There was a time in the film industry when just having a financial success, no matter what the subject matter or tone, was enough to give a filmmaker absolute carte blanche to make whatever kind of ...

Sean Connery is iconic as James Bond, but he also starred in a strange sci-fi fantasy movie that fans of the genre must watch ...

If you’re even remotely interested in kitschy sci-fi imagery, you’ve likely seen Sean Connery wearing what can only be described as post-apocalyptic red diapers, matching boots, and bandoliers. This ...

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John Boorman’s psychosexual vanity project Zardoz was a spectacular failure for the director, but — in spite of (and because of) its nonsensical plot — this 1974 film is nowadays lauded as a cult ...

Though fans have often clamored for a sequel to 1970s classic Zardoz, only the Hughes Brothers could have done it, with Book of Eli. But did they toss aside the original film’s message to reboot it ...

Sean Connery may have just left us, but we’ve missed Sean for 17 years already, since he retired from acting on-screen back in 2003. And we miss him more than ever now that he’s no longer with us on ...

QUESTION: Was Sean Connery's role of Zed in Zardoz the most bizarre piece of casting ever? While former 007 Connery, wearing an oversized nappy and long flowing hairpiece, was indeed a strange sight, ...

Zardoz (1974) has one of the greatest opening sequences of all time. A giant head flies down onto some grassy plains where all these guys are riding on horseback, including Sean Connery. Guns shoot ...

I grew up as a science-fiction nerd, probably the biggest one in the borough of Queens. Yearly subscription to Asimov's Science Fiction magazine? Check. Crayon-drawn diagrams of the Battlestar ...