Tag Archives: James Bond

Film review | Clone – Eva Green and Matt Smith star in a creepy sci-fi fable told at a snail’s pace

Posted on 3 May 2012 by Jason Best

Former Bond girl Eva Green and current Doctor Who Matt Smith team up for this distinctly odd love-story-cum-sci-fi-drama in which Green’s grief-stricken woman has herself impregnated with the embryonic clone of her dead childhood sweetheart (Smith). It all gets sticky … Continue reading →

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BlogalongaBond | The Man with the Golden Gun – As embarrassing as a beige BHS cardi?

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Ian

Back in January, ace film blogger The Incredible Suit launched the BlogalongBond project to fill the 22 months then remaining before the cinema release of the 23rd official Bond film. The idea: encourage fellow bloggers to babble about one Bond … Continue reading →

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Film review | X-Men: First Class – Matthew Vaughn gets the Marvel Comics mutants back on track

Posted on 30 May 2011 by Jason Best

The sci-fi action series featuring the Marvel Comics mutants took a dip with its last two outings, 2006’s sprawling X-Men: Last Stand and 2009’s scrappy Wolverine spin-off, but X-Men: First Class lives up to its title. Smart and spectacular, it’s … Continue reading →

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RIP John Barry (1933 – 2010) – Bond composer dies aged 77

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Jason Best

So John Barry has died from a heart attack at the age of 77. But his music lives on! 11 Bond film scores, 5 Oscars and an OBE! His legacy is awesome. Here’s a selection of some of his most … Continue reading →

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Unforgettable screen entrance of the week – Ursula Andress in Dr. No

Posted on 25 November 2010 by Adele Craciun

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Strawberry Fields, Pussy Galore, Plenty O’Toole, Holly Goodhead and, of course, Honey Ryder showing off her shells. What’s a Bond movie without its double entendres? Or its Bond … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Cats & Dogs – taking sides, and the sequel

Posted on 1 August 2010 by Beth Williams

So the sequel to Cats & Dogs is ‘unleashed’ next week – a James Bond-style furry adventure entitled Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Apparently, this crazy family movie sees puss and pooch unite to battle an evil … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings: Womanisers and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Posted on 21 May 2010 by Beth Williams

The title say it all really. Matthew McConaughey plays a serial womaniser in a (somewhat clumsy but watchable)) romcom spin on Charles Dickens‘ classic festive tale, A Christmas Carol. Will filmmakers ever tire of adapting this literary classic? Probably not. … Continue reading →

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Guilty Pleasures | The Man with the Golden Gun – As embarrassing as a beige BHS cardi?

Posted on 22 October 2009 by Ian

When The Man with the Golden Gun is good, it’s very, very good. But when it’s bad, it’s still not as bad as Die Another Day. Or A View to a Kill. Or Moonraker. Or Licence to Kill. Or Quantum … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | District 13

Posted on 1 October 2009 by Beth Williams

When French futuristic action thriller District 13 was released in 2006 it acted like a showcase for  free-running -  you know, those running and jumping stunts (also known as parkour) that have since more famously featured in Bond movies Casino … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | North by Northwest – Hitchcock classic back on the big screen

Posted on 19 June 2009 by Jason Best

50 years young this year, Hitchcock’s classic thriller North by Northwest gets a welcome cinema re-release from today, courtesy of the BFI. Clever, witty and suspenseful, this is easily Hitchcock’s most purely entertaining movie – and one that’s as effortlessly … Continue reading →

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