If you live in Dallas/Fort Worth area and consider yourself a James Bond fan, you may already know about the BONDTHOLOGY showings at the Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson, TX. If not, here’s the deal – every month (on the 7th) they’re showing (in order) the 007 films on the big screen, all leading up to the new Daniel Craig movie SPECTRE later this year – slight change starting this month, as now we’ll be presenting a 007 film on the 7th, the 17th, and the 27th of this month and next month. I took over hosting duties from our own Devin Pike with one of my personal favorites, THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, back in March. This week we continue with the final Pierce Brosnan installment, one of the most over-the-top of the 007 films, DIE ANOTHER DAY. It co-stars Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, Toby Stephens, Judi Dench as M, and John Cleese as Q.
Released in 2002 this was Pierce Brosnan’s final performance as 007 after GOLDENEYE, TOMORROW NEVER DIES and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. It was also the 40th Anniversary James Bond film. DIE ANOTHER DAY opens with 007 going against tradition and being captured by North Korean bad guys in the opening of the film. He’s eventually freed with help by the American government (Michael Madsen!), but soon finds his enemy has literally changed faces and is living as a different man entirely. Bond must join forces with some unlikely Bond girls (Halle Berry and Rosamund Pike) and fight some tough henchmen (including Rick Yune with a diamond-blasted face). Highlights include a daring hovercraft chase, a fight between laser beams, an ice palace, and a frosty chase with some awesome cars. It’s also features a new Q (John Cleese taking over for Desmond Llewellyn) and an incredible new vehicle, one of the nicest Aston Martin cars ever made. It’s a little silly in parts, but like most Bond films still a fun ride.
Please join us this Saturday at 7:00pm to see this on the big screen, there’s still good seats available as of this writing. Tickets are $7, and we may just give away some Bond items through trivia, so know your 007 and you might win something. Info on the show and ticket purchasing particulars can be found RIGHT HERE. Spread the word to like-minded friends, and hopefully we’ll see you this Saturday!
Pierce Brosnan gives one last mission as James Bond. Starting off in North Korea, Bond is betrayed and captured. 14 months later, Bond is set free, but traded for Zao who was captured by MI6. When back in his world, Bond sets off to track down Zao. Bond gets caught up in yet another scheme which sends him to millionaire Gustav Graves. Another MI6 agent known as Miranda Frost is also posing as a friend of Graves. Bond is invited to a presentation held by Graves about a satellite found in space which can project a huge laser beam. Bond must stop this madman with a fellow American agent, known as Jinx. Whilst Bond tries to stop Graves and Zao, will he finally reveal who betrayed him?
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
