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Chargement... James Bond and the Sixties Spy Craze (édition 2024)par Thom Shubilla (Auteur)
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James Bond the the 60s Spy Craze will explore James Bond films and the number of movies and television shows of the 1960s inspired by Ian Fleming's character. The book also delves into the production, casting, merchandise, and music that helped to make James Bond a household name and a cultural touchstone. The 1960s spy craze lasted seven years, ostensibly from 1962-1969--peaking in 1966-1967. However, in that time many secret agent films flooded theaters and drive-ins and television shows filled station line-ups in the United States throughout the 1960s. All of which were directly inspired by the first James Bond adventure to hit the big screen, Dr. No (1962). This is the story, from a historical perspective, of those films and how they became a part of American pop culture. The book explores the various other top agents of the time, Matt Helm, Dereck Flint, and Harry Palmer, and the many spy-spoof imitators coming from the United States, England, Europe, and Mexico and discusses the impact James Bond had on each of these films and the ways in which James Bond influenced media. Also discussed are budgets, casting, production, box office numbers/ratings, development, merchandising, and how these elements have contributed to the success and longevity of the popularity of James Bond films. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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James Bond and the Sixties Spy Craze by Thom Shubilla explores the 007 movies, the knockoffs, and homages during the 1960s. Mr. Shubilla is a published author and writer, mostly about the entertainment industry.
If you’re a fan of many things espionage and pop culture, you’d enjoy James Bond and the Sixties Spy Craze by Thom Shubilla. This book is about the success of the James Bond series and the movies, parodies, and TV shows it inspired.
From the Derek Flint movies, starring James Coburn, to Dean Martin’s Matt Helm flicks, to the Men From U.N.C.L.E. drama, to Mel Brook’s Get Smart parody, this book covers much of it. As a fan of the genre, I was very familiar with many of the movies and shows the author writes about, but I have to say that there were a lot I never heard of.
Mr. Shubilla starts with an overview of James Bond’s movies from the 1960s, followed by a section of other forms of media they inspired. Some of the movies he picked, I feel, were created to give the audience an alternative, more grounded, espionage stories (for example The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, or Michael Caine’s Harry Palmer movies), and while I can see a relationship, I’m not sure they belong in this book. The book includes movies and TV shows from the US, Europe, and even Mexico.
The book felt like a long graduate school work. Every paragraph had a reference which I found very distracting. I have no idea why the author chose to publish a book this way, it doesn’t add anything and distracts from the reading.
I have to admit that I thought I saw many of the espionage movies and TV shows from the era, even though I was born much later. The author did a great job compiling a reference work for fans of the genre, and has added several movies to my already too-long “to watch” list. (