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Song of the Day: Live and Let Die (by Paul McCartney and Wings)
Lisa Marie recently wrote up her very unique review of the James Bond film Live and Let Die and I’ve decided to use that review as the springboard for the latest “Song of the Day” entry. It’s easy...
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James Bond Review: Thunderball (dir. by Terence Young)
The Shattered Lens is taking on all of the Bond Films, one a day until the U.S. Release of Skyfall on November 9th. Today, we approach the fourth Bond Picture, Thunderball. Before I start, I should...
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James Bond Film Review: Casino Royale (dir by Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph...
As you probably already know, we here at the Shattered Lens have been counting down the days until the American release of Skyfall by reviewing every single film in the James Bond franchise. Today, we...
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James Bond Review: Diamonds Are Forever (dir. by Guy Hamilton)
I think it’s a well-known fact that the Austin Powers series was spoofing the spy film of the 60’s and 70’s with it’s main target for laughs being the iconic James Bond character and his international...
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James Bond Review: Live and Let Die (dir. by Guy Hamilton)
One year and one day ago the very first James Bond film to star Sir Roger Moore, Live and Let Die, in the title role was reviewed by Lisa Marie, and now it’s time to revisit the eight official film in...
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James Bond Film Review: The Spy Who Loved Me (dir. by Lewis Gilbert)
For the past few days, the Shattered Lens has been taking a journey through the history of the James Bond film franchise. Today, we continue that journey by taking a look at 1977’s The Spy Who Loved...
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James Bond Review: Octopussy (dir. by John Glen)
We’re at the home stretch in the Roger Moore-era of Ian Fleming’s James Bond film series. During his time in the role as Britain’s super spy extraordinaire we’ve seen him put his own personal stamp...
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James Bond Review: Skyfall (dir. by Sam Mendes)
For almost a month, starting in mid-October and almost two weeks into November, we here at Through the Shattered Lens have watched and shared our reviews and thoughts on the 25 James Bond films (22...
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Christopher Lee, R.I.P.
The picture above is Christopher Lee in the 1998 film Jinnah. In this epic biopic, Lee played Muhammad Ali Jinniah, the founder of modern Pakistan. Up until yesterday, I had never heard of Jinnah...
View ArticleBook Review: Moonraker by Ian Fleming
First published in 1955, Moonraker was the third of the original James Bond novels and it was also the first of the series to be totally set in Great Britain. At no point does Bond leave his home...
View ArticleBook Review: Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming
(SPOILERS FOR BOTH DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER AND FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE) First published in 1956, Diamonds are Forever was the fourth of Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels. This time, Bond has been...
View ArticleBook Review: From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
(MAJOR SPOILERS) First published in 1957, the fifth James Bond novel was nearly the last. Despite the success of the previous books, Ian Fleming was growing tired of the yearly obligation of coming up...
View ArticleBook Review: Dr. No by Ian Fleming
Having survived his creator’s attempt to kill him off at the end of From Russia With Love, British secret agent James Bond returned in the 1958 novel Dr. No. When Dr. No begins, M is concerned that his...
View ArticleBook Review: Goldfinger by Ian Fleming
(SPOILERS) In 1959, Ian Fleming introduced a character who would go on to become the quintessential James Bond villain. His name? Auric Goldfinger. When I reread Goldfinger, Fleming’s seventh Bond...
View ArticleBook Review: Thunderball by Ian Fleming
After the publication of Goldfinger in 1959, Ian Fleming’s next installment in the adventures of James Bond would be a short story collection, 1960’s For Your Eyes Only. It would not be until 1961...
View ArticleBook Review: The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming
First published in 1962, The Spy Who Loved Me is easily the most controversial of all of Ian Fleming’s Bond novels. The Spy Who Loved Me was not the first of the Bond novels to keep James Bond...
View ArticleBook Review: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by Ian Fleming
(MAJOR SPOILERS) “The World Is Not Enough” — The Bond Family Motto, as revealed in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by Ian Fleming First published in 1963, Ian Fleming’s 10th James Bond novel opens with...
View ArticleBook Review: You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming
(MAJOR SPOILERS) You Only Live Twice, the 11th James Bond novel, opens 8 months after the tragic ending of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Tracy Bond is dead. Ernst Stavro Blofeld has vanished. And...
View ArticleBook Review: The Man With The Golden Gun by Ian Fleming
(SPOILERS) On August 12th, 1964, Ian Fleming died in Canterbury. He was 56 years old. Like his famous creation, James Bond, Ian Fleming was both a heavy drinker and a chainsmoker. Unlike Bond, he...
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