James Bond in the Cinema

by John Brosnan

1972, American hardcover edition, published simultaneously in London. 176 pages, b&w photos throughout.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

* Pen names:
Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer, James Blackstone, John Raymond

John Raymond Brosnan was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works based around the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, from acute pancreatitis. He sometimes published under the pseudonyms Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer (both sometimes used together with Leroy Kettle), James Blackstone (used together with John Baxter), and John Raymond. Three not very successful movies were based on his novels–Beyond Bedlam (aka Nightscare), Proteus (based on Slimer), and Carnosaur. In addition to science fiction, he also wrote a number of books about cinema and was a regular columnist with the popular UK magazine Starburst.

Reviews

[Thomas Stroemquist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written and personal study of the Bond-films up to and including "Diamonds Are Forever" (arguably, the ones that matter) :)

Beautiful, very nostalgia-inducing book.

[Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent critique of the Bond movies by Brosnan , a well known writer in the seventies , used to have a monthly page in Starburst magazine . I getting this book and seeing the films on tv for the first time and John made me laugh when he me tons l the bad editing and cuts the tv station made.

[Mark H · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wonderful and witty, scathing reviews of the early James Bond movies. Brosnan loves Flemings books and carefully compares them to the movie adaptions. He shreds the movies’ plot holes and bad science very entertainingly. The book has beautiful, full-page, monochrome publicity photos throughout.
The edition I have only covers as far as Diamonds are Forever, with a look at Bond rip-offs in movies and TV.