Feds nab ‘Octopussy’

From the strange-but-true department, today (Nov. 5), a famous name in the 007 canon was invoked by U.S. authorities.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against “a pair of lawyers for tipping inside information in exchange for kickbacks as well as six Wall Street traders and a proprietary trading firm involved in a [...]

The Roger Moore debate among 007 fans

It has been 24 years since Roger Moore last played James Bond. Yet it seems as if Sir Roger stirs the most emotional reactions among 007 fans. His detractors really don’t like him. His fans are equally strong in their opinions.
Here’s a sampling. For detractors, it is too much humor, Moore doesn’t take the role [...]

HMSS nominations for editing changes in 007 movies

What if you could go back and change something in a movie you’ve seen? That’s the notion behind this post — what could you change in a James Bond movie?
The ground rules are there’s only enough money to make editing changes. You don’t have the time or resources to reassemble the cast for reshoots (which [...]

HMSS nominations for most harebrained ideas for 007 movies

The James Bond movie series is remarkable for its longevity (47 years, albeit with a couple of notable gaps in production). But it’s also remarkable for some harebrained ideas that were seriously considered. Our list of five nominations.
1. Considering Adam West, for the role of Bond.
West, the one-time Batman, disclosed in his autobiography that [...]

1983: ABC attempts a TV spy revival

The year 1983 was a big year for spy entertainment. Two James Bond moves, Octopussy and Never Say Never Again came out, prompting an outburst of Bondmania.
ABC, looking to cash in, gave the goahead to a new series, Masquerade, in which spymaster Lavender (Rod Taylor) recruits people who’ve never done intelligence work to perform missions.
Series [...]

007-themed Super Yachts

Well, here’s a devoted Bond fan for you: John A. Staluppi, founder of the Millennium Superyachts shipbuilders, names his signature yacht creations after the James Bond movies. He created the firm to build The World Is Not Enough in 1998, and then went on to build the Octopussy, Moonraker, and Thunderball. The 43.5 [...]

007 back on the big screen

James Bond fans in the New York City metropolitan area have a chance to see three of Roger Moore’s 007 adventures on the big screen.
The historic Landmark Lowe’s Jersey Theater, in Jersey City, will be running The Man with the Golden Gun on Friday, January 30, and For Your Eyes Only & Octopussy [...]

More from the UK documentary on James Bond songs

A few days ago, we linked to some YouTube versions of a UK documentary on James Bond title songs. That posting drew a bit of traffic, so we thought we should do some more. First up, how John Barry and Tim Rice faced a daunting task to do a song for a movie titled Octopussy. [...]