Goldfinger
After the twin successes of Dr. No and From Russia with Love suggested a cash cow in the making, the third James Bond film was manufactured to dominate the market and succeeded beyond any producer’s wildest dreams. Sean Connery is back as Bond and is nearly overshadowed by his high-profile cast-mates including Gert Frobe as the embodiment of conspicuous consumption and Honor Blackman as a barnstorming man-handler called Pussy Galore (her name is as self-explanatory as Goldfinger’s). Though conceived as escapist entertainment for weary dads, the emphasis on otherworldly gadgets like the tricked-out Aston Martin thrilled children and toy manufacturers alike (the Odd Job model kit based on Harold Sakata’s brick wall bruiser was a particular favorite).
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About Ernest Dickerson
In the tradition of Mario Bava and Jack Cardiff, Ernest Dickerson is an Emmy and Peabody-award winning film and television veteran. The NYU grad photographed many films for director Spike Lee, including Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues and Malcolm X. In 1992 he made his feature directorial debut with Juice and has been working steadily ever since with credits like Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (starring TFH favorite Dick Miller), Bulletproof, Bones and Never Die Alone. Dickerson's acclaimed TV work includes AMC's The Walking Dead and Low Winter Sun, Showtime's Dexter, and HBO's The Wire and Treme, for which he won a 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Director.