As the 24th Bond film opens in cinemas, our critic has a hunch about the German actor’s role
May 2015
Step into my evil modernist lair, Mr Bond: the best urban buildings in film
From Ghostbusters’s gentrified firehouse dream to Get Carter’s corrupt carpark, the movies have always used urban architecture to make a point
September 2012
My favourite Bond film
My favourite Bond film: Diamonds Are Forever
The glamour has lost its sparkle and Sean Connery's 007 is jaded and woozy, but that only makes the seventh Bond a rough Diamond for Xan Brooks
November 2009
Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey reunite for Sir Billi
Their distinctive tones, last heard in the same film in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, will feature in an animated adventure about a vet attempting to rescue a beaver
