Oh my! What do you do when the star of your action franchise takes a bow for the second time in a row? After having gone through the nightmare of replacing him once, the second search must have been daunting. That was the task of producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, whose “James Bond” franchise had just lost its leading man, again. Read the rest of this entry »

Sixty-eight years after its release, director James Whale’s “Frankenstein” still leaves an impact. Ahead of its time both cinematically and thematically, the horror film based on Mary Shelley’s acclaimed novel stands up to the test of time. It’s not only relevant, but remains topical. While scientists figure out how to clone human beings, Dr. Harry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) has been playing God for more than six decades. Read the rest of this entry »