Following the success of Tim Burton’s Batman many studios were scrambling around to get their hands on their own comic book-type property, so that it could turn into the next big thing, this led to Universal Pictures teaming up with producer Martin Bregman who had acquired the rights to the pulp action hero The Shadow….
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Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990) – Review
One must admire a low budget sword and sorcery movie for having the balls to use a subtitle that referenced a certain classic Star Wars sequel but having watched the film that’s about all I can admire of it, and as sequels go this one barely qualifies as such, and the sole purpose for its…
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…
Casino Royale (1954) – Review
If you are out for a pub trivia night and the question arises “Who was the first person to play James Bond?” do not be so quick to yell out Sean Connery because back in 1954 CBS televised a live broadcast of an adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novel Casino Royale which starred American actor Barry…
Live and Let Die (1973) – Review
With Bond entering the 70s he was struggling to feel relevant in what was a changing cinematic landscape, Connery’s Diamonds are Forever seemingly particularly out of touch, and with the blaxploitation era in full-swing, it wasn’t too surprising that producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli would try to capitalize on this growing genre. Of…