Besides marking James Bond’s 70th birthday as a literary character, 2023 also brings us two anniversaries of 007’s adventures on the big screen, each debuting in June albeit a decade apart. On June 27, 1973, Live and Let Die was…
Recently, Laura and the kids decided we needed a(n until then unannounced) “movie night,” but no one had any idea what to watch. I suggested a Bond film, which normally isn’t a suggestion that gains any traction, but Grace answered…
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t be any more of a wall-to-wall crap-a-palooza, now comes word that Sir Sean Conney has left us. Like most everyone else, I first encountered Connery as James Bond. As a kid of the 70s,…
Sir Sean Connery celebrates his 90th birthday today, so I thought I’d mark the occasion with another art project using my digital stylus. I’m sure he’s thrilled. Note I didn’t say “James Bond Actor Sean Connery,” because by now he’s…
Olivia deHavilland passed away over the weekend. At age 104, she was officially the eldest “celebrity crush” I’ve ever had. Looking back, I probably first saw her in Airport ’77, a lame film even by the low standards of 70s…
You’ve doubtless heard this summer marks a major anniversary of mankind’s greatest adventure in space. That’s right, it’s been 40 years since the theatrical release of the James Bond film, Moonraker. In 1979, this celluloid masterpiece landed amid a wasteland of lackluster films…
As a lifelong Star Trek fan, I’ve enjoyed a long tradition and it’s time to revisit it today. The tradition goes like this: I look at the current state of Star Trek and say, “Paramount can’t possibly screw this up…
I’ve been taking the death of Roger Moore pretty hard, considering I never met the guy. But after all, he’s been a part of my life as far back as I can remember. Basically, he was who I wanted to be when…
Last month I got got to see my personal “most anticipated” Marvel film: Dr Strange. The good doctor has always been my favorite Marvel character, and while I don’t know if I’d call this entry my favorite Marvel film, I was very…
With the latest Bond film, Spectre, in theaters, and considering I’ve been writing about 50-year-old things this year, it’s a good time to take a look at 007’s battles with SPECTRE a half-century ago in a film billed as “The…
