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The Spy Who Loved Me: The Diabolical Scheme of Karl Stromberg.

The Spy Who Loved Me: The Diabolical Scheme of Karl Stromberg.

Released: August 1977 Directed by: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens, Richard Kiel, Caroline Monro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, and Desmond Llewelyn as Q. In 1977s The Spy Who Loved Me, shipping tycoon, scientist, and one of the richest men in the world, Karl Stromberg is thinking big. Unlike a guy like Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who likes to hold the world hostage for ransom and power, Stromberg (Curt Jurgens) wants to destroy the…

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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Merry Christmas 007

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Merry Christmas 007

Released: December 1969 Directed by: Peter R. Hunt Cast: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat, Lois Maxwell, George Baker, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn. Yup, spoilers. Ernst Stavro Blofeld has no redeeming qualities, save one, he is not a quitter. Like his contemporary, Wile E. Coyote-Super Genius, he continues to plot, scheme, and execute said plots. His operative in Jamaca, Dr. No was charged with toppling U.S. missiles and failed. In a revenge, extortion scheme, Rosa Klebb…

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Tomorrow Never Dies: How I Spent International James Bond Day.

Tomorrow Never Dies: How I Spent International James Bond Day.

Released: 1997 Dir.: Roger Spottiswoode This past October 5th was International James Bond Day, marking the 61st anniversary of the first 007 movie to be released in theaters. While many fans may have marked the occasion by watching Dr. No, I decided to choose a Bond film at random. Using high tech methods that would make Q proud, I wrote all the 007 titles on small bits of paper and carefully placed them in a mixing bowl. Stirring vigorously, placing…

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Goldfinger: Thoughts on Operation: Rockabye Baby.

Goldfinger: Thoughts on Operation: Rockabye Baby.

Released: 1964 Dir. Guy Hamilton “Champaign Leader to Grand Slam Task Force Leader. The Baby is asleep!”               When I first saw Goldfinger, I was unaware I was watching an ‘edited for television’ version. In early 1986 we got our first VCR, and sometime in those first six months I rented Goldfinger on VHS. It came as a wonderful surprise when I discovered there was stuff that I had been missing out on. Mainly the now iconic pre-title sequence, and…

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