An expansion of an earlier Linkedin post by yours truly. The job’s Design. Product Design. If you scan my blog you will note I’m a big fan of James Bond. I’ve seen all the films (countless times), and have a…
A couple of weeks back I went to Orlando for my quick 3-day-weekend getaway. The main point was to get out of the house – I’d been going stir crazy. I also had to head straight to the James Bond…
I have a fondness for what I call “neglected cinema”. Quirky, weird, “cult” films that never reached a wide audience or great success but did gain a cult following and devoted fans. Buckaroo Banzai is one such film. Sorcerer, another.…
I’ve been a Bond fan since the first time I saw Goldfinger, on the ABC Sunday Night Movie with my dad, at the age of six. In the four decades since, I have watched every film multiple times, read all…
I’d rank them based on six criteria: Plot – Does it make sense in the context of the world of James Bond? Or does random weird stuff just happen? Action – Are the action sequences impressive, even after repeated viewings?…
When you think of our culture, there are very few things that people ages 8 to 80 have in common. McDonalds, Superman, Coca Cola. And 007. When I heard of the passing of Roger Moore this morning, it was on…
(The bulk of my answer is derived from the books, not the movies). Bond and Bourne come from a place that most of us never have to deal with – a space where danger and or death is right around…
Yes, it is his real name. The movie Skyfall pretty much killed off the theory that it is a “code name” given to agents, because it shows him looking at his parents graves at Skyfall. Ironically, the parody film version…
I’ve written before about how in Goldfinger, the film that many consider the “Gold Standard” for the series (pun intended), James Bond really doesn’t really do much. He gets captured, he learns about Goldfinger’s plan, and kills Oddjob (he doesn’t…
Just returned from a trip to London, and a must-stop destination was the Bond in Motion exhibit. The exhibit features 50 original vehicles from the James Bond films, and it was a delight. Here’s photos: [slickr-flickr type=”gallery” search=”sets” set=”72157651496241109″ items=”60″…
Trying to figure out and align James Bond continuity is like making a vodka martini from Siamese vodka… it can be done, but it’s not going to result in something that is very palatable or satisfying. I remember one of…
I love Goldfinger. Not the character Auric Goldfinger, Goldfinger, the movie. It is, by popular decree, the Best. Bond. Ever. It features the Most Famous Car in the World (the Aston Martin DB 5) Sean Connery at his hairy testosterone-filled…
Tomorrow October 5th is “James Bond Day”, a new international holiday that also happens to occur just before the release of the new Bond film Skyfall (wow, what a coincidence). To celebrate Bond day I rewatched one of my favorite…
When it comes to feasability, you have to look at three things: location, labor, and the type of lair you are trying to build. Location is the most important factor, because if it is in a remote area the construction…