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Gatherall 2024 features Bond actress
The latest edition of Gatherall, a Bond fan event, took place Saturday near New York City. The featured attraction was actress Rachel Grant from Die Another…
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Puck entertainment wiz: I was wrong about Eon
Matthew Belloni, a veteran entertainment journalist who once thought Amazon could get Eon to make more 007 product, admits on a podcast he was wrong.
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Two versions of the Hawaii Five-O pilot
There are two versions of the pilot for Hawaii Five-O (1968-80). With some effort, you can view both versions.
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Bond in the Amazon age: A small fish
For decades, the Bond film franchise was tied to a weak studio. Amazon's purchase of MGM was supposed to fix that.
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George Lazenby, an appreciation
George Lazenby, the second Bond actor for Eon Productions, is retiring from public life. Here's what it means.
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About Barbara Broccoli's non-Bond portfolio
Barbara Broccoli may be more like Harry Saltzman than Albert R. Broccoli.
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United Artists and Bond part ways finally (?)
The names United Artists and James Bond once went together. That's no longer the case.
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United Artists Releasing we hardly knew ye
United Artists Releasing quietly disappeared in 2023 after Amazon's acquisition of MGM.
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Amazon buys U.K.'s Bray Studios
Amazon has purchased the U.K.'s Bray Studios. Could future Bond films be filmed there instead of Pinewood?
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Summer sales at the 007 store
The 007 Store is having a summer sale. Everything is priced to move (at extremely high prices).
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Now it's Q's turn for a spinoff book series
Ian Fleming Publications said it will bring out another James Bond spinoff book series, this one featuring Major Boothroyd, aka Q.
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Robert Sellers discusses The Search for Bond
Author Robert Sellers discusses his new book, The Search for Bond.
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Robert Sellers coming out with a new Bond book
Robert Sellers, who has penned previous books concerning the James Bond film series, is coming out with another: The Search for Bond, How the 007 Role was Won…
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Bond fan has a shirt named after him
Some Bond fans discuss Bond-themed products. One has had a product named after him.
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Guardian: James Bond has a James Bond problem
There may be no actual James Bond news but that's not stopping the Guardian in the race for clicks.
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Guardian: James Bond has a James Bond problem
No actual James Bond film news? Don’t worry. The Guardian is at it again.
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Pitch for Bond 26 starring Daniel Craig
How could Daniel Craig come back for a sixth Bond film after his Bond was blown up? Here's how.
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Bond 26: Nature abhors a vacuum
The saying goes that nature abhors a vacuum. Halfway through 2024, that seems to be true regarding Bond 26.
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Bond 26 questions: The how much (longer) edition
In late June 2022, Eon boss Barbara Broccoli said it'd be at least two years before Bond 26 started filming. That was accurate.
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Check off Villeneuve off from Bond 26
It would seem Denis Villeneuve won’t be available to direct Bond 26.
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Marvel to make Fantastic Four a period piece
Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Studios is in a slump following 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. The studio wants to regroup, with the Fantastic Four coming up as a feature…
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1965: The Cinemobile makes location filming easier
Almost 60 years ago, a vehicle known as the Cinemobile helped to make filming outside the U.S. practical for American television shows. One of the first…
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About the 'Governors Awards'
How honorary Oscars, the Thalberg award, and a humanitarian award have been diminished since being taken out of the main Oscars telecast.
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Live And Let Die's oyster truck surfaces
Remember that slow-moving oyster truck from Live And Let Die? It's still around but not in the best of shape.
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William T. Orr: The son-in-law also rises
Jack L. Warner didn't like television. But his son-in-law, William T. Orr, saw an opportunity.
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About that Thalberg award for Broccoli and Wilson
Background and fun facts about the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award that Eon's Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson will receive later this year.
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Broccoli, Wilson to receive Thalberg award
Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson of Eon Productions are scheduled to receive the Irving G. Thalberg award for lifetime achievement by producers, the…
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OHMSS' 55th: 'This never happened to the other fella'
By the end of the 1960s, the James Bond film franchise had a serious recalibration, including a novice actor.
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A pedantic observation about Star Wars
There's a new Star Wars show out on Disney +. It's set 130 years before events of the first Star Wars movie. Did technology development just stop?
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1983: A familiar Dick Tracy foe returns
In 1983, the successors of Chester Gould brought back the Nazi agent Pruneface for a new adventure.
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Bond franchise 2024: The more things change...
The state of the Bond film franchise in June 2024 is remarkably similar to August 2023.
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About dated references in 007 films
The first James Bond movie came out in 1962. Things change. As a result, there are dated references that modern audiences might not understand. Here are a few.
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Charlie Higson muses about James Bond
Charlie Higson, author of Young Bond novels and last year’s On His Majesty’s Secret Service, provided thoughts about the longevity of the James Bond character…
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Tabloids and amnesia Part III
Just a reminder none of that Aaron Taylor-Johnson fever from earlier this year has come to be.
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James Bond Club Ireland founder dies
The founder of James Bond Club Ireland has died, the club announced on Facebook.
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Al Ruddy dies, once tried to develop a 007 TV show
Albert S. Ruddy, whose career encompassed the high brow (Oscar wins for producing The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby) and the low brow (co-creating the…
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IFP bringing out new hardbacks of Bond stories
Ian Fleming Publications said today it will bring out new hardback editions of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and short stories.
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Luciana Paluzzi appearance in London scheduled for June 2
Luciana Paluzzi is scheduled to appear at a London event on June 2 sponsored by the 007GB club.
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A look back: 1991's The Rocketeer
In 1991, there was no 007 film in sight. But for Bond fans there was a consolation prize: The Rocketeer with Timothy Dalton as the villain.
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Another edition of Gatherall set for August near NYC
A new edition of Gatherall, a James Bond fan gathering, has been announced for Aug. 3 in Fairfield, New Jersey.
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A footnote about No Time to Die's box office
Here's a closer look at how 2021's No Time to Die performed during its theatrical run.
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A silly take on Bond 26
The ScreenRant website has come out with an awful take on Bond 26.
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Dabney Coleman dies at 92
Dabney Coleman, who had a long career mostly (but not always) playing awful characters, has died at 92, according to an obituary posted by The Hollywood…
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About how genre entertainment runs out of time
Different types of genre entertainment (and their actors) run their course over time. Westerns reached that point long ago. Superhero movies may be there now…
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Sherwood, Higson to discuss writing 007 novels
Authors Kim Sherwood and Charlie Higson are scheduled to talk about James Bond (or Bond-related) novels at an event later this month.
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The least sexy James Bond movie vehicles
The James Bond film series is best known for fast Aston Martin and Lotus sports cars (often with gadgets). But there are quite a few Bond vehicles that don’t…
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About 'saving cinema'
We've been told various movies would be "saving cinema" -- it hasn't happened yet.
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Anthony Lawrence, veteran TV writer, dies
Anthony Lawrence, a TV writer who worked across various genres, has died at 95, according to the Writers Guild of America.
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About Benson's best 007 continuation novel
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Raymond Benson's third, and arguably, best Bond continuation novels.
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Michelle Yeoh receives top U.S. civilian honor
Michelle Yeoh, who played a Chinese secret agent in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies, this week received the highest U.S. civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of…
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The FBI and an almost quaint practice
In The FBI (1965-74), the bureau actually followed rules. I was reminded of this because of the 10th anniversary of the death of star Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
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U.N.C.L.E. script: The wheels start to come off
The fourth episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'s third season reflected the influence of Batman and contained a Dr. Strangelove parody.
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Sherwood describes her new 00-agent book
Ian Fleming Publications released a statement from Kim Sherwood about her new 00-agent book, A Spy Like Me.
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Ungentlemanly Warfare comes in at No. 4 at U.S. box office
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was No. 4 at the U.S. box office this weekend. It was a quiet movie-going weekend overall.
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Ungentlemanly Warfare a plus for Ritchie, Cavill
Director Guy Ritchie and actor Henry Cavill have had their share of ups and downs. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a plus for both.
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TWINE's 25th: A transition for Bond
The World Is Not Enough, the 19th film in the 007 film series made by Eon Productions, marked a transition with new writers and its choice of director.
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Tabloids, amnesia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Remember in March when Aaron Taylor-Johnson was supposedly signing on for Bond 26? Tabloids count on readers forgetting.
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Robert MacNeil's spy footnote
Robert MacNeil, who had a long career as a TV journalist, also hosted PBS's presentation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
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Evolution of China in spy entertainment
During the 1960s, into the 1970s, China was a source of being villainous in spy entertainment.