The Lost Jaws Prequel—Steven Spielberg’s Jaws 2 Described as “Saving Private Ryan, With Sharks”
Jaws 2 is the best of the sequels to the Steven Spielberg classic, but it...
Category: Filmmaking
Why Quentin Tarantino Hates Skyfall
Quentin Tarantino wanted to direct Casino Royale starring Pierce Brosnan. Although vocal about his intentions,...
How A Russian Thief Bought the Rights to ‘Casino Royale’ and Turned James Bond into a Woman
In 1955, flamboyant Russian actor and director Gregory Ratoff was in Cairo, Egypt, acting and...
Stanley Kubrick Explains the Ending of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ In Unreleased Documentary
Stanley Kubrick wanted the meaning of 2001: A Space Odyssey to be ambiguous, left open...
From Russia With Love’s Helicopter Attack Vs. North By Northwest’s Crop-Duster Sequence: Why The Bond Sequence Isn’t a Rip-Off of Hitchcock’s Famous Set Piece
The helicopter attack in From Russia With Love is often unfairly dismissed as a rip-off...
Alfred Hitchcock Subverted 1 Common Thriller Cliche In The Crop-Duster Sequence in North By Northwest
The man gunned down by thugs in a car while standing on the street corner...
Camera Angle Diagram For North By Northwest’s Crop Duster Sequence
North By Northwest hit theaters sixty-five years ago instantly earning its reputation as one of Alfred...
Spielberg’s 3 Failed James Bond Movie Pitches Led To Indiana Jones
In the 1970s, Steven Spielberg approached EON Productions three times to direct a James Bond...
10 Ways X-Men: First Class Is Based On 1960s James Bond Films
Matthew Vaughn has made numerous British spy films over the last ten years, most of...
How Editor Peter Hunt Saved ‘From Russia With Love’
James Bond's licence to kill came close to expiring on his second big screen adventure....