years since that movie was made. It still holds up pretty well. One of the best Marvel movies around, with a great cast and great action sequences. That one is a thing of beauty :
  • My vacations have not started well. In addition to my sister's health issues (which was already bad enough ; the big C has been mentioned), I also had trouble finding someone to take care of my cat, or rather, the two persons I asked ended up having…
  • Monday, November 11th at 21.05 on France 3 (France) : SkyFall
    in TV Alerts Comment by Gerard October 29
  • Monday, November 4th at 21.05 CET on France 3 (France) : Quantum of Solace
    in TV Alerts Comment by Gerard October 21
  • Funny thing, like OSS 117, Komissar X got its start in a series of dime novels, published as magazines (they were, and are still called Heftromanen in Germany) published in Germany from 1959 to 1992, with 1740 novels published by various house autho…
  • Speaking of which, I've read on the british Amazon site that the Region B Blu-Ray of Godzilla Minus One will be available on December 2nd 2024, with english, french and italian subtitles, and japanese and english soundtrack. Count me in ! https:/…
    in Godzilla Comment by Gerard October 20
  • To be fair, I thought she had passed away long ago. Still, 93 is a good age to go. I saw only two of her movies : There's no Business like Show Business and Les Girls, and I loved them both. She also had a tenuous link with Bond : on the cover of LA…
  • I'm not a fan of boys bands, but I find that news very sad indeed : https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/entertainment/liam-payne-death-one-direction/index.html
  • Note that the narrator deals only with the Brosnan version of Bond.
  • Monday, october 28th at 21.05 CET on France 3 (France) Casino Royale '06
    in TV Alerts Comment by Gerard October 13
  • November 3rd is Godzilla Day, and on that occasion, in Paris, the Cinémathèque will show four movies on that day : 14.00 : Son of Godzilla 16.30 : King Kong Vs. Godzilla 18.30 : Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla 20.30 : Godzilla : Final Wars …
    in Godzilla Comment by Gerard October 10
  • This monday, I bought that : It's not Kina, of course (that one has, if memory serves, been discontinued), but there's still quinquina in the recipe. Given that it's still a 17 % proof alcohol, I prefer to dring it in a small glass, and no mo…
  • Two important deaths in the world of European comics these pas few days. First, writer Pierre Christin, who created Valérian et Laureline with Jean-Claude Mézières, and worked with Enki Bilal on a series of graphic novels, has passed away on october…
  • Godzilla Vs. Gigan Not bad at all, even if it features the third most WTF Godzilla moment : And I swear to you, that's exactly what happens ! Great scenes of destructions, a well-designed monster, a good plot, no Kenny, what's not to like ?
  • Really serious here : I'm worried about the younger of my sisters. My brother in law informed me that she's in the hospital, with a cerebral hematoma, picked up by a scan. I pray that it will not be as serious as it sounds, but I'm not optimistic. S…
  • Godzilla Vs. Hedorah I took advantage of me buying the Showa Era collection to watch the first of the movies I haven't watched yet. Yes, it's weird, what with all those anime cartoons and psychedelic dances. And there's a WTF moments for the ages…
  • Here's a version of the James Bond Theme Monty Norman certainly didn't expect :