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WGA reaches tentative settlement with studios
The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative settlement to end a lengthy strike against studios, Variety reported.
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Bond 26 listing shows up on IMDb
A listing for Bond 26 is now on the Internet Movie Database.
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For now, cinema Bond remains in the past
With no news, the cinema James Bond has its eyes firmly on the past.
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Nolan watch: Oppenheimer passes the $900M mark
Many James Bond fans would like to see Christopher Nolan direct one James Bond film (or more). His latest project, Oppenheimer, which concerns the development…
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1973: Jann Wenner appears in a Daredevil comic book
Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone, is in the news. Fifty years ago, he appeared in Daredevil No. 100.
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UPDATE: Eon's drive for 'respect'
Eon's drive for critical respect has been underway for years and continues to affect the 007 film franchise.
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Questionable ethics choices by popular heroes
Superman, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Green Hornet make questionable ethical choices.
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1964: Harry Saltzman plays hardball with Kevin McClory about Thunderball
A September 1964 letter by Harry Saltzman to Kevin McClory provides a peek concerning the negotiations related to 1965's Thunderball film.
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Sotheby's to conduct Fleming auction
Sotheby's will conduct an auction of 197 lots of Ian Fleming-related items: Bond novels, books owned by Fleming, and personal items.
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Ian Fleming Publications unveils covers for new editions of 3 Bond continuation novels
Ian Fleming Publications has come out with the covers for new editions of three James Bond continuation novels.
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September 2013: Filming starts on a movie version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Ten years ago this week, filming commenced on a movie version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., the 1964-68 TV series.
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Actress Gayle Hunnicutt dies
Gayle Hunnicutt, an actress whose career spanned more than three decades, has died at 80, according to an obituary by The Guardian.
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Graham Rye apparently selling off 007 stuff
Graham Rye, a long-time Bond fan who publishes 007 Magazine, apparently is selling off at least some of his 007 collection.
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Greatest villain of the spy craze?
During the 1960s, the James Bond films unleashed many spy adventures featuring memorable villains. But which villain was the best? Possibly it was Dr. Loveless…
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Higson discusses James Bond character on X
Charlie Higson, who has written "Young Bond" Novels and the On His Majesty's Secret Service novella, commented about the character of James Bond on social…
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Leigh Chapman: From acting to writing
Leigh Chapman experienced the 1960s spy craze both in front and behind the camera.
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Film Bond's biggest enemy: Demographics
For at least 25 years, maybe longer, the makers of James Bond movies and the studios that finance the films, have fretted about demographics. With good reason.
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Aston Martin's year so far in Formula ONe
Aston Martin, James Bond's favorite ride, is having a pretty good year in Formula One.
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2010: MGM says it plays to jump-start the 007 film series
In a 2010 bankruptcy filing, MGM said it planned to have Bond films out every other year starting in 2012. It didn't work out that way.
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The resilient 007 fan
James Bond is not the most fan-friendly. Yet 007 fans are doing their best to keep the flame alive.
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State of the Bond franchise, summer 2023
For 2023, there are issues related to the franchise and the overall movie industry.
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About that No Time to Die production budget
No Time to Die cost a lot of money to make. And COVID-19 was far from the only reason.
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Ian Fleming Publications announces new printings of 3 Bond continuation novels
Ian Fleming Publications said on its website there will be new printings of three James Bond continuation novels, including new introductions.
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1975: Sean Connery (briefly) discusses his work on the 007 films
Sean Connery made his debut on The Tonight Show in December 1975. He briefly discusses work on Bond films.
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Mission: Impossible 7 fails to break out
Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One still has weeks for its theatrical run. But it appears the seventh installment of the Tom Cruise series will…
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Sharon Farrell dies at 82
Sharon Farrell, a character actress who had a long career, died in May at 82, according to The Hollywood Reporter
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Credit oddities on television shows
An examination of how some shows avoided "created by" or "adapted by" credits.
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Edward Hume, major QM contributor, dies
Edward Hume penned the pilots to three Quinn Martin shows -- Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, and Barnaby Jones
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What a pure Christopher Nolan James Bond film would be like
The blog went to see Oppenheimer. The blog speculates on what a "pure" Nolan 007 film would be like.
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Michigan theater to show two 007 films
The Redford Theatre in Detroit will show Goldfinger and The Spy Who Loved Me later this month.
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Major Matt Mason? Really?
With Barbie's success, Mattel is looking to develop more movies based on its toys. Major Matt Mason is one of the more obscure.
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Title of Kim Sherwood's 2nd 00-novel is announced
A Spy Like Me is the title of Kim Sherwood's second novel featuring 00 agents.
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Bond and the new cinema conventional wisdom
In the U.S., cinema conventional wisdom took a big change in July. How does it affect the James Bond film series?
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Christopher Nolan provides a Rorschach Test about directing a Bond movie
Comments from Christopher Nolan this week have generated different reactions concerning whether he might direct Bond 26.
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Mission: Impossible 7 and the difficulty of saving cinema
Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One was No. 1 at the box office this weekend. But the numbers are mixed
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Bond 26 questions: Industry uncertainty edition
How might industry uncertainty affect Bond 26?
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About Indiana Jones, 007, and other aging heroes
We recently saw an aged version of Indiana Jones. But there are also aging versions of James Bond, Philip Marlowe, James West, and Napoleon Solo.
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About, Indy, 007, and other aging heroes
Marlowe, Bond, James West, and Napoleon Solo have appeared in aged versions.
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Bond 26 questions: Industry uncertainty edition
Bond 26 is being affected by broader movie industry uncertainty
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge denies being considered to direct Bond 26
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as part of a Vanity Fair feature story, says she is not being considered to direct Bond 26.
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Nancy Kovack talks about being in the spycraze
The former actress, now 88, talked to the SpyHards podcast about her involvement in the 1960s spycraze.
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Nancy Kovack talks about being in the Spy Craze
Nancy Kovack, now 88, talked to the SpyHards podcast about being a participant in the 1960s spy craze.
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007 film items up for auction
A number of James Bond film items are up for auction in Los Angeles June 28-30. You, too, can buy seats from the Moonraker speedboat.
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Documentary reignites the Lee-Kirby debate
A documentary about the life of Stan Lee brings up again how much Stan Lee or Jack Kirby was responsible for the popularity of Marvel characters that have been…
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Revisiting issues about Christopher Nolan directing a Bond film
Recent chatter again brings up issues involved with a Christopher Nolan-directed 007 film.
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About politics in Fleming's Bond stories
A number of Ian Fleming's James Bond stories have political content
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Argylle to get a theatrical release, The Hollywood Reporter says
Argylle, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Henry Cavill, will get a theatrical release in early 2024 before being streamed by Apple, The Hollywood…
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John Romita, an appreciation
An evaluation of the career of comic book artist John Romita.
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John Romita, major Marvel artist, dies
John Romita (b. 1930) has died according to a social media by his son, John Romita Jr.
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Washington Post criticizes revisions to novels
A Washington Post criticizes changing decades-old novels and one of its examples is Ian Fleming's Live And Let Die.
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Amazon says Citadel Will Be OK
Amazon, despite early setbacks, says Citadel is performing fine.
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Happy 86th birthday, Luciana Paluzzi
A look at Luciana Paluzzi's appearances in spy-related entertainment.
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U.N.C.L.E. script: A future Oscar-winning writer tries a turn
A look at differences between Robert Towne's early drafts for The Dove Affair and what aired.
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Citadel ends its first season
The sixth episode of Citadel's first season on Amazon Prime is lacking.
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The Wild West West now on Amazon Prime
The Wild Wild West has shown up (at least in the U.S.) on the Amazon Prime streaming service.
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An obscure Bond fan gathering in 2008
You had to be there to appreciate The Van of the Living Dead
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Charlie Higson delivers a James Bond oasis in 2023
Charlie Higson's On His Majesty's Secret Service delivers a James Bond oasis for 2023