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Did Prince Philip Save the James Bond Franchise? The name, of course, was Pussy Galore, played by Honor Blackman opposite Sean Connery in 1964’s As Filmstories notes, Galore's character was taken straight out of Ian Fleming’s 1959 novel; but Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman already knew it would be a tall order to earn approval in the States, where censors were then much more prudish than in the U.K. In fact, they’d considered a change to "Kitty Galore" before going ahead with the original name, meaning that a late-stage censorship demand could have been expensive...

Architecture in film: modernism, futurism and beyond Architecture in film: modernism, futurism and beyond From modernist houses to futuristic landscapes, the built environment and the ambience it creates play a key role in visual storytelling. Film and architecture have been intertwined since the birth of the moving image; here, we explore and celebrate architecture in film through the decades Sheats-Goldstein residence, 1961-63, Los Angeles.  Photography: Jeff Green The relationship between architecture and film is well publicised. It is an association made as both media are cultural exp...

Yaphet Kotto, actor who ranged from Bond villain in Live and Let Die to Baltimore police detective – obituary The Bond film's script made woefully bad attempts to capture authentic Harlem street talk, recalled Kotto Yaphet Kotto as Lt Al Giardello of the Baltimore homicide squad  Credit: James Sorensen /Avalon Yaphet Kotto, the actor who has died aged 81, brought a memorably swaggering menace to his role as the Bond villain in Live and Let Die, Roger Moore’s first outing as 007, and later proved equally compelling as tough but decent characters in Alien, The Running Man and the televisi...

In small ways, we all Bond with spies SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 12, 2021, 09:35 AM IST Share iStock Today’s spyware and counter-espionage tools are perhaps more sinister, and may not be considered collectible even after decommissioning. Related Truth is just as strange as fiction, if not stranger, going by the Cold War-era items up for auction in Beverly Hills this week. The shadowy world of Le Carre and the more flamboyant pen of Ian Fleming both hark back to times when the walls had ears and spying was not merely about trench coats and dead drop letterboxes. The brilliant Q who equippe...

35 Fresh Christopher Plummer Movies Christopher Plummer, who rose to international fame as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, began his screen career with an “and introducing” credit on Sidney Lumet’s 1958 Stage Struck. By 1965 he would be known everywhere as papa Trapp, but Sound of Music was lighter fare for Plummer, a movie that punctuated a career building around military epics and classic-style adventures like The Fall of the Roman Empire, Battle of Britain, The Silent Partner, 12 Monkeys were among his movie highlights until a career resurgence with 1999’s The Insi...