#Bond_age_ Programming 6/7: The Heist
9:00pm ET – The Heist – #Bond_age_
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Ladies’ Night Vol. 3 – Claudine Auger in Triple Cross
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Ladies’ Night Vol. 3 featuring Claudine Auger in Triple Cross.
In the conversations about the most iconic Bond girls, Claudine Auger gets shortchanged. You start off with Ursula Andress. The first lady of Bond. The white bikini. Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore comes up. Daniela Bianchi, of course, because if you’re a #Bond_age_ fan you’ve heard me fawn over Tatiana Romanova. Shirley Eaton quite literally became a gold standard despite no more than a couple of lines. Diana Rigg. Eva Green. I could keep going. But where does Claudine Auger find herself in these impromptu recollections and reminiscences?
Despite her timeless beauty and iconic black and white two-piece bikini that makes both men and women swoon, poor Claudine Auger finds herself sequestered among the “other” ladies of Bond. Is it due to Thunderball‘s undervalued status as a lesser Connery? Is it because she plays a “kept” woman? In the end, she gets her revenge. No punches pulled.
For at least one night of good #Bond_age_, the French actress, fashion icon and 1958 Miss World runner-up gets to be the center of everyone’s attention.
The real life Eddie Chapman, aka Agent Zigzag.
Triple Cross reunites Auger with her Thunderball director Terence Young. The Anglo-French co-production also features future Bond villain Gert Fröbe, Yul Brenner and Christopher Plummer. Loosely based on the story of Eddie Chapman (code name “Zigzag”), a British spy believed to be Germany’s top agent in Great Britain. The film takes liberties with the narrative to present a more glamorous — “Bond-like” — version of the spy life so naturally we’ll take liberties with Triple Cross.
If you’re interested in reading two fantastic books about Agent Zigzag, I recommend Agent Zigzag and especially Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies both by Ben McIntyre. Essential reads for history buffs or fans of the espionage genre.
Join #Bond_age_ on Wednesday, March 29 for the World War II thriller Triple Cross (1966) featuring Claudine Auger.
Warner Archive’s preview clip from Triple Cross:
Bueno #Bond_age_ : La Mujer Murcielago Livetweet Event
Hola, mi Amigos!
Once again we find ourselves slowly counting down the days until we say goodbye (and good riddance!) to one year and hello (we’re keeping an eye on you!) to another. This has been a particularly hard year for me on a personal level, and I chose to temporarily step back from hosting livetweets to devote more time to family. Well, I’m hoping to head back to hosting on a semi-permanent basis in the new year, and in the meantime am determined to end this year with a smile on my face. To that end, I asked El Jefe @007hertzrumble if he would object to my taking over the #Bond_age_ reins this week. He very graciously gave me the keys, so it’s my pleasure to announce that this Wednesday features the return of one of my favourite movies of all time, La Mujer Murcielago (The Batwoman). For those of you not familiar with this Mexican Wrestling epic, Italian actress Maura Monti plays the titular Batwoman. She wrestles and fights crime, all while taking (most) of her uniform cues from Batman ’66 himself, Adam West. Whether in her Batsweats or Batkini, she knows how to kick some ass. In the movie, wrestlers in Acapulco are turning up dead, and it’s up to Batwoman to discover who (or what) is behind it. If you’ve never seen this movie before, you are in for a treat. Please join me this Wednesday starting at 9 pm EST under the #Bond_age_ hashtag. See you there!
Trash Tuesday: The Wolf Man
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#Bond_age_TV Programming 5/11: The Avengers / Hawaii 5-O
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9pm: The Avengers – “The Master Minds” (#Bond_age_TV)
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10pm: Hawaii 5-O – “Twenty Four-Karat Kill” (#Bond_age_TV)
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T.A.G. The Assassination Game Livetweet Event
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This week’s scheduled programming has to be postponed, so in its place I’m pleased to present a special presentation of one of my favourite films from the 1980s: 1982’s T.A.G. The Assassination Game. The movie stars Robert Carradine and Hollywood badass Linda Hamilton in her first starring role as a pair of college students who get caught up in a live-action game sweeping the campus. In the game, students attempt to assassinate one another with rubber tipped darts, in order to move up the ladder and win the game. Unfortunately for them, one of the other contestants is determined to eliminate the competition permanently. The film is directed by Nick Castle, best known as The Shape from John Carpenter’s Halloween. It’s a fun time, and it’s the subject of this week’s #Bond_age_ livetweet. The fun starts at 9 pm EST, so please join us!
T.A.G. The Assassination Game – 9pm EDT