With the latest incarnation of James Bond now arriving, Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (reviewed here), it's a good time to bone up on the character's long and varied history on screen. In Part One of our new shaken, not stirred, James Bond primer, Walt Opie looks at 007's early incarnation, in the person of Sean Connery - arguably still the best Bond ever - George Lazenby (in one of the best Bond films ever, despite Lazenby) and Roger Moore. In Part Two, by Craig Phillips: Moore to Brosnan, and beyond. Everything you wanted to know about Bond, but were afraid to ask, now, on GreenCine.

For Your Consideration: A New Comedy from Christopher Guest, the Director of Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. The film stars the regular ensemble, including Guest himself, co-writer Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban, Fred Willard plus Ricky Gervais and a bunch of people you’ll recognize. In some theaters November 17th. More theaters November 22nd.

An Inconvenient Truth   Rent | Buy 

Likely the most talked about doc of the year, and easily the most engaging Power Point presentation you'll see, Davis Guggenheim's film about Al Gore's "global warning" is also "powerful, intelligent and surprisingly entertaining," says Empire magazine. Great discussion fodder.

Double Life of Veronique  Rent | Buy 

Scoop ($21.76): In many ways, the lighter inverse of Woody's Match Point, and certainly with more laughs (if it's not as well-honed).

Wassup Rockers (2005; $19.45); Fish Called Wanda: Coll. Edition (2 discs; $23.45); Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet Sereez [sic] (4 discs; $39.86); geeky cheesy coolness: Star Trek: The Animated Series (4 discs; $42.34); Samurai Collection Featuring Sonny Chiba (3 discs; $18.95); Another Gay Movie ($19.45); Azumi ($19.45).

GreenCine's review blog: Guru | A complete list of this week's new releases and all titles coming soon is available here | Your Queue | Discuss!

Preston Sturges: The Filmmaker Collection   Rent | Buy 

If this isn't a cause to give thanks this week, we don't know what is. This set comprises the screwball comedy auteur's best work, including several previously unreleased classics like The Great McGinty and the hilarious Hail the Conquering Hero, as well as an interesting misfire (The Great Moment) and several other masterpieces. A must.

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Robert Altman Collection   Rent | Buy 

Besides including the universally applauded classic M*A*S*H, this set of four of the groundbreaking director's films (see below for more on his passing) also offers three neglected films, ignored at the time but worth a look for fans of the filmmaker's work: Quintet, A Wedding, and A Perfect Couple. All of them odd, all of them products of their time, each the director's vision fully realized.

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Piece by Piece  Rent | Watch  

Now available to watch for only $4.99 via GreenCine's Video-on-Demand service! A finalist in GreenCine's Online Film Festival, Nic Hill's documentary takes you on a journey into San Francisco's graffiti underground "This past year has seen a small wave of graffiti features and this one might be the best." (San Francisco Bay Guardian)

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We give thanks to Robert Altman, the innovative, influential filmmaker who just passed away at the age of 81. Altman left behind an unsurpassed legacy of films, and GreenCine Daily's got a running obituary up to honor his memory. May he rest in peace.

Eric Schlosser: Our Fast Food Nation's Whistle-Blower: the author talks to Susan Gerhard about the book, and the new "unassuming film, one of the most politically astute to come out of this country in quite some time" (Film Comment); Tales from the Brothers Quay on their first live-action feature in eleven years; Turk Pipkin: "A matter of knowledge"; and Alan Bennett's History Boys), in which Bennett talks of the new film adaptation of his play, about England in the 80s, performance vs truth and the state of comedy today.