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RichardTheBruce

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  • They waited patiently for Bond's next visit. But he never returned. Because he was dead.
  • April 21st 1962: The New Yorker publishes an interview with Ian Fleming. (Spoiler) 1969: Toby Stephens is born--Middlesex Hospital, London, England. 1971: Bond comic strip Double Jeopardy begins its run in the The Daily Express. (Ends …
  • Generally agree on that last point. As I appreciated during the Roger Moore era and ever since. Beyond that I expect a viewer likes or dislikes a Bond film based on their own tastes and personal experience. If they dislike a film and continue t…
  • April 20th 1904: Bruce Cabot is born--Carlsbad, New Mexico. (He dies 3 May 1972 at age 67--Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.) (Spoiler) 1953: Sebastian Faulks is born--Donnington, Berkshire, England. 1963: From Russia With Love …
  • Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » TripAces wrote: » MI6HQ wrote: » I watched Skyfall, and I'm thinking what happened to Bond's lover there? Tonia Sotiropolou There were a few characters during Craig's tenure that I wondered about, particul…
  • April 19th 1961: In a note to Dennis Hamilton, Ian Fleming confesses he must live as an old man after coming close to death during a meeting. (Spoiler) 1967: US premiere of Casino Royale. (Spoiler) 2004: Philip Locke dies at age 76--Dedh…
  • So, too expensive? That's vintage alright. 007 T-Shirt Borelli
  • April 18th 1964: Screenwriter Ben Hecht dies of a heart attack while reading on a Saturday. That's after writing three serious Casino Royale script versions for Charles K. Feldman. (Spoiler) 1965: Serialisation of The Man With The Golden Gun…
  • Lizenz zum totem Anantani
  • At this point I truly trust the judgment of the producers on this. The current MI6 staff is top shelf, it would be great to see all of them again. And I'm open to the possibilities. Quite a moment in time for the franchise to relish as it pla…
  • 2020: Tony Parsons proposes he is ready to write a Bond novel. (Spoiler) 2022: The Melbourne Comedy Festival presents A Bond Among Us at The Festival Club, Melbourne, Australia. (Spoiler) 2022: Centre In The Square presents Shaken Not Sti…
  • April 17th 1918: William Holden is born--O'Fallon, Illinois. (He dies 12 November 1981 at age 63--Santa Monica, California.) (Spoiler) 1930: Rémy Julienne is born--Cepoy, Loiret, France. (He dies 21 January 2021 at age 90--Montargis, Fran…
  • Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » If you have kids and Netflix. Season 2 of Green Eggs and Ham contains Bond spoof titles for each episode and an opening song that sounds very Bondian for a kids show. It is spy themed with Dr. Seuss characters I w…
  • THE FRAME'S BOND Inventor builds James Bond car with flame throwers and guns for £7,000 See the complete article here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/14555179/top-gear-james-bond-car/ Sun Reporter | 6 Apr 2021 INVENTOR Co…
  • Casino Royale 007 1000 Always Bet On Bond
  • What? (Che?, 1972), Roman Polanski. Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070913/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_25 During her Italian vacation, a young and beautiful American tourist finds herself as a guest in a coastal…
  • Not entirely incorrectly, they blamed Q for the annoying presence of the nanobots.
  • April 16th 1917: Barry Nelson (Haakon Robert Nielsen) is born--San Francisco, California. (He dies 7 April 2007 at age 89--Bucks County, Pennsylvania.) (Spoiler) 1918: Syd Cain is born--Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. (He dies 21 November…
  • They fondly remembered Gilbert Gottfried for his stand-up comedy. And no less for his voice to Iago in the Aladdin movies and television. (Spoiler)
  • In character during Face-time, Daniel and Javier always reverted to finger-gun exchanges.
  • April 15th 1947: Lois Chiles is born--Houston, Texas. 1948: Michael Arnold Kamen is born--New York City, New York. (He dies 18 November 2003 at age 55--London, England.) (Spoiler) 1960: Ian Fleming short story "Risico" (as "The Double Tak…
  • There is a general feel that Babs pulled out all the stops for Craig though, desperate to bring him back for the next one at any cost, gave him a lot of creative control, had his say in who was hired, etc. I disagree, that's not shown to be tru…
  • We WILL, we WILL... ROCK! You!
  • April 14th 1912: Joie Chitwood is born--Denison, Texas. (He dies 3 January 1988 at age 75--Tampa, Florida.) (Spoiler) 1917: Richard Wasey Chopping is born--Colchester, Essex, England. (He dies 17 April 2008 at age 91--Colchester, Essex, Eng…
  • April 13th 1937: Edward Fox is born--Chelsea, London, England. 1942: Bill Conti is born--Providence, Rhode Island. 1953: Jonathan Cape publishes Ian Fleming's first Bond novel Casino Royale. (Spoiler) 1962: In The New Yorker piece "…
  • April 12th 1944: Society hostess Maud Russell writes about Fleming in her diary. (Spoiler) 1956: The Daily Express serializes Fleming's fourth novel Diamonds Are Forever. Illustrations by Robb. (Spoiler) 1961: A few days after appeari…
  • April 11th 1960: Jonathan Cape publishes Ian Fleming's short story collection For Your Eyes Only - Five Secret Occasions in the Life of James Bond. (Spoiler) 1969: Roger Moore weds Luisa Mattioli in London, England, (Spoiler) 1981: Ale…
  • April 10th 1929: Max von Sydow is born--Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. (He dies 8 March 2020: Provence, France.) (Spoiler) 1962: Danjaq signs the agreement giving United Artists Corporation distribution rights to Dr. No. 1964: Time reviews Fro…
  • A contrast between old (Amis, 1968) and new (Boyd, 2014) and their approach to Vietnam 1968-1969. (Set in 1968) Colonel Sun, Kingsley Amis, 1968. Chapter 5 - Sun at Night The men themselves (he had met none of their women) had often arous…
  • Venutius wrote: » CharmianBond wrote: » what about a female Q? I think Anjana Vasan's a great performer, especially with quite geeky roles, if we're following in the Whishaw mould. I guess my concern would be that a female Q could come across …