Tag: Daniel Craig
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The Best Detective Movie Isn’t ‘Knives Out’ — It’s This Kurosawa Classic
Knives Out and Glass Onion may have given viewers the quintessential movie private investigator of the modern age in Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), but the two pictures pale in comparison to the gold standard of detective movies. Loosely based on the Ed McBain novel King’s Ransom, Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low revels in its police…
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’First Blood’s Explosions and Gunfire Aren’t What Make It an Action Classic
When you think of action movies, you think of pure bombast. These are loud movies littered with gunfire, explosions, one-liners and a fiery tone, always in it for a fun time. It isn’t very common that releases in this genre take their time to make you feel anything other than excitement, have a strong story,…
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Christopher Nolan Says It Would Be an ‘Amazing Privilege’ to Direct a James Bond Movie
Christopher Nolan is one of the few Hollywood filmmakers who can make original studio films with virtually unlimited budgets and creative freedom. Since concluding his groundbreaking trilogy of Batman movies with “The Dark Knight Rises” in 2012, Nolan has used that freedom to make original blockbusters like “Interstellar” and “Tenet” and historical epics including “Dunkirk”…
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Leaving Netflix in July 2023
This July, Netflix will say goodbye to several action movies, comedy series, and dramas. Some of the top films leaving are the Daniel Craig-led Bond film, Skyfall, The Will Smith drama, The Pursuit of Happyness, and the Donny Yen martial arts franchise, Ip Man. On the TV side, Moesha, Baby Ballroom, and Season 11 of…
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Daniel Craig, Christopher Nolan Laud James Bond Talent at London Action Festival as Kit Harington Surprises ‘Game of Thrones’ Event (Exclusive)
Top global talent paid homage to director Martin Campbell and special effects supervisor Chris Corbould at the second London Action Festival, which concluded Sunday.The duo, who were honored with the festival’s Moving Target Award for their outstanding contribution to action cinema, were surprised with a range of video messages from people who had worked with…
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Henry Cavill Lost Out on James Bond Because He Looked ‘Too Young’
Henry Cavill’s age worked against him when auditioning to play James Bond.The “Man of Steel” actor was the second choice to portray 007 in the 2006 franchise revamp “Casino Royale,” with director Martin Campbell now revealing that Cavill would have been cast if he appeared older — and if Daniel Craig wasn’t available.“He looked great…
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This Spy Comedy Is France’s Answer to James Bond
Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond caused quite a stir, as 2021’s No Time To Die saw the daring secret agent [redacted]. The upcoming Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One and its sequel will end the long-running Tom Cruise series. Even Jack Ryan, most recently portrayed by John Krasinksi, will be hanging up…
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This James Bond Story Deserves a Movie Adaptation
Before the James Bond series became one of the most successful ongoing franchises in cinematic history, it was a groundbreaking series of espionage novels that provided a similar intriguing hook to international readers. The British novelist Ian Fleming, who also wrote the children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, wrote twelve novels about the world’s classiest…