Cracking the Code of Spy Movies!

A cemetery, a special grave, a Universal Exports helicopter being flown by remote control, chasing down a bald man in a wheelchair and down he gooooooooes! Fly with us through the Pre-Title and Title sequences of the James Bond movie, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY! Ideas? Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Episode Page: https://spymovienavigator.com/podcast/james-bonds-for-your-eyes-only-pre-title-sequence-d...

Steven Saltzman, the son of Harry Saltzman who co-produced the first 9 Eon Productions James Bond movies and who in the mid 1960s, also produced the first three Harry Palmer movies based on Len Deighton's books, THE IPCRESS FILE, FUNERAL IN BERLIN  and BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN -  Steven is now an Executive Producer of the 6-part TV series, THE IPCRESS FILE, that is out now - and Steven joins us today...

The Ipcress File 6-part series has launched in the UK through ITV as of March 6, 2022! Our Cracking the Code of Spy Movies team has had the opportunity to view all 6 episodes of this monumental series, & we share our no-spoilers insights here!  We don't always agree & we let you know what we liked and what we wish was different. Take a listen. The Ipcress File will be released in many other countr...

Masks and real disguise expert! Exploding gum! Eyeglasses with cameras, liquid nitrogen? Bombs in your head, microdots, eye scanning devices and more! Join Dan and Tom as they decode the gadgets in Mission: Impossible 1, 2 and 3 ! Subscribe to our show, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies in your favorite podcast app - please do it now! Look for additional podcasts on Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation, and...

Space shuttles! Airplanes! Parachutes! Skydiving! Circuses! Jaws! Explosions! Plans to kill Bond . . . and a beautiful woman! Can shuttles fly? Is Bond really on his last leg? Whatever happened to that leg?! Join Dan, Tom and Vicky as we get a leg-up on the pre-title sequence of MOONRAKER ! And Philip Latchford and John Cork weigh in too with us! Subscribe to our show right now! Ideas?  Info@SpyMo...

Here's our Spy Movie News for February 22 2022! Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, Awards nominations, upcoming spy movies like, Heart of Stone, Cold Sun, The Bricklayer, Kompromat, new streaming spy series, The King's Man and historical accuracy, and Mission: Impossible 7! Subscribe to our show right now! Ideas?  Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Episode Page: https://spymovienavigator.com/podca...

NO SPOILERS!   Another Liam Neeson action movie called Blacklight just released.  Is it another sequel to the Taken series?  Join us as we are Cracking the Code of the movie Blacklight .  We'll answer that question and guide you as to whether it is worth your time.  Given that this is one of our Quick-Fire Reviews, there will be NO SPOILERS! Ideas: Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Episode Page:...

The Ipcress File! No, we're not talking today about the 1965 version with Michael Caine! We are talking about the ITV TV series, The Ipcress File starring Joe Cole – coming in March! And . . . on December 16 2021, we had the wonderful opportunity to "attend," via a Zoom meeting, a press briefing for The Ipcress File TV series through ITV Studios, with the actors, director & more!  It airs in March...

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Director: Alfred Hitchcock Mistaken identities! World travelers! Mystery in the middle east! Secrets told, murder plots, kidnappings, and more – all in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH!   Decoding both the 1934 and the1956 versions of this Hitchcock classic spy movie! With special guest, Bill Koenig of The Spy Command! Main Casts: 1956 Jimmy Stewart: Dr, Benjamin McKenna Doris D...

Spy Movie News for January 25, 2022! Bond IMAX and VFX, Mission Impossible, really! Blacklight , The Bricklayer , Conmen , Eraser: Reborn , The 355 , Miénteme , Red Notice , To Catch a Thief , and more! Ideas: Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Episode Page: https://spymovienavigator.com/podcast/spy-movie-news-january-25-2022  

Submarines in trouble, M looking for Bond, Cozy cabins, beautiful women you cannot trust, skiers, mountains, cliffs, rifles and pistols and thousand-foot drops! Join us as we decode the pre-title sequence in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME ! Join Dan, Tom and Vicky for a fun outing in one of the BEST pre-title sequences of any Bond movie! Ideas? Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Podcast page:  https://spymo...

Exploding planes, destructive computer devices, agents with families, an international spy team, plot twists and more make up the first spy movie released in 2022, THE 355. Join us for our NO SPOILER review of THE 355, starring Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, and Bingbing Fan. Hit the Subscribe button! Ideas: info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website podcast page: https://s...

Join us for a charming talk with Brigitte Millar, who played Dr. Vogel in SPECTRE and in No Time to Die! She's also played Emmeline Vance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , she won an award for her performance as Amelia Holland in David is Dying , she joined fellow Bond alums, Benicio Del Toro, Max von Sydow, and Art Malik in The Wolfman .  Want to hear how they filmed the SPECTRE meet...

Spy Movie News for December 29 2021! Spy movies coming in 2022, The Kingsman series, Argylle, Red Notice, Mission: Impossible, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, The Duke and more! Start the New Year off right - Subscribe to our show, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies and know about all the episodes we will launch in 2022!  Happy New Year!! Ideas: Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website episode page: htt...

NO SPOILERS! Intrigue, honor, duty, violence, poisons, World War I, upper-class privilege, Rasputin and other real-world people, a sinister organization, a cool airplane stunt, and an awesome mountain goat are some of the things that make up the origination movie, The King's Man . This is a NO-SPOILERS, quick-fire review! Ideas: Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Podcast page: 

A Virus, An Antidote, Elton John, Whiskey, Cannibalism, robot dogs, and Butterflies are some of the things we'll look at as we are Cracking the Code of 88 influences of and on the 2017 movie, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE ! What's the secret clue in the Doomsday Vaults?  Today we are going to explore the scenes that have either influenced or been influenced by other movies, tv shows, and the real wo...

Exploding heads, prosthetics that cut, halo dives, and Samuel Jackson playing a deranged megalomaniac. We'll look at all of these and more as we are Cracking the Code of the influences of the 2014 movie, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE. Dan and Tom look at 79 influences on the movie KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE and examine key scenes!  The Knights of the Round Table?  Toasting Dead Agents? Disney's H...

We searched for and found the formal gardens from ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE - near Lisbon, Portugal!  Come with us as we intro our podcast recorded on-location in Portugal! The gardens, which appear in the love montage of Tracy and Bond, are called, the Palacio Marqueses Fronteira!   Let's go on-location! Feedback: info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Podcast page: https://spymovienavigator.co...

Andrew Bustamante, an ex-CIA spy, talks with us about the differences between real spies and movie spies!   This is one cool dude!  You must hear this! Can you be a spy?  Listen and find out!  You can take a test mission - he tells you how. Gadgets, cars, guns!  Andrew now also teaches elite spy skills to everyday people - check out his website, EverydaySpy.com! Ideas/Feedback: Info@SpyMovieNaviga...

Here's our Spy Movie News for November 30 2021! Find out what you need to know fast! No Time To Die The King's Man is coming Christmas gifts No Time To Die box office performance The ROCK as Bond? Red Notice s? Mission: Impossible 8 The Night Agent A Spy Among Friends, and Daniel Craig wanted what?? Ideas: Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com Website Episode Page: https://spymovienavigator.com/podcast/spy-m...

NO TIME TO DIE - we look at some of the pluses and minuses of the movie as we decode certain scenes.   "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "A  Farewell to Arms" and lots more!  Morgan Lisney, winner of the 2020 James Bond International Trivia Marathon, sends in his summary review of the movie too. See if you agree or disagree with us! SPOILERS are rampant in this podcast!   If you have not yet seen NO TIME...

Oceans, Beaches, oysters, champagne, a man in a suit on the beach – what? A funhouse that's not so fun, and . . . a Golden Gun!  Join us as we venture into Scaramanga's Funhouse in our decoding of the pre-title sequence to the 1974 James Bond movie, The Man With The Golden Gun . We take it apart and Dan does an impersonation of Nick Nack! Reactions? Let us know info@SpyMovieNavigator.com 

Red Notice – A Quick-Fire, No-spoiler Review  Cleopatra's Eggs, Deep Fakes, call outs to Indiana Jones, Mission: Impossible and James Bond, Ryan Reynolds playing, well Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson playing what he usually plays, and Gal Gadot playing a key role all lead us to our quick-fire no spoiler review of Red Notice.  Join us as we're Cracking the Code of the just released Netflix movie Red...

Who is buried in the mausoleum niche in Diamonds are Forever ?  And where exactly is it?  We recall Bond placing the urn in the crypt and removing an envelope . . . well, it's NOT where everyone thinks it is!  Where is the real spot? Matt Sherman joins us to reveal the real location!  This is some real top secret sleuthing! Matt Sherman runs BondFanEvents.com , is the author of P laying Games With...

Here's our October 26, 2021 edition of Spy Movie News with latest updates on James Bond and No Time To Die, Red Notice, The King's Man, and more in another special edition of Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! Let's get to it! All the links to the articles or reports mentioned here, will be posted in the summary article on our website, under Keep Current/Articles at SpyMovieNavigator.com Feedback/Id...