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Licence Renewed: Looking back on ‘Goldeneye’
In many ways the year 1995 was a watershed moment for the EON James Bond franchise. A number of critics had written off the series and questioned the need for a post-Cold War spy hero. [...]
Bond Back for More: An appreciation of ‘Thunderball’
It is the James Bond film that pushed mid-1960s Bond frenzy to new levels of interest and gained huge amounts of media publicity, especially during its location shooting in the sunny Bahamas. One of the [...]
Fleming, the CIA and the gadgets of ‘Q’
Now pay attention, 007. Back in 2013 some new research by a British academic threw some intriguing new light on the close bond between 007 author Ian Fleming and Allen Dulles, who was the head [...]
Crafting a great Bond film screenplay: Chris Wood’s 12 points
Whoever becomes the new EON James Bond will rapidly find that their success will be very dependent on, and ultimately shaped by, the nature of the Bond 26 storyline. It has always been a huge [...]
David Black – New Novel
My Brother's Keeper A life lost... A future gained David Black has been the Chairman of The James Bond International Fan Club for the last 16 years. His debut novel is out now. The novel [...]
Roger Moore Interview
James Bond has thrilled audiences for over 23 years and A View To A Kill is no exception, and this marks the seventh time that Roger Moore has portrayed Ian Fleming's Secret Agent [...]
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Dalton Born 21st March 1946 Out went the humour and in came a more serious 007 in a style more imagined by author Ian Fleming. James Bond was now living on the [...]
Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger (1964) Thunderball (1965) Goldeneye (1995) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Casino Royale (2006) SkyFall (2012) When Bond's old Bentley could no longer cut the ice, 'Q' Department came up with [...]