James Bond at 60 – where does 007 go from here?
by Mark Harrison | Oct 06, 2022 | Feature, News
There’s been a lot of speculation about the next James Bond film, but on the series’ 60th anniversary, what can it learn from past revamps and oth...
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No Time To Die, one year on - a James Bond finale
by Mark Harrison | Sep 29, 2022 | Feature, News
One year on from the oft-delayed No Time To Die, we remember the long run-up to something quite unprecedented in the James Bond series – a finale....
James Bond, Spectre, and the trouble with a retcon
by Mark Harrison | Sep 22, 2022 | Feature, News
With spoilers, we examine 2015's Spectre and the drive to retroactively bring continuity to Daniel Craig’s James Bond 007 films....
Skyfall – resurrecting and retro-fitting James Bond
by Mark Harrison | Sep 20, 2022 | Feature, News
2012’s Skyfall gave James Bond a billion-dollar blockbuster in his 50th year on screen - but are the old ways really the best?....
Quantum Of Solace – revisiting Daniel Craig’s difficult second James Bond film
by Mark Harrison | Sep 08, 2022 | Feature, News
2008’s Quantum Of Solace is the black sheep of Daniel Craig’s largely well-received era, but never mind “what went wrong” – isn't it overdue a reasses...
Casino Royale, and the art of disarming and reloading James Bond
by Mark Harrison | Sep 01, 2022 | Feature, News
The James Bond series went 40 years without a reboot and then along came Martin Campbell, Daniel Craig, and 2006's Casino Royale....
Die Another Day, and James Bond as his own worst enemy
by Mark Harrison | Aug 25, 2022 | Feature
2002’s Die Another Day is far from James Bond’s finest hour, but Pierce Brosnan’s final outing as 007 caps off a self-critical yet conservative era.....
The World Is Not Enough and the “Bond girls” of the 1990s
by Mark Harrison | Aug 18, 2022 | Feature, News
The James Bond franchise's modernisation of its female lead roles comes to a head in 1999's The World Is Not Enough – meet Elektra King and Dr C...
Tomorrow Never Dies - a James Bond film ahead of its time?
by Mark Harrison | Aug 11, 2022 | Feature, News
James Bond battles a rolling-news media empire in Tomorrow Never Dies, but with its topical plot and quick turnaround, was it a tad premature?....
GoldenEye and the “Now That’s What I Call James Bond” package
by Mark Harrison | Aug 04, 2022 | Feature, News
Pierce Brosnan finally got to be James Bond in 1995’s GoldenEye, a film which has its cake and eats it too when it comes to the series’ checklist of...
Licence To Kill and James Bond's special relationship with America
by Mark Harrison | Jul 28, 2022 | Feature
Is 1989’s Licence To Kill “too American”? We revisit Timothy Dalton’s superior second outing as 007 and ponder a very British franchise’s relations...
The Living Daylights, and what Timothy Dalton brings to James Bond
by Mark Harrison | Jul 21, 2022 | Feature, News
Timothy Dalton played 007 in 1987's The Living Daylights, but having turned the role down three times, he insisted upon a back-to-basics James Bond....
A View To A Kill - what really makes a good James Bond movie?
by Mark Harrison | Jul 14, 2022 | Feature, News
Roger Moore’s final 007 movie, 1985’s A View To A Kill, is a bit of a Marmite outing even for James Bond fans – but is the film in a class of its o...
Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, and 1983's battle of the Bonds
by Mark Harrison | Jul 07, 2022 | Feature, News
1983 offered up two James Bond films, with Roger Moore in Octopussy and Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again – we revisit the battle of the 007s....
James Bond vs the BBFC – censorship, certification, and 007
by Mark Harrison | Jun 30, 2022 | Feature, News
In a departure from our regularly scheduled James Bond rambles, we examine the James Bond franchise's occasional behind-the-scenes battles with the...
Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, and James Bond's maddest mission
by Mark Harrison | Jun 23, 2022 | Feature, News
James Bond exited the 1970s with a bang in Moonraker and attempted re-entry in the 1980s with For Your Eyes Only – we look at two vastly different 0...
The Spy Who Loved Me - celebrating James Bond's workplace romantic comedy
by Mark Harrison | Jun 16, 2022 | Feature, News
There are many reasons to love 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, but one of them is that Roger Moore’s third outing as James Bond is really a romcom....
The Man With The Golden Gun - a James Bond film as good as its villain?
by Mark Harrison | Jun 09, 2022 | Feature, News
Christopher Lee’s Francisco Scaramanga is the saving grace of 1974’s The Man With The Golden Gun, a kitschy, frazzled adventure for Roger Moo...
Live And Let Die and the making of Roger Moore's James Bond
by Mark Harrison | Jun 01, 2022 | Feature, News
Roger Moore is James Bond, but is his portrayal entirely the funny and kid-friendly 007 that his reputation suggests? We revisit 1973's Live And Let...
Diamonds Are Forever and the deal that brought Sean Connery back to James Bond
by Mark Harrison | May 26, 2022 | Feature, News
There was a simple creative brief for 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever: more like Goldfinger - but what was the cost and value of Sean Connery’s return as...
On Her Majesty's Secret Service and the curious case of George Lazenby's James Bond
by Mark Harrison | May 19, 2022 | Feature, News
For one night only, George Lazenby is James Bond, but he’s far from the only aspect that makes On Her Majesty’s Secret Service a true one-off....
You Only Live Twice and the rise of the James Bond parody
by Mark Harrison | May 12, 2022 | Feature, News
The 1967 spoof Casino Royale was released the same year as Sean Connery’s fifth James Bond film - but there’s a lot to send up in You Only Live Twi...
Thunderball and the battles behind its film adaptations
by Mark Harrison | May 05, 2022 | Feature, News
Thunderball’s disputed authorship dangled over James Bond for more than 50 years - here’s the story of the 1965 film and the remake attempts that fol...
Goldfinger – how James Bond found his gadgets, girls, and groove
by Mark Harrison | Apr 28, 2022 | Feature, News
1964’s Goldfinger was turned around relatively quickly after the first two James Bond films, but its enormous popularity solidified the 007 formula....
From Russia With Love and its 2005 videogame remake
by Mark Harrison | Apr 21, 2022 | Feature, News
There's about 42 years between Sean Connery's first and last performances as James Bond, and there are versions of From Russia With Love on either...
Dr No, and James Bond’s long road to the big screen
by Mark Harrison | Apr 15, 2022 | Feature, News
As Dr No returns to cinemas nationwide this weekend, Mark looks back at the troubled development of the first 007 film, almost 60 years ago....
James Bond at the Oscars, and No Time To Die’s prospects
by Mark Harrison | Mar 25, 2022 | Feature, News
No Time To Die is nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Song - here’s a look at the James Bond movies’ history with the Osc...
