06 April 2021
31 May 2021
John Logan speaks out on the Amazon MGM deal. Put a so007ck in it, Logan!
He ‘wrote’ SKYFALL and SPECTRE. He has stuff to say about James Bond and the series’ possible future in the hands of Amazon.. So. JOHN LOGAN has written an op-ed on why the AMAZON deal with MGM might be problematic. He talks in depth about how nice the...
27 May 2021
#TBT: The Dos and Do Nots of a Part 3. Or how to perfect a TRILOGY!
THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER?! OR IS IT?! Why does every film series aim for the trilogy? What is wrong with stopping at 2? Where is the shame in aiming for a 4th, 5th, 6th outing? Well, it’s about symmetry. Divinities sometimes form in 3. Holy...
14 May 2021
Fleming Friday: Can James Bond do shared and expanded universe content?
Answer: Yes! Course he can. It’s JAMES BOND! So, if one looks at things, prima facie, shared universes are dead. The monster-verse at Universal died with The Mummy. BBC just exiled John Barrowman, sadly, from its Doctor Who promotional materials, it seems, thereby removing the notion of more TORCHWOOD ...
03 September 2020
New NO TIME TO DIE Trailer is out. GREAT action, score, atmosphere, stakes. A few quibbles. But YES!
THE TRAILER THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING (But also kinda leaves everything the same?) New Bond trailer out. Is it ‘gud’ (good)? YES! YES! COME ON! It’s BOND. Always good. Is it GREAT, though? Well in places. Quibbles: THEY BASICALLY GIVE AWAY THE STAKES OF THE BADDIE PLOT! Does the...
24 March 2020
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PolitFlix is BACK! James Murphy and Dave Bond discuss the Bond Movies where 007 does NOT ‘save the world’..
It’s a new World. With New Threats. But you can still count on TWO men..to podcast about films.. Dave and James Look at the Bond movies where ‘save the world’ is not the object. Do they hold up? Worth a watch while stuck at home? We certainly think so....
