08 November 2021
26 November 2021
Fleming Friday: Is IDRIS joining BOND 26?
Could he? Would he? SHOULD he? WILL he? Another week, another set of Bond click-bait rumours. Will they use guns? Are they casting the new 007 yet? And so on. The most persistent tag is perhaps the IDRIS ELBA one. Is he on board the next movie? Yawn. INSTANT...
11 November 2021
#FLEMINGFRIDAY: PERIOD PIE(R)CE. My BOND 26 Pitch
Last week, I stated the principle and explained my case. Now? Application to Facts and Possibly, Conclusions. BOND 26: A period piece. But not in the 1960s. Instead, it is an 80s/90s affair but bookended by an older Bond (Pierce and /or Timothy?), thereby setting up a...
05 November 2021
#FLEMINGFRIDAY: Can, Should, will..Bond 26 be a PERIOD PIECE?
There is a rumour doing rounds that the next 007 adventure is indeed.. ..set in the 1960s..maybe. And that’s fine. Allow me, however, to suggest a slight tweak to that.. Period piece: sure. 60s: no! Here are my 009 reasons.. 001: Yes. Go BACK! It’s time. If you keep...
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...
21 October 2021
#FLEMINGFRIDAY: The Daniel Craig ‘Era’.
PART TWO! Last week, I established: Daniel Craig has retired as James Bond. NOT returning. He was born to play the role, but is a versatile actor, across genres. There was a definite sense of tenure; an ‘era’ is the legitimate tagline. A weakness is simply strength, overplayed and...
