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“Brosnan Before Bond”
By Raymond Benson
In 1986, Pierce Brosnan almost became James Bond, nearly a decade before he actually did so. He had been cast to replace Roger Moore as the iconic 007, but at the last minute, NBC waved his contract for the television series Remington Steele at him, exercising the option to make another season. Brosnan was out, and Timothy Dalton was in.
And then… Remington Steele’s new season ended up consisting of only six episodes, finishing its run in early 1987. So, Brosnan had been baited and switched. Nevertheless, in the interim years between then and his appearance in GoldenEye (1995), the actor set about establishing himself as a leading man in feature films.
One of these early starring roles was in the 1988 production, The Deceivers, a British picture made by the elite Merchant Ivory Productions, and it was produced by Ismail Merchant himself.
“Brosnan Before Bond”
By Raymond Benson
In 1986, Pierce Brosnan almost became James Bond, nearly a decade before he actually did so. He had been cast to replace Roger Moore as the iconic 007, but at the last minute, NBC waved his contract for the television series Remington Steele at him, exercising the option to make another season. Brosnan was out, and Timothy Dalton was in.
And then… Remington Steele’s new season ended up consisting of only six episodes, finishing its run in early 1987. So, Brosnan had been baited and switched. Nevertheless, in the interim years between then and his appearance in GoldenEye (1995), the actor set about establishing himself as a leading man in feature films.
One of these early starring roles was in the 1988 production, The Deceivers, a British picture made by the elite Merchant Ivory Productions, and it was produced by Ismail Merchant himself.
- 12/19/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Nicholas Meyer’s ‘other’ fantastic film project was ignored for all the wrong reasons; Pierce Brosnan fills a heroic leading role in a revisit of The Stranglers of Bombay, but filmed on location with great attention to authentic details. An officer of the East India Company detects an incredibly murderous cult of Kali-worshipping Thugs, a criminal underclass of thieves that practice ritual mass murder. The story has roots in history, snarled in colonial injustice and xenophobia. It’s a period picture unafraid to be controversial. Also starring Saeed Jaffrey and Helena Mitchell.
The Deceivers
Blu-ray
The Cohen Film Collection / Kino
1988 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date November 16, 2021 / Available from Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell, Keith Michell, David Robb.
Cinematography: Walter Lassally
Art Directors: Gianfranco Fumagalli, Ram Yedekar
Film Editor: Richard Trevor
Original Music: John Scott
Written by Michael Hirst from the novel by John Masters
Produced by Ismail Merchant,...
The Deceivers
Blu-ray
The Cohen Film Collection / Kino
1988 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date November 16, 2021 / Available from Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell, Keith Michell, David Robb.
Cinematography: Walter Lassally
Art Directors: Gianfranco Fumagalli, Ram Yedekar
Film Editor: Richard Trevor
Original Music: John Scott
Written by Michael Hirst from the novel by John Masters
Produced by Ismail Merchant,...
- 11/9/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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- 4/29/2011
- Vanity Fair
Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
7.30pm Gridlocked (Movies4Men +1)
Maverick helicopter cop (David Hasselhoff) finds himself at the centre of a daring heist when a sophisticated gang of thieves attempt to rob New York’s Federal Reserve Bank. Superb TV movie homage to Die Hard.
8.00pm The Middle (Sky 1)
New Us sitcom. Mike begins searching for a new job when the quarry is shut down for scientific research because of the discovery of a dinosaur bone. He soon feels like a dinosaur himself when he realizes the drastic changes in technology that he can’t seem to keep up with. Meanwhile, Frankie helps Brick in his quest to be elected school historian.
9.00pm 11:11 (Horror Channel)
Blood-curdling supernatural thriller. Sara takes matters into her own hands when...
7.30pm Gridlocked (Movies4Men +1)
Maverick helicopter cop (David Hasselhoff) finds himself at the centre of a daring heist when a sophisticated gang of thieves attempt to rob New York’s Federal Reserve Bank. Superb TV movie homage to Die Hard.
8.00pm The Middle (Sky 1)
New Us sitcom. Mike begins searching for a new job when the quarry is shut down for scientific research because of the discovery of a dinosaur bone. He soon feels like a dinosaur himself when he realizes the drastic changes in technology that he can’t seem to keep up with. Meanwhile, Frankie helps Brick in his quest to be elected school historian.
9.00pm 11:11 (Horror Channel)
Blood-curdling supernatural thriller. Sara takes matters into her own hands when...
- 9/3/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Here’s how to get easy, carefree summer hair like Blake Lively!
There’s no doubt that Blake Lively has some seriously enviable hair. Whether she’s playing Serena Van Der Woodsen on Gossip Girl or just being herself, like here at the Chanel couture show in Paris on July 6, Blake’s hair always looks amazing. Don’t you just love her easy, no-fuss, beachy waves she was sporting to take in the fashion show? The best part about her messy, not too straight, not too curly look is that it’s incredibly easy to recreate. Just spray in one of these great beach wave creating sprays. They give hair that great piecey, not defined wave. Use them straight on wet hair or freshen up a dry style with a few spritzes on strands. Here are some great options to copy Blake’s beautiful look!
- Marta Topran
Sally Hershberger Wave Spray,...
There’s no doubt that Blake Lively has some seriously enviable hair. Whether she’s playing Serena Van Der Woodsen on Gossip Girl or just being herself, like here at the Chanel couture show in Paris on July 6, Blake’s hair always looks amazing. Don’t you just love her easy, no-fuss, beachy waves she was sporting to take in the fashion show? The best part about her messy, not too straight, not too curly look is that it’s incredibly easy to recreate. Just spray in one of these great beach wave creating sprays. They give hair that great piecey, not defined wave. Use them straight on wet hair or freshen up a dry style with a few spritzes on strands. Here are some great options to copy Blake’s beautiful look!
- Marta Topran
Sally Hershberger Wave Spray,...
- 7/7/2010
- by MTHollywoodlife
- HollywoodLife
Prolific actor and director who made the much-loved film The Railway Children
As an actor Lionel Jeffries, who has died aged 83, was a master of comic unease. This was perhaps fuelled by the personal unease he felt in a sex-and-violence era which overtook the gentler sensibilities he sometimes brought to his acting. But he was able to bring these sensibilities fully to bear in his scriptwriting and film directing, particularly in his much-loved adaptation of the classic children's novel The Railway Children. With the latter, he left an indelible mark on the British film industry and generations of teary-eyed viewers.
The son of two devoted workers for the Salvation Army, Jeffries disliked personal publicity and was a zealot when preparing a role (he ran two miles every morning before appearing in the musical Hello Dolly! after an absence from the London stage of 26 years). He deplored permissivism, and was not...
As an actor Lionel Jeffries, who has died aged 83, was a master of comic unease. This was perhaps fuelled by the personal unease he felt in a sex-and-violence era which overtook the gentler sensibilities he sometimes brought to his acting. But he was able to bring these sensibilities fully to bear in his scriptwriting and film directing, particularly in his much-loved adaptation of the classic children's novel The Railway Children. With the latter, he left an indelible mark on the British film industry and generations of teary-eyed viewers.
The son of two devoted workers for the Salvation Army, Jeffries disliked personal publicity and was a zealot when preparing a role (he ran two miles every morning before appearing in the musical Hello Dolly! after an absence from the London stage of 26 years). He deplored permissivism, and was not...
- 2/19/2010
- by Dennis Barker
- The Guardian - Film News
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