Kingsley Amis – Branding Bond, James Bond ™

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2009-09-19

Are product placements akin to subliminal persuasion?

Perhaps some element of the vocal opposition to product placement in James Bond films is based in a fear that it subjects audiences to subconscious manipulation.

2009-09-16

Characteristics of the original Bond Girl: Can she take care of herself, or what?

Continuing with the Kingsley Amis analysis of Bond Girls in Ian Fleming books, the following may come as a surprise to those less studied in the world of 007.

2009-09-15

Characteristics of the original Bond Girl: How does she look?

Kingsley Amis tackled the challenge of summarizing the Ian Fleming Bond Girl in Chapter 5 of The James Bond Dossier (1965), “Beautiful Firm Breasts.”

2009-09-14

Let’s not argue with those who dislike the “Bond Girl” archetype

Blame this one (too) on Ian Fleming, advised Kingsley Amis in The James Bond Dossier (1965).

2009-09-08

Fleming’s “generic” strategy

Henry Chancellor describes a conscious thinking on the part of Ian Fleming to create a somewhat generic physical image of the James Bond character. Why?