Tag Archives: Albert Finney

A look back at James Bond 007: the Daniel Craig Era (up to No Time To Die)

October 7, 2021 flawintheiris

Daniel Craig arrived with a flourish typical of a new Bond at a press conference on the banks of the Thames. The actor had proclaimed his tough guy credentials in a zippy crime drama called Layer Cake, and looked comfortable with props (like guns) in Munich, but seemed far from a shoo-in for the role… Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS podcast update, and Carbon Arc Cinema is back!

March 28, 2019 flawintheiris

Stephen Cooke and I have been getting together every fortnight to see and review new movies in cinemas and talk about older ones that relate by genre or filmmaker—that's basically the mandate of our podcast, LENS ME YOUR EARS. We also mess with the mandate from time to time, but movies are always on our… Read More

Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen reviews — Soderbergh’s heist trilogy shines like a diamond

June 7, 2018 flawintheiris

Ocean's Eleven (2001) Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Ted Griffin, from the 1960 screenplay by George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell, Harry Brown, and Charles Lederer | 116 min | iTunes It seemed like a weird idea at the time: Let's take the not-so-great Rat Pack picture from the untrendy early '60s, and remake… Read More

Skyfall review

November 13, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Sam Mendes Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan based on characters by Ian Fleming James Bond returns for the 23rd time (in an EON Productions film), the third time for Daniel Craig. Since he took the mantle of the most famous secret agent in the world (something of an obstacle… Read More

Revisiting the Bourne Trilogy

July 30, 2012 flawintheiris

I decided to rewatch the immensely popular and influential Universal Pictures action franchise this weekend in advance of its relaunch August 10 with The Bourne Legacy. I say "relaunch" because it's not just another sequel — the director of the second and third film, Paul Greengrass, chose not to return, as did the lead, Matt… Read More