Tag: 1962

  • #140RVW: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    #140RVW: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    Freddie Young’s 70mm cinematography makes for the most beautiful film I’ve ever seen. Truly epic, amazing acting, gorgeous score. #riveting

    Lawrence of Arabia

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  • #140RVW: Dr. No (1962)

    #140RVW: Dr. No (1962)

    140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW

    50 years later & it still plays. Imperfect but all the pieces are there to launch franchise. Connery begins legendary run as man among men.

    Spoiler-free Movie Review of Dr. No:

    Coming soon…

    Poster:

    Trailer:

    Bechdel Test:

    Fail

    The Representation Test Score: ( pts)

    (http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)

    The Representation Test
    [schema type=”movie” url=”www.007.com” name=”Dr. No” description=”In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress), to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.” director=”Terence Young” actor_1=”Sean Connery” ]

    Main Cast Sean Connery James Bond
    Ursula Andress Honey Ryder
    Bernard Lee M.
    Joseph Wiseman Dr. No
    Rating TV-PG
    Release Date Wed 08 May 1963 UTC
    Director Terence Young
    Genres Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Plot A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
    Poster Dr. No
    Runtime 110
    Tagline NOW meet the most extraordinary gentleman spy in all fiction!…JAMES BOND, Agent 007!
    Writers Richard Maibaum (screenplay) &, Johanna Harwood (screenplay) …
    Year 1962