Tag: Dr. No
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All 5 of Daniel Craig’s James Bond Movies, Ranked
The James Bond films have been a major cinematic event ever since Sean Connery first appeared as 007 in the franchise’s cinematic origin Dr. No way back in 1962. Across the 60+ years since then, there have been 27 Bond films starring six different actors as the titular spy, spanning from Connery’s distinguished and dapper…
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Sean Connery Nearly Died Filming ‘Dr. No’
For many diehard 007 fans, Sean Connery and James Bond are nearly synonymous. The Scottish actor originated the character on screen with the first film in the ultra-successful franchise, 1962’s Dr. No, and though he had quite a bit of experience on the stage and screen before this film, the role of Bond catapulted him…
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Eva Green’s Casino Royale Casting Stressed Out Everyone Except Daniel Craig
Throughout the 60 years James Bond has been on the big screen, there’s been no shortage of casting controversies associated with the franchise. For 1974’s “The Man with the Golden Gun,” producers cast Christopher Lee in the role of villain Francisco Scaramanga, much to the chagrin of some behind the scenes. Writer Tom Mankiewicz even…
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Thunderball Was A Legal Landmine For James Bond Author Ian Fleming
When it comes to the Sean Connery James Bond movies, the highest praise is usually reserved for “Goldfinger” or “Dr. No.” The latter was, of course, Bond’s on-screen debut, while the former introduced so many of the trademarks we’ve come to expect from the franchise, it’s arguably even more of a Bond blueprint than “Dr.…
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When The James Bond Franchise Will End, According To Barbara Broccoli
In the shocking climax to 2021’s “No Time to Die,” James Bond finally shuffled off this mortal coil. I say “shuffled” as if it were a humble and dignified affair, but what I really mean is, went out in a blaze of… well, glory isn’t the right word. Perhaps “entirely unnecessary and gratuitous grandiosity” would…
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James Bond’s Signature Aston Martin Almost Never Existed
One of the many James Bond franchise staples introduced in 1964’s “Goldfinger” was 007’s Aston Martin DB5. Throughout his 60-year cinematic run, Bond has had the pleasure of driving some of the finest vehicles in the world, but none have become as synonymous with England’s greatest spy as the DB5. Which is why, to this…
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Audrey Hepburn Is One Step Ahead in This Underrated Psychological Thriller
Terence Young’s Wait Until Dark is not often the first film you think of when talking about Audrey Hepburn’s work, but it should be. This psychological thriller, also starring Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna, is an underrated submission in the genre, and even earned Hepburn an Academy Award. So, what is so special about it?…
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10 Most Underrated James Bond Villains Ranked
For decades, the James Bond movies have stood as the pinnacle of spy blockbuster entertainment, featuring enthralling action, stunning locales, gripping narratives, and some of the most iconic villains cinema has ever seen. A great antagonist is almost an expectation in a Bond film, from the earliest films which gave us Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman)…
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James Bond 60th Anniversary: Prime Video to Stream 25 007 Films
Click here to read the full article.James Bond fans will have plenty to feast on if they subscribe to Amazon’s Prime Video.The streamer announced Thursday that 25 James Bond films — including the most recent installment, No Time to Die — will be available to watch on Oct. 5, along with The Sound of 007,…
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Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale Scrapped A Major Part Of Its Source Material
Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel, “Casino Royale” was published on August 13, 1953. He arrived just in time. In Tony Bennett’s and Janet Woollacott’s 1987 book “Bond and Beyond: The Political Career of a Popular Hero,” the authors point out that Bond’s literary function was to lend England — smarting after the damage of…