January 18, 2012

What:  In honor of the 50th anniversary of the longest running cinema series, the film series is pleased to present a collection of some of 007�s greatest films.

Thursday, January 19 at 7:30 pm

DR. NO (Terence Young, 1962, USA/UK, 110 min)

Released in 1962, this first James Bond movie remains one of the best, and serves as an entertaining reminder that the Bond series began (in keeping with Ian Fleming's novels) with a surprising lack of gadgetry and big-budget fireworks.

Friday, January 20 at 7:30 pm

GOLDFINGER (Guy Hamilton, 1964, USA/UK 110 min)

Dry as ice, dripping with deadpan witticisms, only Sean Connery's Bond would dare disparage the Beatles, that other 1964 phenomenon.

Saturday, January 21 at 7:30 pm

THUNDERBALL (Terence Young, 1964, USA/UK, 130 min)

James Bond's fourth adventure takes him to the Bahamas, where a NATO warplane with a nuclear payload has disappeared into the sea.

Sunday, January 22 at 7:30 pm

LIVE & LET DIE (Guy Hamilton, 1973, UK/USA, 121 min.)

Roger Moore was introduced as James Bond in this 1973 action movie featuring secret agent 007. More self-consciously suave and formal than predecessor Sean Connery, he immediately reestablished Bond as an uncomplicated and wooden fellow for the feel-good '70s.

Official Trailer 

When:  Weekend, Thursday-Sunday, January 19 - 22 at 7:30 pm

For more information please visit the Film Series website.

Where:  Webster University, Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119

Cost:  $6 for general public; $5 senior citizens (60+), students from other schools, and Webster University alums;  $4 for Webster University staff and faculty unless otherwise noted

The Webster University Film Series receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council - a state agency.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University is the only Tier 1, private, non-profit U.S.-based University providing a network of international residential campuses.  Founded in 1915, Webster University�s campus network today includes metropolitan, military and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional campuses in Asia, Europe and North America.  The university is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

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