Wes Britton at Spywise.net passes along the following:
Spywise.net is delighted to announce the publication of four new articles, the first of our “Decade In Review” features discussing the best espionage-oriented projects released since 2000.
Without question, the Crown Jewels of this series can be found in our “Spies on Film” files:
A Decade in Review: The Best Spy Films, Part I (2000-2004)
A Decade in Review: The Best Spy Films, Part II (2004-2009)
The more than 50 pages of insights, opinions, and analysis were written by an international cast of experts from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, and Japan. Craig Arthur, Wesley Britton, David E. Foster, Anders Frejdh, Amanda Ohlke, and Paul Rowlands each discuss movies you’d expect — the Bourne trilogy, Casino Royale — and movies you likely never heard of, and likely some controversial choices.
Then, in the “Spies in History and Literature” files, you’ll find:
A Decade in Review: The Best Spy Literature, 2001-2009
A slightly different team, Craig Arthur, Wesley Britton, Mark T. Hooker, Amanda Ohlke, and Bill Raetz suggest the best spy books of this decade, both novels and non-fiction histories and biographies. Compare your choices with theirs and see if you have some catch-up to do! (Or perhaps some ideas about what we missed . . .)
Finally—for now—the last new article is in the “Spies on Television and Radio” files:
A Decade in Review: What We Brits Saw And What We Didn’t (2000-2009)
by Ian Dickerson
This very lively and personable essay is very different from the other overviews. Here, the longtime Honorary Secretary of “The Saint Club” shares his observations on what U.K. “telly” watchers got to see and why they missed some of the better shows we got in the states.
Coming soon: Wes Britton, Craig Arthur, and David Foster will present the “Top 10” TV programs we’ve seen since 2000. In addition, Armstrong Sabien is preparing his overview of the best spy comics and graphic novels of the decade. In the meantime, the film overviews alone should keep you busy—and hopefully
find you matching your own perspectives with fellow fans and experts from around the globe. Let us know what you think—the articles are ready for you as
PDF files at—
P.S. The man who handled all the visuals for this series, Peter Lorenz, runs the “Illustrated 007 – The Art of James Bond” blog at–
http://illustrated007.blogspot.com/
Peter didn’t choose to plug himself in the articles, feeling his contributions didn’t match those of the writers. I disagree—he created a great banner, plugged in all the photos, and cleaned up the format. So here’s his bio as thanks for all his hard work:
Peter Lorenz is a veteran Bond collector specializing in 007 artwork from around the world. He lives in London with his wife Mia and constantly runs out of space for his collection.
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