by 007hertzrumble | Feb 4, 2014 | Live Tweet Digests, Wraparound
Watching Casino Royale after Die Another Day is like the dawn of a new day; the spring after a long cold, grueling winter; a Kobe steak after all you can eat Sizzler… the point is the #Bond_age_ peeps were pretty PUMPED up for Craigers’ #Bond_age_ encore.
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by 007hertzrumble | Feb 4, 2014 | My Favorite #Bond_age_, Quantum of Solace
Fools Gold and Pools of Blue: Color Symbolism in Quantum of Solace
by Array Jackson (@ArrayJackson)
Beyond the surface is my unknown
I could fall
and fall
and fall
But could I reach the elusive destination?
If I stepped inside would I ever know I was there?
Is it possible to transcend
to crack the surface
to submerge the impenetrable barrier
Into your vibrant pools of blue…
My love letter to Daniel Craig ~ Array Jackson
I can’t get the image out of my head. Larger than life. Vast. Deep. Breathtaking… The most amazing shade of blue. Can it be only a coincidence? I don’t think so. I’m flooded with theories about Quantum of Solace.
I honestly can’t remember if I saw Quantum of Solace in the theater; it’s more likely I first picked up bits and pieces on cable. So when I sat down to watch it in preparation for this essay, I knew I’d already seen something of it, and unfortunately I’d heard a lot—a whole lot of negative. But I went into this project positive, determined I was going to find something in the film of immense richness, digging below the surface if necessary. If you will, I was questing for gold. And I found it. As a matter of fact about a quarter of the way into the film I was overwhelmed with gold. And then black. And suddenly that vibrant, poetic blue. I asked myself: what the heck does all this bold color have to do with the plot? My ultimate answer: everything. (more…)
by 007hertzrumble | Feb 3, 2014 | Misc.
The last time the #Bond_age_ crew tackled Quantum of Solace, battle lines were drawn between the “It’s not that bad” camp and the “It’s total rubbish” camp. Since it was pretty clear that neither faction made any headway, I expect more of this same. Don’t miss the rabble-rousing Quantum of Solace Live Tweet Wednesday February 5th at 9pm EST. Follow hashtag #QoS.
Also, look for not only one but two Quantum of Solace My Favorite #Bond_age_ essays this week from @ArrayJackson and @incrdbl_Hilk.
by 007hertzrumble | Jan 31, 2014 | #Bond_age_ Project, Tomorrow Never Dies
This is the 18th essay in a 24-part series about the James Bond cinemas co-created by Sundog Lit. I encourage everyone to read the other essays, comment and join in on the conversation about not only the films themselves, but cinematic trends, political and other external influences on the series’ tone and direction.
Of [In]human #Bond_age_ #18: Chekhov’s Gun and Q Branch Expectation and Narrative in Tomorrow Never Dies
by James David Patrick
“If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.”
Anton Chekhov’s oft-cited dramatic principle has become the fiction writer’s favorite mantra. Thoughtful aunts have cross-stitched the phrase onto throw pillows and wall hangings. Those wall hangings hang next to MFA degrees and ornate lithographs of Ernest Hemingway’s ever popular “The first draft of everything is shit.”
In addition to his plays and short stories, Chekhov was also a prolific letter writer. And it was in a November 1889 letter to Lazarev-Gruzinsky, a one-time collaborator, that he first detailed the “Chekhov’s Gun” theory – though he lacked the foresight and egotism to dub it such upon conception. The principle functions as a reminder to every would-be writer about the importance of brevity and managing audience expectation. Chekhov uses a gun, an inherently dangerous item, in his example specifically because it solicits an audience’s immediate attention. Attention breeds expectation. Expectation can be skillfully usurped (a red herring) or met (the firing of the gun), but not ignored. The gun must be literally or symbolically fired. (more…)
by 007hertzrumble | Jan 28, 2014 | Impostors!, Live Tweet Digests
#Bond_age_ IMPOSTOR #8 came down to a vote among the faithful. Despite a vocal, indefatigable push for Cannonball Run (?), Modesty Blaise, the 1966 spy spoof starring Monica Vitti and Terence Stamp, won the day. If you know one thing about Modesty Blaise, know that it’s completely bonkers. That said…
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