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All the Time in the World: Remembering “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” on...
“[T]he lasting impact of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is that it showed that a James Bond film could be made without Sean Connery in the lead role. The producers maintained that audiences came to...
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Disney sets Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away & The Cat Returns for BD on 6/16,...
[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for breaking news, site updates on the go, discussion with our staff and other readers, giveaways and more!] Just a quick update...
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Dance into the Fire: Remembering "A View to a Kill" on its 30th Anniversary
“Unlike most of the Bond films, [A View to a Kill] lacks the sense of cleverness that is so instrumental to the success of 007. It is a film where everyone was working a bit too quickly, where the...
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A Post Cold War Era Bond: Remembering “GoldenEye” on its 20th Anniversary
“Had GoldenEye failed, that would have been it for 007.” — John Cork The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 20th anniversary of the release of GoldenEye, the 17th...
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Bond Goes Wide: Remembering “Thunderball” on its 50th Anniversary
”Thunderball will always be the ‘big one.’ When Bond was bigger than anything on the planet, except maybe the Beatles.” — Steven Jay Rubin The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective...
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Only For You: Remembering “For Your Eyes Only” on its 35th Anniversary
“If [Roger] Moore had ended his Bond tenure with For Your Eyes Only, [the film] would’ve been all the more noteworthy.” — Bill Desowitz The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective...
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Rebooting Bond: Remembering “Casino Royale” on its 10th Anniversary
“Casino Royale saved Bond.” — 007 historian and documentarian John Cork The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 10th anniversary of the release of Casino Royale, the...
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Connery’s (First) Comeback: Remembering “Diamonds Are Forever” on its 45th...
“The show is completely stolen by Wint and Kidd. They should have had their own series.” — 007 historian and documentarian John Cork The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective...
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James and the Rocket Factory: Remembering “You Only Live Twice” on its 50th...
“Ken Adam’s production design is a work of genius. Incredibly, he was not nominated for an Oscar, but the people who designed the living room set for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner were.” — 007 historian...
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Nobody Does It Better: Remembering Sir Roger Moore and “The Spy Who Loved Me”...
“The Spy Who Loved Me was a celebration the moment it premiered. It’s not so much a movie or a story as it is a wondrous tour through the exotic, sexy, dangerous, and beautiful world of Roger Moore’s...
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Universal sets Mummy for 9/12, plus Spy Who Loved Me at 40 & Disney doesn’t...
All right, we’ve got a couple of things for you today, including a little bit of follow-up on this Disney/Guardians Vol 2 4K Dolby Vision thing. More on that in a moment... First, Michael Coate has a...
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The Most Dangerous Bond. Ever.: Remembering “The Living Daylights” on its...
“The Living Daylights was an admirable attempt to inject the series with renewed purpose and to ensure that it remained germane to moviegoers of the time.” — 007 historian Thomas A. Christie The...
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The One That Started It All: Remembering “Dr. No” on its 55th Anniversary
“Just think about that incredible introduction as Ursula Andress emerges from the water for the first time. It’s one of the great moments of ‘60s cinema.” — 007 and film/TV music historian Jon...
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Bond @ 40: Remembering “Die Another Day” on its 15th Anniversary
“Die Another Day made good money, delivered on spectacle, but didn’t resonate.” — 007 historian John Cork The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this...
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Fake News: Remembering “Tomorrow Never Dies” on its 20th Anniversary
“Tomorrow Never Dies’ major importance was in cementing Pierce Brosnan as the James Bond of that time period — a responsibility he fulfilled very successfully.” — 007 historian Lee Pfeiffer The Digital...
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Spoofing Bond: Remembering “Casino Royale” on its 50th Anniversary
“Casino Royale is the Star Wars Holiday Special of James Bond films.” — 007 historian John Cork The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective...
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James Bond’s All Time High: Remembering “Octopussy” on its 35th Anniversary
“While Octopussy may always be fated to be best remembered as the Bond film that went head-to-head with Never Say Never Again, its real legacy was to reaffirm the relevance of the series to an...
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A Blaxploitation Bond: Remembering “Live and Let Die” on its 45th Anniversary
“[Live and Let Die is] an early A-list film that recognized the value and influence of the generally under regarded blaxploitation film genre.” — Josiah Howard, author of Blaxploitation Cinema The...
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Connery’s 007 Swan Song: Remembering “Never Say Never Again” on its 35th...
“This is a 1983 film with the director of the highest-grossing film of 1980, the cinematographer of the highest-grossing film of 1981, and Sean Connery starring as James Bond. What could go wrong?” –...
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(Attempted) Murder on the Orient Express: Remembering “From Russia with Love”...
“From Russia with Love is, quite simply, one of the greatest spy films ever made. It is relentlessly entertaining, sexy, sophisticated, elegant yet raw, beautifully shot, brilliantly edited,...
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Craig’s Sophomore Slump: Remembering “Quantum of Solace” on its 10th Anniversary
“Quantum of Solace demonstrates that the Bond franchise still relays a British imperialist standpoint through its depiction of the global south and continues to rely on problematic politics of...
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Taking Us Around the World: Remembering “Moonraker” on its 40th Anniversary
“I remember thinking as Bond tumbled out of the airplane that this was going to be the greatest film ever. And then, moments later, Jaws flapped his arms falling toward a circus tent. I felt my own...
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Dalton’s (Premature?) Swan Song: Remembering “Licence to Kill” on its 30th...
“With his wealth of dramatic stage experience, Timothy Dalton seemed ideally suited to this harsher take on Bond, bringing both depth and sensitivity to the character while creditably articulating his...
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TWINE: Remembering “The World Is Not Enough” on its 20th Anniversary
“The World Is Not Enough is the first and only Bond film to feature a woman as the arch-villain. For this reason, it is worthy of recognition” — Lisa Funnell, co-author of The Geographies, Genders, and...
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Bottom of the Barrel: Remembering “The Man with the Golden Gun” on its 45th...
“It’s the worst Bond movie ever made.” — Lee Pfeiffer, co-author of The Essential Bond: The Authorized Guide to the World of 007 The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to...
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