Golden Gun and Moonraker extended soundtrack releases
At long last, extended versions of the scores for the 1970s Roger Moore James Bond films The Man with the Golden Gun and Moonraker are available. La-La Land Records, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, […]
Today’s Reviews: Their word is their Bond
There are a lot of literary adventures for 007 that pass under the radar… Mark Edlitz’s new book is far more than just a collection of interviews; through his very […]
Bond memorabilia comes to Ewbank’s
Life-long James Bond film fan and collector, and freelance writer Steve Oxenrider’s Bond collection is being auctioned in a two-part sales series in November 2023 and Spring 2024 at Ewbank’s […]
Higson returns with 007 On His Majesty’s Secret Service
Young Bond author Charlie Higson is tackling a contemporary 007 for a special one-off story, On His Majesty’s Secret Service, out in May. It will be published on Thursday 4th […]
RIP Topol
Chaim Topol, who starred in a couple of key genre movies in the 1980s, has died aged 87. Although best known for his work in musicals, notably as Tevye in […]
Today’s Reviews: Surrender to Tomorrow Never Dies
The second Pierce Brosnan 007 film saw David Arnold make his debut as franchise composer – and finally we can hear his entire score Arnold threw everything including the kitchen […]
Today’s Reviews: Welcome, James…
Tying the whole of the Daniel Craig era together wasn’t necessarily the most popular move, but Spectre still makes for a cracking live show… The musical score never quite hits […]
Over £9 million raised on Day 1 by Propstore
The first day of Propstore’s live auctions of film, television and music memorabilia, fetched over £9million ($10.5 Million). Over 1,500 lots will be sold during Propstore’s unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live […]
Today’s Reviews: Q the Music for the final time
SFB has had the pleasure of sponsoring Q The Music over the past few years, and they went out in style in the West End… There was a lot of […]
RIP Robbie Coltrane
Harry Potter and James Bond star Robbie Coltrane has died aged 72. Renowned for his work as forensic psychologist Cracker, Coltrane played Hagrid throughout the Harry Potter screen saga, and […]
No Time for 007 to Die
The conclusion to the Daniel Craig era of James Bond marked a number of firsts for the franchise. Continuing the movie’s run of firsts. Léa Seydoux marks the first instance […]
The Writing’s on the Wall for 007
The penultimate Daniel Craig adventure as 007 got quite a negative reaction on release – but has time given Greg D. Smith a chance to reassess it? A few tweaks […]
Today’s Reviews: Assessing 60 years of 007
As part of the BFI’s celebration of 60 Years of James Bond, there was a special panel last Friday – although the composition changed following Barbara Broccoli’s departure Curating the […]
Today’s Reviews: The Sound of 007
James Bond celebrates his 60th anniversary in cinemas today, 5th October 2022, and to mark the occasion there was a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall The evening continued […]
Let the Sky Fall on Bond’s 50th anniversary
Ten years ago we were approaching the release of 007’s 23rd official adventure, marking the 50th anniversary: Skyfall is, in many ways, a complex film. It plays around with the darkness […]
James Bond’s Greatest Mission?
Think there were only five missions featuring Daniel Craig’s Bond? No, there were six – and the third of them chronologically was the most important of all. A brief piece […]
Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi! 