We take a trip back 30 years to high kick through ten essential action movies from 1995… Action films in the 90s were a mixed bag, to say the least. A lot of the stylistic trends in that era of cinema didn’t particularly date well, at least to the comparatively simplistic way of shooting action […]
GoldenEye: The Film That Revitalised the James Bond Franchise
Ricky Church on 1995’s GoldenEye, and how it revitalised the Bond franchise… For a film franchise as long-lasting and famous as James Bond, it is hard to believe there has been a point during the secret agent’s 60 year onscreen career that it ever seemed likely there would be no more films featuring 007, yet […]
Five Directors Who Could Make James Bond Great Again
We take a look at five directors who could resurrect Bond and make the character great again… Since Daniel Craig handed in his PPK and called it a day as James Bond, the big talk has been mostly focused on who will take over the 007 moniker and start a new iteration of the iconic […]
GoldenEye 007 coming to Xbox GamePass and Nintendo Switch Online this week
James Bond is a legend on the big screen, but saying his name can bring to mind the legendary GoldenEye 007 video game for Nintendo’s N64 system. Even 25 years after its release, it is still hailed as one of the most groundbreaking and fun games ever released for defining first-person shooters and revolutionary multiplayer. Now fans […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Villains
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond villains… The James Bond series in both book and film introduced villains that would become household names and echo through popular culture decades later. The villains of the Bond universe are unlike anyone audiences have seen or read about before. They have evil plans that are bafflingly […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Allies
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond allies… You can’t save the world alone. Very true, even when you’re the world’s greatest secret agent. During the 58 years on screen, James Bond has travelled the world and defeated the most dangerous and brilliant criminal minds ever seen. But for all the bullets, bombs and […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Stunts
Chris Gelderd on the top 10 James Bond stunts… From a complicated fight arrangement in 1962s Dr. No that saw stuntman Bob Simmons double Sean Connery, to a set explosion that became a Guinness World Record Breaker in 2015s Spectre, the James Bond films have had one thread running through them that thrills audience as […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Vehicles
From a 1930 Bentley to a Saab 900 Turbo in the novels, and a basic Sunbeam Alpine to a gleaming Aston Martin DB9 in the films, James Bond has had his fair share of vehicles; some as government property, others public and the odd one stolen. As well as evil villains, theme tunes and glamorous […]
Funko unveils new James Bond Pop! Vinyl figures
Funko has unveiled a new wave of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for the Bond franchise which includes Daniel Craig’s 007 from Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Spectre, and Pierce Brosnan’s Bond from GoldenEye, as well as M, Honey Ryder, Baron Samedi, Le Chiffre, and Eve Moneypenny; take a look here… Bond has left active […]
Assassin, Agent and Art Thief: Pierce Brosnan’s vast filmography
Cameron Frew looks back over the career of Pierce Brosnan… “So when you’re near me, darling can’t you hear me, S.O.S.” If you were to ask any movie fan in the 90s if they thought they’d hear Pierce Brosnan, aka James Bond utter those iconic ABBA words on film, they’d probably laugh in your face. […]
