DR. NO (1962)

Monday, September 7, 7 pm

Connery created an instant icon in his first go-round as the suave spy. When a member of the British Secret Intelligence Service is murdered in Jamaica, Bond is sent to investigate the slaying, uncovering a plot to destroy America’s space program. The madman behind it all? The sinister Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman), a bitter scientist with two bionic hands and a major beef with America and Russia. If you haven’t seen Dr. No but have watched Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, this will all seem very, very familiar. Joining Connery and Wiseman on this adventure are Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder, Jack Lord, Bernard Lee, Anthony Dawson, Lois Maxwell, and Eunice Gayson.

LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)

Monday, September 14, 7 pm

Roger Moore brought a lightness to the role of Bond, turning the spy from a cool and aloof agent capable of brutal violence into something of a dandy who would rather make love than fight. That doesn’t mean Moore couldn’t duke it out. In his first appearance, Moore travels to New Orleans to investigate the deaths of three MI6 agents. There he meets Kananga (Yaphet Kotto), the ruthless dictator of the Caribbean island San Monique. He also woos Kananga’s personal psychic, Solitaire (the gorgeous Jane Seymour). In between the fighting and loving Moore discovers a complex plot involving mass shipments of heroin, voodoo, false identities and a redneck sheriff named J.W. Pepper. Featuring a wonderfully bombastic title song Wings.

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987)

Monday, September 21, 7 pm

After Roger Moore stepped down from the role, a new iteration of Bond was needed that represented the ‘80s better than Moore ever did. Enter Timothy Dalton. This new Bond was sophisticated and elegant, the kind of guy who could’ve stepped off the set of the TV show Dynasty. He could dish out the violence but was also gentler and more caring with the Bond girl (Maryam d’Abo). After discovering a Soviet plot to wipe out every spy operating in the field, Bond finds himself trapped between two forces: a duplicitous KGB agent (Jeroen Krabbé) and an American arms dealer (good ol’ boy screen legend Joe Don Baker) with a love for reenacting famous military battles with miniature figurines. Co-starring John Rhys-Davies and Desmond Llewelyn. Title song by a-ha.

GOLDENEYE (1995)

Monday, September 28, 7 pm

The Cold War was over, and the question was whether Bond had a place in an era that political scientist Francis Fukuyama called “the end of history.” Pierce Brosnan’s debut film in 1995 silenced the doubters, bringing Bond into the Clinton/Major decade as an unflappable gentleman who exhibited more humanity and tenderness than any previous Bond actor. Brosnan’s adventure finds him protecting a beautiful computer programmer (Izabella Scorupco) who is the only survivor of a massacre carried out by a hijacked satellite laser dubbed “GoldenEye.” As the two track down the perpetrators of the massacre, Bond learns his former partner, 006 (Sean Bean), has become a turncoat, seeking “GoldenEye” to avenge his dead parents and destroy London. Assisting him is his kill-crazy henchwoman, Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), who has a predilection for murdering men with her thighs. Dame Judi Dench takes over the role of MI6 leader, M. Desmond Llewelyn returns as the lovable Q. Joe Don Baker, a villain in The Living Daylights, returns to the series in a new role, this time as a friendly CIA officer who helps Bond. Alan Cumming, Robbie Coltrane, and Tchéky Karyo co-star. Keep an eye out for a pre-Good Will Hunting Minnie Driver in a tiny but funny role.

BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984)

Monday, October 5, 7 pm

A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.

48 HRS. (1982)

Monday, October 12, 7 pm

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.

BOWFINGER (1999)

Monday, October 19, 7 pm

When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to secretly shoot the film around him, with the help of the star’s nerdy brother.

COMING TO AMERICA (1988)

Monday, October 26, 7 pm

An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.