Month: August 2026
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James Bond’s resourcefulness is his best gadget
One of Bond’s most impressive qualities as a secret agent is his ability to adapt to whatever environment he finds himself in. Whether he’s skiing through the Alps, aboard a speeding train, scuba diving underwater or even spacewalking, Bond has… Read More →
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Slow Horses Meets Her Majesty’s Secret Service?
With rumors swirling that Jack Lowden is a heavy favorite to become the next James Bond, what if those rumors are actually a clever bit of misdirection and Lowden instead turns up in Bond 26 as MI5 operative River Cartwright… Read More →
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Welcome to my world crisis, Mr. Bond
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Elliott Carver from Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the best James Bond villains because his path to global power as the head of a worldwide media conglomerate is surprisingly plausible.… Read More →
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Ready to rock and ruin
This quick quip from henchman Gupta in Tomorrow Never Dies is a fitting snapshot of his role within Elliott Carver’s Tomorrow organization. Destruction is essentially Carver’s business model, whether that means bringing down a passing aircraft or destroying a world… Read More →
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Licence…the only acceptable British English word
As an American, I generally prefer the colour of my English without the British spelling. My normal behaviour when encountering British spelling puts a terrible flavour in my mouth, but I don’t harbour any ill-will towards the words. I apologise,… Read More →
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One Licence To Kill. Three remaining candidates?
There’s a recent report from Knight Edge Media claiming that the search for James Bond in Bond 26 has been whittled down even further, and while these casting rumors should always be taken with a grain of salt, I’ll humor… Read More →
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You can’t put a price on integrity
In Quantum Of Solace, Camille delivers this quick line after sabotaging Dominic Greene’s conversation with some investors. Her fake drunken stupor is effective, although I doubt Greene’s claim that her little performance would have actually cost him a deal. If… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Anatole Taubman as Elvis
Among Quantum Of Solace‘s flaws, Dominic Greene’s henchman Elvis certainly earns a place on my list, largely because I’m still not sure what the character is supposed to bring to the movie. Rather than making Greene more intimidating, Elvis often… Read More →
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The World of Suzie Wong
Aside from the Call Me Bwana billboard in From Russia With Love (coincidentally one of two non-Bond EON produced movies), I think The Man With The Golden Gun is the only other Bond movie to reference another movie, The World… Read More →
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And then there were double 0…seven?
Wow, so we are truly off and running with an actual Bond 26 shortlist, as Page Six reports that sources have identified (double-0) seven actors who all have a shot at becoming 007 (for convenience, I’ve linked their Wikipedia pages… Read More →