Octopussy (1983): Roger Moore - James Bond Revisted
February 1, 2021 by:
Welcome back to James Bond Revisited, where we take a look back at all the 007 movies counting down to the eventual release of No Time to Die, which should come out. someday. This week, we re taking a look at Roger Moore s much-maligned second-to-last James Bond outing, OCTOPUSSY, which went up against Sean Connery s Never Say Never Again in the 1983 Battle of the Bonds and won!
Here s the thing - I love Octopussy. As a child, it was probably my favorite James Bond movie, so I have a weird, elemental connection to it. Is it critically a good movie? You tell me in the talkback below, but as you ll see in this video, it s a movie that s close to my heart. But, did you know James Brolin was all set to take over the part and Roger Moore only came back at the last minute? Check out our video and see why for yourself!
Cinemas will die : Former Bond girl Valerie Leon insists No Time To Die should not be streamed after Daniel Craig s last outing as 007 is delayed AGAIN by six months
Valerie, 77, took part in a debate on whether the film should be streamed and insisted cinemas will die without major films
She said: I disagree totally that they should be streamed. The franchise is so special. The anticipation of waiting for it to be released in the cinemas
Valerie played the unnamed Lady in the Bahamas in Never Say Never Again where she flirted with Bond, with the pair ending up in bed together
There have been more than two dozen James Bond movies so far. That number includes a little-seen 1954 TV adaptation of Ian Fleming s first 007 book,
Casino Royale, which was published just a year earlier. That same work has shown up as two other films over the next five decades.
We outline the Stories Behind All 26 James Bond Movies below, revealing the history and secrets of the longest-running franchise in film history. Casino Royale (1954)
The first adaptation of Ian Fleming s James Bond was an episode of the TV anthology series
Climax! Played by Barry Nelson, the protagonist is referred to as Jimmy, not James Bond, and is Americanized in the teleplay. The show also featured Peter Lorre as the villain, Le Chiffre. Due to the novel s rights being sold prior to the combined production relationship between Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman,
There have been more than two dozen James Bond movies so far. That number includes a little-seen 1954 TV adaptation of Ian Fleming s first 007 book,
Casino Royale, which was published just a year earlier. That same work has shown up as two other films over the next five decades.
We outline the Stories Behind All 26 James Bond Movies below, revealing the history and secrets of the longest-running franchise in film history. Casino Royale (1954)
The first adaptation of Ian Fleming s James Bond was an episode of the TV anthology series
Climax! Played by Barry Nelson, the protagonist is referred to as Jimmy, not James Bond, and is Americanized in the teleplay. The show also featured Peter Lorre as the villain, Le Chiffre. Due to the novel s rights being sold prior to the combined production relationship between Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman,
The arts and culture stars who died in 2020
By BBC Culture Editors30th December 2020
BBC Culture editors pay tribute to the luminaries of the arts and culture world who we sadly lost this year.
Elizabeth Wurtzel (Credit: Getty Images)
January to March
On 7 January, Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of infamous 1994 memoir Prozac Nation, died aged 52. Her groundbreakingly candid book covered her parents divorce, depression, self-harm and sex – and deeply divided critics at the time, while inspiring a generation of female writers and helping to destigmatise the public discussion of mental illness. The 77-year-old British comedian and Python Terry Jones died on 22 January. As well as acting and co-writing, he also directed both The Meaning of Life and Life of Brian, the irreverent Biblical romp which caused outrage upon release.