A blog about James Bond-007 and The Other Spies

Lee Tamahori, who had more than a dozen director credits, including 2002's Die Another Day, has died at 75.

Veteran TV director Ralph Senensky has died at 102. This episode examines his espionage story credits.

The East Wing of the White House has been demolished. That includes the White House theater where presidents watched movies, including JFK and 007 movies.

Buried deep in a U.K. regulatory filing, Eon says Amazon paid $20 million to get creative control of the Bond film franchise.

On Oct. 14, 2005, the casting of Daniel Craig as James Bond was announced. To date, that was the last time a cinematic Bond was announced.

Despite a lack of James Bond movies, there has been more than enough James Bond movie hype.

The past few days, Amazon committed an unforced error.The tech giant's Amazon Prime service came out with new, digitally altered preview images for movies from the 25 007 movies released from 1962 to 2021.

The past few days, Amazon committed an unforced error. The effects continue to unfold.

Amazon has removed digitally altered publicity stills from its Amazon Prime menu for James Bond films.

Amazon's first James Bond movie hasn't started production but the tech giant just stirred adverse reaction among 007 fans.

The new Thunderball 60th anniversary CD set was the end of a familiar Bond name: Danjaq.

Baz Bamigboye, known for (mostly) correct Bond movie scoops had a report this week. Naturally, the blog has questions.

Amazon's first James Bond movie begins its search for a new Bond actor next year, with production in 2027 and a 2028 release, the Deadline entertainment news website said.

Patricia Crowley, who enjoyed a long career as an actress in television, has died at age 91.

One of the most unusual 60th anniversaries this month is for Hogan's Heroes, which ran from 1965 to 1971 on CBS.

Happy 86th to George Lazenby. The mystery? Did Laz, Roger and Sean all work on the same days? Probably.

Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps did OK at the box office but not as well as comic book films from 2019 and before.

The second season of 007: Road to a Million, complete with some tweaks compared with season one, is now available on Amazon Prime.

The New York Times on Aug. 19 published an article about how Ian Fleming's World War II exploits inspired a Broadway musical.

A decade ago, after many false starts, a theatrical movie of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. finally debuted.

The past few days have seen gossip reports that Jeff Bezos wants to get his new wife in the next 007 movie. That sounds a bit like Citizen Kane.

Amazon Bond 1 has a writer. Naturally, the blog has questions.

The final (we think) Mission: Impossible movie didn't do so well at the box office.

Screenwriter Steven Knight has been hired to pen Amazon's first James Bond movie.

If you hadn't gotten enough of 007: Road to a Million, season 2 debuts in August.

Daniel Craig told movie critic Mark Kermode at a British Film Institute event that the actor knew he was making a major change in the way James Bond was portrayed on film.

Luciana Paluzzi is scheduled to attend a screening of Thunderball in late July in the LA area.

Remember that Othello movie project starring Daniel Craig? Or a remake of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Less than a year, Bond film fans cared. Not so much now.

Barbara Broccoli has publicly endorsed the choice of Denis Villeneuve to direct Amazon's first 007 movie.

There's a lot to be resolved before Amazon's first 007 film is ready for audiences.

The Sun, despite previous misfires about the next James Bond movie, still caused a stir with a story about Sydney Sweeney being a contender to be the female lead for Amazon's first 007 movie.

The new Superman had good news and bad news at the box office: It was No. 1 at the U.S. but its international results were so-so.

Denis Villeneuve has begun filming Dune 3. So when will he be able to gear up for the first James Bond movie made under Amazon creative control?

The latest attempt at a Superman feature film comes out this week. It's courtesy of director James Gunn, who helmed three Guardians of the Galaxy movies for Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel Studios.

The former wife of one-time 007 George Lazenby, 85, says the actor is suffering from dementia.

The Ian Fleming Foundation has a new president and vice president.

So when did new Bond director Denis Villeneuve actually see his first James Bond movie?

People have pleaded for years for Denis Villeneuve to direct a James Bond film. Finally, he's getting his chance.

Amazon MGM said it has selected Denis Villeneuve, who helmed two recent Dune films, to direct Amazon's first 007 movie.

Naturally, the blog has questions about reports last week about contenders to direct the first Amazon Bond movie.

Efforts to secure a director for the first Amazon James Bond are accelerating, according to reports.

Jack Schwartzman (1932-1994) was a major figure in James Bond film history who is not well remembered today.

Tom Cruise and Daniel Craig had an enormous impact on Mission: Impossible and James Bond. Who did it better?

Next year's novel where a retired James Bond instructs kid would-be secret agents is generating some interesting reactions.

Ian Fleming Publications has commissioned new novels where a retired James Bond teaches “a new generation of teenage spies,” The Sunday Times reported.

A new 007 video game from IO Interactive is ready to come out. How will it stand up to recent video game efforts?

There have been some false starts since Amazon took creative control of James Bond movies.

Ian Fleming began serializing its new Felix Leiter novel on Tuesday. The IFP website has the first chapter as a free sample.

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is projected to come in second at the U.S. box office for the Friday-Sunday weekend.

Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning, despite a long running time, mostly moves quickly and will keep audiences in their seats.

What if Albert R. Broccoli waited for Harry Saltzman's six-month Bond option to expire and try to grab the rights himself? Here are reasons that might not be a good idea.