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Remembering The Great Roger Moore

The great Roger Moore is the charismatic star who is best known for his 12-year run as James Bond from 1973 to 1985, along with his turn as Simon Templar in the television series The Saint, a show which ran from 1962-1969. Moore was born in London [...]

October 14, 2021

Promo Image Shows THE WILD GEESE Preparing For Action

Director Andrew V. McLaglen’s 1978 actioner, The Wild Geese kicks-off with James Bond-esqe titles (courtesy of Maurice Binder) and the musical stylings of Joan Armatrading’s Flight of the Wild Geese. Starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, [...]

August 17, 2020

Silent Is Golden: 1925’s Silent PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Gets Live Score In London

Movies In Focus loves a good movie event – and this screening of Rupert Julian’s The Phantom of the Opera with a score by the late Roy Budd, performed by the Docklands Sinfonia Orchestra on 8 October sounds like a great one. This [...]

September 23, 2017

Obituary: An Everlasting Bond – Roger Moore 1927 – 2017

Roger Moore has died from cancer at the age of 89. The charismatic star is best known for his 12-year run as James Bond from 1973 to 1985, along with his turn as Simon Templar in The Saint, a show which ran from 1962-1969. Born in London on 14 [...]

May 23, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Lewis Collins In The SAS Actioner WHO DARES WINS

Who Dares Wins is a 1982 British action film, from director Ian Sharp and producer Euan Lloyd. The film was inspired by the real-life events which saw the SAS storm the Iranian Embassy in London following a siege in 1980. Lewis Collins, the star of [...]

October 8, 2012

Blu-ray Review: THE WILD GEESE – The Original Expendables

The Expendables weren’t the first gaggle of aging mercenaries to hit the big screen, The Wild Geese shot up the screens way back in 1978. Featuring the not inconsiderable acting talents of Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger [...]

October 7, 2012