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Licence To Kill
''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond (literary character), James Bond. In the film, Bond resigns from MI6 in order to take revenge against the drug lord Franz Sanchez who ordered an attack against Bond's friend and CIA agent Felix Leiter and the murder of Felix's wife after their wedding. ''Licence to Kill'' was the fifth and final Bond film directed by John Glen (director), John Glen and the last to feature Robert Brown (British actor), Robert Brown as M (James Bond), M and Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny. It was also the last to feature the work of screenwriter Richard Maibaum, title designer Maurice Binder and producer Albert R. Broccoli, who all died in the following years. ''Licence to Kill'' was the first Bond film to ''not'' use the title of an Ian Fleming story. Originally titled ''Licen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glen (director)
John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a retired English film director and editor. He is best known for his work on the ''James Bond'' series, firstly by editing a number of earlier James Bond films and then later moving on to direct a further five Bond films in the franchise. Life and career Glen had his start in the film-making industry as a messenger boy in 1945. By the late 1940s, he was working in the visual and sound editorial departments of Shepperton Studios for films produced by Alexander Korda, such as ''The Third Man'' (1949) and '' The Wooden Horse'' (1950). Moving up the ranks, Glen made his picture editorial debut on a documentary series titled ''Chemistry for Six Forms'' in 1961, and his directorial debut on the TV series ''Man in a Suitcase'' in 1968 (directing the episode "Somebody Loses, Somebody ... Wins?"). During the 1960s and 1970s, Glen served as a film editor and second unit director, working on such films as ''Superman'' (1978) and '' The Wild Geese'' (1978); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumiere (database)
The European Audiovisual Observatory (, ) is a public service organisation, part of the Council of Europe set up in 1992 as a partial agreement. The observatory collects and analyses data about the audiovisual industry in Europe, such as cinema, television, radio, video, Video On Demand and Catch-up TV. The observatory's headquarters are located in the Villa Schutzenberger in Strasbourg. Lumiere (database) Lumiere (stylized as LUMIERE) is an online database of ticket sales for films released in 27 European territories, created in cooperation with national information sources and the MEDIA Programme of the European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u .... References External links Lumiere {{Authority control 1992 establishments in France Organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Audience
A test screening, or test audience, is a preview screening of a film or television series before its general release to gauge audience reaction. Preview audiences are selected from a cross-section of the population and are usually asked to complete a questionnaire or provide feedback in some form. Harold Lloyd is credited with inventing the concept, having used it as early as 1928. Test screenings evolved from these early examples into a systematic practice. According to research from Kevin Goetz's book "Audience-ology: How Moviegoers Shape the Films We Love" (2021), by the 1970s, studios formalized the process as they invested more heavily in marketing and distribution strategies. Today, approximately 90 percent of widely released studio films undergo test screenings, with the average movie being tested three times. Test screenings have been recommended for starting filmmakers "even if a film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Binder
Maurice Binder (December 4, 1918 – April 9, 1991) was an American film title designer best known for his work on 16 James Bond films, including the first, '' Dr. No'' (1962), and for Stanley Donen's films from 1958. Early work Binder was born in New York City, but he mostly worked in Britain from the 1950s. In 1951, Binder directed two short films in the obscure ''Meet Mister Baby'' series; these films were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015. He created his first film-title design for Stanley Donen's '' Indiscreet'' (1958). The James Bond producers first approached him after being impressed by his title designs for the Donen comedy film ''The Grass Is Greener'' (1960). Binder also provided sequences for Donen for '' Charade'' (1963) and ''Arabesque'' (1966), both accompanying music by Henry Mancini. James Bond Binder created the signature gun-barrel sequence for the opening titles of the first Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962). Binder originally planned to employ a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Moneypenny
Miss Moneypenny, later assigned the first names of Eve or Jane, is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. She is secretary to M (James Bond), M, who is Bond's superior officer and head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Although she has a small part in most of the films, it is always highlighted by the underscored romantic tension between her and James Bond (literary character), James Bond (something that is virtually non-existent in Ian Fleming's novels, although it is somewhat more apparent in the Bond novels by John Gardner (thriller writer), John Gardner and Raymond Benson). On that note, she is not always considered to be a Bond girl, having never had anything more than a professional relationship with Bond. Although not given a first name by Fleming, the character was given the name Jane in the spin-off book series, ''The Moneypenny Diaries''; in the films, she received the first name of Eve in ''Skyfall'' (2012), which is set in the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Bliss
Caroline Bliss (born 12 July 1961) is an English former actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She played M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in the ''James Bond'' films of the Timothy Dalton era. Bliss played Miss Moneypenny in the films '' The Living Daylights'' and ''Licence to Kill''. The character had previously been played by Lois Maxwell. Her first role was as Princess Diana in Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982). Personal life Bliss is the granddaughter of composer Sir Arthur Bliss, former Master of the Queen's Music. She is married to author and actor Andy Secombe, son of singer Harry Secombe Sir Harry Donald Secombe (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme ''The Goon Show'' (1951–1960), playing many characters, mos ..., and as of 2013, the couple were living in Goonbell with their two children. Filmography Bliss's film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M (James Bond)
M is a codename held by a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond (literary character), James Bond book and James Bond filmography, film series; the character is the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service for the agency known as MI6. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as appearing in twenty-four films. In the Eon Productions James Bond in film, series of films, M has been portrayed by four actors: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown (British actor), Robert Brown, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes, the incumbent; in the two independent productions, M was played by John Huston, David Niven and Edward Fox (actor), Edward Fox. Background Ian Fleming based much of M's character on Rear Admiral John Henry Godfrey, John Godfrey, who was Fleming's superior at the Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom), Naval Intelligence Division durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brown (British Actor)
Robert James Brown (23 July 192111 November 2003) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond films from 1983 to 1989, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981. Brown made his first appearance as M in ''Octopussy'' in 1983. Brown was born in Swanage, Dorset, and later died there on November 11, 2003, aged 82. Before appearing in the Bond films, he had a long career as a bit-part actor in films and television. He had a starring role in the 1950s television series ''Ivanhoe'', where he played Gurth, the faithful companion of Ivanhoe, played by Roger Moore. He had previously made an uncredited appearance as a castle guard in the unrelated 1952 film ''Ivanhoe''. He had an uncredited appearance as the galley-master in ''Ben-Hur'' (1959) and as factory worker Bert Harker in the BBC's 1960s soap opera '' The Newcomers''. In ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1966), he played grunting caveman Akhoba, brutal head of the barbaric "Rock tribe". Brown first start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding
A wedding is a ceremony in which two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnicity, ethnicities, Race (human categorization), races, religions, Religious denomination, denominations, Country, countries, social classes, and sexual orientations. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple; a presentation of a gift (e.g., an offering, rings, a symbolic item, flowers, money, or a dress); and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or Celebrant (Australia), celebrant. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry, prayers, or readings from religious texts or literature are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony, as well as Wedding superstitions, superstitious customs. Common elements across cultures Some cultures have adopted the traditional Western custom of the white wedding, in which a bride wear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Leiter
Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the ''James Bond'' books, films, and other media. The character is an operative for the CIA and James Bond's friend. After losing a leg and a hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency. The name "Felix" comes from the middle name of Fleming's friend Ivar Bryce, while the name "Leiter" was the surname of Fleming's friend Marion Oates Leiter Charles, the then wife of Thomas Leiter. Leiter also appeared in novels by continuation authors, as well as ten films and one television episode, " Casino Royale", in which the character became a British agent, Clarence Leiter, played by Michael Pate. In the Eon Productions series of films, Leiter has been portrayed by Jack Lord, Cec Linder, Rik Van Nutter, Norman Burton, David Hedison, John Terry, and Jeffrey Wright; in the independent production ''Never Say Never Again'', the part was played by Bernie Casey. Leiter has also appeared in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug Lord
A drug lord, drug baron, kingpin, or lord of drugs is a type of crime boss in charge of a drug trafficking network, organization, or enterprise. Crime barons may be difficult to bring to justice: usually, they do not possess illegal goods. Rather, they are insulated from their drug trade by layers of underlings. Prosecutions of drug lords, therefore, result usually from carefully planned infiltrations into their networks, often using informants from within the organizations. When a group of independent drug lords collude with each other, in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade, they form an organization called a drug cartel. Organizational role Since the 1970s, research on organized crime leadership (and, by extension, drug lords) has evolved. Where once studies emphasised the importance of the leader's human capital (e.g. individual traits), it has now developed to focus upon the leader's social capital (e.g. information and resource broke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge
Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice or restorative justice. Function in society Social psychologist Ian Mckee states that the desire for the sustenance of power motivates vengeful behavior as a means of impression management: "People who are more vengeful tend to be those who are motivated by power, by authority and by the desire for status. They don't want to lose face". Vengeful behavior has been found across a majority of human societies throughout history. Some societies encourage vengeful behavior, which is then called a feud. These societies usually regard the honor of individuals and groups as of central importance. Thus, while protecting their reputation, an avenger feels as if they restore the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
