Today’s Reviews: Chopping in Salisbury
One of the artists most associated with the James Bond phenomenon was Richard Chopping, who painted the cover for numerous Ian Fleming originals. There’s a special display dedicated to his […]
007’s All Time High?
The tagline for the 1983 official Bond entry – and its theme song – suggested this was 007’s All Time High. Greg D. Smith begs to differ This movie is […]
Bond costumes on display in Times Square
A new exhibition is being held in New York’s Times Square which will include items from the new Bond movie, No Time to Die. Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & […]
Forty years of For Your Eyes Only
Greg D. Smith’s journey through the 007 canon brings us to the 1980s and the John Glen era as director, starting with For Your Eyes Only. For Your Eyes Only […]
Outer space belonged to 007 (temporarily)
The 1979 movie of Moonraker saw the franchise try to capitalise on the trend started with Star Wars – but a lot of it is far more down to Earth. […]
Nobody Does It Better on the road to No Time to Die
Greg D. Smith’s journey through the 007 canon reaches Sardinia, Egypt and Atlantis in his lookback at The Spy Who Loved Me It is interesting to see the subtle but […]
Back on the Bond trail with The Golden Gun
With the delay in the release of No Time To Die, Greg D. Smith’s trawl through 007’s screen career went on hiatus, but it’s back now Much like the movie […]
RIP Frank McRae
American sports star turned actor Frank McRae – best known for his role as Sharkey in the 007 film Licence to Kill – has died aged 80. After a successful […]
Strong bidding at Prop Store’s latest auction
Prop Store’s April 2021 cinema poster online auction, with posters and artwork on offer fetched more than £295,656 ($413,918). Bidding was stronger than ever as they achieved a 95% sell rate. […]
Celebrating 007 artist Richard Chopping at Salisbury
This summer The Salisbury Museum, on the eve of the release of the 25th Bond movie No Time to Die, celebrates the life and work of writer, illustrator and teacher […]
RIP Paul Ritter
Paul Ritter, whose genre work included the Harry Potter and 007 series, has died aged 54 from a brain tumour. The English stage and screen actor was perhaps best known […]
Rare Thunderball quad poster auctioning at Ewbank’s
Ewbank’s Auctions continue their dedicated James Bond sales on April 9 with one of the rarest posters from the series expected to fetch up to £12,000. Created for Thunderball (1965), the Advance British […]
RIP Bond and Alien star Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto, who faced Roger Moore’s James Bond in Live and Let Die and played engineer Parker in Ridley Scott’s Alien, has died aged 81. His wife posted the news […]
Trespassers Will Be Eaten!
One of the best cues from a Bond film – and one of the best visual gags. It appears in Roger Moore’s debut as 007, Live And Let Die… Moore’s […]
Diamonds are Forever Forever Forever….
Sean Connery’s (first) return to the world of 007 saw the Bond franchise enter the 1970s and attempt to recapture the glory days of Goldfinger… It has its bright spots […]
RIP Stunt driver Remy Julienne
Remy Julienne, whose driving stunts enlivened multiple Bond films, has died aged 90. Julienne came to fame with his work on The Italian Job, and he contributed memorable driving sequences […]
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