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 […]
No Time to Die pushes to October 2021
No Time to Die will now be heading to cinemas in October 2021, maintaining a theatrical first distribution despite multiple rumours that the 007 film will be hitting a streaming […]
This never happened to the other fellow …
OHMSS is a unique Bond film in many ways – not least because it marks the sole official appearance of George Lazenby as 007. In his journey through the 007 […]
Twice is the Only Way to Live for 007
Greg D. Smith’s trail through the 007 movies gets back on track with the fifth official entry, You Only Live Twice. There’s an odd quality to You Only Live Twice […]
RIP Bond director Michael Apted
Michael Apted, who helmed the 007 movie The World is Not Enough, has died aged 79. Best known for his groundbreaking documentary series, 7-Up and its seven-yearly follow ups, Apted […]
RIP Bond star Tanya Roberts (confirmed)
Charlie’s Angels and 007 star Tanya Roberts has died, aged 65. Roberts appeared as Stacy Sutton in Roger Moore’s last film as James Bond, after starring in the final season […]
Seven James Bonds at Casino Royale…
Greg’s trawl through the 007 big screen canon isn’t solely covering the EON movies – there are two others that need discussion, and the first of these kicks off the […]
007 Strikes Like Thunderball
Greg D. Smith’s journey through the James Bond cinematic oeuvre reaches the fourth movie, Thunderball: This is a movie which, at every turn, takes what has gone before and turns […]
RIP Peter Lamont
Reports are coming that 007 set designer Peter Lamont has passed away, aged 91. Barring Tomorrow Never Dies, he worked on every Bond film from 1964’s Goldfinger to 2006’s Casino […]
RIP Jeremy Bulloch
Jeremy Bulloch, the original Boba Fett in the Star Wars saga, has died aged 75. Bulloch’s career also spanned appearances in Doctor Who (The Space Museum with William Hartnell and […]
Expect 007 to talk? No we expect him to die…
Greg D. Smith’s trawl through the Bond catalogue as we prepare for the arrival of No Time to Die has reached Goldfinger – a movie which tweaked the formula into […]
RIP 007 artist Yaroslav Horak
Yaroslav Horak, who illustrated the James Bond newspaper strips for over a decade, has died aged 93. Downthetubes reported his passing (click here for an overview of his entire career). […]
Prop Store’s December auction raises nearly $6 million
Prop Store’s largest annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia in the UK fetched in excess of £4.3m ($5.8m). The Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction was held over two days […]
