007 Days of 007: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
Jake’s Take: One Image from For Your Eyes Only (John Glen, 1981) An image of Roger Moore at what was perhaps his most vicious. “He had no head for heights.” This frame is from one of […]
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007 Days of 007: MOONRAKER (1979)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Moonraker (Lewis Gilbert, 1979) In this image, an example of the grand Moore villain par excellence. “James Bond…you appear with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season.” One evening five years ago, […]
007 Days of 007: THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
Jake’s Take: One Image from The Spy Who Loved Me (Lewis Gilbert, 1977) An image that proves one way to keep the British end up is with real stunt work. “But James, I need you.” “So […]
007 Days of 007: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
Jake’s Take: One Image from The Man with the Golden Gun (Guy Hamilton, 1974) What better image to focus on than that which gives the film its title? “I could have shot you down when you […]
007 Days of 007: LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Live and Let Die (Guy Hamilton, 1973) This image from Roger Moore’s Bond debut reveals the film’s three principal attractions, its stars. “What shall we drink to, Mr. Bond?” “How about an […]
007 Days of 007: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Diamonds Are Forever (Guy Hamilton, 1971) The praises of production designer Ken Adam are sung at last. “But surely, sir, there’s no need to involve our section on a relatively simple […]
007 Days of 007: ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969)
Jake’s Take: One Image from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Peter Hunt, 1969) A powerful final image from the rehabilitated masterpiece of the series. “We have all the time in the world.” To some degree, all […]
007 Days of 007: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)
Jake’s Take: One Image from You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, 1967) The image of SPECTRE’s volcano base inspires a brief consideration of Bond’s first meeting with Ernst Stavro Blofeld and the ever increasing stakes of the […]
007 Days of 007: THUNDERBALL (1965)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965) An image from later in the film illustrates Sean Connery’s confidence in his role as well as the film’s wealth of wonderful women. “I think he got […]
007 Days of 007: GOLDFINGER (1964)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964) The image of a girl painted in gold, in the film some consider the gold standard for the James Bond series. “Gold? All over?” In my previous posts […]