Subject:

James Bond

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Arron Afflalo winds up on Stiffs list after Nuggets' awful loss to Hornets

    Denver blog posts want to have your baby. On his latest "Stiffs List," Denver Stiffs' Nate includes Arron Afflalo and plenty of others. Ooof. Colorado Pols: Sal Pace's well-funded Scott Tipton challenge. Denver Egotist shares an alleged letter from Sean Connery to Steve Jobs featuring the line, " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Vodka: a shaken, but not stirred, history of the spirit on screen

    ​Vodka's rise to popularity wasn't just a matter of taste. As outlined in "Clear Thinking," this week's cover story, brilliant marketing also had a lot to do with the spirit's growth. And that marketing included placements in both movies and television shows -- sometimes purchased, sometimes j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Fish and a foul happy hour at Oceanaire

    ​Happy Place: Oceanaire Seafood Room, 1400 Arapahoe Street, 303-991-2277. The Hours: Sunday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. to close. The Deals: $3 draft beer; $4 wines by the glass; $5 specialty cocktails; $6 martinis; $5-$8 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    James Bond's top five elaborate death scenarios

    ​Among the most instantly recognizable and enduringly popular scenes from the James Bond movie franchise are the elaborate death traps put into place for the protagonist by a seemingly endless array of antiheroes. The sadistic and convoluted plot devices create dramatic tension, or at least am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    On the 22nd anniversary of License to Kill, here's to you, Timothy Dalton

    ​The '80s were not a kind time to James Bond. Always an actor-driven franchise, it rolled into the decade in the waning years of Roger Moore, who would from The Spy Who Loved Me on through Octopussy and A View to Kill, his last entry, see declining profitability in the franchise as people lost ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2011

    Bond, James Bond

    ​The '80s were not a kind time to James Bond. Always an actor-driven franchise, it rolled into the decade in the waning years of Roger Moore, who would from The Spy Who Loved Me on through Octopussy and A View to Kill, his last entry, see declining profitability in the franchise as people lost ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    A close opening weekend at the box office for two really shitty movies

    An actual scene from a movie that somehow made money.​As the summer blockbuster season winds down to its weakest dregs, two terrible movies -- one about James Bond as a cowboy battling aliens with a wristwatch that shoots lasers, the other about a group of zany blue anthropomorphic creatures w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Reader: "'Any" Connery Bond? Even 'Never Say Never Again?'"

    ​There are some movies you'll watch on TV no matter how many times you've seen them before. Yesterday, I called these "catnip movies" and unloaded my list of flicks that grab my attention and keep it, commercials and all. Among the movies on my list were Westerns with Clint Eastwood, either G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Ten movies you'll watch no matter how many times you've seen them before

    ​For my dad, it's Some Like it Hot. For me, it's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. They're catnip movies: the films you'll watch when they come on TV no matter how many times you've seen them before. Commercials? Yes. Edited scenes? Yes. I don't care. Hand me a bowl of popcorn and keep the remot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    The Rodenator comes to Boulder: Top five varmint killers

    ​Some people in incorporated Boulder County are dealing with their pesky prairie dog problems by blowing the fuckers up with something called The Rodenator. Other people wish they wouldn't, since it turns their block into a mini suburban Baghdad, complete with flaming, screaming animals runnin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    ThunderCats's new look: Why so serious, Lion-O?

    ​Once upon a time, cartoons were silly. Consider the original Batman series of the 1960s, a show so jokey it had villains named both The Laugher and The Giggler and starred a not-exactly-ripped-but-still-wearing-spandex Adam West playing the world's most block-headed straight man -- even Tim B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Irvin Kershner's ten best films: RoboCop2 and Star Wars among them

    Image via towerofyouth.orgIrv Kershner​Rest in peace, Irvin Kershner, you director of RoboCop 2 and some film called The Empire Strikes Back. Born in 1923, he died over the weekend at the age of 87 and left behind an oeuvre of great filmmaking -- including no small number of sequels. So it ma ... More >>

  • Film

    June 3, 2010

    OSS 117: Lost in Rio

    Image via towerofyouth.orgIrv Kershner​Rest in peace, Irvin Kershner, you director of RoboCop 2 and some film called The Empire Strikes Back. Born in 1923, he died over the weekend at the age of 87 and left behind an oeuvre of great filmmaking -- including no small number of sequels. So it ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    How to avoid losing your job through social media

    A message from the folks at happyworker.com​The social media world was abuzz yesterday after a survey commissioned by CareerBuilder.com reported that 45 percent of HR professionals are looking at your social media profiles before deciding to hire you. Well, duh. We've been hearing reports o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Denver-based DigitalGlobe can see your house -- and it's making a mint doing it

    DigitalGlobe When you want to stalk someone but Facebook and parking outside their house for hours with binoculars just aren't doing it for you, how about buying high-resolution images of their neighborhood as taken by satellites? Sure, you could just get an image off of Google Maps, but if you wan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Parkour videos? Yes, please!

    As we note in this week's cover story, "Colorado's Parkour Pioneers are Running With It," the discipline of parkour is best described not through words, but through videos. With that in mind, we've collected a variety of parkour movies, from locally filmed Colorado Parkour clips like the one above ... More >>

  • Film

    November 13, 2008

    Quantum of Solace

    Marc Forster has a license to confuse and bore in Quantum of Solace

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    DNC vs. RNC: Denver's stars kicked ass, St. Paul's not so much

    Marc Forster has a license to confuse and bore in Quantum of Solace

  • Calendar

    July 24, 2008

    Cake or Death

    Eddie Izzard takes the Paramount Theatre stage.

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2008

    Culinary Cruising: The Bored Millionaire

    Eddie Izzard takes the Paramount Theatre stage.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2008

    Beyond Playlist: Henry Butler and More

    Eddie Izzard takes the Paramount Theatre stage.

  • News

    November 22, 2007

    Wii the People

    Video games have grown up. I haven’t.

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2007

    Your Royal Spyness

    Channel Agent 007 at a Dairy Center for the Arts fundraiser.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Champagne Dreams

    Channel Agent 007 at a Dairy Center for the Arts fundraiser.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Champagne Dreams

    Channel Agent 007 at a Dairy Center for the Arts fundraiser.

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2007

    Loving Lupin

    Channel Agent 007 at a Dairy Center for the Arts fundraiser.

  • Film

    September 6, 2007

    Shoot 'Em Up

    This film proves that its star could have been a killer Bond.

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    Body Snatchin' Body Snatchers. Again.

    This film proves that its star could have been a killer Bond.

  • Home Entertainment

    March 15, 2007

    Franchise Player

    This film proves that its star could have been a killer Bond.

  • Film

    November 16, 2006

    Casino Royale

    The Bond franchise takes a gamble on a new guy -- and comes up aces.

  • Dining

    March 9, 2006

    Busted!

    Our undercover critic gets outed.

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    12 Cents for Marvin

    Change (Umo Productions)

  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Supergrass

    Road to Rouen (Capitol)

  • Music

    June 23, 2005

    Club Scout

    Manny's Smokehouse

  • Dining

    April 7, 2005

    Bite Me

    Eyes on the Prize

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Cowboy Justice

    They ran the toughest cellblock in the most dangerous prison in the state. It was the perfect place to beat inmates.

  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2003

    Think Distinct

    This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

  • Dining

    May 8, 2003

    Drink of the Week

    Indigo Martini

  • Music

    October 18, 2001
  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Nobody Does It Better

    Blending free jazz with film lore, Sex Mob reworks old James Bond soundtracks for a sound that's shaken and stirred.

  • Film

    April 19, 2001

    Spies Unlike Us

    Boorman and Le Carré bombard Panama with lies and lust but only a modicum of laughter.

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best New Bar

    Funky Buddha Lounge

  • Music

    February 1, 2001

    Goldfrapp

    Felt Mountain (Mute)

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Big Wheels

    Spending $250,000 on a car may not make you happy. But among Denver's rich and famous, it's one way of keeping score.

  • Culture

    June 29, 2000

    The Final Frontier

    Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time.

  • Calendar

    November 18, 1999

    Birth of the Cool

    The World Is Not Enough

  • Film

    December 18, 1997

    007 by the Numbers

    The World Is Not Enough

  • Music

    September 4, 1997

    Clear as Crystal

    The World Is Not Enough

  • Film

    June 13, 1996

    Bursting With Good Actors

    The World Is Not Enough

  • News

    May 3, 1995

    HOW SWELL IT IS

    DENVER'S LOUNGE LIZARDS WERE ALL DRESSED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO. ENTER THE KIT KAT CLUB.LET'S DO LOUNGE SINATRA SONGS, COCKTAIL PARTY CLOTHES AND CHAT GALORE--THEY'LL DRINK TO THAT.

  • More >>
for free stuff, news info & more!
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy