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Anything your heart could wish for
Blofeld’s lavish promises to Tracy in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service are meant to seduce and intimidate, but her composure signals quiet defiance rather than giving in to temptation. Despite his increasingly unsettling persistence, she maintains control by deflecting and disengaging. She never shows any fear and clearly trusts that… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Clifton James as J.W. Pepper
Sheriff J.W. Pepper remains one of the most distinctive supporting characters of any Bond movie starting in Live and Let Die and continuing on without skipping a beat in The Man With The Golden Gun. He serves as both effective comic relief and a rare example of a side character… Read More →
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You really do have a magnificent abdomen
Bond’s awkward compliment in The Man with the Golden Gun shows just how forced and uncomfortable he feels as he attempts to seduce the dancer, Saida. He immediately identifies her belly charm as the golden bullet linked to the murder of Bill Fairbanks (002), but extracting it requires a level… Read More →
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Well, I won’t need these
Bond’s throwaway line in You Only Live Twice is a wry nod to oysters’ supposed aphrodisiac qualities after he realizes Kissy Suzuki has no intention of maintaining their honeymoon “appearances.” The joke lands lightly, but it leans on an overblown myth. Regardless, we all know that oysters were never going… Read More →
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Say Never Again: Repeat Bond theme artist
It has been more than four decades since Shirley Bassey last performed a James Bond theme with Moonraker, completing an unmatched trio after Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. No artist has repeated the feat since, and it’s unlikely one ever should. While modern theme performers have ranged from merely serviceable… Read More →
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Charli XCX rules out Bond 26 theme
Umm, thank you? Charli XCX has publicly ruled herself out of contributing a theme song for Bond 26, effectively removing her name from consideration before any official discussion appeared to take place. While she has dabbled in soundtrack work in recent years, including Wuthering Heights, her pop-forward sensibility feels misaligned… Read More →
Filed Under: Bond 26