Blaxploitation Bond: “Live and Let Die”
Live and Let Die (1973, Dir. Guy Hamilton): ‘I don’t think I’ve
Fear and Loathing: “Diamonds Are Forever”
Diamonds Are Forever (1971, Dir. Guy Hamilton): She paused and smiled up
Unhappily Ever After: “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” boils James Bond back down to essentials, offers him a chance at happiness — and then pulls the rug out from under us.
A Fine Madness: “You Only Live Twice”
You Only Live Twice (1967, Dir. Lewis Gilbert): “You can come up
Boom Times: “Thunderball”
Thunderball (1965, Dir. Terence Young): ‘When I came to the table I
Gold Standard: “Goldfinger”
Goldfinger (1964, Guy Hamilton): ‘Just a moment, Goldfinger, you’re not through yet.’
Pimping for England: “From Russia with Love”
From Russia with Love (1963, Dir. Terence Young): Bond smiled wryly at
History Lesson: “Ode to My Father”
Ode to My Father (2014, Dir. Yoon Je-kyoon): Korean cinema, like Hollywood,