Tag Archives: Ursula Andress
The 10th Victim (1965)
How do you classify The 10th Victim (La decima vittima, 1965)? Is it a science fiction satire on our obsession with violence? Is it another James Bond parody, filled to the brim with over-the-top fashions, beautiful women, and cold-hearted assassins? To … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Comedy, Gladiators, Italy, Marcello Mastroianni, Psychedelic, Robot, Science Fiction, Ursula Andress
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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
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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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