Indiana Jones revisited: it's time for Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
by A J Black | Jun 28, 2023 | Feature
After the darkness of Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom, levity came forth with Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade: some thoughts....
Sean Connery
The 1970s films of Michael Caine: A Bridge Too Far
by John Upton | Mar 23, 2023 | Feature
We continue our look at the 1970s films of one Sir Michael Caine with 1977's A Bridge Too Far, also starring James Caan and Sean Connery. T...
The 1970s films of Michael Caine: The Man Who Would Be King
by John Upton | Aug 24, 2022 | Feature, News
We continue our look back at the 1970s films of Michael Caine - this time, we examine The Man Who Would Be King....
You Only Live Twice and the rise of the James Bond parody
by Mark Harrison | May 12, 2022 | Feature, News
The 1967 spoof Casino Royale was released the same year as Sean Connery’s fifth James Bond film - but there’s a lot to send up in You Only Live Twi...
Thunderball and the battles behind its film adaptations
by Mark Harrison | May 05, 2022 | Feature, News
Thunderball’s disputed authorship dangled over James Bond for more than 50 years - here’s the story of the 1965 film and the remake attempts that fol...
Goldfinger – how James Bond found his gadgets, girls, and groove
by Mark Harrison | Apr 28, 2022 | Feature, News
1964’s Goldfinger was turned around relatively quickly after the first two James Bond films, but its enormous popularity solidified the 007 formula....
Kingsman creator reveals trailer could have reunited all six Bond actors
by Lauren Miles | Apr 21, 2022 | News
Kingsman creator Mark Millar has revealed his original plan to have a trailer featuring all six James Bond actors - and he got close to making it. ...
James Bond films returning to cinemas for 60th anniversary
by Lauren Miles | Apr 08, 2022 | News
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Dr No, the James Bond films are returning to UK cinemas from mid-April until 5th October. ...
No Time To Die and the changing face of James Bond
by Mark Harrison | Oct 21, 2021 | Feature, News
James Bond has changed actors before, but Daniel Craig’s finale is different: with spoilers, we look at previous send-offs and the future of 007....
Life after playing James Bond 007: what happened next
by Andy English | Sep 30, 2021 | Feature, News
As Daniel Craig approaches the end of his James Bond tenure, how the likes of Sean Connery and Roger Moore followed their stint as 007....
25 years on, how the 1990s changed Dragonheart
by Mark Harrison | Jun 10, 2021 | Feature, News
The fantasy adventure Dragonheart was originally greenlit in 1990, but it took seven years and a lot of compromises to make it to the big screen....
Diamonds Are Forever: saluting an underappreciated James Bond film
by Chris Oatten | Feb 23, 2021 | Feature, News
It's the 50th birthday of Diamonds Are Forever this year - and it's a James Bond 007 movie that deserves a bit more love....
Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, and their James Bond nerves
by Simon Brew | Nov 20, 2020 | Feature, News
When it came to utterly the line "Bond, James Bond" for the first time, how both Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan got the jitters....
Sean Connery: 1930-2020
by Simon Brew | Nov 02, 2020 | News
We've opened up this post to offer a place to chat about the late Sean Connery and his many film roles....
The Rock: the crucial rewrite that got Sean Connery on board
by Simon Brew | Oct 02, 2020 | Feature, News
Sean Connery was looking for a blockbuster movie to make in the mid-1990s - but he wasn't too happy when he first got the script to The Rock....
Sean Connery, and his Highlander II contract restrictions
by Simon Brew | Jun 02, 2020 | Feature
It took a long time for Sean Connery to agree to make a second Highlander film - and even then, his appearance came with a few challenges....
Revisiting the film collaborations of Sean Connery and Sidney Lumet
by Mark Harrison | Oct 04, 2019 | Feature
Outside of playing James Bond, Sean Connery made five films with director Sidney Lumet – we look back at their various collaborations....
