29 December 2022
04 February 2022
Fleming Friday: Some really wonderful, educative, positive Bond related content is all around!
When one thinks of James Bond? There is a tendency to dwell on his machismo, danger, snobbery, fantasy. And that is FINE, btw! But we forget, all too easily that the brand is made of people. There is a legacy of fine craft, over 60 years, now. And it...
09 December 2021
#FLEMINGFRIDAY: Wrapping up my BOND 26 pitch
I know. It’s Thursday. But hey, Bond breaks rules. So do I! THE GUARDIAN this week proposed how they think Bond ought to progress in the years ahead. For a paper so determined to drain the joy out of everything, they do spend an awful lot of time talking...
29 October 2021
#FLEMINGFRIDAY: The Daniel Craig ‘Era’. Part 3
Concluding, maybe, a quasi trilogy of looks into the tenure of the sixth official cinematic 007.. (drawing: copyright; Michael Heather: thanks!). PRE TITLES: What do we know, so far? Have I established certain points more or less beyond dispute? Sure I have! Daniel Craig was a great...
15 October 2021
#FLEMINGFRIDAY: Can we now talk of a ‘Craig Era’ in the 007 Film Series?
Answer: Yes. Unless he agrees to do a sixth film. He won’t. So Daniel’s five movies, over 15 years (well, 14, technically but anyway) = a time period; a cultural sequence and yes..an ‘ERA’. End of 😉 Last week, I made clear that though I tried to give...
13 October 2021
#midweekmovies with BATMAN. His best bits. On Film.
BATMAN CONTINUES/ AGAIN/4EVER..Here.. The list continues. Because BATMAN is that good! In no particular order, HERE..WE..GO! JOKER ATTACKS MUSEUM /BATMAN TO RESCUE/DESCENT INTO MYSTERY (BATMAN ’89) So perfectly timed and edited and choreographed. Jack Nicholson uses his real life art expertise to dance around the Pinewood magnificence of the Gotham...
