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RichardTheBruce

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  • mtm wrote: » Apparently it's not all that unrealistic for a agent operating in riskier countries to wear an expensive watch: if all else fails they can sell or give them away for favours. Or use it as a knuckleduster to pummel an adversary. …
  • I can offer two born in the 19th Century from CR 67, non-Eon of course. Charles Boyer ... Born: August 28, 1899, Figeac, France Died: August 26, 1978, Phoenix, AZ George Raft ... Born: September 26, 1895, Hell's Kitchen, New York City, NY …
  • October 24th 1943: Martin Campbell is born--Hastings, New Zealand. 1983: Maclean's prints its Never Say Never Again review "James Bond as a familiar fuzz." (Spoiler) 1984: A View to a Kill films OO7 and Stacey showering. Plus the robot. …
  • October 23rd 1959: Ian Fleming writes an enthusiastic letter to Ivan Bryce on the Bond film project. (Spoiler) 1968: On Her Majesty's Secret Service films the Angels of Death at Piz Gloria. 1986: From Russia With Love re-released in Nor…
  • October 22nd 1918: James Duncan (Jim) Lawrence is born--Detroit, Michigan. (He dies 19 March 1994 at age 75--Summit, New Jersey.) (Spoiler) 1959: Ivar Bryce by letter lectures Kevin McClory on spending. (Spoiler) 1964: Jonathan Cape p…
  • ringfire211 wrote: » Did they really cast a blond bloke to play Bond??! That’s absolutely bonkers! I heard he can’t drive a stick shift either. Looks more like a henchman anyway. And he can't fight.
  • October 21st 1945: Everett McGill is born--Miami Beach, Florida. 1954: The CBS anthology series Climax! airs the live television production of Casino Royale featuring American CIA Agent Jimmy Bond, British Agent Clarence Leiter, and Bond Girl…
  • October 20th 1955: Thomas Newman is born--Los Angeles, California. 1956: Danny Boyle is born--Radcliffe, Bury, Greater Manchester, England. 1957: The Sunday Times ends its six week serialization of Ian Fleming's The Diamond Smugglers, star…
  • October 19th 1931: Ian Fleming begins his association with Reuters. (Spoiler) 1931: Spy novelist John le Carré (David John Moore Cornwell) is born--Poole, Dorset, England. (He dies 12 December 2020 at age 89--Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, …
  • Okay I admit Zombie Bond is a longtime idea and a natural for the franchise. Die and Die Again 007 | Movie Trailer (James Bond VS Zombies) (2:41) Lego James Bond’s Aston Martin / Zombie Apocalypse Version MOC! (5:26)
  • 007 Retro You Only Live Twice
  • 00 SEVEN, Lotus Esprit Turbo Belgium red https://www.autogids.be/autonieuws/lifestyle/foto's--de-garage-lotus-esprit-turbo.html#google_vignette
  • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/invisibility-shield/invisibility-shield Surprise Your Friends. Avoid Your Enemies! Invisibility Shield Co. Story Our team has created 25 fully functional invisibility shields, now we need your suppor…
  • Okay more seriously these should give reassurance to any misgivings on the ending of NTTD and pretty much instill faith in general for the franchise. Or maybe not. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0F79K57Y5?storeType=ebooks#detailBullets_fe…
  • October 18th 1898: Lotte Lenya (Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blaumauer) is born--Vienna-Penzing, Austria Hungary. (She dies 27 November 1981 at age 83--New York City, New York.) (Spoiler) 1916: Anthony Dawson is born--Edinburgh, Scotland. …
  • October 17th 1959: Ivar Bryce is impressed by Fleming's second screen treatment for Thunderball, though he shares criticisms. (Spoiler) 1962: A review of Dr. No in Variety says "As a screen hero James Bond is clearly here to stay. He will wi…
  • October 16th 1924: Alan Hume is born--London, England. (He dies 13 July 2010 at age 85--Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England.) (Spoiler) 1959: Kevin McClory praises Ian Fleming's second screen treatment for Thunderball (Spoiler) …
  • coco1997 wrote: » So he just republished the same book but changed the name "Bond" to "Brand"? Yes. Yes, he did. I check Amazon.ca from time to time (for books of interest that can't ship to the US), and was tracking a copy of Bond on t…
  • So I can't see the book available on the US Amazon site. But from the US connecting to www.amazon.co.uk I can purchase a copy to be shipped to the US. Or Kindle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=q+mysteries+khan&crid=2L5ESHG8NM4T0&sprefix…
  • Tag line. We said it was No Time To Die, didn't we? JAMES BOND RETURNS IN [BOND 26}
  • October 15th 1955: Victoria Leigh Blum (Tanya Roberts) is born--The Bronx, New York City, New York. (She dies 4 January 2021 at age 65--Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.) (Spoiler) 1964: Kinematograph Weekly (an early d…
  • October 14th 1927: Roger Moore is born--Stockwell, London. (He dies 23 May 2017 at age 89--Crans-Montana, Mollens, Valais, Switzerland.) (Spoiler) 1959: Ian Fleming writes Ivar Bryce about Kevin McClory with budget concerns. (Spoiler) …
  • Another interesting item on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Brand-Rocks-Private-Privatized-Spies/dp/198618076X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XSKAMXRX1VDY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-nyqBx8vAuiPu5cXm8njKg.Dl3fNGF2sED39aeZPlvA3NknDD7ZJSJRMtUrjq5fRr8&dib_tag=se…
  • That's well said @BT3366 and would be ideal for me. SF opening if it had a gunbarrel start. Gunbarrel indicates Bond shot a bad guy. Bond walks into focus, continues down the corridor to find an associate. Obviously 007 didn't shoot fellow a…
  • The Golden Throne. Operation Loo. Code Name Privy.
  • October 13th 1923: Cyril Leonard Shaps is born--London, England. (He dies 1 January 2003 at age 79--London, England.) (Spoiler) 1960: Richard Sammel is born--Heidelberg, Germany. 1968: EON announce Diana Rigg as the lead female role of T…
  • M. She likes to think so. QOS.
  • October 12th 1942: Daliah Lavi is born--Shavei Tzion, Israel. (She dies 3 May 2017--Asheville, North Carolina.) (Spoiler) 1962: Dr. No released in Ireland. (Spoiler) 1965: The Gleaner in Kingston reports another author may continue to w…
  • MR.BOND, White T