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A Brief History Of Bond Girls

Monica Bellucci is in the latest Bond film

Monica Bellucci is in the latest Bond film

Spectre, the latest installment in the James Bond spy series, is now living dangerously in movie theatres everywhere.

By now lots of people have figured out that good 007 movies aren’t just about Bond himself, they’re also about the adventures he undertakes, the villains he faces and, perhaps most importantly, the women he encounters.

Sarah went back through the Bond films to get a handle on what it’s meant to be a Bond girl through the ages.

Read the full story at Consequence Of Sound by clicking here.

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Sheldon Kennedy’s Heavy New Doc ‘Swift Current’ Explains Abuse’s Damaging Trail

Sheldon Kennedy

Sheldon Kennedy

Former NHL hockey player and sexual abuse victim Sheldon Kennedy has faced a long and difficult road through addiction and mental health issues to get to the healthy place he’s at now.

The lasting effects from the abuses he suffered are laid bare in uncomfortable detail in the new documentary Swift Current, which debuted at the Rendezvous With Madness film festival last week.

I spoke to Kennedy about the film and he hopes people will learn from it for Samaritan Mag.

To read the full story go here.

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Chris Weidman Wants To Be Superman

Chris Weidman

Chris Weidman

UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman was in Toronto recently to do promo interviews before his fight versus Luke Rockhold on December 12.

Sarah interviewed the champ and found out two important things:

  1. He hangs out at Billy Joel’s house.
  2. He wants to be Superman.

To read the full story head over to Fightland by clicking here.

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Film Studies: Great Meals, Stephen King, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Sandra Bullock

Stephen King's Carrie

Stephen King’s Carrie

When Sarah and her film nerd friends at Consequence Of Sound get together the results sometimes become these peculiarly entertaining slice ‘n’ dice looks at some of the more intriguing moments in movies.

Some of these collaborative stories Sarah and the CoS crew have worked on recently include:

Lay Off Me, I’m Starving: The Tastiest Meals in Film History

The Top 10 Stephen King Film Adaptations

Grimm Ordeals: A Brief History of Grimms’ Fairy Tales on Screen

Sandra Bullock’s Top 10 Performances

The 25 Most Anticipated Films of Fall 2015

 

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‘The Assassin’ Takes Martial Arts Film To The Art House

The Assassin

The Assassin

The new film The Assassin puts a clever, more artful spin on the concept of the wuxia-martial arts film courtesy of art house master Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Sarah reviewed this well-executed film for Fightland.

Read the full review over at Fightland by going here.

 

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