Actor Michael York (1942)

The American spy comedy film, Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), also referred to as Austin Powers 3 or just Goldmember, was directed by Jay Roach. From his hideout behind the Hollywood Sign that same year, Dr. Evil reveals his plot for world domination to Number 2, Mini-Me, Frau Farbissina, and Scott Evil: traveling back in time to 1975 and teaming up with the Dutch gold-enthusiast Johann van der Smut, known as ‘Goldmember’ after losing his genitalia in a smelting accident. Goldmember has created a tractor beam powered by a special device and plans to use it to bring a meteor crashing ...

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), directed by Jay Roach, is an American spy comedy film. Its title is a witty nod to the James Bond classic, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). In the film, Austin Powers, a time-displaced British spy from the 1960s, is on his honeymoon with his wife Vanessa Kensington when she is revealed to be a fembot controlled by Dr. Evil. Following her explosive demise, Austin realizes he is once again a free agent and can indulge in casual affairs. Meanwhile, NATO observes Dr. Evil’s comeback from space and his reunion with his estranged son Scott, who later appears on ...

The American Western CBS TV miniseries, True Women (1997), is based on a 1993 novel by Janice Woods Windle and directed by Karen Arthur. It follows the story of sisters Euphemia Texas Ashby and Sara McClure. Euphemia returns home from picking flowers to find that Sam Houston is visiting. As Santa Anna approaches, they are forced to flee east in the Runaway Scrape. Sara suffers a miscarriage and her son Little Johnnie dies in Euphemia’s arms while attempting to cross a river. Along the way, many other Texans, both ...

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) is an American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. In 1967, British spy Austin Powers saves the day by stopping an assassination attempt by his archenemy, Dr. Evil, at a London nightclub. Following the incident, Dr. Evil flees to space and freezes himself cryogenically. To ensure that he is ready in case of a future threat from Dr. Evil, Austin willingly goes into cryostasis himself. Three decades later, Dr. Evil returns to find that his henchman Number 2 has turned Virtucon, the front for his empire, into a highly profitable business venture. However, instead of ...

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) is an American science fiction horror film helmed by director Don Taylor. It is the second English-language adaptation of H. G. Wells’ 1896 novel of the same name. The story follows three men who are stranded in the Pacific Ocean after the sinking of their ship, the Lady Vain. One man perishes at sea and after seventeen days, the remaining two reach an island where they encounter dangerous animals. Braddock, one of the survivors and an engineer from the Lady Vain, is taken in by a compound run by a scientist known as ‘Dr. ...

Jesus of Nazareth (1977) is an epic film and television drama serial. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli and co-written by Anthony Burgess and Suso Cecchi d’Amico, it tells the story of Jesus’s birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. In the screenplay writing process, additional scenes were added for a more concise and dramatic presentation. Some characters, like Zerah, were also included for the same reason. Notably, Judas Iscariot is portrayed as initially well-intentioned but later manipulated by ...