La La Land was adored by critics and audiences alike, setting a record for Golden Globe wins and nearly winning an Oscar for Best Picture. But it’s a garbage movie, and I’m breaking my silence about it. … More La La Land is a Garbage Movie
Meryl Streep faces off against Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, and the youngest ever competitive Oscar winner to determine who gave the best supporting performance in the 1970s. … More Every Best Supporting Actress Oscar Winner of the 1970s Listed and Ranked
No question, the 89th Academy Awards will always be remembered for #EnvelopeGate, the Best Picture flub heard round the world. It’s an awards show’s ultimate nightmare–made even worse given that it happened in the social media age, when the error would be replayed, examined in close detail, and shouted to the world AS IT WAS … More The 2017 Oscars: Why a Shareable Ceremony Doesn’t Work
The Best Actor category in the 1970s is full of larger than life performances that commanded your attention. Perhaps in an attempt to balance that out, the Supporting Actor category went in the opposite direction, tending to honor more thoughtful and quiet performances. Understated is the key word here. Once again, it behooves me to … More Ranking Every Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winner of the 1970s
The 70s are often regarded as the best decade of filmmaking. Cinema was in a rapid state of flux: the old studio system had died and Hollywood hadn’t quite figured out how to go on without it. A lot of riskier fare got made because for the moment the rulebook didn’t exist. All that would change … More Ranking Every Best Picture Oscar Winner of the 1970s
Just like last time, this one is easy because the short story “Quantum of Solace” has absolutely nothing to do with the film adaptation aside from the title. The plots have no intersection, no similarities, and the only character who appears in both is James Bond himself. Let’s take a quick look at how they … More James Bond in Quantum of Solace: Book vs Movie
This is super easy because the short story “From a View to a Kill” has absolutely nothing to do with the movie “A View to a Kill.” They basically just coopted the title, dropped the word ‘from,’ and called it good. There are literally no similarities between both other than that title and the presence … More James Bond in A View to a Kill: Book vs Movie
This comparison is actually going to be easy, because unlike the adaptations we’ve already covered For Your Eyes Only took its inspiration from a short story. In order to flesh out the plot a bit, producers decided to fuse “For Your Eyes Only” with another story from the same collection entitled “Risico.” Let’s take a closer … More James Bond in For Your Eyes Only: Book vs Movie
Goldfinger is perhaps James Bond’s most popular adventure on film, but you may remember that the book left me cold. To be honest, I also find the film to be dated and silly, so I happen to go against popular opinion there. For the most part, the film adaptation stays fairly true to the book. … More James Bond in Goldfinger: Book vs. Movie
On screen, Dr. No is the very first James Bond adventure. But in the series of books the franchise is based on, Doctor No actually came sixth. In keeping with that, when we meet up with Bond in the book he’s reeling from the events of Diamonds Are Forever and From Russia, With Love. Without any history to build … More James Bond in Dr. No: Book vs. Movie
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