Podcast appearances and mentions of Desmond Llewelyn

En este episodio, exploramos los personajes retirados de producciones debido al fallecimiento de sus actores, un tema que impacta a los amantes del séptimo arte. Hablamos de Nancy Marchand, cuya Livia Soprano en Los Soprano dejó un vacío tras su muerte en 2000.John Ritter, el inolvidable Paul Hennessy de 8 Reglas Sencillas, fallecido en 2003.Harold Ramis, el icónico Egon Spengler de Cazafantasmas, quien partió en 2014.Philip Seymour Hoffman, cuyo Plutarch Heavensbee en Los Juegos del Hambre fue reescrito tras su deceso en 2014.Desmond Llewelyn, el querido Q de la saga James Bond, quien se nos fue tras un accidente en 1999.y Chadwick Boseman, el eterno T'Challa de Pantera Negra, cuya pérdida en 2020 marcó a Marvel. Descubre cómo estas ausencias transformaron series y películas en este análisis lleno de datos fascinantes.

This week, in honor of the cold movie month, we hit the slope with James Bond as we dust off the archives and talk For Your Eyes Only! Roger Moore beds a figure skater....classy! How will For Your Eyes Only hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Matt, Daniel, Jon   Directed by John Glen Starring: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover, Cassandra Harris, Jill Bennett, Michael Gothard, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn

This week, in honor of the cold movie month, we hit the slope with James Bond as we dust off the archives and talk For Your Eyes Only! Roger Moore beds a figure skater....classy! How will For Your Eyes Only hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Matt, Daniel, Jon   Directed by John Glen Starring: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover, Cassandra Harris, Jill Bennett, Michael Gothard, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn

After a fun exercise in which they create their own one-off Bond films, Michael, Rob, and Karen discuss the tone, the villains, and the Christmas Jones of Pierce Brosnan's third Bond film (and Desmond Llewelyn's last), The World Is Not Enough. Also starring Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, and Robert Carlyle, and directed by Michael Apted.

RMR 0255: Join your hosts Bryan Frye, Dustin Melbardis and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit It Happened One Night (1934) [PG-13] Genre: Action, Spy, Thriller Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay, Götz Otto, Joe Don Baker, Vincent Schiavelli, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Colin Salmon, Geoffrey Palmer, Julian Fellowes, Terence Rigby, Cecilie Thomsen, Nina Young   Director: Roger Spottiswoode  Recorded on 2023-02-15

RMR 0226: Special Guest, Bears Rebecca Fonte from the Austin All Genders Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival, joins your hosts Bryan Frye and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) [NC-17] Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ, Foreign Starring: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Clery, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Toshirô Suga, Emily Bolton, Blanche Ravalec, Irka Bochenko, Mike Marshall, Walter Gotell, Caroline Monroe   Director: Abdellatif Kechiche Recorded on 2023-07-27

RMR 0222: Special Guest, Bill Bant, of the All 80's Movies Podcast, joins your hosts Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Licence to Kill (1989) [PG-13] Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Spy Starring: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae, Everett McGill, Wayne Newton, Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Starke, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Priscilla Barnes, Robert Brown, Caroline Bliss, Don Stroud Director: John Glen Recorded on 2023-07-07

In the final installment of And Now for Something Completely Similar, the guys talk about one of Jason's childhood favourites - Goldeneye. Does it hold up?! They talk about Famke Janssen's amazing performance as the villain, they analyze Brosnan's performance as Bond and what makes him stick out amongst all the other portrayals, Jason gives some history about the mega-hit Nintendo 64 game that came out two years later, they discuss the wild 90s soundtrack and much, MUCH more.   Next week: back to the list for one more and it's a big, blustery musical featuring the For Screen and Country all-stars! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com   Full List: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-british-films/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) Goldeneye stars Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Izabella Scorupco, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrane, Tcheky Karyo, Gottfried John, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond and Alan Cumming; directed by Martin Campbell. Is It Streaming? USA: HBO Max, DIRECTV and available to rent Canada: available to rent UK: available to rent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Vs. Movie:OctopussyThe Ian Fleming Short Story Vs. the 1983 Roger Moore BondThe Margos are feeling very Bond--James Bond that is with 1983's Octopussy based on a short story by Ian Fleming in the posthumously released Octopussy and The Living Daylights. Fleming, a former British Agent and the creator of Bond, passed away in 1964; he had left several short stories and novels that helped to continue the brand, including comic strips printed in newspapers worldwide. (We can't promise not to giggle about the title throughout the episode!)Major Dexter Smythe was a hero in the Second World War and was implicated in a murder scheme and a cache of Nazi gold. In the original story, Bond is a secondary character, and we learn about the tragic life of Smythe. He is a man of only 56 but acts like 96 with loss and alcoholism chasing him through life. Smythe killed a man and let him rot for 15 years under a glacier, so there is that. His pet is an octopus, and Bond allows him the opportunity to either turn himself in or take his own life. While looking for a scorpion fish to feed Octopussy, he stung to death and dragged into the water. All to be eaten by his beloved pet. Bond declares it is an accidental death and moves on. This film brings Roger Moore back into the part of Agent 007 as he fights Russians, Maud Adam as Octopussy--a “wealthy businesswoman and smuggler” in Udaipur, India. The rest is two hours of jaw-dropping stunts, exotic locations, and fewer puns than expected. So between the short story and movie--which did the Margos like better? In this ep the Margos discuss:The life of Ian Fleming and the many variations of Bond over the last 60+ yearsThe “plot” of this storyThe cast of the 1983 film: Roger Moore (James Bond,) Maud Adams (Octopussy,) Louis Jordan (Kamal Khan,) Kristina Wayborn (Magda,) Kabir Bedi (Gobinda,) Steven Berkoff (General Orlov,) Vijay Amritaj (Vijay,) Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny,) and Desmond Llewelyn as Q.Clips used:Bond meets OctopussyOctopussy 1983 trailerBond meets (and beats!) Kamal KhanOctopussy and her girl gangMusic: All Time High by Rita Coolidge and Tim RiceBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynMargo www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine

Book Vs. Movie:OctopussyThe Ian Fleming Short Story Vs. the 1983 Roger Moore BondThe Margos are feeling very Bond--James Bond that is with 1983's Octopussy based on a short story by Ian Fleming in the posthumously released Octopussy and The Living Daylights. Fleming, a former British Agent and the creator of Bond, passed away in 1964; he had left several short stories and novels that helped to continue the brand, including comic strips printed in newspapers worldwide. (We can't promise not to giggle about the title throughout the episode!)Major Dexter Smythe was a hero in the Second World War and was implicated in a murder scheme and a cache of Nazi gold. In the original story, Bond is a secondary character, and we learn about the tragic life of Smythe. He is a man of only 56 but acts like 96 with loss and alcoholism chasing him through life. Smythe killed a man and let him rot for 15 years under a glacier, so there is that. His pet is an octopus, and Bond allows him the opportunity to either turn himself in or take his own life. While looking for a scorpion fish to feed Octopussy, he stung to death and dragged into the water. All to be eaten by his beloved pet. Bond declares it is an accidental death and moves on. This film brings Roger Moore back into the part of Agent 007 as he fights Russians, Maud Adam as Octopussy--a “wealthy businesswoman and smuggler” in Udaipur, India. The rest is two hours of jaw-dropping stunts, exotic locations, and fewer puns than expected. So between the short story and movie--which did the Margos like better? In this ep the Margos discuss:The life of Ian Fleming and the many variations of Bond over the last 60+ yearsThe “plot” of this storyThe cast of the 1983 film: Roger Moore (James Bond,) Maud Adams (Octopussy,) Louis Jordan (Kamal Khan,) Kristina Wayborn (Magda,) Kabir Bedi (Gobinda,) Steven Berkoff (General Orlov,) Vijay Amritaj (Vijay,) Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny,) and Desmond Llewelyn as Q.Clips used:Bond meets OctopussyOctopussy 1983 trailerBond meets (and beats!) Kamal KhanOctopussy and her girl gangMusic: All Time High by Rita Coolidge and Tim RiceBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynMargo www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1997's Rare classic, GoldenEye 007. We set the game in its time before getting down to brass tacks, including comparing the experience to the film. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: First full mission (three levels) Issues covered: the license, a bit about the film and the film series, 1997 in games, the flourishing of the first person shooter, late in a console cycle, disparity between PC FPSes and console FPSes, Rare with a lot of games and a lot of further game studios, missing the original controller, remapping shenanigans, threading the needle on a film adaptation, filling in gaps in the license, choosing your exciting set piece, wide level design, the triple cut, Hong Kong cinema, cinematic choices, contrasting with later cinematic games, how many mechanics will you incorporate, chasing this game, choosing different presentation, showing death the character death, an era of accessibility needs recognition, at last listening to our hate mail. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Nintendo, Fatal Frame, PlayStation, Pierce Brosnan, Nintendo 64, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Alan Cumming, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Craig, Skyfall, Diablo, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Fallout, Quake, SW: Jedi Knight: DF2, Blood, Outlaws, Turok, Shadow Warrior, Hexen II, Raven Software, 3D Realms, GT Interactive, Duke Nuke'em, Postal, Curse of Monkey Island, Age of Empires, The Last Express, Final Fantasy VII, Colony Wars, Wing Commander: Prophecy, Riven, MYST, XvT, Interstate '76, Mario Kart 64, OddWorld, Grand Theft Auto, Gran Turismo, Diddy Kong Racing, The Stamp brothers, NES, Slalom, Wizards and Warriors, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark, Microsoft, Viva Pinata, Banjo Kazooie (series), Donkey Kong Country, Silicon Graphics, Timesplitters, Free Radical, John Romero, Majora's Mask, Minish Cap, Metroid Fusion, The Fugitive, Harrison Ford, Mission: Impossible, John Woo, Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face Off, Metal Gear Solid, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Alpha Protocol, Telltale Games, IO Interactive, Machine Games, Colin "The Shots," Devil May Cry, Dark Souls, Celeste, Luke Harris, Tetris 64, Starfighter/JSF, 343 Industries, Kingdom Hearts (series), Republic Commando, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: More GoldenEye 007 Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Returning guests Kurt Schiller and Chris Woodward join us to discuss James Bond's first foray into a post-Cold War world, 'GoldenEye' featuring two notable "firsts": Pierce Brosnan's debut as the international super spy and the first Bond film helmed by director Martin Campbell (who would return to update Bond again for a post-9/11 audience with 'Casino Royale').We discuss the troubled history of the series' 17th entry that saw the exit of previous two-time Bond Timothy Dalton, how Pierce Brosnan's take on the iconic character appeals to the 90s fetishization of the business class, and why the film's embrace of a post-Soviet setting- refreshingly- doesn't feel quite like a victory lap.Follow Kurt Schiller on Twitter. Follow Chris Woodward on Twitter.Listen to Podside Picnic.Read and support Blood Knife Magazine.Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Join our Discord  https://discord.gg/jDrUtNcRq2  Join us as we finish off our All '90s Bond season! This time on our whistle-stop tour of the Brosnan era (minus Die Another Day) we are looking at a somewhat maligned entry in the Bond franchise 1999's "The World is Not Enough." And this time Craig is back to his regular co-hosting duties! That is not all as we also have a great special guest in the form of film critic Adam Thornton (Thorny Reviews & The Wee Review). Over the course of the episode we discuss whether the film deserves its ropey reputation, the movie's noted departure in tone and how it provides a dry run for many elements that would be perfected in the Craig era. Plus, we get into whether this is Brosnan's best acting appearance as Bond, the daftness of Christmas Jones and the poignancy of Desmond Llewelyn's final scene in a Bond film. Send us a tweet on @90saction

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/21/from-russia-with-loves-60th-part-iii-desmond-llewelyn/

For our second episode of 2023, we look back, as we did with Neil Diamond's only starring role last week, at the one and only acting role the late, great football star Pelé would ever make: Escape to Victory, a football-themed World War II drama that would also feature Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone and Max von Sydow.   ----more---- TRANSCRIPT From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it's The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today.   On December 29th, while this show was on hiatus, the football world lost Edson Arantes de Nascimento, the legend known around the world by his single word nickname, Pelé. Even if you weren't a particular fan of football in the 1960s and 1970s, you more than likely knew who Pelé was. The International Olympic Committee named him the Athlete of the Century in 1999. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most important people of the Twentieth Century. In the Brazilian city of Santos, where a fifteen year old Pelé got his professional start in 1956, a museum dedicated to all things Pelé opened in 2014, with more than 2400 items devoted to his life and careers.   After he retired from football in 1977, in an exhibition game between the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, where Pelé had been playing for three years, and Santos, his former club of nineteen years, Pelé would become a global ambassador for the sport, and record an album of music alongside fellow Brazilian Sergio Mendes to accompany a documentary about his life.   And because this is a podcast about 80s movies, he would, of course, attempt a career in motion pictures.   And those who were going to be responsible for making Pelé a movie star were not going to take any chances.   Because Pelé was the most famous footballer on the planet, the movie was going to somehow be about football. American film producer Freddie Fields and his partner on the film, future Carolco Films co-owner Mario Kassar, would find their story for Escape to Victory in a Hungarian movie from 1961 called Two Halves in Hell. The film was based on a tale of a 1942 football match between German soldiers and their Ukrainian prisoners of war during World War II, known as the Death Match. That film, directed by Zoltán Fábri, would win several awards at film festivals worldwide, and was ripe for the American remake treatment.   However, there would need to be some changes to the story. The action would be moved from Soviet Russia to France, and the character being built for Pelé, Corporal Luis Fernandez, would be identified as being from Trinidad, as Brazil would not enter the European theatre of war until July of 1944.   While the script was being written, Fields and Kassar would get busy putting the film together.   In July 1979, it was announced that Brian Hutton, who had directed two other World War II-set movies, 1968's Where Eagles Dare and 1970's Kelly's Heroes, would helm this new movie, and that Lloyd Bridges was being considered for a role. A writer for Daily Variety reporting on Hutton's hire speculated that Clint Eastwood, who had starred in both Where Eagles Dare and Kelly's Heroes, would also star in the film, but that never happened.   In mid-September 1979, it was announced that legendary French actor Alain Delon would star in the film, and that Hutton had already left the project. Two weeks later, it was announced that two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Huston would direct the project, which would now star Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone. Amongst the locations Huston scouted to shoot the film at included Austria, Canada, England, Germany, and Ireland, but in the end, they would shoot in and around Budapest, Hungary, because they could shoot the film in the then-communist country for around $12m, versus $30m to $35m it would have cost to shoot in a more democratic country.   On a side note, Stallone ended up coming on to the film in a most unusual way. The actor was looking to buy a beach house in Malibu, and one of the houses he looked at was owned by Freddie Fields. After touring the house, Stallone found Fields sitting on the sundeck, and the actor informed the producer that the house was not quite big enough for himself, his wife and two sons. The two men got to talking, and Fields started to tell Stallone about this sports-based World War II movie he was about to make with John Huston as director. Although Stallone knew almost nothing about football, he was intrigued by the idea of getting to work with a director of Huston's stature. And wouldn't you know it, Fields just happened to have a copy of the script right here. Stallone took the script home, and agreed to be in the film three days later.   Not only would Pelé star in the film alongside Caine and Stallone, he would also work with Huston and the crew to design the football action in the film. Nearly two dozen professional football players, including Bobby Moore, the captain of the World Cup-winning 1966 British football team, would either have major roles in the film or play secondary characters in the film. Another member of that team, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, would assist Pelé in getting Stallone to look more like a goalkeeper on camera.   The movie would also hire Desmond Llewelyn, the beloved British character actor best known as Q in 17 James Bond movies made between 1963 and 1999, as a technical advisor, as Llewelyn had spent five years as a POW in German prison camps during World War II.   In early 1980, Max von Sydow, still shooting his role as Ming the Merciless in Mike Hedges' big screen adaptation of Flash Gordon, would be cast as Von Steiner, the Nazi Major who operates the POW camp.   Shooting would begin on May 26, 1980, after Stallone was done shooting Nighthawks in New York City.  Stallone would spend his weekends off that film to work with Gordon Banks on how to better look like a goalie, and to lose no less than forty pounds to better look like a prisoner of war, a sort of method acting Stallone was not really known for. But apparently, Stallone didn't really listen to Banks at first, as on his first day of shooting, the actor would throw himself around his goal area with a kind of reckless abandon, dislocating his shoulder and breaking a rib. The production would need to rearrange the shooting schedule to give Stallone time to heal. After he returned to the set, he would better heed Banks' advice, although he would end up breaking another rib and, in one scene with Pelé, breaking a finger trying to stop one of the superstar footballer's shots.   Other than Stallone's injuries, production on the film ran rather smoothly for nearly two months, until they were forced to shut production down completely on July 29th, eight days after the American Screen Actors Guild went on strike over residuals from emerging revenue streams like videocassettes and pay television. Since several actors like Stallone were SAG members, they had to stop working on the 21st, and the film completed all shots not using those actors a week later. Although the strike would last for slightly more than three months, Fields and Kassar were able to sign an interim agreement with the Guild to allow the film, which only had five days of shooting left when production was shut down, to resume shooting on August 31st.     Huston would spend the rest of 1980 and the first four months of 1981 working with his production team to get the film edited and ready for release. At the suggestion of Sylvester Stallone, Huston would hire Bill Conti to compose the score, the fifth movie starring Stallone that Conti would write the score to in as many years.   In May 1981, two months before the film's release, its American distributor, announced a slight change in the name of the movie. Instead of Escape to Victory, which would be retained by most every other distributor around the world, the film would simply be called Victory when it hit theatres on July 31st. Because the studio was worried that the full title would be a spoiler. And it actually would be. You'll notice I have not really said anything about the story, because if you haven't seen the movie yet, and you feel compelled to check it out because of this episode, I don't want to spoil it for you. And if you have seen the movie before, you already know what happens.   Victory would face very stiff competition when it opened at 692 theatres on July 31st. In addition to the Chevy Chase comedy Under the Rainbow, the film would go up against a re-release of The Empire Strikes Back and also contend with the continued success of Raiders of the Lost Ark and and Superman II.    The film would gross $2.4m in its first weekend, which would place it sixth on the box office charts, but that was slightly more than a third of what the Star Wars sequel would bring in that weekend, after having initially opened in theatres 14 months earlier. Victory would barely beat Arthur, which was in its third week of release but hadn't become the breakout success it would be in the weeks to come, but it lose out to the critically panned disaster known as John Derek's Tarzan the Ape Man in its second week. But hey, naked Bo Derek on the big screen, even more naked than in 10. Can't blame horny guys at the time for that.   In its second week of release, Victory would drop from sixth place to twelfth, with only $1.6m in ticket sales, and lose half of its screens in its third week, falling to thirteenth place with barely $1m taken in at the box office. After that fourth week, the film was no longer being tracked by Paramount, having earned just $10.85m. Internationally, the film would gross another $16m, since football was a more popular sport outside America. In fact, it was the seventh most popular movie released in 1981, outside of America. The film would barely break even once it was gone from theatres, but it would never become much of a cult film once it was released on videotape and to cable channels.   Although audiences didn't quite go for the movie, critics were rather kind to the film.   Vincent Canby of the New York Times would note that while the form of the film was highly conventional, the manner in which it was executed was not. An unnamed critic for the Hollywood trade publication would call the film “old fashioned,” and meant it as a compliment. And Gavin Bainbridge of the UK movie magazine Empire would highlight how John Huston created enough on-field magic and nostalgia for the game, and would note the kind of sportsmanship shown in the film that had sadly become extinct in the succeeding forty years.   In later years, Huston would admit he hated the idea of the movie and only did it for the paycheck, while Caine would tell one reporter while doing press for another movie that the only reason he made Victory was to meet and work with Pelé. Stallone would admit that shooting his scenes as a goalie were more physically and mentally demanding than on either of the Rocky movies that had been made up to that time.   Of course, Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone would see far greater successes in their careers as the 80s continued on, while  Pelé pretty much kept future on-screen appearances more rooted in reality, appearing as himself on a few global television shows and movie documentaries.   We're actually planning on a small series for the final decade of John Huston's directing career, with a diverse set of movies that include the musical Annie, the mob comedy Prizzi's Honor, and the lyrical adaptation of James Joyce's The Dead. Look for that to come later this year.   Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again soon, when Episode 100 is released.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about Pelé and the movie Victory.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.  

For our second episode of 2023, we look back, as we did with Neil Diamond's only starring role last week, at the one and only acting role the late, great football star Pelé would ever make: Escape to Victory, a football-themed World War II drama that would also feature Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone and Max von Sydow.   ----more---- TRANSCRIPT From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it's The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today.   On December 29th, while this show was on hiatus, the football world lost Edson Arantes de Nascimento, the legend known around the world by his single word nickname, Pelé. Even if you weren't a particular fan of football in the 1960s and 1970s, you more than likely knew who Pelé was. The International Olympic Committee named him the Athlete of the Century in 1999. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most important people of the Twentieth Century. In the Brazilian city of Santos, where a fifteen year old Pelé got his professional start in 1956, a museum dedicated to all things Pelé opened in 2014, with more than 2400 items devoted to his life and careers.   After he retired from football in 1977, in an exhibition game between the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, where Pelé had been playing for three years, and Santos, his former club of nineteen years, Pelé would become a global ambassador for the sport, and record an album of music alongside fellow Brazilian Sergio Mendes to accompany a documentary about his life.   And because this is a podcast about 80s movies, he would, of course, attempt a career in motion pictures.   And those who were going to be responsible for making Pelé a movie star were not going to take any chances.   Because Pelé was the most famous footballer on the planet, the movie was going to somehow be about football. American film producer Freddie Fields and his partner on the film, future Carolco Films co-owner Mario Kassar, would find their story for Escape to Victory in a Hungarian movie from 1961 called Two Halves in Hell. The film was based on a tale of a 1942 football match between German soldiers and their Ukrainian prisoners of war during World War II, known as the Death Match. That film, directed by Zoltán Fábri, would win several awards at film festivals worldwide, and was ripe for the American remake treatment.   However, there would need to be some changes to the story. The action would be moved from Soviet Russia to France, and the character being built for Pelé, Corporal Luis Fernandez, would be identified as being from Trinidad, as Brazil would not enter the European theatre of war until July of 1944.   While the script was being written, Fields and Kassar would get busy putting the film together.   In July 1979, it was announced that Brian Hutton, who had directed two other World War II-set movies, 1968's Where Eagles Dare and 1970's Kelly's Heroes, would helm this new movie, and that Lloyd Bridges was being considered for a role. A writer for Daily Variety reporting on Hutton's hire speculated that Clint Eastwood, who had starred in both Where Eagles Dare and Kelly's Heroes, would also star in the film, but that never happened.   In mid-September 1979, it was announced that legendary French actor Alain Delon would star in the film, and that Hutton had already left the project. Two weeks later, it was announced that two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Huston would direct the project, which would now star Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone. Amongst the locations Huston scouted to shoot the film at included Austria, Canada, England, Germany, and Ireland, but in the end, they would shoot in and around Budapest, Hungary, because they could shoot the film in the then-communist country for around $12m, versus $30m to $35m it would have cost to shoot in a more democratic country.   On a side note, Stallone ended up coming on to the film in a most unusual way. The actor was looking to buy a beach house in Malibu, and one of the houses he looked at was owned by Freddie Fields. After touring the house, Stallone found Fields sitting on the sundeck, and the actor informed the producer that the house was not quite big enough for himself, his wife and two sons. The two men got to talking, and Fields started to tell Stallone about this sports-based World War II movie he was about to make with John Huston as director. Although Stallone knew almost nothing about football, he was intrigued by the idea of getting to work with a director of Huston's stature. And wouldn't you know it, Fields just happened to have a copy of the script right here. Stallone took the script home, and agreed to be in the film three days later.   Not only would Pelé star in the film alongside Caine and Stallone, he would also work with Huston and the crew to design the football action in the film. Nearly two dozen professional football players, including Bobby Moore, the captain of the World Cup-winning 1966 British football team, would either have major roles in the film or play secondary characters in the film. Another member of that team, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, would assist Pelé in getting Stallone to look more like a goalkeeper on camera.   The movie would also hire Desmond Llewelyn, the beloved British character actor best known as Q in 17 James Bond movies made between 1963 and 1999, as a technical advisor, as Llewelyn had spent five years as a POW in German prison camps during World War II.   In early 1980, Max von Sydow, still shooting his role as Ming the Merciless in Mike Hedges' big screen adaptation of Flash Gordon, would be cast as Von Steiner, the Nazi Major who operates the POW camp.   Shooting would begin on May 26, 1980, after Stallone was done shooting Nighthawks in New York City.  Stallone would spend his weekends off that film to work with Gordon Banks on how to better look like a goalie, and to lose no less than forty pounds to better look like a prisoner of war, a sort of method acting Stallone was not really known for. But apparently, Stallone didn't really listen to Banks at first, as on his first day of shooting, the actor would throw himself around his goal area with a kind of reckless abandon, dislocating his shoulder and breaking a rib. The production would need to rearrange the shooting schedule to give Stallone time to heal. After he returned to the set, he would better heed Banks' advice, although he would end up breaking another rib and, in one scene with Pelé, breaking a finger trying to stop one of the superstar footballer's shots.   Other than Stallone's injuries, production on the film ran rather smoothly for nearly two months, until they were forced to shut production down completely on July 29th, eight days after the American Screen Actors Guild went on strike over residuals from emerging revenue streams like videocassettes and pay television. Since several actors like Stallone were SAG members, they had to stop working on the 21st, and the film completed all shots not using those actors a week later. Although the strike would last for slightly more than three months, Fields and Kassar were able to sign an interim agreement with the Guild to allow the film, which only had five days of shooting left when production was shut down, to resume shooting on August 31st.     Huston would spend the rest of 1980 and the first four months of 1981 working with his production team to get the film edited and ready for release. At the suggestion of Sylvester Stallone, Huston would hire Bill Conti to compose the score, the fifth movie starring Stallone that Conti would write the score to in as many years.   In May 1981, two months before the film's release, its American distributor, announced a slight change in the name of the movie. Instead of Escape to Victory, which would be retained by most every other distributor around the world, the film would simply be called Victory when it hit theatres on July 31st. Because the studio was worried that the full title would be a spoiler. And it actually would be. You'll notice I have not really said anything about the story, because if you haven't seen the movie yet, and you feel compelled to check it out because of this episode, I don't want to spoil it for you. And if you have seen the movie before, you already know what happens.   Victory would face very stiff competition when it opened at 692 theatres on July 31st. In addition to the Chevy Chase comedy Under the Rainbow, the film would go up against a re-release of The Empire Strikes Back and also contend with the continued success of Raiders of the Lost Ark and and Superman II.    The film would gross $2.4m in its first weekend, which would place it sixth on the box office charts, but that was slightly more than a third of what the Star Wars sequel would bring in that weekend, after having initially opened in theatres 14 months earlier. Victory would barely beat Arthur, which was in its third week of release but hadn't become the breakout success it would be in the weeks to come, but it lose out to the critically panned disaster known as John Derek's Tarzan the Ape Man in its second week. But hey, naked Bo Derek on the big screen, even more naked than in 10. Can't blame horny guys at the time for that.   In its second week of release, Victory would drop from sixth place to twelfth, with only $1.6m in ticket sales, and lose half of its screens in its third week, falling to thirteenth place with barely $1m taken in at the box office. After that fourth week, the film was no longer being tracked by Paramount, having earned just $10.85m. Internationally, the film would gross another $16m, since football was a more popular sport outside America. In fact, it was the seventh most popular movie released in 1981, outside of America. The film would barely break even once it was gone from theatres, but it would never become much of a cult film once it was released on videotape and to cable channels.   Although audiences didn't quite go for the movie, critics were rather kind to the film.   Vincent Canby of the New York Times would note that while the form of the film was highly conventional, the manner in which it was executed was not. An unnamed critic for the Hollywood trade publication would call the film “old fashioned,” and meant it as a compliment. And Gavin Bainbridge of the UK movie magazine Empire would highlight how John Huston created enough on-field magic and nostalgia for the game, and would note the kind of sportsmanship shown in the film that had sadly become extinct in the succeeding forty years.   In later years, Huston would admit he hated the idea of the movie and only did it for the paycheck, while Caine would tell one reporter while doing press for another movie that the only reason he made Victory was to meet and work with Pelé. Stallone would admit that shooting his scenes as a goalie were more physically and mentally demanding than on either of the Rocky movies that had been made up to that time.   Of course, Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone would see far greater successes in their careers as the 80s continued on, while  Pelé pretty much kept future on-screen appearances more rooted in reality, appearing as himself on a few global television shows and movie documentaries.   We're actually planning on a small series for the final decade of John Huston's directing career, with a diverse set of movies that include the musical Annie, the mob comedy Prizzi's Honor, and the lyrical adaptation of James Joyce's The Dead. Look for that to come later this year.   Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again soon, when Episode 100 is released.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about Pelé and the movie Victory.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.  

Special Guest Bears Rebecca Fonte from Other Worlds Film Festival and Austin All Genders Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival, joins your hosts Lizzy Haynes and Chad Robinson for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit the 007 classic, Moonraker (1979) [PG] Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure Starring: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Clery, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Toshirô Suga, Emily Bolton, Blanche Ravalec, Irka Bochenko, Mike Marshall, Walter Gotell, Caroline Monroe   Director: Lewis Gilbert Recorded on 2022-10-09

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by journalist Mark Harrison to do a deep dive into Q, the MI6 Quartermaster who has appeared in 22 out of the 25 Eon Bond films, as well as 1967's Casino Royale and 1983's Never Say Never Again. The episode takes a look at the history and origins of Q in the Ian Fleming novels, discussing his likely inspirations and early appearance in Dr No. We also take a look at the rich life and career of Desmond Llewelyn, the actor with the most appearances in the entire film series from 1963's From Russia With Love to 1999's The World Is Not Enough. We dig into the other incarnations of Q from Geoffrey Bayldon in Casino Royale to Alec McCowen in Never Say Never Again, and Ben Whishaw's modern take on the character. We're saving John Cleese's R for a later episode. It wouldn't be an episode on Q without discussing his many gadgets too, and we've also squeezed in a little quiz at the end for those that want to take part. If you want to take part in our 60th anniversary special, record a clip of yourself talking about your favourite, under-appreciated Bond movie moment and email the audio file (under 2 minutes please) to podcast@jamesbondatoz.co.uk. James Bond will return... in next week's James Bond's A-Z Podcast. Follow Mark Harrison on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHarrison90 Support the show by buying us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Shop James Bond A-Z t-shirts and merchandise: the-james-bond-a-z-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz Email us on: podcast@jamesbondatoz.co.uk Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join us as we finish off our All '90s Bond season! This time on our whistle-stop tour of the Brosnan era (minus Die Another Day) we are looking at a somewhat maligned entry in the Bond franchise 1999's "The World is Not Enough." And this time Craig is back to his regular co-hosting duties! That is not all as we also have a great special guest in the form of film critic Adam Thornton (Thorny Reviews & The Wee Review). Over the course of the episode we discuss whether the film deserves its ropey reputation, the movie's noted departure in tone and how it provides a dry run for many elements that would be perfected in the Craig era. Plus, we get into whether this is Brosnan's best acting appearance as Bond, the daftness of Christmas Jones and the poignancy of Desmond Llewelyn's final scene in a Bond film. Send us a tweet on @90saction "All '90s Action, All The Time" is produced by Scott Murphy and Craig Draheim. Music by Elyssa Vulpes. Editing by Scott Murphy. "All '90s Action, All The Time" is also now a proud member of the Last of the Action Heroes Network

This week on Myopia Movies, we worship the beautiful specimen that is Pierce Brosnan. From the heights of James Bond, to the depths of The Lawnmower Man, we focus on everyone's favorite Irish Bond. This week we watch Goldeneye and learn who is Invincible! How will Goldeneye hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Matt, Thomas, Daniel Directed by Martin Campbell Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrane, Tchéky Karyo, Gottfried John, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond

This week on Myopia Movies, we worship the beautiful specimen that is Pierce Brosnan. From the heights of James Bond, to the depths of The Lawnmower Man, we focus on everyone's favorite Irish Bond. This week we watch Goldeneye and learn who is Invincible! How will Goldeneye hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Matt, Thomas, Daniel Directed by Martin Campbell Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrane, Tchéky Karyo, Gottfried John, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond

Special Guest Toby Poole, joins your hosts Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) [PG-13] Genre: Action, Spy, Thriller Starring:  George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat, Lois Maxwell, George Baker, Bernard Lee, Bernard Horsfall, Desmond Llewelyn, Yuri Borienko, Virginia North, Geoffrey Cheshire, Irvin Allen, Terence Mountain, John Gay, James Bree, Angela Scoular, Catherine Schell, Julie Ege, Mona Chong, Sylvana Henriques, Sally Sheridan, Joanna Lumley, Zaheera, Anouska Hempel, Ingrid Back, Helena Ronee, Jenny Hanley   Director: Peter R. Hunt Recoded on 2022-05-29

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a deep dive into the making of 1963's 'From Russia With Love', starring Sean Connery as 007. The episode explores: How the producers of 'Dr. No' cooked up the first ever 007 sequel, and how the success of the first film impacted it. How the script was developed, who the key crew who worked on it were, and the introduction of Desmond Llewelyn as Q. How Sean Connery's renegotiated his salary, and finally charmed Ian Fleming. The tragic story of Pedro Armendáriz, the actor who played Kerim Bey. Stories from the production including how the film's iconic train sequence was made, and its lasting legacy. The titles, posters, song, music, premieres, release, box office and enduring legacy of the 1963 Bond film. Stick around to the end to find out where we rank 'From Russia With Love' against the other films we've covered so far. James Bond will return... in next week's James Bond's A-Z Podcast. Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz Email us on: podcast@jamesbondatoz.co.uk Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On Episode 085 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis participates in a celebration of 50th Anniversary of the 1971 James Bond 007 film DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER! The film stars Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Lana Wood, Charles Gray, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot, Bruce Glover, Putter Smith, Norman Burton, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, and Lois Maxwell. Joining Curtis on this episode a VERY SPECIAL GUEST! She is the actress who portrayed the femme fatale Thumper in the film, Trina Parks! She shares great stories about her role and the making of the movie. Show notes for this episode may be found at retrozest.com/EP085. Incidentally, you may help the podcast by purchasing a JAMES BOND 007 T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/jamesbond. Contact Curtis at podcast@retrozest.com, on the RETROZEST Facebook page (facebook.com/zestretro/) or on Twitter (twitter.com/RetroZest).

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It's The Daylights... The Living Daylights! With a US release date of the 31st of July, 1987, this James Bond movie was the introduction of Timothy Dalton in the lead role. It's a slightly more grounded adventure compared to the previous era of the franchise but still has all the classic one-liners, action set-pieces, and green flags. We're joined by podcaster Rhys Parton to check it out! Join the Bad Porridge Club on Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow Rhys Parton! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rhysparton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhyspartonphotography Photography: https://www.instagram.com/rhyspartonphotography Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuM9yepgLbYg8_ct8Go8uJQ Follow the show! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldiebutagoodiepod/  Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfdXHxK_rIUsOEoFSx-hGA  Podcast Platforms: https://linktr.ee/oldiebutagoodiepod  Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the hosts! Sandro Falce - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrofalce/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrofalce - Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/SandroFalce/ - Nerd-Out Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerd-out-podcast  Zach Adams - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zach4dams/ Donations: https://paypal.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Please do not feel like you have to contribute anything but any donations are greatly appreciated! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Gents are back for our third installment of our Bounding Through Brosnan Series, as we take on Denise Richards’ The World is Not Enough. Well, I guess there were some other people in it, too, but she was the most noticeable. Like, by far. Check it out, and remember the parting words of Desmond Llewelyn; Never let them see you bleed, and always have an escape route.

This week on the show, the gang kicks off the unofficial "Sean Gone" month with a conversation around Sir Sean's penultimate (official) appearance as Bond in the totally outrageous, You Only Live Twice! What kind of total garbage talk is coming out of Connery's mouth right at the beginning? Why did we need to wait for over an hour before a Blofeld appearance? And what was going on with Pleasance and that cat? PLUS: Look out for Q and those knee socks! Me-ow! You Only Live Twice stars Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba, Teru Shimada, Karin Dor, Donald Pleasance, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Charles Gray, and Tsai Chin; directed by Lewis Gilbert.

Special Guest Luke Treskovich joins your hosts Bryan Frye, and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit A View to A Kill (1985) [PG] Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Spy   Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Patrick Bauchau, David Yip, Fiona Fullerton, Manning Redwood, Alison Doody, Willoughby Gray, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Lois Maxwell

It was inevitable that our decade-spanning reappraisal of the James Bond franchise would hit the Pierce Brosnan period, but rather than return to die another day host John Cribbs and special guest John Arminio go full-tilt into all four films running from 1995 to 2002. Following Bond's evolution in an era of megalomaniacal media moguls, invisible cars and Dr. Christmas Jones, they question whether the charismatic Irishman ever really found his footing as the fabled spy or if his efforts were simply not enough. Topics covered as Cribbs & Arminio bungee jump into each film include the celebrated N64 Goldeneye video game, Donald E. Westlake's unproduced Bond script, the bizarre parting sentiment of Desmond Llewelyn's Q and striking contrast in quality between the first and second half of Brosnan's final 007 adventure. Do these movies really mark the low ebb of the series, or are there things to love about the Pierce years? And don't fail in your duty to check out our previous Bond episodes: Bond in the 80s I: http://thepinksmoke.com/PSP62Bondinthe80sI.html Bond in the 80s II: http://thepinksmoke.com/PSP63Bondinthe80sII.html Bond in the 70s: soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-564624820/psp-ep58-james-bond-in-the-70 spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2t6MQIIbFBKzzKfdtZaQ9x apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-58-james-bond-in-the-70s/id1529803112?i=1000489551247 Bond in the 60s: soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-564624820/psp-ep52-james-bond-in-the-60s spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3g6UHop4amOmuBpljaxx3F apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-52-james-bond-in-the-60s/id1529803112?i=1000506773799 The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Arminio on Twitter: twitter.com/QuasarSniffer John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas”

In this Twentith Installment of Spiraken's James Bond Marathon/Bond-o-thon, Gretta and Xan get to talk about the James Bond film that was the final film for Desmonf Llewelyn 's Q. So enjoy as they review the 1999 James Bond Film "The World is Not Enough" directed by Michael Apted and starring Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench, Samantha Bond, Desmond Llewelyn and the introduction of John Cleese. ----more---- As our intrepid hosts discuss the poor acting on Denise Richard's part, they also talk about the change in Pierce Brosnon's acting style, the twist with the villains and the lack of tech in this film. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.   #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #Piercebrosnan #spymovie #theworldisnotenough #sophiemarceau #electraking #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast   Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by David Arnold  (The World Is Not Enough OST),  Closing Theme- The World is Not Enough by Garbage (The World is Not Enough OST) WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Discord https://discord.gg/uu42kfr Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Would having the ability to not feel give you superior strength?

Tonight we're going to podcast like it's 1999, because it's time for The World Is Not Enough! Your Millenium bug-infested hosts are ready to let loose with all their opinions on Pierce Brosnan's third Bond outing, including: the extended pre-credit sequence with Thames boat chase; M16's Scottish base; the last appearance of Desmond Llewelyn as Q and the first of John Cleese; the bait-and-switch villain plot; Renard's bullet-powered invulnerability and poor Denise Richards. Also, exactly what did Natalie learn from her brush-with-fame encounter with Shirley Manson at a dodgy Brisbane music festival circa 2004? Enjoy!

In this nineteenth Installment of Spiraken's James Bond Marathon/Bond-o-thon, Gretta and Xan get to talk about a James Bond film that focuses on the media and invisible boats. So enjoy as they review the 1997 James Bond Film "Tomorrow Never Dies" directed by roger spottiswoode and starring Hugh Bonneville, Julian Fellowes, Colin Salmon, Desmond Llewelyn, Gotz Otto, Ricky Jay, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Teri Hatcher, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Pryce, and Pierce Brosnan as 007 ----more---- As our hosts talk about the beginning of the Quips in this franchise, they also discuss the tension behind the camera involving Teri Hatcher, The questionable choices of our villain and the great cameo by the creator of Downton Abby. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.   #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #Piercebrosnan #spymovie #goldeneye #seanbean #alectrevelyan #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast   Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by David Arnold  (Tomorrow Never Dies OST),  Closing Theme- Tomorrow Never Dies by Sheryl Crow (Tomorrow Never Dies OST) WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Discord https://discord.gg/uu42kfr Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Did Elliot Carver look more like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

In this eighteenth Installment of Spiraken's James Bond Marathon/Bond-o-thon, Gretta returns to help Xan discuss the First of the Pierce Brosnon Era Bond films. How does it stack against the 17 previous films? Well grab a martini, start clicking a pen and enjoy as they review the 1995 James Bond Film "Goldeneye" directed by Martin Campbell and starring  Sean Bean Izabella Scorupco Famke Janssen Judi Dench, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Joe Don Baker  and Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007. ----more---- As our hosts go over the nostalgia behind this film, they also go over the unique villains for this story, the origin of the Goldeneye name and the difference nature that Pierce Brosan's James Bond has to the other portayals. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.   #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #Piercebrosnan #spymovie #goldeneye #seanbean #alectrevelyan #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast   Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by Eric Serra  (Goldeneye OST),  Closing Theme- Goldeneye by Tina Turner (Goldeneye OST) WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Discord https://discord.gg/uu42kfr Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Was Alec Trevelayn a good Bond Villain?

In this seventeenth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-Thon", Xan is joined by Doug Wilder of Animecons.tv as they review one of the most violent and revenge filled bond films of all time. Is it a good end off for Timothy Dalton ? well sit back and find out as they review the 1989 James Bond Film "License To Kill" directed by John Glen and starring Robert Brown, Desmond Llewelyn, Wayne Newton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Benicio del Toro, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Caroline Bliss and Timothy Dalton as James Bond. ----more---- As our hosts go over the yojimo esque revenge plot of this film, they also debate on the 80s tastic henchmen and the strange choice of resolution to the romantic tension. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.   #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #timothydalton #spymovie #licensetokill #waynenewton #sanchez #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast   Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by Michael Kamen (The Living Daylights OST ),  Closing Theme- License to Kill by Gladys Knight  (License to Kill OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Was this more of a revenge movie than spy movie?

In this sixteenth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-Thon", Xan & Gretta review a bond film that set off a new era of bond with casting of Timothy Dalton as 007. Is His first outing as James Bond a success or a failure ? well sit back and find out as they review the 1987 James Bond Film "The Living Daylights" directed by John Glen and starring Walter Gotell. John Terry, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Andreas Wisniewski, Art Malik, John Rhys-Davies, Joe Don Baker, Jeroen Krabbe, Maryam d'Abo, and Timothy Dalton as James Bond. ----more---- As our spy fan hosts discuss this 80s tastic James Bond Film, they also discuss the setting during the end of the cold war, the reintroduction of Smiert Spionam in this franchise, the questionable choice of a new Moneypenny and the history behind this film.   Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #timothydalton #spymovie #thelivingdaylights #johnrhysdavis #generalkoslov #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by John Barry (The Living Daylights OST ),  Closing Theme- The Living Daylights by A-ha  (The Living Daylights OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Was this film too 80s?

In this fifteenth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-Thon", Xan & Gretta review the final 007 film to feature Roger Moore as James Bond and Lois Maxwell as Ms. Moneypenny. Did they exit the franchise on a high note or on a low note? well sit back and find out as they review the James Bond Film "A View to a Kill" directed by John Glen and starring Lois Maxwell, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Fiona Fullerton, Willoughby Gray, Patrick Macnee, Grace Jones, Tanya Roberts, Christopher Walken and Roger Moore. ----more---- As our hosts review this weird 80s Bond film, they discuss the peculiar choice of Grace Jones as Mayday, the alternative casting options for Max Zurin, how old Roger Moore looks in this film and finally how bittersweet it is to see Lois Maxwell leave the franchise. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #Rogermoore #spymovie #aviewtoakill #gracejones #maxzurin #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by John Barry (A View To A Kill OST ),  Closing Theme- A View To A Kill End Credits by Duran Duran  (A View To A Kill OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Will you miss Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny?

In this Thirteenth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-Thon", Xan & Gretta review a Bond movie rushed in order to compete with an unoffivial Bond Film.Is it the Superior Film? Sit back and find out as they review The James Bond Film "Octopussy" directed by John Glen and starring Vijay Amritraj, Walter Gotell, Michaela Clavell, Lois Maxwell, Robert Brown, Desmond Llewelyn, David Meyer, Anthony Meyer, Steven Berkoff, Kabir Bedi, Kristina Wayborn, Louis Jourdan, Maud Adams, and Roger Moore as James Bond. ----more----As our hosts rant about this weird film, they also discuss how tired James feels in this movie, one of the best villains in the franchise, one of the worst villains in the franchise and the impracticality of a giant yoyo blade as a weapon. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #maudadams #spymovie #octopussy #rogermoore #aristotlekristatos #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by John Barry (Octopussy OST), Closing Theme- All Time High by Rita Coolidge  (Octopussy OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Was Maud Adams a good Bond Girl?  

In this Twelfth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-Thon", Xan & Gretta review one of the more divisive Bond Films, where they combined two different Bond Short Stories to make this unique Film. Was it well executed? Sit back and find out as they review The James Bond Film "For Your Eyes Only" directed by John Glen and starring Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, John Wyman, Michael Gothard, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover, Topel, Carole Bouquet and an Aging Roger Moore as James Bond. ----more----As our hosts discuss the many misteps taken in making this film, they also discuss the changes in our release schedule due to COVID-19, The lack of gadgets in this film, the choices in acting and what could have been done differently. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #foryoureyesonly #spymovie #melinahavlock #rogermoore #aristotlekristatos #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel /Flowers for Teresa by Bill Conti (For Your Eyes Only OST), Closing Theme- The P.M. Gets the Bird/For Your Eyes Only – Reprise by Sheena Easton  (For Your Eyes Only OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Should they have ended the movie at the warehouse?  

A 15 minute boat/balloon chase to open the movie, Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones, A masterclass in ouchy faces by Pierce...this movie is everything and nothing at the same time. We try to dissect it but there is so much going on as we view Desmond Llewelyn's last turn as Q.

In this eleventh installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-Thon", Xan & Gretta review a space themed Spy film that has a very familiar plot to an earlier Bond Film. Prepare to have fun as they review the film loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1954 novel, "Moonraker" directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Blanche Ravalec, Irka Bochenko, Walter Gotell, Toshiro Suga, Lois Maxwell, Emily Bolton, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn, Bernard Lee, Corinne Clery, Richard Kiel, Michael Lonsdale, Lois Chiles and Roger Moore as Commander James Bond, Agent 007. ----more---- As our hosts discuss the lackluster villain, they also debate on the bad sound effects, the turn of Jaws from heel to hero, and give their opinions on this film.  Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter, @spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our panels at ANIME BOSTON 2020. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymovie  #jamesbond007 #moonraker #scifimovie #hollygoodhead #rogermoore #hugodrax #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel /Heist by John Barry Orchestra  (Moonraker OST) Closing Theme-Moonraker by Shirley Bassey  (Moonraker OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Do you think that Hugo Drax's plan a carbon copy of Stromberg's, just replacing water with space?

In this tenth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-Thon", Xan & Gretta review arguably the best Roger Moore Bond Film. Filled with submarine transforming cars, metal mouthed henchmen, aquatic lairs and some great action sequence, this one is a great ride. So enjoy as they review "The Spy Who Loved Me" directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Robert Brown, Lois Maxwell, Walter Gotell, Desmond Llewelyn, Geoffrey Keen, Caroline Munro, Richard Kiel, Bernard Lee, Curd Jurgens, Barbera Bach and Agent 007 himself, Roger Moore. ----more---- As our hosts discuss the imaginative use of cold war tactics in this film, they also discuss the more intense action set pieces, the menacing nature of Stromberg's plan and the believable romance between Agent Triple X and Agent 007.   Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymanga  #jamesbond007 #thespywholovedme  #stromberg #rogermoore #anyaamasovaagenttriplex #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel by John Barry Orchestra  (The Spy Who Loved Me OST) Closing Theme-The Spy Who Loved Me (End Title) by Carly Simon  (The Spy Who Loved Me OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Episode: Do you find Jaws to be an imposing Henchman?

In this ninth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/ Bond-o-Thon", Gretta & Xan review the bond film that introduced an overpowered weapon into popular culture. From Great Britain to Hong Kong, this film is filled with action, puns, evil midgets and a villain with a third nipple. So grab your golden cigarette holder, Cigarette lighter, Pen or cuff link and enjoy as they review the 1974 James Bond Film "The Man with the Golden Gun", directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Clifton James, Sonny Caldinez, Carmen du Sautoy, Marne Maitland, Soon-Tek Oh, Richard Loo, Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Herve Villechaize, Maud Adams, Britt Eklands, Christopher Lee and once again as 007, Roger Moore. ----more---- While our hosts talk about the scene stealing acting of Christopher Lee, they also comment on the cool car flip, discuss how Nick Nack should be a fan favorite villain and wonder why they made Goodnight so dumb. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymanga  #jamesbond007 #themanwiththegoldengun #oneshotkillgoldengun #scaramanga #rogermoore #marygoodnight #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Let's Go Get Em by John Barry Orchestra  (The Man With The Golden Gun OST) Closing Theme-The Man With The Golden Gun (End Title) by Lulu  (The Man With The Golden GunOST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: How Bad Do You Want The Golden Gun?

In this seventh installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-thon", Xan & Gretta return to form as they review the return of Sean Connory as James Bond in this strange adventure. So grab your dice and enjoy as they review the 1971 spy film "Diamonds Are Forever" directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Bernard Lee, Bruce Glover, Putter Smith, Bruce Cabot, Jimmy Dean, Lana Wood, Charles Gray, Jill St. John and Returning as James Bond, Sean Connery. ----more---- As our hosts rant about the insane moon rover chase scene, they also discuss the weird duo of Wint & Kidd, compare Charles Gray to the other Blofeld actors and wonder why they deviated so much from the source material. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymanga  #jamesbond007 #diamondsareforever #revengespyfilm #ernststavroblofeld #seanconnery #plentyotoole #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Gunbarrel And Manhunt by John Barry Orchestra  (Diamonds Are Forever OST) Closing Theme-Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey  (Diamonds Are Forever OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Were the diamonds misleading in this film?  

In this sixth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-thon", Xan & Gretta review the first bond movie to have a different actor playing our favorite MI6 agent. So grab your skis, fake a scottish accent and enjoy as they review "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" directed by Peter R Hunt and Starring Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Bernard Lee, Ilse Steppat, Gabrielle Ferzetto, Telly Savalas, Diana Rigg and the Second James Bond George Lazenby As our hosts discuss the many problems that happened behind the scenes while this film was made, they also discuss Telly Savalas' take on Blofeld, the great soundtrack of the film and the shocking ending. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.   #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymanga  #jamesbond007 #onhermajestyssecretservice #wehaveallthetimeintheworld #ernststavroblofeld #georgelazenby #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- This Never Happened to the Other Fella by John Barry Orchestra  (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST) Closing Theme-We Have All The Time in the World by John Barry  (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Would this film have been better with Connery in the role?

In the fifth installment of Spiraken Review Podcast's "Bond Marathon/Bond-o-thon", Xan & Gretta get to review the bond movie which first shows Spectre Leader Blofeld's face. Remember to look up and look out as they review the action adventure spy film "You Only Live Twice" directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring akiko wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsuro Tamba, Teru Shimada, Karin Dor, Donald Pleasence, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Charls Gray and Sean Connery as James Bond. ----more---- As our hosts get their bond geek on, they also talk about the scenes in Japan, the great acting of Donald Pleasence, the origin of Sean Connery's apathy toward James Bond, The lack of thought over James Bond's yellowface, the great soundtrack and once again the lack of good henchmen. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.   #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #spymanga  #jamesbond007 #youonlylivetwice #ernststavroblofeld #seanconnery #007 #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Opening Theme- Little Nellie by John Barry Orchestra  (You Only Live twice OST) Closing Theme- You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra  (You Only Live Twice OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Did they go too far with the Yellowface scene?

Filmmakers Ed Boase drops in to the Union in Soho to talk how he makes his Indie films, how he raises the finance and his latest feature Trick or Treat! Ed talks about making a short now after making features and how that differs. How he got his start in film-making by getting James Bond legend Desmond Llewelyn to star in his first short film at 17 yrs old. And how Desmond was very generous and helping him become a filmmaker He talks about top tips for a premiere. whether you should go to Film school or not and how important it is to help other filmmakers  He chats making his first feature 'Bloodied' and how it felt being dumped by the distributions and not getting the release he wanted or hoped for.  Not knowing what film to make after his first feature. After his second film he got depressed after projects kept falling apart. And how not to have all your eggs in one basket and have multiple projects at one time and how that can be better for all projects as well. The upside and downside to being a Director for hire. Shooting a film at night and what to be aware of when shooting with no sleep. All this and much more. WATCH Trick of Treat trailer here Ed's Young Film Academy link here LINKS  This week's episode is sponsored by Shotlister Shot Lister's designed by filmmakers for filmmakers and is available on macOS, iOS or Android. So check it out at shotlister.com And as a special bonus, Shotlister is giving away 50 FREE downloads every month to our listeners. Just email filmmakerspodcast@shotlister.com for your free copy! No catch Tickets to the latest MAKEYOURFILM event on 10th Dec 2019 here Fizz and Ginger website https://www.fizzandgingerfilms.co.uk/ WATCH A Serial Killers Guide to Life trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395fp-nEkoU WATCH Star Wars Origins trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdFjOXphx5E WATCH The Dare trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY Giles Alderson website Robbie McKane website WATCH World of Darkness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D WATCH Winter Ridge https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Ridge-Matt-Hookings/dp/B07V7YTX44/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=winter+ridge&qid=1572912553&s=instant-video&sr=1-1 Follow us on Twitter @filmmakerspod @gilesalderson @robbiemckane  @Food4ThoughtDoc @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @philmblog Part of the www.podfixnetwork.com

How did the character of Moneypenny evolve from page to screen? In light of the news that Naomie Harris has suggested an independent Moneypenny adventure, we delve into the character of M’s long-serving secretary and the other women of the MI6 offices – both in Fleming’s work and the film adaptations. We discuss the way the characters of Loelia Ponsonby, Mary Goodnight, and Miss Moneypenny merged to form the screen incarnation of the latter and Fleming’s grappling with the reception and characterisation of women in the workplace. Along the way we wonder where the other 00s have gone, stumble into Moneypenny’s wardrobe, and upon Desmond Llewelyn’s fridge, muse on Moneypenny’s missed opportunities, Rami Malek’s least-likely character name in No Time To Die, our Netflix spin-off that will never get made, catch up with Honey Ryder and her journey through the encyclopaedia, and return to the topics of unsurprising surprise castings, the attitudes of filmmakers and treating audiences with respect. The recording took place on October 25th in the USA, Spain, and New Zealand. Paul Atkinson and James Page are co-founders of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential Bill Koenig runs the Spy Command at hmssweblog.wordpress.com David Leigh runs thejamesbonddossier.com Lisa Funnell (@CinemaOnFire) is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma Ben Williams writes for MI6-HQ.com and MI6 Confidential This podcast is copyright Pretitles LLC © 2019 Music credit 'Spy & Die' by Jay Man

David Keller, CMT, is president and chief strategist at Sierra Alpha Research LLC, a boutique investment research firm focused on managing risk through market awareness, and author of the blog, Market Misbehavior. David calls himself a right-brained person in a left-brained industry and prides himself on his ability to bridge the gap between academic and practical finance. He is past president of the Chartered Market Technician Association, and most recently served as a subject matter expert for Behavioral Finance. David was formerly a managing director of research at Fidelity Investments in Boston as well as a technical analysis specialist for Bloomberg in New York. At Sierra Alpha, David combines the strengths of technical analysis, behavioral finance, and data visualization to identify investment opportunities for active investors and enrich relationships between advisors and clients. He uses his blog to teach readers about investing through metaphors, most frequently paralleling the process to aviation and flying. The blog platform also provides him the opportunity to make observations on market psychology. On top of this, David is a featured contributor on StockCharts.com, where he authors The Mindful Investor column, and on the See It Market platform for “smart, unbiased financial minds”.   David is also a published author; his articles have appeared in Bloomberg Markets magazine and he edited the book, Breakthroughs in Technical Analysis: New Thinking from the World’s Top Minds (Bloomberg Press). His talents took him to Waltham, Massachusetts, where he was an adjunct professor for three years at Brandeis University International Business School. David has a bachelor of science degree in psychology and a bachelor of arts degree in music from The Ohio State University.    “One of the reasons we fall into a lot of behavioral challenges or poor decision making as analysts is because you are programmed to do just that … pound the table, put your foot down and insist that you have the right answer … to be completely fair, probably almost half the time you do not have the right answer.”  David Keller    Worst investment ever  Markets begin to recover after bottom of 2009  In mid-2008, David left New York to work for Fidelity Investments in Boston and what followed was a very difficult first year on the job from a market point of view. The market topped out in late 2007 while a lot of stocks topped out in early 2007. Then 2008 started a little weaker. It then continued its sell-off into autumn on that year. The market bottomed out at the beginning of 2009. His March, April and May was very confusing and there was a great deal of volatility at the low points. Through 2010, 2011 and 2012, market start to recover consistently, with some surprises along the way. People were starting to put 2009 behind them.   David’s wrong turn begins as he goes bearish in 2013  In mid-2013, David took the completely erroneous view on the markets by turning bearish on US stocks. Of course he now knows that that was not the time to be bearish as the next few years showed strong growth across the board, especially in the US. The upshot for him leading up to it was that he was very focused on the March 2000 high, when the S&P was nearly right on the 1550 mark. And then in the beginning and then late stages of 2007, it reached almost the exact same level. So as the market had once again approached the same level, it triggered in David the beginning of his wrong call as he was expecting a repeated pattern when, he has realized since that if he had looked at all the evidence, it would probably not have supported his call.   How did that impact David professionally?   He said he learned a lot. As an analyst and as a professional researcher, he pointed out that in such jobs you need to take a stand, to have an opinion. One of the reasons we fall into a lot of behavioral challenges or poor decision making as analysts is because such professionals are programmed to do just that – pound the table, put your foot down and insist that you have the right answer. He admits thought, probably almost half the time you do not have the right answer. The markets make for a very humbling report card for your calls. So he learned very quickly that while it is important to have an opinion, it is also very important to have the humility and intellectual honesty to understand when your call is not working out and then being open and clear on what evidence has caused me to change your mind.   Road to when ‘Dr. Doom’ realized he was wrong   It was definitely a contrarian idea to be bearish at that point because stocks in general were pretty strong and the US market looked very good, riding at record highs.  He realized that he’d made his mark when the trading desk chief referred to him as “Dr. Doom” to a group of people. The driver behind his call though was not just the market being at new highs. He had looked at price momentum in different ways. One common way that technical analysts measure price momentum is with an indicator called the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which says that when something goes up, how much does it tend to go up? And when it goes down, how much does it tend to go down? It is a ratio of the average up moves versus the average down moves. And what you’re looking for is when a market moves to extremes, and that is one of the reasons why today, a lot of analysts are turning negative on the US markets. So that was another piece of evidence that told David that the market had risen a lot, and that it was probably too much, and that he believed he needed to be defensive.   Sector levels supported his bias   The third item he was looking at was sector levels. He remembered that tech stocks in particular were underperforming. This group he expected would do well in a bowl phase, and it was not doing well anymore. On the other hand, consumer staples, were doing quite well. So what he realized there and what he realized from that sector perspective (when did he know he was wrong?) was when he looked at the sectors and saw technology, weak; staples, strong; he has realized since that because those conditions supported his argument, he had succumbed to confirmation bias, and decided he was bearish. Still suffering under the spell of such bias, he then just tried to gather evidence to support that call. As the market continued a little higher, he doubled down in the worst way, and was trying to continue to back it up with only the evidence he wanted to find.   Looking at individual stocks is also insufficient   He learned too that looking at individual stocks was not a good enough indicator either and that there is great value in looking beyond the market. If you’re thinking about asset allocation, he said, it is not good enough to just look at equities, or look at global equities or emerging markets as a bundle and make an overall decision based on only on that. When you look at the country level or the sector level or the group and stock level, you start to see movements and themes that can help you understand a sort of deeper level below just an overall market call. He learned a lot about how to qualify what he is seeing from the top down and by also doing a lot of good bottom-up work. He said the bulk of the screening and detailed work he does not was derived from the lessons learned during this period.    “Having the humility and having the intellectual honesty of understanding when your call is not working out and then being open and clear on what evidence has caused me to change your mind.”  David Keller    Some lessons  Have the honesty and courage to admit that you are wrong. Then state what you need to do differently. Admit that your thesis is not working and have the courage to change your perspective.   “It’s OK to be wrong, but it’s not OK to stay wrong.”   David Keller, quoting one of his mentors  You’re not married to your call. Make informed decisions based on what you think the probabilities tell you, but you have the equal opportunity to change that when the evidence supports it.   Keep paying attention. Watch for and understand when things are changing. David takes a page out of flight training here when he learned “situational awareness”. When flying an aircraft, it is essential to have awareness of what is happening outside the aircraft, so you do not fly into a mountain, another aircraft or the ground. A big part of David’s process is having situational awareness of the markets and really understanding what he is seeing around him.   Tracking trends closely is highly valuable. Anytime the market approaches record highs or a stock goes to new highs, start to question it. When the market is strong, switch into more of a trend-following mentality and stick with things that are working, avoid things that are not working, and just look for signals that the trend has reversed.   Dig to a deeper level to gather evidence behind your call. Don’t just start with “I think the market” or “I think this position is doing XYZ, it’s going below that” and then look for evidence evidence support or contradict the position you are taking. You can look at many factors, such as the advancers/decliners, which is a measure of how many stocks are going up, how many stocks are going down. It remained strong through much of 2013, then hit a peak, but it never really came down that much. And in the end, it went up as the market continued higher. And so recognizing that the average stock was still holding up was an important signal to monitor.     Andrew’s takeaways  You will eventually be wrong.  Enjoy the moments when you are right, but you will, eventually, be wrong. It is inevitable.   Hold back on your contrarian instincts.  Sometimes momentum can push through harder and longer than you think.   Avoid confirmation bias.  The way to do that is to use David’s “second level” idea to look deeper and for views contrary to yours.  David adds here:  Another meeting he used to do in one of his companies as a group was called The Devil’s Advocate meeting, in which an appointed person had to take the other side of a thesis and argue against it. A lot of times the group would disagree with the designated contrarian but it did make everyone think about what the other side of an investment thesis was and what chain of events could cause that opposing scenario to happen. Often, he said, such a discussion uncovers weaknesses in your initial thesis that you would not have arrived at otherwise.     Actionable advice   Always have an exit plan. Here David talks again about his experience as a student pilot, as he’s working toward his private pilot’s license. One thing he has learned with any flight plan, you must always look for what you’re going to do if there is an emergency. One thing is to identify emergency landing areas, such as other airfields, highways, golf courses, so you always have these options, and if something happens you execute that side plan. IN trading, David always says if XYZ happens, then he’s wrong and needs to change it. So he always has a stopping point for a long position or a short position. He always has a price level or a movement or an event or a signal that will cause him to re-evaluate his position, no matter what. He lays out this plan in the beginning, and then the key is sticking with that and having the conviction to actually do it the moment the warning sign triggers.   Q: Now pay attention, 007. I’ve always tried to teach you two things:  First, never let them see you bleed. James Bond: And the second? Q: Always have an escape plan. Desmond Llewelyn, in his final film appearance as Q in the James Bond series (1999, The World Is Not Enough)     No. 1 goal for next the 12 months   David just launched his own research firm about a year and four months ago so he will be working on that.   At StockCharts.com, where he writes a column called The Mindful Investor, he is going to launch a TV show for this online network in the next few months.   He is also looking forward to starting a podcast of his own.    Parting words   David says it was very therapeutic to finally admit his weaknesses to everyone.     “I love what you’re doing with this podcast, it’s a pleasure to be a part of it.”  David Keller     You can also check out Andrew’s books   How to Start Building Your Wealth Investing in the Stock Market   My Worst Investment Ever   9 Valuation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them   Transform Your Business with Dr. Deming’s 14 Points    Connect with David Keller  LinkedIn  Twitter   Email  Connect with Andrew Stotz astotz.com  LinkedIn Facebook  Instagram Twitter  YouTube My Worst Investment Ever Podcast   Further reading mentioned   David Keller, editor (2007) Breakthroughs in Technical Analysis: New Thinking From the World’s Top Minds    

Special Guest Andrew Morrell joins your hosts Bryan Frye and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit GoldenEye (1983) [PG-13] Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Spy   Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrane, Tchéky Karyo, Gottfried John, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Michael Kitchen   Download from Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. Please share your thoughts on the movie or the Episode....   Director: Martin Campbell Recoded on 2019-04-05

007 - What better movie for our 007th episode than the 90s classic, Goldeneye? It's the film that reinvigorated a franchise, and the game that triggered the 'Nintendo thumb' epidemic of '97 - but how does the Brosnan era stack up against the Craig era?

It's a new world...with new enemies...and new threats...but you can still depend on one man! It's time to take Bond into the 90s with a look at Pierce Brosnan's debut 007 film, Goldeneye. It's got Bond back in his Aston Martin DB5, it's got an iconic henchwoman, it's got Desmond Llewelyn as Q, it's got a new M, it's got a belter of a theme song, and it's got Martin Campbell at the helm, but does Bond have what it takes to thrive in a post Cold War world? Find out on this week's episode of James Bond Radio.

Quite possibly the strangest Bond film to date, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the only Bond film to feature Aussie George Lazenby in the role of 007, and it's a weird one that's managed to age well in the past 50 years. It's also notorious for having such a bold, bleak ending. We talk about the film as well as Bond 25.On Her Majesty's Secret Service stars George Lazenby, Telly Savalas, Diana Rigg, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, and Desmond Llewelyn. Directed by Peter R. Hunt.If you enjoy what we do, please subscribe to our show. Leave us a rating in the iTunes Store and Stitcher. You can also listen on Spotify, Google Play, or YouTube as well. Like us on Facebook Discuss the film on our subreddit Join us on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Find us on Stitcher Listen on Google Play Brought to you by HOLY Propaganda

País Reino Unido Dirección Michael Apted Guion Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Bruce Feirstein (Personaje: Ian Fleming) Música David Arnold Fotografía Adrian Biddle Reparto Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, Robert Carlyle, Judi Dench, María Grazia Cucinotta, Desmond Llewelyn, Robbie Coltrane, John Cleese, Serena Scott Thomas, Samantha Bond, Ulrich Thomsen, Colin Salmon, Michael Kitchen, Goldie, Patrick Malahide, Omid Djalili, Justus von Dohnányi, David Calder Sinopsis Tras la muerte del magnate británico del petróleo Sir Robert King en un atentado en el cuartel general del MI6, su hija Elektra hereda sus fabulosos yacimientos petrolíferos del mar Caspio. El agente 007, que se siente culpable de la muerte de King, se convierte en el guardaespaldas de Elektra. Su astronómica fortuna atrae no sólo la atención de la prensa internacional, sino también la del asesino, un hombre con una bala alojada en el cerebro que le impide sentir dolor físico y cuya única obsesión es la venganza.

País Reino Unido Dirección Martin Campbell Guion Michael France, Jeffrey Caine (Personaje: Ian Fleming) Música Eric Serra Fotografía Phil Meheux Reparto Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, Izabella Scorupco, Sean Bean, Gottfried John, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Tcheky Karyo, Alan Cumming, Minnie Driver, Robbie Coltrane, Samantha Bond, Desmond Llewelyn, Michael Kitchen, Serena Gordon, Billy J. Mitchell, Ravil Isyanov Sinopsis Estando de vacaciones, Bond conoce a la bella y letal Xenia Onatopp, que intenta hacerse con los planos de un nuevo helicóptero invulnerable a las interferencias. La programadora militar rusa Natalya Siminova es la única superviviente de su equipo tras un macabro plan del general Ourumov para hacerse con Goldeneye, un arma espacial ultrasecreta que emite pulsos nucleares que inutilizan cualquier equipo electrónico. Bond formará equipo con Natalya para descubrir a los malhechores tras el robo.

País Reino Unido Dirección Roger Spottiswoode Guion Bruce Feirstein (Personaje: Ian Fleming) Música David Arnold Fotografía Robert Elswit Reparto Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Pryce, Teri Hatcher, Judi Dench, Joe Don Baker, Götz Otto, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Ricky Jay, Vincent Schiavelli, Colin Salmon, Geoffrey Palmer, Julian Fellowes, Pip Torrens, Cecilie Thomsen, Hugh Bonneville, Michael Byrne, Gerard Butler Sinopsis Elliot Carver, un gran magnate de los medios de comunicación, sólo necesita conseguir los derechos de publicación en China para completar su emporio global. Su maquiavélico plan consiste en provocar una guerra entre Gran Bretaña y China, mediante el hundimiento de un buque de guerra inglés. James Bond emprenderá una misión contrarreloj para descubrir quién está detrás del peligroso incidente.

Bond is back!  This week we continue our multi-year conquest of the BOND franchise!   Directed by Michael Apted, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH stars Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Robbie Coltrane, and John Cleese!   Get your gadgets! It’s time to commit MASS MOVIECIDE!

Live from the Kansas City Improv, Greg delivers on David Coverdale, Donald Trump and Desmond Llewelyn.

The Brosnan train continues on to the next station as we stop off and check in with the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies. Just who is John Tenney and what is his connection to Teri Hatcher? What makes this such a 'standard Bond film'? What do the boys think of 'the other woman'? What is Stampers first name? Should Moneypenny have cut her hair in this film? Why is the BMW 750 so ugly? How did Desmond Llewelyn age so much in two years? And what does this movie have to do with snuff porn? We know with that last teaser you're clicking a little bit faster now to find out.

Day 5 of 30 Days of SPECTRE!   Today it’s time to talk Q. There’s no doubt Ben Whishaw has huge shoes to fill after Desmond Llewelyn’s final appearance in 1999, so does he pull it off?    With key scenes inside Q’s lab and played out in the field, Q gets a lot more screen time than usual in SPECTRE. So, let’s find out if he has what it takes to carry the Q torch.   

   In , we explored some of the early days of Sherlock Holmes on radio with Bert Coules. We're pleased to present the second part of that episode as we make a deeper dive into Sherlock Holmes as portrayed in radio productions.   The bulk of our conversation with Bert centers - appropriately so - around the BBC Radio 4 series starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams (). After selling a dramatized version of The Hound of the Baskervilles to the BBC (which starred Roger Rees), Bert was given the green light to dramatize all 60 Sherlock Holmes stories, serving as the head writer.   The striking resemblance between Sidney Paget's Sherlock Holmes (r) and Clive Merrison in the role (l).     Bert discusses the casting of the new series, including what was required in a Watson that was an equal partner - and a zinger aimed at Nigel Bruce - as well as the increased comfort felt by the characters and actors over the course of the series recording.You may be surprised to learn how the stories were assigned to the writing team (a scientific method from the BBC, no doubt) and how the writers were "imaginatively faithful" to the stories. Not to mention the backstory behind an alternative ending to "The Solitary Cyclist."       Of particular interest for us in this show is a multitude of sound clips from the BBC series - including the music that played such a prominent role in so1me episodes. We did a bit of our own sound design in this episode in keeping with the spirit of the theme.   We also discuss some of the more intriguing guest stars on the series, such as Peter Sallis, Desmond Llewelyn, Brian Blessed and Tom Baker, as well as the "new" Watson during The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Andrew Sachs. Bert has a great story about how he ended the series in a manner than ensured it will not be continued.       CONTEST ALERT: This episode contains a contest.  We mentioned Denis Quilley and Patrick Allen as two actors who have been in the BBC Sherlock Holmes radio shows (as Bob Carruthers [SOLI] and Leon Sterndale [DEVI], respectively) and who have also been guest stars in the Granada series (as Leon Sterndale [DEVI] and Col. Sebastian Moran [EMPT], respectively.   There are at least two other actors who have also had guest starring roles in each series. The first individual who  the names and their respective roles and stories in each series will win a copy of Bert Coules' book, .   The Baker Street Regulars - recurring members of the cast (L to R):  Clive Merrison (Holmes), Stephen Thorne (Inspector Lestrade),  Joan Matheson (Mrs. Hudson), Michael Williams (Watson),  John Hartley (Mycroft Holmes).       Our Gas-Lamp this episode, we return to The Baker Street Journal of January 1952 (Vol. 2 No. 1 (New Series)) for Edgar Rosenberger's poem "Four Ages," representing the evolution of Sherlock Holmes as portrayed by various actors.       Links: , maintained by Bert Coules.  - a new editions, revised and expanded - by Bert Coules       More links available on on ,  and of course, our .       Please  and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (ihearofsherlock AT gmail DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).   And above all, please let our sponsors know that you heard us rant and rave about their excellence during the programme:  and  - and as always, a very special sponsor.   --        

Today, we're looking at everybody's favourite gadgetmaster, Q. We pick our top 15 Bond gadgets, take a look at some real WW2 era spy gadgets and pay tribute to Desmond Llewelyn.