Country: United States Director: Boris Sagal Starring: Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, John Huston, Charlotte Rampling, David Huddleston, Gig Young, Geoffrey Moore Music: Richard Rodney Bennett Based on characters by Arthur Conan Doyle Regular visitors to this site, may have read this review before (originally posted in Jan 2010), but as the film has finally been […]
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Tagged Charlotte Rampling, John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Professor Moriarty, Roger Moore, Sherlock Holmes
Tagged Charlotte Rampling, John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Professor Moriarty, Roger Moore, Sherlock Holmes
20May10
Matt Helm: Pilot (1975)
Release Year: (1975) Country: United States Director: Buzz Kulik Starring: Anthony Franciosa, Anne Turkel, John Vernon, Patrick Macnee Music: Jerry Fielding Based on characters created by Donald Hamilton I had heard a lot about this Matt Helm series – most of it was bad. The biggest complaint seemed to be that Matt Helm was no […]
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Tagged Matt Helm, Patrick Macnee, Television Series, Tony Franciosa
Director: Boris Sagal Starring: Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, John Huston, Charlotte Rampling, David Huddleston, Gig Young, Geoffrey Moore Music: Richard Rodney Bennett Based on characters by Arthur Conan Doyle Why Sherlock Holmes? Some readers may be wondering why I am writing about Sherlock Holmes? After all, he isn’t a spy. But I would assert that […]
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Tagged John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Roger Moore, Sherlock Holmes
19Apr09
The Avengers: Epic (1967)
Country: United KingdomDirector: James HillStarring: Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Peter Wyngarde, Isa Miranda, Kenneth J. Warren, David Lodge, Anthony DawesMusic: Laurie Johnson Epic is a bizarre little episode in The Avengers. Although there is a simple plot, the way it unfolds is not very linear and confusing. It’s meant to be that way. We are […]
Country: United KingdomDirector: Sidney Hayers (although my print suggests it was James Hill)Starring: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Peter Wyngarde, Colin Jeavons, Michael Latimer, Jeremy Young, Bill Wallis, Carol Cleveland, Steve PlytasMusic: Laurie Johnson A Touch of Brimstone is an Avengers fan favourite, primarily due to the outlandish ‘Queen of Sin’ costume, that Emma Peel (Diana […]
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Tagged Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Peter Wyngarde, Television Series, The Avengers
Directed by Kim MillsPatrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Burt Kwouk, Jennie Linden, Leslie Sands, Gary Watson, Corin Redgrave, Norman ScaceMusic by Johnny Danworth Lobster Quadrille is one of the most popular episodes of The Avengers for a couple of reasons. The first is that is the episode where we bid a fond farewell to the character […]
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Tagged Burt Kwouk, Honor Blackman, Patrick Macnee, Television Series, The Avengers
16Jun07
A View To A Kill (1985)
Director: John Glen Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Patrick MacNee, Robert Brown, Lois Maxwell Music: John Barry Title song performed by Duran Duran A View To A Kill was the fourteenth official James Bond movie, and the seventh (and last) film to feature Roger Moore as agent 007. Quite frankly, Moore was too […]
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Tagged Christopher Walken, Duran Duran, Grace Jones, James Bond, Patrick Macnee, Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts
Tagged Christopher Walken, Duran Duran, Grace Jones, James Bond, Patrick Macnee, Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts
