Posts about James Bond

The Other Fellow encounters an array of real-life men named James Bond, to examine how having such a famous name affects their lives

James Bond exited the 1970s with a bang in Moonraker and attempted re-entry in the 1980s with For Your Eyes Only – we look at two vastly different 007 films

There are many reasons to love 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, but one of them is that Roger Moore’s third outing as James Bond is really a romcom

Christopher Lee’s Francisco Scaramanga is the saving grace of 1974’s The Man With The Golden Gun, a kitschy, frazzled adventure for Roger Moore’s 007

Roger Moore is James Bond, but is his portrayal entirely the funny and kid-friendly 007 that his reputation suggests? We revisit 1973’s Live And Let Die

There was a simple creative brief for 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever: more like Goldfinger – but what was the cost and value of Sean Connery’s return as 007?

For one night only, George Lazenby is James Bond, but he’s far from the only aspect that makes On Her Majesty’s Secret Service a true one-off

The 1967 spoof Casino Royale was released the same year as Sean Connery’s fifth James Bond film – but there’s a lot to send up in You Only Live Twice too

A newly discovered Moonraker screenplay was penned by 007’s literary creator and jettisons a surprising number of the series’ iconic elements

Thunderball’s disputed authorship dangled over James Bond for more than 50 years – here’s the story of the 1965 film and the remake attempts that followed