Thunderball, your fiery breath would burn the coldest man!
It’s my birthday today and as I mentioned on my own blog, I’m feeling good. While I wouldn’t say the future is so bright I have to wear shades, the …
Tag: James Bond
Science fictional super-spies (or) everything is Bondage
It won’t be news to most of our readers that James Bond was a very big deal in the 1960s. The years after Goldfinger (1964) were the era of “Bondage.” …
“I see nobody in your family is a rank amateur”: Operation Kid Brother (1967)
As I mentioned in last week’s Casino Royale post, my Bond films book also includes the 1967 Operation Kid Brother, AKA OK Connery AKA The New Spy Vs. Divided Evil. Normally I …
The Psychedelic Send-Up Bond: The 1967 Casino Royale
Few movies have wasted as much talent as the 1967 film adaptation of Casino Royale. Let’s see, we have David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Orson Welles and …
Thoughts on a Geek Turning 49
At 49, I’m now officially older than most of my childhood heroes. That can’t help but be a little depressing. But am I handling it any better than they are?
“Hey, baby, I’m the Man from SADISTO — wait, why do you look uncomfortable?”
I love the Books From the Crypt website which posts old book covers to promote its online used-book store. Earlier this month, they caught my eye with this one:— which …
