We know that a bit of 007 action always goes down well with our readers, so we’re pleased to say we are expecting you again, Mr. Bond, in a great feature looking back at Warhead, the best 007 movie we never had, and one which may well have starred Richard Burton, Rod Taylor or Lawrence Harvey as James Bond!
We live in the age if AI, and therefore the unfairly forgotten 1970 sci-fi movie classic, Colossus: The Forbin Project is well worth revisiting. Thinking it will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable. Greg Kulon’s typically incisive feature delves into the making of the movie with many fascinating background tales.
After that we put the pedal to the metal with an turbo-charged article on 1971’s The French Connection, which featured one of the most exciting and iconic car chases in cinematic history, and we also remember its underrated 1975 sequel, French Connection II.