The Bondologist Blog Revised Topic List 2013-2014 Period - 60 new Articles to celebrate the 60 Years of James Bond in Print (1953-2013)
1. Kingsley Amis, Drax’s Gambit and the Future Direction of the James Bond Films [Posted: Tuesday 29 January 2013]
3. A Very Nasty Little Film Indeed – An Alternative Review of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
4. The influence of Mussolini’s Fascist Italy on the James Bond novels (and films)
5. The Deathly Symbolism of Flowers, Skulls and Coffins in the James Bond novels and films (part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ series)
6. Once is quite enough – An Alternative Review of You Only Live Twice (1967)
7. The Spy Who Came Up Against COLD – A Review of Cold/Cold Fall (1996) by John Gardner
8. James Bond in the Snake Pit Situation – An analysis of the set pieces in the James Bond Films (1962-2012)
9. The Gardnerisation of James Bond (1981-1996)
10. Daughters of the Regiment – For Special Services (1982) by John Gardner
11. Holy Terror – The untold behind-the-scenes story of Scorpius (1988) by John Gardner
12. Win, Lose or Die (1989) by John Gardner – The influence of the ‘Brides in the Bath’ case and the Role of Demonology in BAST
13. Totems and Taboos – Brokenclaw (1990) by John Gardner
14. The Man From Barbarossa (1991) by John Gardner - How does it weigh up in ‘The Scales of Literary Criticism’?
15. The influence of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker on “The Prisoner” episode ‘The Girl Who Was Death’
16. John Gardner’s EuroDisneyland of Death – A Comparative Analysis of Never Send Flowers (1993) and You Only Live Twice (1964) – 15th July 2013, 20th Anniversary Monograph (Part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ series)
17. The SeaFire Sequence – John Gardner and Mentalism
18. “The Nazis Are Always With Us” – The Fourth Reich in Icebreaker (1983) by John Gardner
19. “Elvis Has Left The Building…but no-one noticed” – A Defence of Quantum of Solace’s Henchman
20. Stranger in a Strange Land – An Alternative Review of Live and Let Die (1973)
21. “One Golden Shot” – An Alternative Review of The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
22. The Waxy Wings of Icarus – An Alternative Review of Die Another Day (2002)
23. James Bond versus The Laws of Cricket (sub-title: Early Critical Reactions to the James Bond Novels and Films)
24. “All the world’s an ocean” – An Alternative Review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
25. The Earth’s Holocaust by a Space-Age Hitler – An Alternative Review of Moonraker (1979)
26. The Last of the Gentleman Spies – An Alternative Review of A View to A Kill (1985)
27. Where Have All The Private Armies Gone? – An Alternative Review of The Living Daylights (1987)
28. Beyond the tip of the tentacle: ‘Octopussy’ (1962) by Ian Fleming: Its True Meaning Revealed
29. “There’s no news like bad news” – Elliot Carver’s villainy in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
30. Original Plots Are Rarer Than White Ravens: A Review of A Killer for A Song (1975), No Deals, Mr Bond (1987) and Death is Forever (1992) by John Gardner
31. James Bond from the other end of the gun barrel – The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) by Ian Fleming
32. “Project for the Destruction of M. Le Chiffre” – An Alternative 60th Anniversary Review of Casino Royale (1953) by Ian Fleming
33. Ian Fleming’s Polemical James Bond Novel and The British Fears of German Rearmament – Revisionist Perspectives on Moonraker (1955)
34. James Bond in the Daniel Craig Era (2005-2013): Reviews of Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall
35. Ian Fleming and James Bond: their combined views on fishing, shooting and hunting
36. The Many Faces and Deaths of SPECTRE leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (1961-1983)
37. Reflections in a Critical Mirror – A Review of Doubleshot (2000) by Raymond Benson
38. Walking Nightmare – A Review of Never Dream of Dying (2001) by Raymond Benson
39. All inked up – A Review of The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002) by Raymond Benson
40. The Gilt-Edged Pride of the Fleet – An Alternative Review of Goldfinger (1964)
41. iBond – A Review of Carte Blanche (2011) by Jeffrey Deaver
42. Sympathy for the Devil – A Review of Devil May Care (2008) by Sebastian Faulks (Part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ Series)
43. James Bond versus The Satanic Dr. No – An Analysis of the James Bond Villain Template Dr. Julius No in Print, Film, Comic Strip and Radio (1958-2008)
44. “In Greece you never know” – An Examination of James Bond’s Greek Adventures (in print and on film).
45. The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) – The Evidence that Ian Fleming wrote the novel in its entirety.
46. Ian Fleming's Midas Touch on Tom Mankiewicz's Live and Let Die script.
47. Ian Fleming's Surprising Anti-Gambling Message in Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
48. That Rare Occurrence - A Drunken James Bond and the Wlliam Tell Gambit in Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) and Skyfall (2012)
49. Commander James Bond CMG RNVR - A Biographical Approach to the Naval Career of 007.
50. Pierce Brosnan as James Bond - Mission Unfulfilled?
51. Roger Moore's Quotient of Toughness - An Analysis of the Flemingesque Elements of the Lighter Moore Bond (1973-1985)
52. Moonraker - From Source to Screen (1954-1979)
53. James Bond in Terminator Mode - An Analysis of the Action Sequences in the Pierce Brosnan Films (1995-2002)
54. James Bond, Ladykiller?
55. Like Toy Soldiers - Role of Honour (1984) by John Gardner
56. James Bond's Cold War Lesson - 'The Living Daylights' by Ian Fleming
57. Anthony Burgess - An Unlikely Champion for James Bond
58. Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl - A Tale of the Unexpected
59. A Review of Andrew McNess's James Bond in Our Sights: A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill' (2011)
60. Mad Scientists, Unholy Alliances and other Thriller Conventions - Licence Renewed (1981) by John Gardner
The Bondologist Blog Revised Topic List 2013-2014 Period - 60 new Articles to celebrate the 60 Years of James Bond in Print (1953-2013)
1. Kingsley Amis, Drax’s Gambit and the Future Direction of the James Bond Films [Posted: Tuesday 29 January 2013]
3. A Very Nasty Little Film Indeed – An Alternative Review of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
4. The influence of Mussolini’s Fascist Italy on the James Bond novels (and films)
5. The Deathly Symbolism of Flowers, Skulls and Coffins in the James Bond novels and films (part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ series)
6. Once is quite enough – An Alternative Review of You Only Live Twice (1967)
7. The Spy Who Came Up Against COLD – A Review of Cold/Cold Fall (1996) by John Gardner
8. James Bond in the Snake Pit Situation – An analysis of the set pieces in the James Bond Films (1962-2012)
9. The Gardnerisation of James Bond (1981-1996)
10. Daughters of the Regiment – For Special Services (1982) by John Gardner
11. Holy Terror – The untold behind-the-scenes story of Scorpius (1988) by John Gardner
12. Win, Lose or Die (1989) by John Gardner – The influence of the ‘Brides in the Bath’ case and the Role of Demonology in BAST
13. Totems and Taboos – Brokenclaw (1990) by John Gardner
14. The Man From Barbarossa (1991) by John Gardner - How does it weigh up in ‘The Scales of Literary Criticism’?
15. The influence of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker on “The Prisoner” episode ‘The Girl Who Was Death’
16. John Gardner’s EuroDisneyland of Death – A Comparative Analysis of Never Send Flowers (1993) and You Only Live Twice (1964) – 15th July 2013, 20th Anniversary Monograph (Part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ series)
17. The SeaFire Sequence – John Gardner and Mentalism
18. “The Nazis Are Always With Us” – The Fourth Reich in Icebreaker (1983) by John Gardner
19. “Elvis Has Left The Building…but no-one noticed” – A Defence of Quantum of Solace’s Henchman
20. Stranger in a Strange Land – An Alternative Review of Live and Let Die (1973)
21. “One Golden Shot” – An Alternative Review of The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
22. The Waxy Wings of Icarus – An Alternative Review of Die Another Day (2002)
23. James Bond versus The Laws of Cricket (sub-title: Early Critical Reactions to the James Bond Novels and Films)
24. “All the world’s an ocean” – An Alternative Review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
25. The Earth’s Holocaust by a Space-Age Hitler – An Alternative Review of Moonraker (1979)
26. The Last of the Gentleman Spies – An Alternative Review of A View to A Kill (1985)
27. Where Have All The Private Armies Gone? – An Alternative Review of The Living Daylights (1987)
28. Beyond the tip of the tentacle: ‘Octopussy’ (1962) by Ian Fleming: Its True Meaning Revealed
29. “There’s no news like bad news” – Elliot Carver’s villainy in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
30. Original Plots Are Rarer Than White Ravens: A Review of A Killer for A Song (1975), No Deals, Mr Bond (1987) and Death is Forever (1992) by John Gardner
31. James Bond from the other end of the gun barrel – The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) by Ian Fleming
32. “Project for the Destruction of M. Le Chiffre” – An Alternative 60th Anniversary Review of Casino Royale (1953) by Ian Fleming
33. Ian Fleming’s Polemical James Bond Novel and The British Fears of German Rearmament – Revisionist Perspectives on Moonraker (1955)
34. James Bond in the Daniel Craig Era (2005-2013): Reviews of Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall
35. Ian Fleming and James Bond: their combined views on fishing, shooting and hunting
36. The Many Faces and Deaths of SPECTRE leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (1961-1983)
37. Reflections in a Critical Mirror – A Review of Doubleshot (2000) by Raymond Benson
38. Walking Nightmare – A Review of Never Dream of Dying (2001) by Raymond Benson
39. All inked up – A Review of The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002) by Raymond Benson
40. The Gilt-Edged Pride of the Fleet – An Alternative Review of Goldfinger (1964)
41. iBond – A Review of Carte Blanche (2011) by Jeffrey Deaver
42. Sympathy for the Devil – A Review of Devil May Care (2008) by Sebastian Faulks (Part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ Series)
43. James Bond versus The Satanic Dr. No – An Analysis of the James Bond Villain Template Dr. Julius No in Print, Film, Comic Strip and Radio (1958-2008)
44. “In Greece you never know” – An Examination of James Bond’s Greek Adventures (in print and on film).
45. The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) – The Evidence that Ian Fleming wrote the novel in its entirety.
46. Ian Fleming's Midas Touch on Tom Mankiewicz's Live and Let Die script.
47. Ian Fleming's Surprising Anti-Gambling Message in Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
48. That Rare Occurrence - A Drunken James Bond and the Wlliam Tell Gambit in Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) and Skyfall (2012)
49. Commander James Bond CMG RNVR - A Biographical Approach to the Naval Career of 007.
50. Pierce Brosnan as James Bond - Mission Unfulfilled?
51. Roger Moore's Quotient of Toughness - An Analysis of the Flemingesque Elements of the Lighter Moore Bond (1973-1985)
52. Moonraker - From Source to Screen (1954-1979)
53. James Bond in Terminator Mode - An Analysis of the Action Sequences in the Pierce Brosnan Films (1995-2002)
54. James Bond, Ladykiller?
55. Like Toy Soldiers - Role of Honour (1984) by John Gardner
56. James Bond's Cold War Lesson - 'The Living Daylights' by Ian Fleming
57. Anthony Burgess - An Unlikely Champion for James Bond
58. Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl - A Tale of the Unexpected
59. A Review of Andrew McNess's James Bond in Our Sights: A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill' (2011)
60. Mad Scientists, Unholy Alliances and other Thriller Conventions - Licence Renewed (1981) by John Gardner
The Bondologist Blog Revised Topic List 2013-2014 Period - 60 new Articles to celebrate the 60 Years of James Bond in Print (1953-2013)
1. Kingsley Amis, Drax’s Gambit and the Future Direction of the James Bond Films [Posted: Tuesday 29 January 2013]
2. The Strange Death of Colonel Sun
3. A Very Nasty Little Film Indeed – An Alternative Review of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
4. The influence of Mussolini’s Fascist Italy on the James Bond novels (and films)
5. The Deathly Symbolism of Flowers, Skulls and Coffins in the James Bond novels and films (part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ series)
6. Once is quite enough – An Alternative Review of You Only Live Twice (1967)
7. The Spy Who Came Up Against COLD – A Review of Cold/Cold Fall (1996) by John Gardner
8. James Bond in the Snake Pit Situation – An analysis of the set pieces in the James Bond Films (1962-2012)
9. The Gardnerisation of James Bond (1981-1996)
10. Daughters of the Regiment – For Special Services (1982) by John Gardner
11. Holy Terror – The untold behind-the-scenes story of Scorpius (1988) by John Gardner
12. Win, Lose or Die (1989) by John Gardner – The influence of the ‘Brides in the Bath’ case and the Role of Demonology in BAST
13. Totems and Taboos – Brokenclaw (1990) by John Gardner
14. The Man From Barbarossa (1991) by John Gardner - How does it weigh up in ‘The Scales of Literary Criticism’?
15. The influence of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker on “The Prisoner” episode ‘The Girl Who Was Death’
16. John Gardner’s EuroDisneyland of Death – A Comparative Analysis of Never Send Flowers (1993) and You Only Live Twice (1964) – 15th July 2013, 20th Anniversary Monograph (Part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ series)
17. The SeaFire Sequence – John Gardner and Mentalism
18. “The Nazis Are Always With Us” – The Fourth Reich in Icebreaker (1983) by John Gardner
19. “Elvis Has Left The Building…but no-one noticed” – A Defence of Quantum of Solace’s Henchman
20. Stranger in a Strange Land – An Alternative Review of Live and Let Die (1973)
21. “One Golden Shot” – An Alternative Review of The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
22. The Waxy Wings of Icarus – An Alternative Review of Die Another Day (2002)
23. James Bond versus The Laws of Cricket (sub-title: Early Critical Reactions to the James Bond Novels and Films)
24. “All the world’s an ocean” – An Alternative Review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
25. The Earth’s Holocaust by a Space-Age Hitler – An Alternative Review of Moonraker (1979)
26. The Last of the Gentleman Spies – An Alternative Review of A View to A Kill (1985)
27. Where Have All The Private Armies Gone? – An Alternative Review of The Living Daylights (1987)
28. Beyond the tip of the tentacle: ‘Octopussy’ (1962) by Ian Fleming: Its True Meaning Revealed
29. “There’s no news like bad news” – Elliot Carver’s villainy in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
30. Original Plots Are Rarer Than White Ravens: A Review of A Killer for A Song (1975), No Deals, Mr Bond (1987) and Death is Forever (1992) by John Gardner
31. James Bond from the other end of the gun barrel – The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) by Ian Fleming
32. “Project for the Destruction of M. Le Chiffre” – An Alternative 60th Anniversary Review of Casino Royale (1953) by Ian Fleming
33. Ian Fleming’s Polemical James Bond Novel and The British Fears of German Rearmament – Revisionist Perspectives on Moonraker (1955)
34. James Bond in the Daniel Craig Era (2005-2013): Reviews of Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall
35. Ian Fleming and James Bond: their combined views on fishing, shooting and hunting
36. The Many Faces and Deaths of SPECTRE leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (1961-1983)
37. Reflections in a Critical Mirror – A Review of Doubleshot (2000) by Raymond Benson
38. Walking Nightmare – A Review of Never Dream of Dying (2001) by Raymond Benson
39. All inked up – A Review of The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002) by Raymond Benson
40. The Gilt-Edged Pride of the Fleet – An Alternative Review of Goldfinger (1964)
41. iBond – A Review of Carte Blanche (2011) by Jeffrey Deaver
42. Sympathy for the Devil – A Review of Devil May Care (2008) by Sebastian Faulks (Part of the ‘Flowers of Evil’ Series)
43. James Bond versus The Satanic Dr. No – An Analysis of the James Bond Villain Template Dr. Julius No in Print, Film, Comic Strip and Radio (1958-2008)
44. “In Greece you never know” – An Examination of James Bond’s Greek Adventures (in print and on film).
45. The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) – The Evidence that Ian Fleming wrote the novel in its entirety.
46. Ian Fleming's Midas Touch on Tom Mankiewicz's Live and Let Die script.
47. Ian Fleming's Surprising Anti-Gambling Message in Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
48. That Rare Occurrence - A Drunken James Bond and the Wlliam Tell Gambit in Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) and Skyfall (2012)
49. Commander James Bond CMG RNVR - A Biographical Approach to the Naval Career of 007.
50. Pierce Brosnan as James Bond - Mission Unfulfilled?
51. Roger Moore's Quotient of Toughness - An Analysis of the Flemingesque Elements of the Lighter Moore Bond (1973-1985)
52. Moonraker - From Source to Screen (1954-1979)
53. James Bond in Terminator Mode - An Analysis of the Action Sequences in the Pierce Brosnan Films (1995-2002)
54. James Bond, Ladykiller?
55. Like Toy Soldiers - Role of Honour (1984) by John Gardner
56. James Bond's Cold War Lesson - 'The Living Daylights' by Ian Fleming
57. Anthony Burgess - An Unlikely Champion for James Bond
58. Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl - A Tale of the Unexpected
59. A Review of Andrew McNess's James Bond in Our Sights: A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill' (2011)
60. Mad Scientists, Unholy Alliances and other Thriller Conventions - Licence Renewed (1981) by John Gardner
46. Ian Fleming's Midas Touch on Tom Mankiewicz's Live and Let Die script.
47. Ian Fleming's Surprising Anti-Gambling Message in Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
48. That Rare Occurrence - A Drunken James Bond and the Wlliam Tell Gambit in Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) and Skyfall (2012)
49. Commander James Bond CMG RNVR - A Biographical Approach to the Naval Career of 007.
50. Pierce Brosnan as James Bond - Mission Unfulfilled?
51. Roger Moore's Quotient of Toughness - An Analysis of the Flemingesque Elements of the Lighter Moore Bond (1973-1985)
52. Moonraker - From Source to Screen (1954-1979)
53. James Bond in Terminator Mode - An Analysis of the Action Sequences in the Pierce Brosnan Films (1995-2002)
54. James Bond, Ladykiller?
55. Like Toy Soldiers - Role of Honour (1984) by John Gardner
56. James Bond's Cold War Lesson - 'The Living Daylights' by Ian Fleming
57. Anthony Burgess - An Unlikely Champion for James Bond
58. Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl - A Tale of the Unexpected
59. A Review of Andrew McNess's James Bond in Our Sights: A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill' (2011)
60. Mad Scientists, Unholy Alliances and other Thriller Conventions - Licence Renewed (1981) by John Gardner
This list has most certainly whetted the appetite. The influence of fascist Italy, the nastiness of Diamonds Are Forever, views on shooting, hunting and fishing, the miners massacre revisted, etc., etc. - you seem to be blessed with the ability to pinpoint issues in the Bondian universe that, while felt emotionally by the viewer, are not always recognised by the conscious mind!
ReplyDeleteAnd great fun titles as well -
ReplyDeleteBeyond the tip of the tentacle, Where Have All The Private Armies Gone?, John Gardner’s EuroDisneyland of Death, The Earth’s Holocaust by a Space-Age Hitler, etc., etc.
Thank you again for your kind words, Andrew. Much appreciated - I think that The Bondologist Blog will prove to be your kind of blog as we seem to have an affinity in seeking to illuminate the less-explored areas of the James Bond universe. You may be pleasantly surprised by the content of some of the articles to come over the course of 2013. The Kingsley Amis first article should be puiblished by the end of the week! I think it should be a good one - stayed tuned!
ReplyDeleteI've just revised the titles, with some titles being replaced and amended - it's really a work in progress!
ReplyDeleteI've revised the titles of the articles a little further for the 2013-2014 season on The Bondologist Blog.
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