Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema

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Looking at both You only live twice in 1967 and The spy who loved me in 1977, there are definite similarities. The British censors were a far cry from American censors, and would allow nudity, but only if it was considered necessary (and educational) to the story. What You only live twice did for the ‘60s and Connery, I suppose Spy did for the ‘70s and Roger Moore. There is a larger colour picture section though than before and additional films have been added to the main section of the book.

On its own, Keeping the British End Up is a beautifully put-together coffee table book, if you don’t have children. I’ve been bowled over by the warm reception to my newsletter – thank you to all who subscribe for free or pay for all four a month.He does seem like a reinvention of Blofeld to me, and as discussed the whole film is reminiscent of the ‘60s SPECTRE epics. SPECIAL EVENT WITH DIRECTOR SIMON SHERIDAN - During the 1970s British filmmakers offered dwindling cinema audiences something they couldn’t see on television – X-rated sex comedies. The problem there was that McClory held the rights to the Blofeld character and his SPECTRE organisation, and had started flexing his legal arm.

While the book is meant to titillate, particularly with its images of naked people who litter almost every page, it also seeks to educate those who actually want to learn about the history it describes. Sir Roger, as he became in 2003, continued to be an ambassador for the Bond films and encapsulated their appeal in 2012: “For 50 years it’s gone on and people go back because it’s an old friend. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. However from the other reviews here I gathered that it was what I was looking for, and I was not disappointed. I worked as an extra for a few days and on the third day as I walked through the gates, a car pulled up alongside of me.Sheridan compiles the first definitive filmography of the genre, and coaxes facts from previously reclusive and reluctant interviewees. Few Bond films in the ‘70s and ‘80s compare to the success of The Spy who loved me, when it came to epic escapist entertainment. All writings, including articles, news items, and reviews; as well as the blog logo, ratings and banners are the work and intellectual propery of the author, Kristen Lopez.