Tag Archives: 60’s

Goldfinger (1964)

Goldfinger (1964) is probably my favorite James Bond film. (Look, if Sean Connery had stuck around for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, we’d be having a different conversation.) “Favorite” is the operative word here; From Russia with Love (1963) is … Continue reading

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From Russia with Love (1963)

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond on film. Skyfall, the 23rd film in the “official” series initiated by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman back in 1962 – and the third of the films to star Daniel Craig … Continue reading

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Hysteria (1965)

Throughout the 60’s, Hammer Films produced bucketfuls of suspense thrillers which had nothing to do with Dracula, Frankenstein, or The Mummy. The typical example would be black-and-white, overstuffed with twists, and written by Jimmy Sangster. More often than not, someone … Continue reading

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