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Bottom of the Barrel: Remembering “The Man with the Golden Gun” on its 45th Anniversary
“It’s the worst Bond movie ever made.” — Lee Pfeiffer, co-author of The Essential Bond: The Authorized Guide to the World of 007
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 45th anniversary of the release of The Man with the Golden Gun, the ninth (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and second entry to feature Roger Moore as Agent 007.
In case you missed them or desire a refresher read, this column’s other celebratory 007 articles in this series include The World Is Not Enough, Licence to Kill, Moonraker, Quantum of Solace, From Russia with Love, Never Say Never Again, Live and Let Die, Octopussy, Casino Royale (1967), Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, Dr. No, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong.
The Bits continues the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of film historians and James Bond authorities who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of 1974’s The Man with the Golden Gun. [Read more here...]
All the Time in the World: Remembering “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” on its 45th Anniversary
“[T]he lasting impact of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is that it showed that a James Bond film could be made without Sean Connery in the lead role. The producers maintained that audiences came to the films to see James Bond, not necessarily the actor playing him.” — Bruce Scivally
The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 45th anniversary of the release of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the sixth cinematic James Bond adventure and, most notably, the first not to star Sean Connery as Agent 007. [Read more here...]
- Bruce Scivally
- Lee Pfeiffer
- Charles Helfenstein
- Bill Desowitz
- John Cork
- James Chapman
- Robert A Caplen
- Jon Burlingame
- Ian Flemming
- James Bond
- 007
- interview
- Bluray
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- 45th anniversary
- George Lazenby
- SPECTRE
- Diana Rigg
- Telly Savalas
- Blofeld
The Midas Touch: Remembering “Goldfinger” on its 50th Anniversary
“Only Sean Connery in 1964 could pull off wearing a baby-blue terrycloth onesie and still make every woman in the audience breathe a little more deeply and every man want to be him.” — John Cork
The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the golden anniversary of the release of Goldfinger, the classic James Bond adventure starring Sean Connery as Agent 007 and directed by Guy Hamiton. Featuring an unforgettable villain, unforgettable sidekick, unforgettable gadgets, and a Bond Girl with an unforgettable name, Goldfinger, which premiered in London 50 years ago today, delighted audiences becoming the first Bond film to be a global phenomenon, ensuring more 007 films for decades to come. [Read more here...]
- The Digital Bits
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Bluray
- interview
- 007
- James Bond
- Goldfinger
- Ian Flemming
- Guy Hamiton
- Sean Connery
- 50th Anniversary
- Jon Burlingame
- Robert A Caplen
- James Chapman
- John Cork
- Bill Desowitz
- Charles Helfenstein
- Mark O’Connell
- Lee Pfeiffer
- Steven Jay Rubin
- Bruce Scivally