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Too many cooks spoil the dish in ‘Casino Royale’ (1967)

Casino Royale Directed by John Huston, Val Guest and co. Written by Wolf Mankowitz, John Law and co. U.S.A., 1967 With the mad success of the James Bond films as produced by partners Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and (Canadian) Harry Saltzman, which had run from 1962’s Dr. No to 1965 Thunderball, it was only natural for …

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Best James Bond Scenes: Sean Connery Era

1: Dr No – Opening Title Sequence The schizophrenic title sequence introduces John Barry’s famous James Bond theme, but instead of transitioning into the now traditional pop song (which uses the title as a lyric), random portions of two calypso songs were used instead. This was also of course the first of Maurice Binder’s many …

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‘Dr. No’ – Arguably sexist and racist, but no doubt, terrific entertainment

Dr. No Directed by Terence Young Written by Richard Maibaum & Johanna Harwood 1962, UK Author, Ian Fleming had been seeking out a movie deal for nearly a decade until the rights for his novels were finally bought by producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli. Little did they know they would change the landscape …

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Essential Viewing For Fans Of ‘The Hunger Games’ (Part 2)

6- The 10th Victim (La Decima vittima) (The Tenth Victim) Directed by Elio Petri Written by Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni, Ennio Flaiano and Elio Petri Italy,1965 The 10th Victim was the first film to offer up the concept of a TV show wherein people hunt and kill one another for sport and to expand the …

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