James Bond

"Quantum of Solace" "Quantum of Solace"

Daniel Craig is the scrappiest Bond ever -- and the most soulful.
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 14, 2008

  • "Quantum of Solace"

    Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir discuss past and present James Bonds.
    November 14, 2008

  • "Honeypots" need not apply

    British spy agency is on the hunt for female, minority applicants.
    By Lynn Harris July 23, 2008

  • Subprime menace endangers hobbits and James Bond

    Even the Terminator is powerless against the diabolical tentacles of subprime evil.
    By Andrew Leonard August 15, 2007

  • The Fix

    Brandy's facing jail time. Former supermodel sues E! Plus: Spielberg made Hitchcock feel like a "whore"?
    By David Marchese January 30, 2007

  • Bond, by the book

    With the release of "Casino Royale," I read Ian Fleming's classic Bond novels again and discovered a talented spy who was "just like us" and a writer devoted to pleasure.
    By Allen Barra November 25, 2006

  • The Fix

    Liv Tyler marries a hog, Russell wants his privacy, and Eddie Vedder pisses off some fans. Plus: The Brits name targets after Bond gal pals
    By Karen Croft April 3, 2003

  • Screenage wasteland?

    When video games look as good as action films, commercials are more fun than cartoons, and everything screams "Buy!" it's easy to lose your bearings.
    By Andrew Leonard December 5, 2002

  • "Die Another Day"

    Pierce Brosnan is relaxed, Halle Berry has a catsuit to die for and the gadgets are awesome. It's flawed, but it's the best 007 flick in 20 years.
    By Stephanie Zacharek November 22, 2002

  • The James Bond title sequences

    Maurice Binder's gorgeous, abstract, erotic openings to the classic 007 films captured the '60s pop revolution in its purest form.
    By Charles Taylor July 29, 2002

  • The spies who thrilled me

    The truth is that a lot of the great old spy movies aren't so great, but the sexiness and style of James Bond and the Avengers never gets old.
    By Stephanie Zacharek July 26, 2002

  • Holding out for a hero

    Ben Affleck? Matt Damon? Johnny Depp? Those guys aren't action stars -- they're pussies! Next up: Moby does Dirty Harry and James Bond goes gay.
    By Ian Rothkerch June 11, 2002

  • "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"

    Fat Bastard to Rob Lowe in 20 minutes of cut scenes: "You're prettier than most girls I've shagged."
    By Charles Taylor February 12, 2001

  • "Dr. No: Special Edition"

    James Bond fights bad guys, saves the world and has lots of sex -- but in this one he does all of it better.
    By David Lazarus November 21, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Should TV be left to liberals? Plus: Is "snacking" less fun for the "snackee"? Holocaust survivor says he owes his life to "sheer luck."
    May 4, 2000

  • Bondage and rumination

    James Bond expert James Chapman talks about the enduring allure of Agent 007 and the sexual ambiguity of Ian Fleming's creation.
    By Maria Russo May 1, 2000

  • The sensitive Bond

    Even as a preteen girl, I knew that Ian Fleming's James Bond was a vulnerable guy -- and his creator, an equal-opportunity voyeur.
    By Emily Jenkins May 1, 2000

  • Best of Bond

    Ian Fleming's 007 is often most memorable when he's most offensive.
    By Emily Jenkins May 1, 2000

  • If these walls could address large crowds

    Sharon Stone's just like a lesbian, except not a lesbian; Camryn Manheim's not one either. And Harrison Ford, while not a lesbian, is terrified of public speaking. Go figure. Plus! Renie Zellweger as Bridget Jones? V.v. annoying!
    By Amy Reiter March 6, 2000

  • The right stuff for the Red Planet

    At 35, Dava Newman's an MIT engineer with a lab that would put James Bond's "Q" to shame and a passion for sending people to Mars.
    By William Speed Weed February 16, 2000

  • Desmond Llewelyn

    "Yes, I know Q is beloved," Desmond said. "But for God's sake, don't make him some kind of sentimental grandfather -- that's what I am in real life."
    By Bruce Feirstein December 23, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    In Texas, AIDS issues are about race, not sexuality
    Plus: Remembering James Bond's glory days; why let a cheating husband off the hook?
    Letters to the Editor November 29, 1999

  • "The World Is Not Enough"

    God save James Bond.
    By Charles Taylor November 19, 1999

  • "The Thomas Crown Affair"

    Glamorous settings, glamorous clothes, glamorous sex: This remake is a deluxe vacation for adults, frills included.
    By Charles Taylor August 11, 1999

  • Home Movies by Charles Taylor: James Bond gets a life

    007 showed his most human face in the oddball entry "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."
    By Charles Taylor August 26, 1998
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