Page 2 Filmphernalia Screenopticals: Silkwood & The Best James Bond Silkwood (1983), directed by Mike Nichols, presents the story of Karen Silkwood, a woman who worked at a nuclear fuel processing plant in Oklahoma in the early 1970s. When she decided to expose the safety standard violations at her workplace, she died in a car crash. Was it an accident or a murder covered up by the authorities? The movie has been filmed and edited with such care that it doesn’t clearly show Silkwood’s death as a murder but hints at it. Does it still qualify for a true crime tag? Or only biographical drama as we see it listed on IMDb? Another topic I wanted to bring up and conclude is the familiar who played James Bond the best question. As the debate continues, likely as clickbait on social media pages, people love to cast their votes in favor of one of the actors who have played Bond to date on the big screen. I do not offer a ranking of the five screen heroes who played Bond in two or more movies. Instead I accept the diversity in public opinion. Read both screenopticals online at Filmospheric.com (carousel). FilmBuzz — Usual, Unusual, and Unheard Blyth’s last film was 1957’s The Helen Morgan Story with Paul Newman. Armie Hammer’s Citizen Vigilante Faces Ban in Germany. (RealityTea, June 17) Ann Blyth, “Mildred Pierce” Oscar nominee, dies at 98. (People, June 26) Beloved actor Sam Neill dies suddenly in Sydney aged 78. (news.com.au, July13) Rule changes for SAG’s Actor Awards make Harry Potter ineligible this year. (Gold Derby, July 21) Universal Pictures turning 10 iconic Atari games into movies in a new studio partnership. (Hypebeast, July 24) Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ re-releasing ahead of biblical sequel. (NewsNation, July 27) Scripter’s Haven — Kinolime Short Script Competition Deadline: August 23, 2026 Kinolime Studio is running its new round of short film script contest. Screenplay, 5 to 20 pages, PDF format A director's statement: why this story, why you The story begins here and now... Your planned shooting location Free entry, no submission fees The winning script gets $7,500 in production funding, $500 in festival support, and mentorship from Kinolime producers. To enter, visit the link https://www.kinolime.com/.
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