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RichardTheBruce

I'm motivated by my Duty.

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  • Traveling in Europe I tried Puschkin [sic] Vodka. Good for me. Which confirms I like cheap vodka and cheap gin. Still, pairing with caviar is pretty much out of the question at the moment. https://jamesbond007.net/Categorie/pushkin-j…
  • August 24th 1937: Connie Mason is born--Washington, District of Columbia. 1967: Casino Royale released in Uruguay. 1982: Octopussy's first day of circus filming. 1989: A magányos ügynök (The Lone Agent) released in Hungary. (Spoiler) …
  • Halle Berry. She was capable, if not served well by the film. Salma Hayes is great but would have been saddled with the same type of material. And it might date even more poorly over time.
  • August 23rd 1963: Last day of principal photography for From Russia With Love. 1966: The New York Times reports the Japanese Cultural Assets Protection Committee suspended filming of You Only Live Twice due to damage caused by Japanese actors…
  • August 22nd 1925: Honor Blackman is born--Plaistow, London, England. (She dies 5 April 2020 at age 94--Lewes, East Sussex, England.) (Spoiler) 1950: Toshirô Suga is born--Tokyo, Japan. 1959: Ivar Bryce writes partner Ian Fleming. (Spoil…
  • August 21st 1916: Geoffrey Keen is born--Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. (He dies 3 November 2005 at age 89--Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England.) (Spoiler) 1940: Leon Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico. Likely by SMER…
  • August 20th 1963: Ian Fleming writes "OO7 in New York" (original title "Reflections in a Carey Cadillac"). (Spoiler) 1964: Singer Shirley Bassey, guitarist Vic Flick, and songwriter John Barry record the title song for Goldfinger at London'…
  • LucknFate wrote: » Death Cap Respectfully for consideration. Death Capo.
  • I'm relieved that the Vesper recipe of the novel made it into the film. To me there's no conflict in the slightest for that.
  • Mr. Helpmann: Bad sportsmanship. A ruthless minority of people seems to have forgotten certain good old-fashioned virtues. They just can't stand seeing the other fellow win. If these people would just play the game, they'd get a lot more out of lif…
  • August 19th 1940: Jill Arlyn Oppenheim (Jill St. John) is born--Los Angeles, California. 1942: The Dieppe Raid in Northern France targeting cipher codes and Enigma repair parts, as planned by Ian Fleming and Admiral John Godfrey, plays out as …
  • Pierce Brosnan insists new James Bond ‘has to be a man’ after saying a woman should be cast So the time came and went. No harm no foul for Mr. Brosnan.
  • August 18th 1934: Rafer Lewis Johnson is born--Hillsboro, Texas. (He dies 2 December 2020 at age 86--Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.) (Spoiler) 1957: Carole Bouquet is born--Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine, France. 1960: Ian Fleming's …
  • August 17th 1923: Julius Harris is born--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (He dies 17 October 2004 at age 81--Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.) (Spoiler) 1964: CBC-TV Explorations airs Ian Fleming: The Brain Behind Bond, the author's l…
  • A total three is the only number of films a Bond actor HASN'T done. So it's a near surety.
  • August 16th 1944: Maud Russell writes about Ian Fleming in her diary. (Spoiler) 1952: Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming's service in the RNVR (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve) Special Branch ends with his removal from the active list. 1952: …
  • August 15th 1944: Barbara Bouchet is born--Liberec, Czechia. (Spoiler) 1947: Jenny Hanley is born--Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England. (Spoiler) 1964: England buries Ian Lancaster Fleming at Sevenhampton, near Swindon, England. (Sp…
  • Red Hare.
  • August 14th 1962: The Thames Ditton factory delivers a 1962 AC Aceca Coupe to Ian Fleming. (Spoiler) 1964: Agent 007 jages (Agent 007 Hunted) re-released in Denmark. (Spoiler) 1964: Salainen agentti 007 Istanbulissa (Secret Agent 007 in I…
  • That would register with me @talos7. I saw First Blood on its release and I'm actually good with all the Rambo films including Last Blood. I very much appreciate Stallone made it and made it the way he did.
  • August 13th 1961: The East German government starts construction of the Berlin Wall. (Spoiler) 1971: Diamonds Are Forever films Sean Connery's last scene with OO7 in a crematorium. (Spoiler) 1979: People magazine features Moonraker. (S…
  • Apologies to M. Shadow On Top.
  • August 12th 1959: Fleming expresses doubts for McClory in a letter to Bryce. (Spoiler) 1964: Ian Lancaster Fleming dies at age 56--Canterbury, Kent, England. (Born 28 May 1908--Mayfair, London, England.) (Spoiler) 1964: Pi…
  • Romance Can Be Murder.
  • Yeah like @mtm said. Ms. Trench is Bond's type. Single.
  • If I may, I had a moment to search out the images plus an additional one for DN as posted on Instagram. Dr No Idea On Her Majesty's Secret Room Service Casino Royale Cock-Up Quantum of Tennis The Man with the Plastic Gun …
  • August 11th 1948: Harold Sakata wins the silver medal in the light-heavyweight division of the weightlifting competition at the Summer Olympic Games, London, England. (Spoiler) 1959: Ian Fleming's letter to Ivar Bryce on seeking a screenwri…
  • Had some experience with frozen grain growing up on a farm in Upstate New York, agree it's not desirable. That's all.
  • 2006: Daniel Craig comments to Entertainment Weekly on expectations for the Bond role. (Spoiler) 2012: Five new posters advertise Skyfall. (Spoiler) 2020: A cable suspending the Arecibo space telescope in Puerto Rico breaks. (Another fol…
  • August 10th 1918: Martin Benson is born--London, England. (He dies 28 February 2010 at age 91--Markyate, Hetfordshire, England.) (Spoiler) 1928: Jimmy Dean is born--Plainview, Texas. (He dies 13 June 2010 at age 81--Varina, Virginia.) (Sp…