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‘Spectre’ Review: A Bond-Sized Victory Lap

Philip Brown — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:00:40 +0000

At its best, the Daniel Craig era of James Bond has been all about reinvention. ‘Casino Royale’ kicked things off with an origin story that allowed the Bond conventions to be twisted through the character’s inexperience. In ‘Skyfall’, Sam Mendes reverently deconstructed and toyed with the iconic images and elements of the series. (‘Quantum of...

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Weekend Roundtable: Who Should Direct the Next James Bond Movie?

Josh Zyber — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:00:56 +0000

After the blazing success of ‘Skyfall’, Sam Mendes has turned down the offer to direct the next James Bond movie, claiming that he wants to devote himself to theater for a while. All things considered, that’s probably a wise career move on his part. How do you top a billion-dollar blockbuster? Almost anything is destined...

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Now Playing: Sky-fail

Luke Hickman — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:00:25 +0000

I feel that I must preface my ‘Skyfall’ review with my personal opinion of the James Bond franchise so that you know where I’m coming from. If you’re a die-hard Bond fan, then it’s more than likely that you’ll disagree with every word I say. Just remember that I’m picking on the series and ‘Skyfall’,...

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The Trailer Park: End of the Year Excitement

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:56 +0000

Now that we’re entering the summer movie season, we’re being allowed some sneak peeks of what to anticipate during the year-end holidays. Two big titles expected to dominate the box office look quite promising thus far. ‘The Great Gatsby’ It probably won’t come as much of a surprise that I’m a big fan of F....

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Hooray! James Bond WILL Return After All.

Josh Zyber — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:00:18 +0000

Finally, some good news has emerged from the clusterfrack that is the MGM financial crisis. While the studio is still terribly mismanaged and basically bankrupt, it has somehow scraped together enough money to put the next James Bond sequel back on track. And yes, Daniel Craig will be returning to the role. Just a few...

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James Bond Will NOT Return?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:00:13 +0000

Over the course of 22 films and nearly half a century of adventuring, James Bond has faced many seemingly-insurmountable adversaries. He’s taken down diabolical madmen, multi-national terrorist organizations, and rogue Double-0 agents. He even went to outer space to prevent the genocide of the entire human race. And yet, there’s one threat that the world’s...

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