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Production starts November 7th on the twenty-third James Bond Eon Production.

The CW’s lone new genre offering is THE SECRET CIRCLE, from VAMPIRE DIARIES author L.J. Smith.

CHUCK to survive, THE EVENT? Maybe not.

THE EVENT — Conspiracy Thriller or Sci-Fi? Both, maybe?

Linda Hamilton Plays CHUCK’s long-lost Mother. And she’s one tough Momma.

Much was made in 1983 of the return of Sean Connery to the role of James Bond, in spite of the fact that Roger Moore’s most recent outings had been spectacular financial successes. But the outer space extravagance of Moonraker in 1979 had set many Bond fans pining for the simpler days of the Connery [...]

At a scant 106min, QUANTUM OF SOLACE is the shortest Bond film of the official Eon Production line, and the shortest in history after the made-for-television Casino Royale in 1954. Not that length matters (!), but it is a testament to the extent that series producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are willing to [...]

The James Bond films have not been `films` since FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Or, to put it more precisely, they have become `James Bond films,` a sort of genre unto itself with a well-established formula and a level of audience expectation that cannot be ignored without peril. Elements like credibility and drama take a back [...]

By Steve Biodrowski
This comedy does not need to “Get Smart;” it issmart. The screenplay takes the familiar gags from the ’60s sci-fi spoof (the cone of silence, the shoe phone, Hymie, etc.) but instead of trotting them out and expecting us to laugh merely because we recognize them (think THE FLINTSTONES), writers Tom J. Astle and Matt [...]

[EDITOR'S NOTE: DR. NO is being released on DVD again today, so we thought we would take this opportunity to post a review of the film.] This is the first feature film based on Ian Fleming’s fictional super-spy James Bond. (A an adaptation of CASINO ROYALE, starring Barry Nelson, had previously been made for television.) [...]

Whether or not this is the Bond film the world was waiting for, it definitely is the film that Bond fans were waiting for: a tense, gripping thriller mercifully free of the baggage of the previous Bond flicks, CASINO ROYALE takes the essentials of Ian Fleming’s novel and updates them for the 21st century, seamlessly [...]

The James Bond franchise has become the cinematic equivalent of those stadium-rock tours by mega-successful ‘60s bands: they are bigger and more elaborate than ever before, and they make tons of money from eager ticket-buyers; while critics carp about recycling past glories, new fans get to go out and see something they have previously experienced [...]