Writing, Theatre, Poster Design, Films, Education and Attempted Wit
In 1967, Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The Witches and now screenwriter for YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE was interviewed in Playboy magazine and made a comment about the use of "Bond girls". As quoted in SOME KIND OF HERO, the excellent book on the Bond films by Matthew Field … Continue reading The “Bond Girl” Formula
The Autumn of Terror is a new play, a series of monologues about the women that were killed by "Jack the Ripper".
Simple Analysis skills are important for many school subjects. Here is an "entry level" trailer analysis for students of Media (and fans of movies). #GodzillaVsKong
Simple Analysis skills are important for many school subjects. Here is an "entry level" poster analysis of a new movie poster for students of Media (and fans of movies). #GodzillaVsKong
While we wait for No Time To Die, I wondered if you could select a handful of Bond movies to create a self contained story - which would you choose?
It's A Wonderful Life is a classic heartwarming movie from Hollywood in the 1940's. So why am I mentioning Zack Snyder?
A list of the "top" ten films I managed to see in 2020. And a few that I'm hoping we'll see in 2021... although that's unlikely...
EON Productions brought spy novel THE RHYTHM SECTION to life, with a fantastic central performance by Blake Lively, some good dialogue and cracking action. But did audiences get it?
The end of Star Trek Discovery Season One was a surprise, with some twists that sent the message that this series was trying hard to be a worthy successor to the series’ previous incarnations. Emotional FinaleSeason Two was still good, yet while some fans preferred it, I found it wandered a little, until the excellent … Continue reading “STAR TREK: DISCOVERY” ASKS YOU TO LISTEN
The classic Ian Fleming Bond novels were recorded as excellent audiobooks by Audible a few years ago. Here's a brief discussion of them, with some appreciation for the great artwork!
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