- Ken Adam's war room set in "Dr Strangelove"
- Derek Flint's ring tone/ Z.O.W.I.E. chief Cramden (Lee J Cobb) hotline to the President.
- The black armchairs in the Pentagon in "You Only Live Twice" (Ken Adam again)
- Use of split screens (circa 1968, e.g. "The Thomas Crown Affair", "The Boston Strangler")
- Saul Bass credits e.g. "Spartacus", "Walk on the Wildside"
- The interior of Robert Mitchum's private jet in "What A Way To Go!"(1964)
- Michael Caine's glasses in the Harry Palmer films
- The multi-level set in Jerry Lewis's "The Ladies Man" (1961)
- The first 10 minutes of "Goldfinger" (1964)
- Dr No's underwater living quarters (complete with recently stolen Goya painting)
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Showing posts with label Saul Bass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saul Bass. Show all posts
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
10 cool things from 60's movies
Labels:
Derek Flint,
Dr No,
Dr Strangelove,
Goldfinger,
Saul Bass,
What a way to go,
You only live twice
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Stunning opening titles in films
- Spartacus
- Goldfinger
- The Billion Dollar Brain
- The Owl and the Pussycat
- Seven
- Charade
- Taxi Driver
- Walk on the Wildside
- Lord of War
- Catch Me If You Can
- Bunny Lake Is Missing
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- Fantastic Voyage
- Vertigo
- Skyfall
Labels:
credits,
films,
Maurice Binder,
opening titles,
Saul Bass,
Spartacus
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