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Remember, 007, you’re on your own
M’s warning to Bond in Octopussy underscores how deeply the Cold War shaped Bond movies’ dramatic stakes. Set against the Cold War tension between United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, Bond movies often relied on plausible deniability as a narrative engine. Bond was frequently disavowed not just for suspense, but… Read More →
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Bond 26 budget wishlist: Less is more
Escalating Bond movie budgets obviously do not guarantee stronger movies. While production costs have undoubtedly risen across the industry, Bond 26 presents a timely opportunity to recalibrate. With a new actor stepping into the role and the franchise now under Amazon MGM Studios, audience curiosity alone should be enough to… Read More →
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“We are really early on.” -Amy Pascal
Bond 26 producer Amy Pascal’s above comment makes me wince. It has been more than 1,600 days since the world premiere of No Time to Die at the Royal Albert Hall, some four and a half years since Daniel Craig’s final appearance as Bond. At this rate, the current gap… Read More →
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She is light as a feather
Safin’s above taunt to Bond in No Time To Die is nothin short of cruel, given the circumstances. Using Mathilde as leverage, he tosses a pillow into the air to demonstrate his goons’ marksmanship to compel Bond to disarm, but the moment feels a bit contrived. Mainly because the inclusion… Read More →
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Distinguished representatives of the world press
Marc-Ange Draco’s exchange with Blofeld’s men as they approach Schilthorn by helicopter in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is a masterclass in controlled deception. Posing the aircraft as a Red Cross medevac and its passengers as representatives of the “world press,” Draco delivers a brazen lie with such confidence that… Read More →
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I have to hold the brake off!
May Day’s self-sacrifice at the climax of A View to a Kill is staged as a moment of redemption, but it has always struck me as more unsettling than triumphant. The scene hinges on her physically holding the brake to keep the mine cart of explosives moving away from the… Read More →
Filed Under: A View To A Kill