Being James Bond
When No Time To Die was released, this sweet little documentary was available on streaming services. Now it's on YouTube. For any Bond fan like me, this is porn.
Talking 007 with Paul Chamberlain
Paul Chamberlain asked if I'd like to recored a conversation about 007 after we'd both seen No Time To Die, I jumped at it. This was a lot of fun.
No Time To Die – The Final Trailer
Daniel Craig's final turn as James Bond opens in U.S. theaters on October 8th. I'll be there on opening day, even if I have to wear a Hazmat suit.
Bond Watch Fever
If you heard a crack in the atmosphere earlier in the day, that was the collective sound of Bond and watch fanatics reacting to something new…
Roger Moore, My First Bond
Others may have done it better, but nobody did it quite the way Roger Moore did.
That Glorious Day of the Dead Opener in SPECTRE
SPECTRE was not necessarily everyone’s favorite Bond movie. (Personally, I loved it.) But that legendary Day of the Dead scene in Mexico City was arguably the most incredible opening sequence in the entire Bond series, and certainly the most Halloween-appropriate.
Between the nearly three-minute single tracking shot that starts the sequence from the air, onto the ground, through a parade, into a hotel, up an elevator, then into a room… The beautifully costumed principals and extras… The dizzying helicopter action that ensues… It’s stunning.
Why I Love James Bond
Ian Fleming was an average looking man with an ordinary physique. What he lacked physically he made up for with exceptional intelligence, wit, taste and talent for storytelling. From a privileged upbringing, he became a British naval intelligence officer (though not with assignments as intense as a 00 agent’s) and then a journalist. When he created the character of James Bond for his first novel (Casino Royale, 1953), Fleming essentially created an idealized version of himself: the man every women wanted to be with and every man wanted to be.
Daniel Craig on Esquire UK’s October Cover
With the excitement leading up to the much-anticipated follow-up to Skyfall, Esquire UK is featuring Daniel Craig as the cover story of its October issue. It’s Craig’s third time on the cover in his decade as 007 (and the third time he’s been interviewed by writer Alex Bilmes).
A Killer Deal on 007’s Conduit Cut from Anthony Sinclair
When bespoke tailor Anthony Sinclair set up shop on Conduit Street in Mayfair, London, he created a signature cut of a suit characterized by a natural shoulder, a roped sleeve head, a suppressed waist and a slightly flared skirt. The design became known as the Conduit Cut.
Terence Young, the director of Dr. No (1962), was a client of Sinclair and introduced the tailor to the man who would become the template for James Bond. Sinclair continued to make all of Sean Connery’s suits throughout his original six-film tenure as 007.