by Stark | Apr 19, 2024 | Movies |
The Dalton era, with its new, harder edge and darker, more adult themes, was off and running. And then, suddenly… it wasn’t. For a very long time, it really looked as if that was it. James Bond was over. He had been defeated not by SMERSH, dastardly...
by Stark | Mar 22, 2024 | Movies |
The new guy was all settled in, and the Bond production line continued to motor along, delivering a new movie every two years. The Living Daylights had been a huge financial success and they were going to lean hard into this change in tone for Dalton’s next go...
by Stark | Mar 6, 2024 | Movies |
The longest-serving Bond, at the time, had bowed out with A View To A Kill, and for the first time in 14 years, the role of Bond was up for grabs. Eon already had their man. Everything was lined up and ready to go, but there would be a last-minute hitch, and the...
by Stark | Feb 25, 2024 | Movies |
Ladies, gentlemen, Outposters. Be upstanding. Sir Roger Of Moore reaches the end of his tenure as James Bond, and it is with some sadness we now find ourselves at the end of an era that probably defined Bond for many of us of a certain age. Some sadness? OK, lots of...
by Stark | Feb 6, 2024 | Movies |
This era of James Bond had hit his stride, despite Moore not even having a contract. Cubby proved he could marshall Bond alone, and a settled creative team was in place. Nothing could possibly go wrong now… or could it? The day they had long feared was suddenly...
