126 replies to this topic

[Gri007]

fantastic. I hope it will come out on DVD.

[deth]

me too as I have no other way of watching it...

[superado]

What options do US viewers have to see this? I don't have satelite, but I know people who do, and I can't easily impose on them. I hope they show this soon on PBS or release a video for us in America.

[Mr. Somerset]

Does any body know if the original Charles dance Goldeneye is availble on DVD

The vhs copy is hard to find in the U.S.A. It was only available for a few months in '99, I believe. I should've bought it. Spymaker turns up prettyoften, though.

[superado]

Hi, It's been almost a week since this was shown. Could someone give a review and/or spoiler?

[zencat]

Hi, It's been almost a week since this was shown.  Could someone give a review and/or spoiler?

Think your confused, superado. It's due to air Aug 28. Still a few weeks away.

[superado]

Oh, the end of August, and not the end of July! Is there anyone nefariously inclined to violate copywrite laws and tape the program for others?

[TortillaFactory]

*quietly seconds superado* Oh, please, please, I'm dying to see this...my luck to be born on the wrong continent.

[zencat]

According to the BBC website, it appears the name of this movie is now "Ian Fleming - Bondmaker".

[Qwerty]

"Bondmaker"...

Not too crazy about that title personally, just sounds a bit bland and rather like the previous 'Spymaker'.

[Atticus17F]

"Bondmaker"...

Not too crazy about that title personally, just sounds a bit bland and rather like the previous 'Spymaker'.

Agreed, it's rubbish. But maybe we should be grateful they haven't added a cringingly desperate tagline like Spymaker's "All The Excitement of a Bond Movie!". Eww.

[zencat]

I don't know, I sort of like the new title. I never really got "Ian Fleming - A Life in Pictures." Pictures? How is that a title for a movie about an author?

[Atticus17F]

I don't know, I sort of like the new title. I never really got "Ian Fleming - A Life in Pictures." Pictures? How is that a title for a movie about an author?

Um, I think it meant this programme is a pictorial telling of Fleming's life, Zen - snapshots and quotes from real incidents, etc. They didn't mean Ian Fleming's career was "in the pictures".

[Gri007]

If I remember rightly, Ian Flemings Biopic is to be broadcasted in UK on August bank holiday weekend.

[Moore Not Less]

Ian Fleming - Bondmaker
BBC 1, Sunday 28 August, 10:45pm - 11:45pm

A dramatisation of the fascinating story about writer Ian Fleming and how he came to create the world's most famous fictional spy. It was Fleming's experience of the shadowy world of Naval Intelligence during the Second World War that inspired the plots for the James Bond novels. Fleming also shared with Bond a love of fast cars, women and sex. Using Fleming's own words, from his writings and interviews, Bondmaker reveals the man behind the invention of a 20th century icon

Ian Fleming......Ben Daniels
Ann Fleming......Emily Woof
Noel Coward......Pip Torrens
William Plomer......Nickolas Grace
Muriel Wright......Emma Darwall-Smith
Eve Fleming......Annabel Leventon
Admiral Godfrey......Peter Penry-Jones
Esmond Rothermere......William Scott Massoon
Shane O'Neill......Richard Cant
Rickatson-Hatt......Richard Heffer
Robin Kinkhead......Steven Beckingham
Doctor......Christoper Good
Officer......George Asprey
Man Mocking Bond......Julian Firth
Mortuary Attendant......Alan Mckenna

http://www.bbc.co.uk...5_4223_14528_60

[Qwerty]

But maybe we should be grateful they haven't added a cringingly desperate tagline like Spymaker's "All The Excitement of a Bond Movie!". Eww.

Agreed.

[marktmurphy]

I don't know, I sort of like the new title. I never really got "Ian Fleming - A Life in Pictures." Pictures? How is that a title for a movie about an author?

Oh, is he in that series too? That's a BBC TWO series which tells its subject's story by way of various portraits taken of them. Not a biopic at all but just a straightforward talking heads documentary. Is that happening, then?

EDIT: No, it's not- I got confused. That's called 'The World's most Photographed'. It's late, I'm tired and I have so much to do in the morning.

[SecretAgent007]

Does anyone know if this will air on BBC-America, as well?

[spynovelfan]

Damn, I meant to record this! Did anyone watch it - any good?

[Bondian]

It's just finished spynovel.

Well, I found it totally boring and uninteresting.

If anyone would like to see this, I'll be uploading it to JB&B tomorrow, and I will provide a link here whereby you can download it. If that's OK with the gang here of course.

Cheers,


Ian

[The Admiral]

Me too - wasn't anything too interesting.

And the damn person asking the questions was such a pain!

Rather a disappointment.

[Bondian]

It could of been so much better couldn't it Dave?.

The only good thing about it was the free look around 'Goldeneye'.

[doublenoughtspy]

Bondian, I would very much like to see this - even if it is disappointing.

A link would be appreciated.

[The Admiral]

It could of been so much better couldn't it Dave?.

The only good thing about it was the free look around 'Goldeneye'. 

Yeah - it was great to see it all being filmed at Goldeneye.

[Joyce Carrington]

Watched it as well - I quite agree with it not being interesting.

[Bondian]

Bondian, I would very much like to see this - even if it is disappointing.

A link would be appreciated.

Sure Mate.

I recorded it straight to DVD ( on XP Mode ) and I'll encode it to MPEG tomorrow and upload it for anyone to view.

I might have to cut it up into chunks ( 20 mins segments ) to save the download being disrupted.

I'll get it done as soon as I'm back home tomorrow.

If anyone would like a copy of it if not on broadband, I'll be more than willing to send via snail mail.

Cheers,


Ian

[Bondian]

Yeah - it was great to see it all being filmed at Goldeneye.

Did you notice the 'photoshop' enhanced blue sea and flowers?.

Just goes to show, that the BBC should have consulted CBn before making such buffoonery.

[Simon]

Heavy on style. Light on content. Wasn't really sure what it was trying to achieve, either from the pov of one who knows a lot of the Fleming story or from that of one who knows nothing.

All very pleasant, nice to see Goldeneye - does anyone know if the flat they used was actually his flat, as per their using Goldeneye?

And yes, the interviewer was oh so enunciated.

[RITZ]

Just finished watching it. It was a slighty entertaining and breezy re-telling of Ian Fleming's life. Nothing to boast about.

"Ann Fleming" clearly can't act. Noel Coward looked like Norman Cook aka "Fatboy Slim" (good accent though).

The good points:
Highlighted how Bond and Fleming were so alike.
Morlands cigarettes bit
Opening scene with Bond scuba diving (or was it Ian?)

And Dave, you were right. That interviewer was annoying.

6/10

[Qwerty]

It's just finished spynovel.

Well, I found it totally boring and uninteresting. 

If anyone would like to see this, I'll be uploading it to JB&B tomorrow, and I will provide a link here whereby you can download it. If that's OK with the gang here of course.

Cheers,


Ian

Me too - wasn't anything too interesting.

And the damn person asking the questions was such a pain!

Rather a disappointment.

Well that's a shame. This actually sounded like it would be a winner.