It's been another long nervous week with news of virus infections rising, local lockdowns implemented, and news coming in from Europe of other nations re-imposing lockdown measures (France, Germany). All week I've been holding my breath and tensing for the confirmation. And it came on Saturday night - Halloween, aptly enough. Another four weeks of… Continue reading Well as least we know for sure now (44.20)
Author: michellekstone
Australian-born London-dweller. I love books, travel, my garden, my cat, my husband and sunshine but not necessarily in that order.
Bond evolution – A View to a Kill (#14)
Hooray! We've reached the last of the Roger Moore Bonds! Although on recent viewing, none of them were as terrible as I remembered them, although certain aspects of some of the films have been terrible, for sure. The precredit sequence sees Bond in Russia to recover something from the dead body of a fellow agent,… Continue reading Bond evolution – A View to a Kill (#14)
Bond evolution – Never Say Never Again (#13.A)
Here's something I didn't know - Sean Connery is younger than Roger Moore. When Sean Connery 'retired' as Bond in 1971, he was 41. When Roger Moore started filming as Bond, he was 45. He will be 57 when he films his next and final Bond film, A View to a Kill. This film, Never… Continue reading Bond evolution – Never Say Never Again (#13.A)
The clocks go back (43.20)
The clocks have gone back so does that means it is really truly the end of summer now? Despite being so late in October, the weather has actually been surprisingly mild here. I go out in a big jacket but after 10 minutes I am too warm. But not warm enough to take my jacket… Continue reading The clocks go back (43.20)
Bond evolution – Octopussy (#13)
I mostly recently saw this film a few years ago. We watched it before we went to India because we would be visiting the city of Udaipur which plays a large part in this film. During out time there, we didn't get to visit the Monsoon Palace, and we only saw the Floating Palace from… Continue reading Bond evolution – Octopussy (#13)
Last week, this week, sorry I’m late (42.20)
I’m a little bit late catching up on last week. I was on holiday, and it took me a little longer to get my thoughts in order when I got home. This ad is old news now; I think they have been pulled when public reaction went so strongly against them. It’s so wrong in… Continue reading Last week, this week, sorry I’m late (42.20)
Bond evolution – For your eyes only (#12)
The film starts with Bond visiting his wife's grave, before he's abducted in a helicopter that is remote controlled by Blofeld. Watch out for the glimpses of post-industrial London as the helicopter swoops around the abandoned Beckton gas works. We swing into the opening credits and - oh, this is new. Here is Sheena Easton,… Continue reading Bond evolution – For your eyes only (#12)
Bond evolution – Moonraker (#11)
Remember the space shuttle? Remember when space travel stated to look like plane travel and there was some kind of a hope (at least in my much younger self) that soon we could all travel in space? Well that didn’t happen for me. But space was still big business movie wise in 1979, and that’s… Continue reading Bond evolution – Moonraker (#11)
Last night
Last night I couldn’t sleep. I don’t know why. I tried sleeping on my side, on my front, on my back. My arm hurt when I lay on my side. My face felt swollen when I lay on my front. And when I was on my back, I would be kept awake by the lights… Continue reading Last night
Bond evolution – The Spy who Loved Me (#10)
Husband and I often say this is the best Bond film. Best not in terms of realism or a has a gripping plot. It's the best film in terms of peak cheesiness. In a way, it's the best because it's the worst - skiing, sharks, helicopters, an underwater car, a beautiful Russian spy - it's… Continue reading Bond evolution – The Spy who Loved Me (#10)
