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Diamonds are Forever

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Nobody Does it Better: Fifty Years of James Bond Music

By ⋅ October 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

I know you’ll judge me—but it’s true. There was a Heineken ad recently, and whereas 99.98% of you might see it and think, “Oh, they just played the James Bond theme”, I thought, “Oh, they played the David Arnold arrangement of the James Bond theme from the end of Casino Royale (which played over the [...]

Hugh Quarshie reads Dr No

Hugh Quarshie Joins Bond Audiobook Actors

By ⋅ October 3, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’ve been following our reviews, you will of course know that James Bond celebrates 50 years on the silver screen this year, first appearing on celluloid in Dr No, which shares the anniversary this October. It forged the way for a new cinematic genre with its suave yet ruthless hero, unforgettable criminals, fabulous international [...]

$4000 for James Bond Originals?

By ⋅ August 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Owning a first edition of a popular older book is like owning a piece of history, it feels amazing to hold a book that would become wildly popular or extremely influential in your hands. There is also of course the sheer collectors value and investment involved as well. If 007 is your obsession of choice [...]

Sean Connery returned as James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever

Bond at 50: Diamonds Are Forever

By ⋅ August 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

We continue our mission to review every James Bond film ever released as we make our way towards the release of the latest addition to the series, Skyfall, this October… Diamonds Are Forever is the linking film between ‘60s era Connery and ‘70s/’80s era Moore and conveniently forgets that George Lazenby ever existed. It has all [...]

Bond on Blu-Ray

By ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This October, all twenty-two James Bond films will be coming to Blu-ray from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox in a special Bond 50 box set. All of the iconic films will be given an HD make over, including nine Bond gems never seen in high definition before and will also have tons of bonus material [...]

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