The Spy Command

Leigh Chapman: From acting to writing 30.08.2023 1:27 ↓

Leigh Chapman experienced the 1960s spy craze both in front and behind the camera.

Film Bond's biggest enemy: Demographics 28.08.2023 3:05 ↓

For at least 25 years, maybe longer, the makers of James Bond movies and the studios that finance the films, have fretted about demographics. With good reason.

Aston Martin's year so far in Formula ONe 27.08.2023 1:27 ↓

Aston Martin, James Bond's favorite ride, is having a pretty good year in Formula One.

2010: MGM says it plays to jump-start the 007 film series 25.08.2023 3:23 ↓

In a 2010 bankruptcy filing, MGM said it planned to have Bond films out every other year starting in 2012. It didn't work out that way.

The resilient 007 fan 21.08.2023 2:48 ↓

James Bond is not the most fan-friendly. Yet 007 fans are doing their best to keep the flame alive.

State of the Bond franchise, summer 2023 15.08.2023 4:00 ↓

For 2023, there are issues related to the franchise and the overall movie industry.

About that No Time to Die production budget 13.08.2023 3:04 ↓

No Time to Die cost a lot of money to make. And COVID-19 was far from the only reason.

Ian Fleming Publications announces new printings of 3 Bond continuation novels 12.08.2023 1:39 ↓

Ian Fleming Publications said on its website there will be new printings of three James Bond continuation novels, including new introductions.

1975: Sean Connery (briefly) discusses his work on the 007 films 11.08.2023 1:45 ↓

Sean Connery made his debut on The Tonight Show in December 1975. He briefly discusses work on Bond films.

Mission: Impossible 7 fails to break out 08.08.2023 2:30 ↓

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One still has weeks for its theatrical run. But it appears the seventh installment of the Tom Cruise series will struggle to go beyond the core M:I audience.

Sharon Farrell dies at 82 05.08.2023 1:31 ↓

Sharon Farrell, a character actress who had a long career, died in May at 82, according to The Hollywood Reporter

Credit oddities on television shows 04.08.2023 4:05 ↓

An examination of how some shows avoided "created by" or "adapted by" credits.

Edward Hume, major QM contributor, dies 03.08.2023 1:15 ↓

Edward Hume penned the pilots to three Quinn Martin shows -- Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, and Barnaby Jones

What a pure Christopher Nolan James Bond film would be like 03.08.2023 3:10 ↓

The blog went to see Oppenheimer. The blog speculates on what a "pure" Nolan 007 film would be like.

Michigan theater to show two 007 films 01.08.2023 1:47 ↓

The Redford Theatre in Detroit will show Goldfinger and The Spy Who Loved Me later this month.

Major Matt Mason? Really? 27.07.2023 2:09 ↓

With Barbie's success, Mattel is looking to develop more movies based on its toys. Major Matt Mason is one of the more obscure.

Title of Kim Sherwood's 2nd 00-novel is announced 25.07.2023 1:06 ↓

A Spy Like Me is the title of Kim Sherwood's second novel featuring 00 agents.

Bond and the new cinema conventional wisdom 24.07.2023 3:01 ↓

In the U.S., cinema conventional wisdom took a big change in July. How does it affect the James Bond film series?

Christopher Nolan provides a Rorschach Test about directing a Bond movie 21.07.2023 2:49 ↓

Comments from Christopher Nolan this week have generated different reactions concerning whether he might direct Bond 26.

Mission: Impossible 7 and the difficulty of saving cinema 16.07.2023 2:26 ↓

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One was No. 1 at the box office this weekend. But the numbers are mixed

Bond 26 questions: Industry uncertainty edition 15.07.2023 2:04 ↓

How might industry uncertainty affect Bond 26?

About Indiana Jones, 007, and other aging heroes 15.07.2023 3:17 ↓

We recently saw an aged version of Indiana Jones. But there are also aging versions of James Bond, Philip Marlowe, James West, and Napoleon Solo.

About, Indy, 007, and other aging heroes 15.07.2023 3:17 ↓

Marlowe, Bond, James West, and Napoleon Solo have appeared in aged versions.

Bond 26 questions: Industry uncertainty edition 15.07.2023 2:10 ↓

Bond 26 is being affected by broader movie industry uncertainty

Phoebe Waller-Bridge denies being considered to direct Bond 26 28.06.2023 1:58 ↓

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as part of a Vanity Fair feature story, says she is not being considered to direct Bond 26.