Tag Archives: James Bond

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Posted on December 8, 2014 at 11:50 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

In the mid-1970’s, Eon Productions, the company founded by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, had to take drastic measures to save the James Bond franchise following the disappointing box office of The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). (Prior … Continue reading →

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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Posted on December 11, 2013 at 10:10 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

“Merry Christmas, 007,” says Telly Savalas, holding a cigarette to his wolfish grin. He’s Ernst Stavro Blofeld reincarnate – a more robust, athletic, and considerably less scarred Blofeld than when we last saw him, when he was played by Donald … Continue reading →

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You Only Live Twice (1967)

Posted on December 8, 2013 at 11:25 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The fifth in the James Bond series produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, You Only Live Twice (1967) took 007 to Japan to finally confront Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the shadowy “Number 1” in prior outings, face-to-face. Blofeld appeared … Continue reading →

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