No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s last James Bond movie left theaters lukewarm. The movie in itself wasn’t bad at all – yet it wasn’t able to compete with Craig’s first blockbuster. It was back in 2006, when the now-53-year-old made his James Bond debut with Casino Royale.
While James Blond [who had became a running joke] received the most attention from fans and critics in the months preceding up to the film’s release, many viewers were pleased when they watched it.
Casino Royale has become the most popular Bond picture. Therefore, we want to honor it presenting to you some unique and amazing information that you will certainly remember the next time you see this epic spy tale.
The Casino Estoril in Lisbon Served as Inspiration
As the title suggests, a casino – the mythical Casino Royale in Montenegro – plays a major role in the plot.
The book’s author, Ian Fleming,...
While James Blond [who had became a running joke] received the most attention from fans and critics in the months preceding up to the film’s release, many viewers were pleased when they watched it.
Casino Royale has become the most popular Bond picture. Therefore, we want to honor it presenting to you some unique and amazing information that you will certainly remember the next time you see this epic spy tale.
The Casino Estoril in Lisbon Served as Inspiration
As the title suggests, a casino – the mythical Casino Royale in Montenegro – plays a major role in the plot.
The book’s author, Ian Fleming,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Michael Walsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
MGM
“James Blond!” screamed the press when Daniel Craig was cast as everyone’s favourite super spy, while the internet went into the sort of obsessive lockdown typically reserved for the casting of Batman. The Daily Mirror, in a bid to be a bit different, went with the more cutting “The Name’s Bland – James Bland”, but the message was clear – this man isn’t James Bond.
What a difference a decade makes. Craig has not only gone on the star in two of the franchise’s best movies (and admittedly one of its worst, although how good could a movie called Quantum Of Solace really be?), but is regularly stated as one of the all time bests, second only to perhaps Sean Connery (and he’s given the original a real run for his money). Raw, dark and brutal, but still possessing that charm and swagger that makes Bond so alluring,...
“James Blond!” screamed the press when Daniel Craig was cast as everyone’s favourite super spy, while the internet went into the sort of obsessive lockdown typically reserved for the casting of Batman. The Daily Mirror, in a bid to be a bit different, went with the more cutting “The Name’s Bland – James Bland”, but the message was clear – this man isn’t James Bond.
What a difference a decade makes. Craig has not only gone on the star in two of the franchise’s best movies (and admittedly one of its worst, although how good could a movie called Quantum Of Solace really be?), but is regularly stated as one of the all time bests, second only to perhaps Sean Connery (and he’s given the original a real run for his money). Raw, dark and brutal, but still possessing that charm and swagger that makes Bond so alluring,...
- 9/23/2015
- by Alex Leadbeater
- Obsessed with Film
Chicago – The art of deadpan humor looks deceptively simple to the untrained eye. It’s fairly easy to say ridiculous things while maintaining a straight face. What separates the amateurs from the professionals is a mastery of timing as well as a keen understanding of a character’s interior life. The best deadpan laughs are the ones that allow an inside peek into the human psyche.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Tomasz Thomson’s 2010 crime thriller, “Snowman’s Land,” evokes forgotten memories of weak Coen Brothers vehicles like “Intolerable Cruelty” and “The Ladykillers.” There’s plenty of remarkable craft on display but little to stoke an audience’s involvement. The film is so deadpan at times that it barely has a pulse, though cinematographer Ralf M. Mendle provides the viewer with so much hauntingly desolate and gorgeously frostbitten imagery that it nearly redeems the naggingly empty experience.
Read Matt Fagerholm’s full review of...
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Tomasz Thomson’s 2010 crime thriller, “Snowman’s Land,” evokes forgotten memories of weak Coen Brothers vehicles like “Intolerable Cruelty” and “The Ladykillers.” There’s plenty of remarkable craft on display but little to stoke an audience’s involvement. The film is so deadpan at times that it barely has a pulse, though cinematographer Ralf M. Mendle provides the viewer with so much hauntingly desolate and gorgeously frostbitten imagery that it nearly redeems the naggingly empty experience.
Read Matt Fagerholm’s full review of...
- 9/27/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
When did the Coen Brothers become German? An official trailer for the upcoming German hitman comedy Snowman's Land has made its debut on the internet on the film's official website (via Twitch). This looks like a beautifully shot, very dark hitman comedy inspired by the Coen Brothers, and I can't wait to see it. It just showed at the Edinburgh Film Fest a couple of weeks ago, but other than we're not sure when we'll see it show up again. I wish it had subtitles, and I'm sorry we have to keep featuring good foreign trailers without subs (or a dub), but this was just too good to pass up. I still suggest checking it out anyway, so watch below. Watch the official trailer (with subtitles) for Tomasz Thomson's Snowman's Land: Luckless contract killer Walter (Jürgen Rißmann) takes a job for former underworld boss Berger (Reiner Schöne) who...
- 7/5/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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