The title’s an unforgivable car-crash of a pun, which is a shame, because in Trigger Mortis Anthony Horowitz has managed to write the best Bond novel in years. Taking place two weeks after the events of Goldfinger (the novel), Trigger Mortis begins with Bond in a strange and strained domestication with Pussy Galore, the lesbian … >
Barry Nelson may have technically got there first, but we all know that 007 really started when Sean Connery put on that suit, lit that cigarette and introduced himself to the world with that immortal line. Dr. No is where our Bond obsession began and what’s truly remarkable is that pretty much everything we know … >
‘You know my naaaay-ay-aaaame!’ Chris Cornell screamed in the theme song for Casino Royale. And yes, we do know Bond, James Bond’s name, but how could we not when, over the course of 50 years of films, he’s plastered his moniker and face across aisles of movie tie-in merchandise? He’s not always been successful in … >
We like to think that James Bond appeared on screen fully formed in Dr. No, but oh what a different world we could have had. Sean Connery may have nailed it straight out of the gate in 1962, but he wasn’t the first actor to fill the suit – that honour goes to Barry Nelson … >
Spectre is not, as some have boldly claimed, ‘the best Bond movie ever’. But then, deciding on the ‘best Bond movie’ is like reaching a consensus on the best way to make a Martini: everyone’s got their own idea of how much of what you should slosh in, and whether to shake or stir (stir, … >
Daniel Craig returns as 007 for a fourth time this week in Spectre. > Buy the complete James Bond collection on Blu-ray on Amazon. To celebrate the release of the 24th official James Bond film, here are 100 things you might not know about the world’s longest-running movie franchise… 1. It is actually stuntman … >
Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in UK cinemas from Monday 26 October in Spectre. > Buy the complete James Bond collection on Blu-ray on Amazon. To celebrate the release of Spectre, we’ve got sets of goodies (including Spectre t-shirts, keyrings, notebooks and hats) to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a … >
The opening to Spectre is the sort of sequence that James Bond films are made for. It’s a dazzling distillation of everything that the franchise should be – visually striking, funny, sexy, explosive and exciting. And if the rest of the film can’t quite match up to that impressive opening, Spectre still makes for a … >
Ever wondered how much 007’s insurance would cost? Well, the professional underwriters at Kwik-Fit Insurance Services have done the sums and – as you can see below – it’s not really surprising that Q is never too happy to see James Bond enter the room. The 24th Bond movie, SPECTRE, will feature Daniel Craig driving the … >
‘Nobody does it better,’ Carly Simon sang over the opening titles of The Spy Who Loved Me – and few would argue that the original version of most James Bond theme songs in invariably the best. That said, there’s a whole library of fascinating remakes, remixes and reinterpretations in existence, and here we highlight seven … >