James Bond

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New Book Assesses the Cultural Impact of the Cinematic Bond Girl [Press release]

January 28th, 2011 by

Although she has been lauded by some as a liberated woman and true feminist archetype, the Bond Girl has virtually escaped critical study—until now. Released through Xlibris, Robert A. Caplen’s Shaken & Stirred: The Feminism of James Bond analyzes the cinematic Bond Girl and argues that the character initially served as a different archetype: one [...]

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MI6 Declassified #8 – Goldfinger

January 11th, 2011 by

Whenever polls are conducted to find the best ever James Bond film, Goldfinger always rises to the top of the public’s selection. In this issue, MI6 Declassified lifts the lid on the recipe that defined a genre and demystifies some of the alchemy that turned Sean Connery’s third outing as 007 in to 24ct cinematic [...]

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James Bond drinks book launches today

November 26th, 2010 by

The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond, featuring all the drinks from Ian Fleming’s books and the Eon film series has been launched today. The book has been written by David Leigh, who runs The James Bond Dossier website. The book is priced at £16.99, but during the holiday weekend in the US [...]

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New book on James Bond’s drinks launches in time for Xmas

November 20th, 2010 by

A new book that takes a detailed look at the drinks of James Bond is being published just in time for Christmas 2010. The author, David Leigh, is a lifelong fan of James Bond and is responsible for this website. He became interested in James Bond after picking up his father’s copy of Casino Royale [...]

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James Bond novels go digital, cutting out Penguin – Telegraph

November 3rd, 2010 by

Interesting article on the way the publishing industry is being cut out of the loop, with Ian Fleming Publications decision to publish the James Bond novels as ebooks themselves. The article states: The digital versions of the 007 books will be published by Ian Fleming Publications, which administers the rights to the Bond books. The [...]

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Playboy, 007's old ally, may be subject of takeover fight [HMSS Weblog]

July 16th, 2010 by

An interesting story appeared earlier in the week on The HMSS Weblog regarding Playboy Enterprises Inc. The article notes: “Playboy magazine and its parent company, Playboy Enterprises Inc., may be the target of a takeover fight. Why should James Bond fans care? Well, the magazine does have a half-century relationship with a certain gentleman agent.” [...]

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Video: Jeffrey Deaver Talks About Project X

June 8th, 2010 by

Dr Shatterhand recently caught up with Jeffery Deaver, announced by Ian Fleming Publications as the new continuation author of the book currently known simply as Project X. In this short video interview, Deaver explains a few of the details, such as this being a reboot of the literary series, with James Bond having been born [...]

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Ian Fleming Publications unveils Project X

May 27th, 2010 by

Ian Fleming Publications announced today details of Project X according to The Globe And Mail, which until today had existed only as a countdown timer on the IFP website that expired at midnight. “Project X” is the working title of a new James Bond continuation novel written by American author Jeffery Deaver, due to be [...]

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Project X countdown

May 23rd, 2010 by

Ian Fleming Publications has got people guessing after releasing a countdown timer to “Project X”.

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MI6 Declassified #7 – On Her Majesty's Secret Service

April 7th, 2010 by

The latest edition of MI6 Declassified has recently been published and is now available to order online. Although George Lazenby’s single Bond outing, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,was a box-office success back in 1969, it has sometimes been cast as a failure. However, it is now considered one of the most loved adventures in the [...]

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