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James Bond's influence on Jonny Quest
We came across an excellent documentary on The Adventures of Jonny Quest, the Hanna-Barbera prime time cartoon that debuted in September 1964. There’s a lot of fascinating behind-the-scenes info… more →
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James Bond's influence on Jonny Quest
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The HMSS Editors wrote 3 days ago: We came across an excellent documentary on The Adventures of Jonny Quest, the Hanna-Barbera prime ti … more →
Cinema Retro's look at Robert Vaughn's birthday bash
The HMSS Editors wrote 1 week ago: Over at Cinema Retro’s Web site, Lee Pfeiffer describes Robert Vaughn’s 77th birthday pa … more →
1966: Fred Flintstone's entry in the spy craze
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The HMSS Editors wrote 1 month ago: By 1966, everyone wanted to get a piece of the spy craze and cartoon producers/directors William Han … more →
OSS 117: Rio Doesn't Answer Anymore
The HMSS Editors wrote 1 month ago: Kevin Collette, a French James Bond specialist and movie critic (who also reads this blog), passes o … more →
1959: Hitchcock draws the blueprint for Bond movies (and other '60s spy entertainment)
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The HMSS Editors wrote 1 month ago: That blueprint, of course, would be the director’s North by Northwest, which marked its 50th a … more →
Matt Helm movie update
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The HMSS Editors wrote 1 month ago: The News In Film Web site reports that Gary Ross is close to being named to direct a new Matt Helm m … more →
1967: Bulldog Drummond gets revived to cash in on the spy craze
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The HMSS Editors wrote 1 month ago: James Bond spurred production of many spy-oriented movies and TV shows in the 1960s. One Bond-inspir … more →
The adventures of 00Bama
The HMSS Editors wrote 2 months ago: Some months ago, we noted how Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” ran a segment comp … more →
William Safire, one-time spy novelist, dies
The HMSS Editors wrote 2 months ago: Most of the obituaries for William Safire, who died Sept. 27 of pancreatic cancer chronicle how the … more →
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: variation on a theme
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The HMSS Editors wrote 2 months ago: It’s a few days before The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’s 45th anniversary. So here’s are v … more →
1964: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. sells Corvairs
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The HMSS Editors wrote 2 months ago: Next week, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., the spy show with just a teeny bit of Ian Fleming influence, cel … more →
Roundup of 007/Ian Fleming-related anniversaries this year
The HMSS Editors wrote 2 months ago: We’ve noted some of these and skipped others. In any case, this is proving to be quite the yea … more →
The ultimate weird (and sad) Man From U.N.C.L.E. cameo
The HMSS Editors wrote 3 months ago: Here’s a postscript to a previous post about cameos involving The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Our prev … more →
Weird Man From U.N.C.L.E. cameos
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The HMSS Editors wrote 3 months ago: In the 1960s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had one spy franchise with The Man From U.N.C.L.E. So the studio d … more →
Geoffrey Jenkins stories back in print
The HMSS Editors wrote 3 months ago: From the Bawiseconsulting blog: GEOFFREY JENKINS, one of the world’s greatest “adventure-thriller” w … more →
1966: U.N.C.L.E. tries to "extend the brand" with The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
The HMSS Editors wrote 3 months ago: In the jaded 21st Century there’s a marketing phrase, “extend the brand,” where a … more →
James Bond Vs. Matt Helm: a study
The HMSS Editors wrote 3 months ago: We found an academic paper online that compares the literary James Bond and the literary Matt Helm ( … more →
Salute to Lalo Schifrin
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The HMSS Editors wrote 3 months ago: You don’t hear a lot about Lalo Schifrin these days, and that’s too bad because he … more →
HMSS nominations for top composers for 1960s spy entertainment
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The HMSS Editors wrote 3 months ago: In a previous post, we touched upon this subject. The more we thought about it, the more we thought … more →
