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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...]
TWINE: Remembering “The World Is Not Enough” on its 20th Anniversary
“The World Is Not Enough is the first and only Bond film to feature a woman as the arch-villain. For this reason, it is worthy of recognition” — Lisa Funnell, co-author of The Geographies, Genders, and Geopolitics of James Bond
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 20th anniversary of the release of The World is Not Enough, the 19th (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and third of four to feature Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include 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 1999’s The World is Not Enough. [Read more here...]
Dalton’s (Premature?) Swan Song: Remembering “Licence to Kill” on its 30th Anniversary
“With his wealth of dramatic stage experience, Timothy Dalton seemed ideally suited to this harsher take on Bond, bringing both depth and sensitivity to the character while creditably articulating his quiet rage and single-mindedness. This was Bond, but not as we knew him — now much closer to the tone, if not the setting, of the original Fleming texts.” — Thomas A. Christie, author of The James Bond Movies of the 1980s
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of Licence to Kill, the 16th (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and second (and final) entry to feature Timothy Dalton as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include 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 1989’s Licence to Kill. [Read on here...]
- film retrospective
- The Digital Bits
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- James Bond
- 007
- John Cork, James Bond: The Legacy
- Ian Fleming
- 30th anniversary
- Timothy Dalton
- Thomas A Christie, The James Bond Movies of the 1980s
- Andrew McNess, James Bond in Our Sights
- John Glen
- Michael Kamen
- Carey Lowell
- Robert Davi
- Talisa Soto
- Anthony Zerbe
- Benicio Del Toro
- Robert Brown
- Alec Mills
- Michael G Wilson
- Richard Maibaum
- Licence to Kill
Taking Us Around the World: Remembering “Moonraker” on its 40th Anniversary
“I remember thinking as Bond tumbled out of the airplane that this was going to be the greatest film ever. And then, moments later, Jaws flapped his arms falling toward a circus tent. I felt my own internal seismograph plummet. I was for the first time in my life, embarrassed for the filmmakers of a James Bond film.” — John Cork, co-author of James Bond Encyclopedia
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Moonraker, the 11th (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and the fourth of seven to feature Roger Moore as cinema’s most popular secret agent.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include 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 1979’s Moonraker. [Read on here...]
- Ian Fleming
- John Cork, James Bond: The Legacy
- 007
- James Bond
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- film retrospective
- Moonraker
- 40th anniversary
- Roger Moore
- Mark A Altman
- Mark A Altman, Nobody Does It Better
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Essential James Bond
- Drax
- Lewis Gilbert
- Lois Chiles
- Michael Lonsdale
- John Barry
- Richard Kiel
- Corinne Cléry
Green Book delay, Hellboy double feature, Carpenter 4K, Don Quixote, Romero & looking back at Quantum of Solace
Afternoon, all. We’ve got a couple interesting items for you today...
First, Tim has posted a new review of Powerhouse Films and Indicator’s outstanding William Castle at Columbia: Volume Two Blu-ray box set, which streeted late last month and includes Zotz!, The Old Dark House, 13 Frightened Girls!, and Strait-Jacket. Do check it out and if you haven’t seen these films, they’re a hoot.
Also today, we have a new History, Legacy & Showmanship column from our own Michael Coate featuring a look back at the James Bond film Quantum of Solace in honor of its 10th anniversary. The column features another terrific roundtable discussion, this time with historians Robert A. Caplen, John Cork, and Lisa Funnell. Enjoy!
And we’ve also posted the weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we greatly appreciate it. [Read on here...]
Craig’s Sophomore Slump: Remembering “Quantum of Solace” on its 10th Anniversary
“Quantum of Solace demonstrates that the Bond franchise still relays a British imperialist standpoint through its depiction of the global south and continues to rely on problematic politics of representation that draw into question whether the films of the Daniel Craig era can be considered progressive within the Bond film canon.” — Lisa Funnell, co-author of The Geographies, Genders, and Geopolitics of James Bond
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 10th anniversary of the release of Quantum of Solace, the 22nd (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and second to feature Daniel Craig as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include 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 2008’s Quantum of Solace. [Read on here...]
- film retrospective
- The Digital Bits
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- James Bond
- 007
- 10th Anniversary
- Daniel Craig
- Quantum of Solace
- Robert A Caplen, Shaken & Stirred: The Feminism of James Bond
- John Cork, James Bond: The Legacy
- Lisa Funnell, The Geographies Genders and Geopolitics of James Bond
- Jeffrey Wright
- Marc Forster
- Olga Kurylenko
- Giancarlo Giannini
- Judi Dench
- Gemma Arterton
- Mathieu Amalric
- Ian Fleming
Green Book, Overlord, Widows, From Russia with Love at 55, and a new sci-fi novel by Bits editor Bill Hunt
All right, we’re back finally. We were sort of back last week, but a combination of server work and various houseguests kept me from really diving back into things here at The Bits, though Tim and the crew have been active in posting reviews. I’ve also been up to something very exciting over the last few months, which I’ll talk more about in a minute.
We have a trio of recent Blu-ray reviews for you to check out today, including Tim’s look at Cutting Class from Vinegar Syndrome, Dennis’ review of Not Without My Daughter from MVD, and David’s look at Topper Takes a Trip from VCI.
And I am about to embark on an in-depth review of Damien Chazelle’s recent Neil Armstrong biopic First Man, which was one of my favorite films of 2018. I’ve gotten my hands on the 4K Ultra HD from Universal and it’s tremendous. So watch for that review later today or first thing in the morning. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- reviews
- Tim Salmons
- Green Book
- Overlord
- Windows
- From Russia with Love
- Only Those Who Risk by Bill Hunt
- debut science fiction novel
- Cutting Class BD review
- Not Without My Daughter BD review
- Topper Takes a Trip BD review
- First Man 4K review
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- From Russia with Love 55th anniversary
- James Bond
- roundtable discussion
- CES 2018 Las Vegas
- 8K displays
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
- Widows
- Lord of War 4K
- House of Cards: The Final Season
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires BD
- Hammer Films
- Scream Factory
- The Martian
- Master and Commander
- Mission: Impossible Fallout
- Chesley Bonestell
(Attempted) Murder on the Orient Express: Remembering “From Russia with Love” on its 55th Anniversary
“From Russia with Love is, quite simply, one of the greatest spy films ever made. It is relentlessly entertaining, sexy, sophisticated, elegant yet raw, beautifully shot, brilliantly edited, wonderfully cast, with a score that puts 99.999% of all other modern films to shame.” — John Cork, author of James Bond Encyclopedia
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 55th anniversary of the release of From Russia with Love, the second cinematic James Bond adventure.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include 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, influence and legacy of 1963’s From Russia with Love. [Read on here...]
- Sean Connery
- John Cork, James Bond Encyclopedia
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- James Bond
- 007
- MI5
- Ian Flemming
- film retrospective
- Cubby Broccoli
- James Chapman, License to Thrill
- Bruce Scivally, James Bond: The Legacy
- From Russia with Love
- 55th Anniversary
- Terence Young
- Pedro Armendáriz
- Lotte Lenya
- Robert Shaw
- Bernard Lee
- Daniela Bianchi
- John Barry
Connery’s 007 Swan Song: Remembering “Never Say Never Again” on its 35th Anniversary
“This is a 1983 film with the director of the highest-grossing film of 1980, the cinematographer of the highest-grossing film of 1981, and Sean Connery starring as James Bond. What could go wrong?” – John Cork, author of James Bond Encyclopedia
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 35th anniversary of the release of Never Say Never Again, the remake of 1965’s Thunderball and the final film in the long-running series to feature Sir Sean Connery as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include 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 1983’s Never Say Never Again. [Read on here...]
- Cubby Broccoli
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Essential James Bond
- film retrospective
- Ian Flemming
- MI5
- 007
- James Bond
- The Digital Bits
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- John Cork, James Bond Encyclopedia
- Never Say Never Again
- 35th anniversary
- Sean Connery
- Thomas A Christie, The James Bond Movies of the 1980s
- Edward Fox
- Pamela Salem
- Alec McCowen
- Kevin McClory
- Michel Legrand
- Prunella Gee
- Irvin Kershner
- Lorenzo Semple Jr
- Douglas Slocombe
- Warner Bros
A Blaxploitation Bond: Remembering “Live and Let Die” on its 45th Anniversary
“[Live and Let Die is] an early A-list film that recognized the value and influence of the generally under regarded blaxploitation film genre.” — Josiah Howard, author of Blaxploitation Cinema
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 45th anniversary of the release of Live and Let Die, the eighth (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and notably the first to feature Sir Roger Moore as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include 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 1973’s Live and Let Die. [Read on here...]
- Roger Moore
- John Cork, James Bond Encyclopedia
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- James Bond
- 007
- MI5
- Ian Flemming
- Live and Let Die
- 45th anniversary
- film retrospective
- Jon Burlingame, The Music of James Bond
- Josiah Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Guide
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Essential James Bond
- Bruce Scivally, James Bond: The Legacy
- Matt Sherman, James Bond's Cuisine: 007's Every Last Meal
- Cubby Broccoli
- Harry Saltzman
- Guy Hamilton
- Tom Mankiewicz
- Paul McCartney and Wings
- Gloria Hendry
- Geoffrey Holder
- JW Pepper
- Yaphet Kotto
- Jane Seymour
- Julius Harris
- Lois Maxwell
- Bernard Lee
- David Hedison