Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Dr. No (1962)
One of the main pleasures of watching Dr. No (1962) now is observing the formative steps of what will become the most popular and widely imitated film series of all time; it’s watching the iconic in its nascent stage. In … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 60's, Action, cheesecake, James Bond, radiation, Sean Connery, tarantula, Ursula Andress
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Clash of the Titans (1981)
So yesterday I went to Thor: The Dark World (2013), and – probably because I had just re-watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) that morning, I was particularly struck by how far special effects have come, how casually sophisticated … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Adventure, Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Fantasy, gorgon, Greek Mythology, Harry Hamlin, kraken, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Medusa, Pegasus, Ray Harryhausen, The Underworld, Ursula Andress
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Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)
In the official pressbook for Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983), the last of the Monty Python films and the formal end of the group’s creative output, Graham Chapman described the film’s story thusly: “We start just prior to … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Harpo
Tagged 80's, British Colonialism, Comedy, Eric Idle, fish, Graham Chapman, Grim Reaper, Heaven, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Musical, Surreal, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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