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Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?

June 27, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Suddenly the James Bond franchise has momentum with Denis Villeneuve getting the director’s job, but is he the right choice to relaunch 007? After years of waiting for tangible news, aside from a change of ownership, we’re suddenly hit with the confirmation that the next iteration of 007 has a director. That man is Denis […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Amazon, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Bond 26, cary joji fukunaga, Casino Royale, Daniel Craig, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Golden Eye, James Bond, Josh Oconnor, Marc Foster, Martin Campbell, Moonraker, Pierce Brosnan, Prisoners, Quantum of Solace, Roger Moore, Sam Mendes, Sean Connery, Skyfall, Spectre, Timothy Dalton

Five Directors Who Could Make James Bond Great Again

October 22, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Casino Royale, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Edgar Wright, GoldenEye, James Bond, Michael Fassbender, No Time to Die, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Pierce Brosnan, Quantum of Solace, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Skyfall, Spectre, Steve McQueen, Timothy Dalton

The Blockbuster Running Time Debate

September 29, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the trend of excessive running times in blockbuster movies…  You make your way to the cinema, you’re bang on time. Then the movie starts right? Nope. 20 minutes of trailers, adverts and P.S.As about turning your phone off, which half the audience misses, because they’re looking at their phone. Finally the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: avengers: endgame, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, No Time to Die, Spectre, venom: let there be carnage

Bond: No Time To Delay (Again!)

December 5, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on the perpetual delays of No Time to Die…  Daniel Craig’s final outing as Bond has taken its sweet time. Prior to the pandemic playing havoc across cinema release schedules, it had already had problems. Danny Boyle was given the sack and replaced with Cary Joji Fukunaga, which pushed Bond out of its […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Daniel Craig, James Bond, Mulan, No Time to Die, Skyfall, Spectre, wonder woman 1984

Happy Bond Season!

November 22, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on the time of year that for some fans means Bond… It’s that time of year. We’re well into that final ten or so weeks of the year. For many fans, but particularly British gents, there’s a franchise that is deeply ingrained in our movie-watching lives from around mid October until the year […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Daniel Craig, Die Another Day, Dr. No, From Russia With Love, george lazenby, James Bond, Moonraker, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Shaw, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Skyfall, Spectre, The Living Daylights, Timothy Dalton

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Allies

April 22, 2020 by Chris Gelderd

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: A View to a Kill, Casino Royale, Diamonds Are Forever, Die Another Day, Dr. No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, James Bond, Licence to Kill, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, No Time to Die, Octopussy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, The Living Daylights, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Vehicles

March 6, 2020 by Chris Gelderd

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: Casino Royale, Die Another Day, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, James Bond, Licence to Kill, Live and Let Die, No Time to Die, Skyfall, Spectre, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies, You Only Live Twice

Bond v Bourne v Hunt: Who is the Ultimate 21st Century Action Hero?

August 16, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the three major action heroes of the 21st century… As we sit and bask in the aftermath of the most recent Mission: Impossible instalment, it seems as good a time as any to take a look at three of the most prolific government Assassins of the last couple of decades. Mr […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Casino Royale, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Matt Damon, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Skyfall, Spectre, The Bourne Legacy, the bourne supremacy, the bourne ultimatum, Tom Cruise

Funko unveils new James Bond Pop! Vinyl figures

July 22, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Bond, Casino Royale, Funko, GoldenEye, Quantum of Solace, Spectre

Flickering Myth Film Class: How to Open Strongly

October 8, 2017 by Tom Jolliffe

In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at how to open strongly… It takes a great deal to get an audience to succumb to your film. You need to keep their attention for the entirety of the film. The best way to hook them in of course is to open […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Blade Runner, Brazil, Casino Royale, Children of Men, Get Out, Manhattan, Scream, Spectre

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