Today with but a few keystrokes on a computer you can conjurer up anything that the mind could possibly imagine yet many of these modern creations pale in comparison to the practical special effects orchestrated decades earlier by a talented group of effects artists who pioneered the field of special effects, and the king of…
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Opinions on Media
Dinosaurs at the Movies: A Cinematic Journey Through Time.
Since the first dinosaur fossil was unearthed people of all ages have been fascinated with these giant prehistoric creatures that once dominated the Earth and back in the Victorian Era parks in England were populated by menageries of lifelike dinosaur sculptures, of varying degrees of accuracy, but it’s when the motion picture industry was born…
Space Adventure Films of the 1950s
With the ending of World War II, and the entering of the atomic age, the popularity of science fiction had reached an almost fever pitch with audiences clamouring to see the latest startling visions of the future, from flying cars to visits to alien worlds, and Hollywood was not about to disappoint them and thus…
James Bond: The Sean Connery Years (1962-1983)
In 1953 author Ian Fleming created one of the most well-known literary characters in history, a British Secret Service Agent whose exploits in twelve books and two collections of short stories have since been eclipsed by his cinematic achievements in what is currently the longest ongoing film franchise. The road to movie legendary status had…
James Bond: The Roger Moore Years (1973-1985)
When Sean Connery stepped down from his iconic role of James Bond it was up to producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman to find someone to fill some very large shoes – George Lazenby having shanked the part by acting like an ass and Sean Connery’s brief reprise in Diamonds are Forever being a…