By Daniel D'Addario 1/31/11 8:44pm

movies

Is Javier Bardem Bound for Bond?

Javier Bardem, new father and Oscar nominee, may just have gotten even busier. Deadline reports that Bardem has been offered the villain role in next year’s James Bond movie, a spot most recently occupied by French actor Mathieu Amalric. Evidently, post-Heath Ledger Oscar and after long budgetary delays, Bond’s producers have decided that a Read More

By Christopher Rosen 6/30/10 1:02pm

Five MGM Movies That Need Saving

Unless you’re Nikki Finke and/or Mike Fleming, keeping track of how the floundering MGM continues to flounder while it’s up for sale is probably low on your list of concerns. But as savvy pop culture devourers, it might be a good idea to start getting a bit riled up. In fact, the list of Read More

By Azi Paybarah 10/26/07 1:20pm

Simcha Felder on the Era of Governor No

The other day, I asked City Council member Simcha Felder of Brooklyn what’s happening with a modest bill he has proposed that would ban unwanted flyers from being delivered to people’s homes.

Here’s his explanation of how it has fallen victim to the James Bond-like atmosphere in Albany, which (I think) is a reference to Read More

By Andrew Sarris 11/27/06 12:00am

New Bond’s Stormy Virility Trumps Connery and Moore

Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale, from a screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis, based on the novel by Ian Fleming, happens to be the 21st James Bond movie, as well as the very first that I would seriously consider placing on my own yearly 10-best list. Furthermore, I consider Daniel Craig to be Read More