Displaying items by tag: Roger Moore
Bottom of the Barrel: Remembering “The Man with the Golden Gun” on its 45th Anniversary
“It’s the worst Bond movie ever made.” — Lee Pfeiffer, co-author of The Essential Bond: The Authorized Guide to the World of 007
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 45th anniversary of the release of The Man with the Golden Gun, the ninth (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and second entry to feature Roger Moore as Agent 007.
In case you missed them or desire a refresher read, this column’s other celebratory 007 articles in this series include The World Is Not Enough, Licence to Kill, Moonraker, Quantum of Solace, From Russia with Love, Never Say Never Again, Live and Let Die, Octopussy, Casino Royale (1967), Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, Dr. No, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong.
The Bits continues the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of film historians and James Bond authorities who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of 1974’s The Man with the Golden Gun. [Read more here...]
Taking Us Around the World: Remembering “Moonraker” on its 40th Anniversary
“I remember thinking as Bond tumbled out of the airplane that this was going to be the greatest film ever. And then, moments later, Jaws flapped his arms falling toward a circus tent. I felt my own internal seismograph plummet. I was for the first time in my life, embarrassed for the filmmakers of a James Bond film.” — John Cork, co-author of James Bond Encyclopedia
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Moonraker, the 11th (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and the fourth of seven to feature Roger Moore as cinema’s most popular secret agent.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include Quantum of Solace, From Russia with Love, Never Say Never Again, Live and Let Die, Octopussy, Casino Royale (1967), Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, Dr. No, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong.
The Bits continues the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of film historians and James Bond authorities who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of 1979’s Moonraker. [Read on here...]
- Ian Fleming
- John Cork, James Bond: The Legacy
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- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
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- Moonraker
- 40th anniversary
- Roger Moore
- Mark A Altman
- Mark A Altman, Nobody Does It Better
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Essential James Bond
- Drax
- Lewis Gilbert
- Lois Chiles
- Michael Lonsdale
- John Barry
- Richard Kiel
- Corinne Cléry
A Blaxploitation Bond: Remembering “Live and Let Die” on its 45th Anniversary
“[Live and Let Die is] an early A-list film that recognized the value and influence of the generally under regarded blaxploitation film genre.” — Josiah Howard, author of Blaxploitation Cinema
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 45th anniversary of the release of Live and Let Die, the eighth (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and notably the first to feature Sir Roger Moore as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include Octopussy, Casino Royale (1967), Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, Dr. No, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong.
The Bits continues the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of film historians and James Bond authorities who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of 1973’s Live and Let Die. [Read on here...]
- Roger Moore
- John Cork, James Bond Encyclopedia
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- James Bond
- 007
- MI5
- Ian Flemming
- Live and Let Die
- 45th anniversary
- film retrospective
- Jon Burlingame, The Music of James Bond
- Josiah Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Guide
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Essential James Bond
- Bruce Scivally, James Bond: The Legacy
- Matt Sherman, James Bond's Cuisine: 007's Every Last Meal
- Cubby Broccoli
- Harry Saltzman
- Guy Hamilton
- Tom Mankiewicz
- Paul McCartney and Wings
- Gloria Hendry
- Geoffrey Holder
- JW Pepper
- Yaphet Kotto
- Jane Seymour
- Julius Harris
- Lois Maxwell
- Bernard Lee
- David Hedison
James Bond’s All Time High: Remembering “Octopussy” on its 35th Anniversary
“While Octopussy may always be fated to be best remembered as the Bond film that went head-to-head with Never Say Never Again, its real legacy was to reaffirm the relevance of the series to an increasingly sophisticated international audience that was being presented by a resurgent action movie genre which was offering whole new levels of cinematic spectacle and excess.” — 007 historian Thomas A. Christie
The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 35th anniversary of the release of Octopussy, the thirteenth (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and the sixth (of seven) to star Sir Roger Moore as Agent 007.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include Casino Royale (1967), Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, Dr. No, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong.
The Bits continues the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of James Bond historians who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of Casino Royale (1967). [Read on here...]
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- 007
- James Bond
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- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- John Cork, James Bond Encyclopedia
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Essential James Bond
- Octopussy
- Roger Moore
- 35th anniversary
- Ajay Chowdhury, Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films
- Thomas A Christie, The James Bond Movies of the 1980s
- John Glen
- Ian Fleming
- Maud Adams
- Louis Jourdan
- John Barry
- Kristina Wayborn
- Kabir Bedi
Nobody Does It Better: Remembering Sir Roger Moore and “The Spy Who Loved Me” on its 40th Anniversary
“The Spy Who Loved Me was a celebration the moment it premiered. It’s not so much a movie or a story as it is a wondrous tour through the exotic, sexy, dangerous, and beautiful world of Roger Moore’s 007.” — 007 historian John Cork
The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of The Spy Who Loved Me, the tenth (official) cinematic James Bond adventure and, arguably, the fan favorite of the Roger Moore era.
As with our previous 007 articles (see You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong), The Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship continue the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of James Bond scholars, documentarians and historians who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of The Spy Who Loved Me. [Read on here...]
- Bruce Scivally, James Bond: The Legacy
- John Cork, James Bond Encyclopedia
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- James Bond
- 007
- MI5
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Incredible World of 007
- Mark O'Connell, Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan
- Roger Moore
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- 40th anniversary
- Jon Burlingame, The Music of James Bond
Only For You: Remembering “For Your Eyes Only” on its 35th Anniversary
“If [Roger] Moore had ended his Bond tenure with For Your Eyes Only, [the film] would’ve been all the more noteworthy.” — Bill Desowitz
The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 35th anniversary of the release of For Your Eyes Only.
The twelfth cinematic James Bond adventure, it was the fifth to feature Roger Moore as Agent 007, the first of five directed by John Glen, and featured Sheena Easton’s chart-topping and Oscar-nominated title song. [Read on here...]
- 35th anniversary
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- James Bond
- 007
- MI5
- For Your Eyes Only
- Roger Moore
- Lee Pfeiffer, The Incredible World of 007
- Bill Desowitz, James Bond Unmasked
- Thomas A Christie, The James Bond Movies of the 1980s
- John Cork, James Bond: The Legacy
- Bruce Scivally, Inside For Your Eyes Only
- James Bond: The Legacy
- John Glen
- Sheena Easton