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Author Archives: Keith

That Prince Among Shampoos

He…had an ice-cold shower and washed his hair with Pinaud Elixir, that prince among shampoos, to get the dust of the roads out of it.

Posted byKeithApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022Posted inLife+StyleTags:Grooming, Ian Fleming, James Bond, On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceLeave a comment on That Prince Among Shampoos

Diments Are Forever: A Tale of Spies in Swinging London

The Amazing Mod Spy Fiction and Disappearance of Adam Diment

Posted byKeithMarch 24, 2022Posted inReadTags:1960s, Adam Diment, Diabolique, Espionage, James Bond, Pulp FictionLeave a comment on Diments Are Forever: A Tale of Spies in Swinging London

La Dolce Vida con Omicidio

Mario Bava’s The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Posted byKeithJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022Posted inWatchTags:1960s, Diabolique, Giallo, Horror, John Saxon, Mario BavaLeave a comment on La Dolce Vida con Omicidio

Win, Lose, or Die

Win, Lose, or Die is built on the premise that everyone involved will make increasingly stupid decisions and refuse to behave in any way resembling a rational human being.

Posted byKeithJanuary 1, 2022Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, Espionage, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Win, Lose, or Die

League of Gentlemen

League of Gentlemen is a little bit like if Bulldog Drummond’s humorous classified ad was answered by a fellow demobilized officer putting together a crew for a heist.

Posted byKeithDecember 28, 2021December 24, 2021Posted inWatchTags:1960s, Basil Deardon, HeistsLeave a comment on League of Gentlemen

Bubblegum Ninjas

Camp, Kobayashi, and the Psychedelic Grandeur of Black Tight Killers

Posted byKeithDecember 19, 2021December 23, 2021Posted inWatchTags:1960s, Akira Kobayashi, Diabolique, Espionage, Japan, NikkatsuLeave a comment on Bubblegum Ninjas

From Mumbai with Love

It may have taken until 1983’s Octopussy for James Bond to visit India, but 007’s influence on the subcontinent’s cinema stretches back much farther, part of a global phenomenon that produced hundreds of swanky spy films.

Posted byKeithNovember 5, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inWatchTags:1960s, Dharmendra, Espionage, IndiaLeave a comment on From Mumbai with Love

Scorpius

Pretty much every spy novel franchise inspired by James Bond had at least one story where the main character went up against some robe-clad Moonie stand-ins, so I guess Gardner figured why the hell not?

Posted byKeithSeptember 20, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, featured, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Scorpius

No Deals, Mr. Bond

With No Deals, Mr. Bond, John Gardner achieved enough clout, or had at least been around long enough, that he was given a little more leeway to “do his own thing.”

Posted byKeithSeptember 11, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on No Deals, Mr. Bond

Nobody Lives Forever

Released in 1986, Nobody Lives Forever has a similar feel to the movie For Your Eyes Only, in that both are essentially one chase scene after another.

Posted byKeithSeptember 6, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Nobody Lives Forever

Who Saw Her Die?

Who Saw Her Die? is the rare giallo that succeeds on an emotional level, thanks primarily to a committed performance from former James Bond George Lazenby.

Posted byKeithAugust 22, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inWatchTags:1970s, Anita Strindberg, George Lazenby, Giallo, ItalyLeave a comment on Who Saw Her Die?

Role of Honour

Whatever good will was built up with the brisk action of For Special Services and the intriguing locations of Icebreaker is undone with Role of Honor, a dreadful entry in the series.

Posted byKeithAugust 15, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Role of Honour

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