As Bond fans across the globe continue to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the EON James Bond movie franchise, many critics still point to the third smash-hit 007 movie Goldfinger (1964), as the film that embodied everything audiences came to [...]
One of the more memorable features of Ian Fleming's final James Bond novel The Man With The Golden Gun was the way that the main assassin, Francisco 'Pistols' Scaramanga, used a gold-coloured pistol. This theme was given an even more [...]
This year marks the 30th birthday of A View To A Kill (1985), Roger Moore's seventh movie as James Bond and his final thrilling outing in the iconic role, marking the end of his 12-year tenure as 007. To help celebrate [...]
A little over over forty years ago, on 18 December 1974, Roger Moore's second James Bond adventure The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) was given a Royal premiere in Leicester Square in central London and, the very next day, [...]
Where did 007 author Ian Fleming gain his inspiration for the raid on Fort Knox in his best-selling novel Goldfinger? The recent 50th anniversary of the release of EON's third James Bond film saw a number of fascinating articles on [...]
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As Bond fans across the globe continue to celebrate the golden anniversary of the third smash-hit 007 movie Goldfinger (1964), which was premiered fifty years ago this month, the JBIFC takes a close look at the evolution and impact of the [...]
As Bond fans across the world celebrate the golden anniversary of the now classic James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964), the JBIFC looks back on some familiar and less familar aspects of Sean Connery's third adventure as Ian Fleming's 007 and [...]
Former two-times James Bond star Timothy Dalton, who has a role in the new gothic horror TV series Penny Dreadful, has given some detailed reflections on his screen career in a new interview, including some interesting comments on his 007 movies. [...]
While trawling through the JBIFC's archives, a short interview with the original screen 'M', Bernard Lee, conducted by the Club in 1980, re-emerged, in which he provides some background to his acting career and some brief thoughts on the Bond [...]
Following the hugely successful Coke Zero viral- Unlock the 007 in you, we wanted to share with you the 'Making Of' video. COCA-COLA ZERO UNLOCKS THE 007 IN YOU NEW ONLINE FILM SHOWS THE COMMUTERS WHO COULDN'T QUITE REVEAL THEIR [...]
Tim Greaves reviews the 19 th James Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough The third time is certainly the charm. Frequently during the wait for the unleashing of Pierce Brosnan’s third Bond thriller, we were drawn to [...]
by Kevin Quinn The superspy celebrated 40 years of saving the world by embarking on his 20th mission Die Another Day but just how has 007 managed to stay so popular at the box office? Incredibly it is [...]
007, secret agent, licence to shill, as the moneyraker Kevin Quinn reports The name is Bond and he really is the business “big business.” 20 advertising companies paid a record $120 million to have their products featured in the [...]
by Ajay Chowdhury, Q: How many Bond fans does it take to change a light bulb? A: One. But ten to complain how much better the original was…! There has been outcry, there have been protests, there have been websites and [...]
This years new Bond car is also next year's new Aston Martin DBS. On the set of Casino Royale we ask, is this 007's coolest ever car? Story by Jason Barlow (First published in Car Magazine June 2006) So, ladies [...]
Upload/Insert By Mark Witherspoon Photographs by Ajay Chowdhury Consider me strange but there is nothing quite like (literally) soaking up the atmosphere a Bond premiere as a spectator: hanging around the West End of London (usually in the rain), [...]
By Matthew Field Photographs by Ajay Chowdhury On Friday 3rd November 2006, just hours before the international media were treated to the first official screening of Casino Royale, Promax UK – an annual conference for those working in broadcast advertising [...]
Daniel Craig and a host of stars strolled up the red carpet in the company of Princes William and Harry on Wednesday 29th October for the world premiere of "Quantum of Solace." The royal gala, which benefited charities Help for [...]
GREG BECHTLOFF's report from the Los Angeles 1999 'Press Junket' for THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (Issue 37 of 'OO7' MAGAZINE) MICHAEL G. WILSON the Bond co-producer proved to be an interesting segment in the junket. His low-key demeanour and low [...]
First published in ‘OO7’ MAGAZINE (issue 21) Timothy Dalton talked to ‘James Bond author Raymond Benson for 007 Magazine, Issue 21, about playwrights, the theatre, Ian Fleming – and that man Bond. First of all, let me say [...]
