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1) Today's thread o' movie-related stuff begins in memory of actress Honor Blackman with the Globe and Mail's original review of Goldfinger (December 23, 1964) #TOhistory
2) Here's an original Toronto ad for Goldfinger, alongside two other films topping the bills at the city's Odeon cinemas (G&M, December 24, 1964) #TOhistory #vintagead
3) In New York City, Goldfinger was shown 24 hours a days during its opening week (New York Daily News, December 23, 1964) #vintagead
4) Also opening that week was a hard-hitting film about the medical establishment (New York Daily News, December 22, 1964) #vintagead
5) And this all-time children's classic was playing that holiday season... (New York Daily News, December 22, 1964)
6) Finally, the grand opening that week of the Odeon Albion, which, as the Albion Cinemas later became one of the largest Bollywood theatres in North America. G&M, December 24, 1964. #TOhistory
7) More on the present-day Albion, in this Torontoist piece by @WillSloanEsq https://torontoist.com/2017/07/albion-cinemas-etobicokes-bollywood-shrine-appreciation/
8) ...and, to loop back to the beginning of this thread, the Guardian's obit for Honor Blackman. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/06/honor-blackman-james-bond-pussy-galore-avengers-dies-aged-94
