The glitz and glamour of high stakes gambling is central to some of the biggest box office successes of our time. Casinos, especially in Las Vegas, with their connections to the mob, are the perfect settings for drama, intrigue and…
From Casino Royale to Austin Powers: Famous Casino Scenes in Movies
Casinos are naturally high-stakes environments, but movie directors love to find ways to raise the tension even higher. Anything can happen in a casino. It is the juxtaposition of a variety of emotions that make scenes in casinos so compelling. Fortunes…
Odds-On Favorites: The Top 3 Gambling Movies of All Time
Whether it’s exploring the underbelly of Vegas casino culture, or following the path of creative hustlers and heists, the world of gambling certainly presents a tense cinematic intrigue that few other movie genres can match. It’s actually a far wider…
Casino Royale: Looking Back 10 Years Later
By the time 2006 rolled around, the James Bond franchise had found itself in somewhat of a rut. Financially, it was doing as strongly as ever, but creatively Eon Productions seemed to be running out of ideas during the late…
Evan’s Movie Review: Spectre
There are very specific things that have made James Bond an iconic character for over 50 years. The world has changed a lot in that time, and so has 007 himself. When you consider the elements of James Bond in…
Out of the Past: “Casino Royale” (2006)
“Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” This Ernest Hemingway quote from Old Man in the Sea is the conceit of the 21st entry into the James Bond franchise Casino Royale (2006). After…
SPECTRE – James Bond to Return November 2015
At Pinewood Studios this morning, or afternoon for London I suppose, the director of Skyfall, Sam Mendez came out to greet an audience, in company of Barbara Broccoli, to introduce Bond 24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wYDP7QbxI The film, officially titled SPECTRE, will shortly…