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"Quantum of Solace"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Daniel Craig is the scrappiest Bond ever -- and the most soulful.

"Quantum of Solace"

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir discuss past and present James Bonds.

"Honeypots" need not apply

By Lynn Harris — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

British spy agency is on the hunt for female, minority applicants.

Subprime menace endangers hobbits and James Bond

By Andrew Leonard — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Even the Terminator is powerless against the diabolical tentacles of subprime evil.

The Fix

By David Marchese — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Brandy's facing jail time. Former supermodel sues E! Plus: Spielberg made Hitchcock feel like a "whore"?

Bond, by the book

By Allen Barra — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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.

The Fix

By Karen Croft — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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

Screenage wasteland?

By Andrew Leonard — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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.

"Die Another Day"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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.

The James Bond title sequences

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Maurice Binder's gorgeous, abstract, erotic openings to the classic 007 films captured the '60s pop revolution in its purest form.

The spies who thrilled me

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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.

Holding out for a hero

By Ian Rothkerch — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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.

"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Fat Bastard to Rob Lowe in 20 minutes of cut scenes: "You're prettier than most girls I've shagged."

"Dr. No: Special Edition"

By David Lazarus — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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

Letters to the editor

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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

Bondage and rumination

By Maria Russo — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

James Bond expert James Chapman talks about the enduring allure of Agent 007 and the sexual ambiguity of Ian Fleming's creation.

The sensitive Bond

By Emily Jenkins — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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

Best of Bond

By Emily Jenkins — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Ian Fleming's 007 is often most memorable when he's most offensive.

If these walls could address large crowds

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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!

The right stuff for the Red Planet

By William Speed Weed — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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.

Desmond Llewelyn

By Bruce Feirstein — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

"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."

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

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

"The World Is Not Enough"

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

God save James Bond.

"The Thomas Crown Affair"

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

Glamorous settings, glamorous clothes, glamorous sex: This remake is a deluxe vacation for adults, frills included.

Home Movies by Charles Taylor: James Bond gets a life

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST

007 showed his most human face in the oddball entry "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."