Tag: General
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R-rated Bond movie piques my interest
Licence to Kill probably came closest to earning an R rating, with its shark feedings and several surprisingly brutal deaths pushing the boundaries of what audiences expected from a Bond movie at the time. And really, keeping the series PG-13… Read More →
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1960s Bond movie voice dubbing was bizarre
Voice dubbing in the early James Bond movies was hardly unique to 007, but it remains one of the early movies’ strangest production quirks. Apparently, producers often replaced the voices of international actors to make their performances more accessible to… Read More →
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Where does Brian Michael Thompson live?
“B.M.T.? Flat 216.” “A or B?” “A.” “BMT216A. Got it.” (Overheard in a pub.) Read More →
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Mission Briefing: Operation Coral Viper
Commander Bond, your assignment begins the moment your aircraft touches down in Australia. Your first rendezvous is at the old lighthouse overlooking the turquoise harbor, where a local asset will identify herself by ordering three limes with her tequila. Avoid… Read More →
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Slippery Slope: The Domesticated James Bond
I recently came across a report claiming that Ian Fleming disliked dogs, which may help explain why James Bond never had a faithful four-legged companion. Which makes practical sense really, since a globe-trotting secret agent would hardly be an ideal… Read More →
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“A woman doesn’t need to play [Bond]”
Hannah Waddingham’s refreshingly direct response to the inevitable “female James Bond” question says more in one sentence than most drawn-out arguments on the topic. I also like her confidence in pointing out that women have “other things to do” rather… Read More →
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You know the name/number
The GoldenEye marketing line is genius because it did a lot with very little. It introduced a new Bond in Pierce Brosnan without overselling the change, and reaffirmed that the audience knows James Bond, 007’s identity. For certain, it was… Read More →
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Will Amazon pivot to James Bond “universe”?
I doubt the road to Bond 26 will be filled exclusively with movie updates. Once Bond 26 arrives and enjoys its run in theaters and on Prime Video, the bigger question then becomes what comes next. Will Amazon MGM focus… Read More →
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Could James Bond ever be a stoner?
James Bond has never exactly been a picture of perfect health, with his long history of alcohol consumption and the Craig era’s inclusion of prescription medication (abuse?). So is it really impossible that a future version of 007 could have… Read More →
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Bond dodged bullet with failed Disney bid
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger recently confirmed that Disney made a bid to purchase the James Bond franchise when it was available in 2022. Thankfully, that particular mission failed. I say “thankfully” because while I am not exactly celebrating the… Read More →
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