From Bond to Heroes: what was affected by the 2007 writers’ strike?
As WGA members put their pens down again, a look back on the last industry-shifting strike
June 2022
Twenty-six seconds of fame: how Doctor Strange got upstaged by an overacting extra
The wedding scene guest, whose performance of a lifetime stole the show from Benedict Cumberbatch, enters that bizarre pantheon of extras who gave it some extra
May 2019
Casino Royale is a busted flush. Five better Bond films for Secret Cinema
The immersive film team are dusting off the martini shakers and tight blue trunks to mount a Casino Royale experience. But which 007 movies might have made for more pressing engagements?
October 2018
Gemma Arterton and Keira Knightley write hardhitting pieces for feminist collection
Arterton reimagines her Bond girl role for the #MeToo era, while Knightley writes frankly about the experience of motherhood
January 2018
Week in geek
Time's up for James Bond: is 007 too toxic for the #MeToo era?
A viral video of 007’s most misogynist moments is a reminder that this most enduring of characters no longer fits the archetype of a hero
August 2017
Why James Bond couldn't afford to lose Daniel Craig, a true Hollywood heavyweight
Week in geek
Say never again: why Daniel Craig should quit while he's ahead as Bond
August 2015
James Bond author Anthony Horowitz lambasts recent films
Horowitz, the author of Trigger Mortis, the most recent Bond novel, praises Daniel Craig but criticises Skyfall and Quantum of Solace
June 2015
Marc Forster plans US civil war epic based on Kubrick's The Downslope
The anti-war tale based on Stanley Kubrick’s unfilmed script will be the first in an ambitious trilogy that charts American history from the wild west era onwards
March 2015
Film blog
Spectre teaser trailer: five things we learned about the new James Bond
A first look at Mendes’ new film suggests the director is keeping things dark, delving further into 007’s past and unleashing Oberhauser’s inner Blofeld
November 2014
Christoph Waltz tipped to play Blofeld in new James Bond movie
Inglourious Basterds baddie reportedly set to star opposite Daniel Craig in new Bond movie, making him the ninth actor to take on pussy-stroking super-villain
August 2013
Bond and Sherlock composer David Arnold: 'He doesn't follow the herd'
The writer of the scores for Quantum of Solace, Hot Fuzz and more how he tackles his work – and what John Barry told him. By John Plunkett
June 2012
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The 10 best Bond outfits – in pictures
As a new exhibition celebrates 50 years of 007 style, our film critic, Jason Solomons, picks out the looks that give the spy film series its edge
May 2012
Film blog
Skyfall trailer lands: James Bond channels Timmy Mallett
Stuart Heritage: The new Bond film promo turns out to be a barrage of explosions, dubstep and associative word games. Still, it has to be better than Quantum of Solace
November 2011
Close up
Close up: James Bond has a licence to kill. Still
Roger Moore raises an eyebrow at James Bond franchise
June 2011
The Green Lantern director not stirred by latest James Bond film
Martin Campbell, who directed Casino Royale, criticises Quantum of Solace at a press conference for his latest film
January 2011
Film blog
Your cheapest vodka, shaken or stirred: should Bond 23 keep it real?
Stuart Heritage: The four-year hiatus between Quantum of Solace and the latest 007 outing means the franchise could update itself for our times
