It’s an unusual sight for James Bond fans. Standing in a gloriously green Technicolor field by a California stream intended to pass for Ireland, Sean Connery cuts a more rugged approximation of Walt Disney masculinity, taking breaks between a swing of his scythe to sing, “She’s my dear, my darling one, my smilin’ and beguilin’ one, I love the ground she walks upon my darling Irish girl.”
To be charitable, Connery’s attempt at an Irish lilt was no more convincing in 1959’s Darby O’Gill and the Little People than it would be three decades later for his Oscar winning turn in The Untouchables. Nevertheless, there was something charming, beguiling even, about both performances, with the musical one proving strangely important to Connery getting the role of Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.
That might be in large part because Dr. No producer Cubby Broccoli anticipated Fleming,...
To be charitable, Connery’s attempt at an Irish lilt was no more convincing in 1959’s Darby O’Gill and the Little People than it would be three decades later for his Oscar winning turn in The Untouchables. Nevertheless, there was something charming, beguiling even, about both performances, with the musical one proving strangely important to Connery getting the role of Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.
That might be in large part because Dr. No producer Cubby Broccoli anticipated Fleming,...
- 11/2/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Mark Allison Jul 11, 2019
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Hitchcock's spy thriller, we look at how the classic actioner set the template for a new kind of movie.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Alfred Hitchcock was never content with mastering a single genre. Having spent the 1950s perfecting the murder mystery (Rear Window), crime drama (To Catch a Thief), and psychological thriller (Vertigo), the master of suspense ended the decade by turning his lens to the world of spies and statecraft.
Now 60 years on from its premiere in Chicago, North by Northwest remains the perfect espionage thriller, providing the template for James Bond, Ethan Hunt, and six decades of imitators.
Eschewing the slow-burn suspense and hushed atmosphere of Hitchcock's earlier spy thrillers like The 39 Steps (1935) and Saboteur (1942), North by Northwest pioneered a new breed of action cinema rooted in larger-than-life adventure and momentous setpieces. Indeed, the...
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Hitchcock's spy thriller, we look at how the classic actioner set the template for a new kind of movie.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Alfred Hitchcock was never content with mastering a single genre. Having spent the 1950s perfecting the murder mystery (Rear Window), crime drama (To Catch a Thief), and psychological thriller (Vertigo), the master of suspense ended the decade by turning his lens to the world of spies and statecraft.
Now 60 years on from its premiere in Chicago, North by Northwest remains the perfect espionage thriller, providing the template for James Bond, Ethan Hunt, and six decades of imitators.
Eschewing the slow-burn suspense and hushed atmosphere of Hitchcock's earlier spy thrillers like The 39 Steps (1935) and Saboteur (1942), North by Northwest pioneered a new breed of action cinema rooted in larger-than-life adventure and momentous setpieces. Indeed, the...
- 7/11/2019
- Den of Geek
Mark Allison Mar 2, 2018
David Simon's celebrated HBO crime drama concluded a decade ago this month, and its themes still feel depressingly pertinent...
“It’s America, man.”
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These were the words which opened the first episode of The Wire in 2002, and there is no better sentence to encapsulate the spirit of the entire series. Created by David Simon, a former crime reporter at the Baltimore Sun, The Wire stands not only as a landmark in serial television, but an invaluable record of American society. Now, ten years since the fifth and final season was broadcast on HBO, it remains a cultural touchstone, championed by Barack Obama as “one of the greatest – not just television shows, but pieces of art in the last couple of decades”.
Despite this acclaim, The Wire never received much attention, let alone adoration,...
David Simon's celebrated HBO crime drama concluded a decade ago this month, and its themes still feel depressingly pertinent...
“It’s America, man.”
See related Marcella series 2 episode 2 review Marcella series 2 episode 1 review Marcella series 1 recap
These were the words which opened the first episode of The Wire in 2002, and there is no better sentence to encapsulate the spirit of the entire series. Created by David Simon, a former crime reporter at the Baltimore Sun, The Wire stands not only as a landmark in serial television, but an invaluable record of American society. Now, ten years since the fifth and final season was broadcast on HBO, it remains a cultural touchstone, championed by Barack Obama as “one of the greatest – not just television shows, but pieces of art in the last couple of decades”.
Despite this acclaim, The Wire never received much attention, let alone adoration,...
- 2/27/2018
- Den of Geek
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