british films
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How Shaun of the Dead Got a Boost From Hollywood and Comic-Con Geeks
It’s kind of mind-blowing to think about just how much of an impact the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead had on modern film history. To start, though the trio had worked together before on a show called Spaced, the film, for the most part, introduced us to director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg…
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Last Night in Soho Is a Little All Over the Place, But That Makes It Memorable
Last Night In Soho is director Edgar Wright’s least Edgar Wright film yet. While most of the director’s previous works — including Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Baby Driver — have a tone that’s light, breezy, and fun, Soho is dark, disturbing, and dense. It’s not a film for someone…
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How Pierce Brosnan Pushed James Bond Forward — And Paved The Way For Daniel Craig
Whatever one thinks of the now-concluding Daniel Craig era of James Bond, it obviously represented a major change in direction from the Pierce Brosnan years, which carried the franchise from its 1995 reboot into the early 2000s. While Craig’s Bond took a more serious, realistic, and serialized approach to the unkillable spy, Brosnan’s Bond was…
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No Time To Die Is the Most Emotional James Bond Film Ever
No Time to Die, the 25th James Bond movie, almost feels like 25 movies in one. So much happens in its complex story — filled with so many sprawling, varied set pieces — that by the time you get to the end, the events of the beginning feel like they happened 18 months ago. Which,…