Tag Archives: James Bond

DVD review | Skyfall – 50 years after 007′s screen debut, Daniel Craig proves Bond is in rude health

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Jason Best

Fifty years after his film debut in Dr No, James Bond is in rude health in Skyfall, his 23rd (official) screen adventure, shrugging off bullets, bombs and even a komodo dragon. Director Sam Mendes puts his foot to the floor … Continue reading →

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Win Bond documentary Everything or Nothing on DVD!

Posted on 21 January 2013 by Adele Craciun

Relive fifty extraordinary years of the world’s greatest super-spy with the definitive feature documentary Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007, a Passion Pictures and Redbox Films production, yours to own on DVD on 28th January 2013 from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer … Continue reading →

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Film review | Skyfall – A James Bond film that thrills and moves: You’ll be shaken and stirred

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Jason Best

You can always rely on James Bond to get out of a jam, can’t you?  No matter how tight the spot, deep the hole or sticky the situation, Ian Fleming’s resourceful spy can be guaranteed to wriggle free. Yet it … Continue reading →

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Film review | Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007

Posted on 5 October 2012 by Jason Best

The 50th anniversary of the release of Dr No, the first James Bond film, is marked by Everything or Nothing, an entertaining documentary account of the larger-than-life personalities behind the launch of a franchise that’s racked up gazillions of dollars … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day from Diamonds are Forever

Posted on 30 September 2012 by Adele Craciun

Bond: That’s pretty potent. Not the cork. Your after-shave. Strong enough to bury anything. But the wine is quite excellent. Although for such a grand meal, I would have expected a claret. Wint: Of course. But unfortunately, our cellars have … Continue reading →

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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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