Tag: Moonraker
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Can Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon prove there’s life beyond Star Wars for the space opera genre?
Snyder’s epic-looking Netflix effort comes complete with lightsabers and exotic space princesses. Can it revive a neglected style of film-making?For a genre that pretty much inspired the entire blockbuster era, space opera has become weirdly hard to get hold of beyond Star Wars. After the original trilogy’s barnstorming success in the late 70s for Lucasfilm,…
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Michael Lonsdale, Former Bond Villain and ‘The Day of the Jackal’ Star, Dies at 89
Michael Lonsdale, the actor who played an iconic villain in 1979’s James Bond movie “Moonraker” and starred in 1973’s “The Day of the Jackal,” has died. The British-French actor was 89 at the time of his passing.“I must unfortunately confirm the passing of Michael Lonsdale, our dear talent for so many years,” Lonsdale’s agent, Olivier…
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UK-French actor and ‘Moonraker’ star Michael Lonsdale dies aged 89
Paris-born actor was best-known internationally for Moonraker and Of Gods And Men.French-British actor Michael Lonsdale, who is best known internationally for his role as the James Bond villain Hugo Drax in Moonraker, has died at his home in Paris at the age of 89.Lonsdale was born in Paris to an English army officer and French-Irish…
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What to Watch on Lockdown: 14 James Bond Alternatives to Take the Place of Delayed ‘No Time to Die’
Coronavirus. It sounds like the title of a classic Bond movie, à la “GoldenEye,” “Moonraker” or “Octopussy.”April 10 was supposed to see the release of Bond’s latest adventure, “No Time to Die.” Instead, action fans are stuck at home, an invisible villain is threatening world domination, and 007 has done the unthinkable: He’s chickened out…
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The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Scene Breakdown, ‘Moonraker’ Prop Collection & More
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, directors Anthony & Joe Russo break down a…
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Lewis Gilbert: master craftsman who went beyond Bond with a ‘working class trilogy’ | Peter Bradshaw
Gilbert, who has died aged 97, may have been best known for his three 007 films, but it’s the films he made about working class life that are his great achievementLewis Gilbert was the brilliant master-craftsman of the postwar cinema, whose staggeringly prolific career epitomised the technique, professionalism and dash that made British moviemaking tradecraft…
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Spy Who Loved Me director Lewis Gilbert dies aged 97
Filmmaker whose career spanned eight decades was best known for directing three Bond films and making a star of Michael Caine in AlfieObituary: a true professional who shunned the limelightLewis Gilbert, the British director of a string of celebrated films including the 1965 Michael Caine hit Alfie and The Spy Who Loved Me, arguably the…
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Lewis Gilbert, Director of ‘Alfie’ and Three James Bond Films, Dies at 97
Prolific British director Lewis Gilbert, whose credits include “Alfie” and three James Bond films, has died. He was 97.“It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of our dear friend Lewis Gilbert,” Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said in a statement on Tuesday. “Lewis was a true gentleman. He…
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Lewis Gilbert, Director of James Bond Hits ‘Moonraker’ and ‘You Only Live Twice,’ Dies at 97
Lewis Gilbert, the Oscar-nominated British filmmaker whose credits include “Alfie” and three James Bond titles, died on Feb. 23, according to multiple media reports. He was 97. Gilbert’s Bond titles include “You Only Live Twice,” “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Moonraker.” “Alfie” won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 and…
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Lewis Gilbert, director of ‘Alfie’, ‘Educating Rita’ and three ‘Bond’ films, dies aged 97
Gilbert was made a fellow of the British Film Institute in 2001.Lewis Gilbert, best known for directing Alife and three James Bond films, has died aged 97.According to reports he passed away on February 23. His funeral will be held in Monaco next weekAlfie, starring a young Michael Caine, won the jury prize at Cannes…