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James Bond: The Roger Moore Years (1973-1985)

Posted on August 23, 2021August 24, 2021 by Mike Brooks

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…

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Gamera: The Heisei Period (1995–2006)

Posted on May 28, 2021December 25, 2024 by Mike Brooks

Gamera, everyone’s favourite giant fire-breathing turtle, had a good run during what is referred to as the Shōwa Period, with eight films spanning the years 1965 to 1980, then with the bankruptcy of Daiei Films in 1971 and the failed attempt at reviving the franchise with Gamera: Super Monster – which consisted almost entirely of…

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Gamera: The Shōwa Period (1965–1980)

Posted on May 25, 2021December 25, 2024 by Mike Brooks

With the popularity of Toho’s Godzilla film series sweeping the country the people over at rival Daiei Films decided they could use some of that kaiju money for themselves and thus Gamera, the giant fire-eating turtle, was born.  Though many have described the Gamera films as simply rip-offs of the Godzilla franchise that is not…

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Movie Musicals that may Break your Brain

Posted on May 7, 2021May 16, 2025 by Mike Brooks

The advent of sound in film by the late 1920s changed the cinematic landscape forever and even more so when it comes to the movie musical, a format that wouldn’t translate too well with title cards, and for decades audiences have been treated to some pretty stunning films, from Busby Berkeley’s elaborately choreographed set pieces…

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Tremors: Three Decades of Graboid Fun

Posted on April 23, 2021April 22, 2021 by Mike Brooks

Back in 1990 Ron Underwood and a few of friends thought to bring back the old monster genre made popular in the  50s, the one that dealt with giant ants and the like, but even though their little movie was about subterranean worm-like creatures it didn’t quite set the box office on fire, yet it…

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