Movie Journal

Jake’s Take: One Image from A View to a Kill (John Glen, 1985) A look at the titles and a listen to the music. Choice for you/is the view to a kill. Between the shades/assassination’s standing […]

Jake’s Take: One Image from Octopussy (John Glen, 1983) An image from the reveal of Maud Adams leads to thoughts on adaptation. “You have a nasty habit of surviving.” “Well, you know what they say about […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]