Notes regarding the pre-title are my longest by far from first project viewing of Goldfinger yesterday afternoon. To me they’re both a key structural element in defining “the James Bond movie,” and an aspect that cannot be duplicated by following rote formula or mechanics. It’s not uncommon for a motion picture to begin in medias… Continue reading First assessment of Goldfinger pre-title sequence, in terms of other James Bond movies that followed
Category: structure : guidelines
re Developing “soft” parameters regarding what to include, consider, reconcile – subject to being outright violated (provided arguments to justify doing so)
Factors such as marketing, history, and societal context viz “timelessness”
Although the many books I own on the matter of James Bond motion pictures have only become more scattered hither and yon as acquisitions mount, a 1983 edition of The James Bond Films: A Behind-the-Scenes History (including Octopussy & Never Say Never Again) continues to hold favored place in the glass-doored bookshelf, some ten feet… Continue reading Factors such as marketing, history, and societal context viz “timelessness”
Work needed on “guidelines” for practical application of Goldfinger Standard
While I think development and application of “rules” for assessing James Bond movies against a structured “Goldfinger Standard” here, I also have my eyes on practical need to establish general boundaries. This harkens to an experience I had when visiting the “Bond, James Bond” special exhibition gallery at The Henry Ford in 2003. Billed as… Continue reading Work needed on “guidelines” for practical application of Goldfinger Standard