If there is ever a Hall of Fame of 80s Cultural Life, the date June 12, 1981 will have a display all of its own. This is because on that long ago Friday, were you a fan of movies, you would have been treated to the spectacle of having three memorable films open on the same day, all of which helped signal that a new moment in pop-culture had officially begun. History of the World, Part I, Clash of the Titans, and
Raiders of the Lost Ark. In their own ways, each represented a sea change in American movies, as the industry moved away from what it had been doing in the 60s and 70s, and began to focus on making the kind of light, campy and youth-oriented products that would come to dominate the screen in the 80s.
James Bond Writer Fears for Future Under Amazon
Spectre, said he feared that the takeover of MGM Studios by Amazon could lead to the spy franchise’s demise.
The recently announced $8.45 billion deal included a guarantee that Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and their Eon Productions corporation would retain artistic control over the $7 billion, 24-movie series. The release of the 25th Eon film,
No Time to Die, planned for September release, is regarded as the event that could help the movie industry recover from the pandemic.
But Logan wrote in a
New York Times opinion piece that he experienced a “chill” when he heard news of the acquisition, fearing that Amazon’s business model would impose itself on 007 sooner or later. “Bond isn’t just another franchise, not a Marvel or a DC, he said. It is a family business that has been carefully nurtured and shepherded through the changing times by the Broccoli/Wilson family. When you work on Bond mov