And now he really has gone to town … Paris, to be precise, to see Loewe’s fashion show with his wife Rachel Weisz. They’re serving high-fashion chaos, with Craig in oversized combat trousers, an ayahuasca trip in jumper form, little neck scarf and yellow-tinted glasses, and grown-out salt-and-pepper hair. He’s 56, and he DGAF. Photograph: … Read more
A filming location for legendary James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service has inspired a new book by bestselling author Ruth Kelly. Kelly’s new novel The Ice Retreat sees her reimagine the setting of Blofeld’s Lair from the movie – which was released back in 1969 and stars George Lazenby in his one and … Read more
Three years after the release of the last James Bond movie, No Time to Die, and Daniel Craig’s farewell to the secret agent role, rumours about possible successors are swirling – British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the most recent hot candidate, but no one has been confirmed. While fans of the spy franchise are beginning … Read more
Film fans can enjoy a ‘shaken not stirred’ martini just like James Bond thanks to a brand new 007-themed bar that has opened. In honour of the 60th anniversary of the 1964 classic Goldfinger, fans can feel like they are a secret agent for the night. In London’s Burlington Arcade, Mayfair, lies a swanky bar … Read more
United Artists After almost four years, we still don’t know much about Project 007, the mysterious James Bond project from Hitman developer IO Interactive. But a new interview reveals that, yes, the game is still in the works, is going “amazingly well,” and that it features an original take on Bond. IGN spoke with IO … Read more
Although it is an unlikely weapon, the “flying guillotine” was a big hit with martial arts fans when it featured in the eponymous film The Flying Guillotine in 1975. The gruesome invention quickly inspired numerous copycat films, as well as a sequel and a rival version featuring no less a star than Jimmy Wang Yu. … Read more
Photo: Stellantis Cars are fun, but complaining about cars is even more fun. Of course, the standard of what constitutes a bad car changes over time, and the worst new car on sale today is probably objectively better to drive than many of the best cars 50-plus years ago. Without putting any restrictions on how … Read more
Is this the most overrated movie car of all time? Gif: Eon Productions The movie world is filled with some wonderful machines, like James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, the Mach 5 from ‘Speed Racer’ and the Land Rover Defender in every movie it’s ever been in. But there have also been some more mundane movie … Read more
Photo: Ford Electric vehicles are becoming more prevalent on roads around the world, and traditional automakers are constantly rolling out new EV models. However, there’s clearly a desire to make what’s old new again. Enthusiasts are devoting their time and money to EV restomods, and manufacturers are reviving nameplates for new electric vehicles. – Ryan … Read more
MYSTERY still surrounds the murder of a commuter who died when he was poked by the tip of a poisoned umbrella. Bulgarian defector Georgi Ivanov Markov died in 1978 of blood poisoning in hospital after claiming a stranger jabbed him while he was crossing Waterloo Bridge in central London. 4 Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov had … Read more
