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Best Bond Scenes: The Roger Moore era part 2: the 1980s

Following James Bond’s out of this world experience in the financially successful (665 million, adjusted for inflation) if artistically vapid Moonraker, the series’ sole producer, Albert Broccoli, thought it best to venture in a different direction, one that would feel slightly more grounded, all the while still playing on the strengths of his star: cool …

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‘For Your Eyes Only’ is Moore at His Most Connery

For Your Eyes Only Written by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson, based on Ian Fleming’s short stories “For Your Eyes only” and “Risico” Directed by John Glen UK, 1981, You probably have never heard this before, but my favourite James Bond film of all time, For Your Eyes Only, was the first 007 film …

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‘Unforgivable’ a bizarre, enigmatic drama about paranoia

Unforgivable Directed by André Téchiné Written by André Téchiné and Mehdi Ben Attia France, 2011 There have certainly been worse cases of writer’s block, but the main character in the new French film Unforgivable really lets his spin out of control. Unforgivable, from co-writer and director André Téchiné, tells an almost Hitchcockian story of how …

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‘Impardonnables’, despite some admirable qualities, is a bit of a mess

Impardonnables (English title: Unforgivable) Directed by André Téchiné Written by André Téchiné and Mehdi Ben Attia France, 2011 French director and screenwriter André Téchiné has had a long and illustrious career, earning critical acclaim for a great variety of films. His works date as far back as 1969, the year he released his debut, Aline …

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