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JAMES BOND 007 CONTRE DR.NO (1962)

En 1962, dans la capitale jamaïcaine, Kingston, le chef de la section jamaïcaine du MI6, John Strangways, est assassiné par un trio de faux aveugles connus sous le nom de Three Blind Mice. Après s'être introduits dans la villa de Strangways et avoir assassiné sa secrétaire Mary, les assassins subtilisent deux dossiers, respectivement intitulés Crab Key et Doctor No.

À Londres, l'agent secret James Bond, de matricule 007, est convoqué dans le bureau de son supérieur, M. Bond reçoit pour ordre d'enquêter sur la disparition de Strangways et de déterminer si elle est liée ou non à une affaire sur laquelle il travaillait avec la CIA, portant sur la perturbation par ondes radio de lancements de fusées depuis Cap Canaveral. Pour cette mission, l'agent voit son arme Beretta remplacée par le Walter PPK (Bond ayant été blessé dans sa précédente mission).

À son arrivée à l'aéroport de Kingston, une photographe tente de le prendre en photo, et il est aussitôt pris en filature par deux hommes. D'autre part, un conducteur suspect lui propose ses services alors qu'il n'avait demandé aucun chauffeur. Bond lui intime de quitter la route principale et, après un bref combat, l'homme refuse de révéler le nom de son employeur avant de se suicider avec une cigarette au cyanure.

Au cours de l’enquête à la villa de Strangways, Bond remarque la photo d'un pêcheur avec Strangways. Après avoir repéré le dénommé Quarrel, Bond discute avec lui mais le trouve peu coopératif. Bond le reconnaît comme étant le conducteur de la voiture l'ayant pris en filature la veille. Il le suit et commence à se battre avec lui et un ami lorsque le combat est interrompu par le second homme ayant attendu Bond à l'aéroport : il affirme se nommer Felix Leiter, agent à la CIA, et explique que non seulement les deux agents travaillent sur la même mission, mais aussi que Quarrel l'assiste dans sa tâche. Il informe Bond que la CIA a réussi à remonter le brouillage jusqu'à la Jamaïque, mais que les reconnaissances aériennes n'ont pas permis de localiser sa provenance. Quarrel révèle alors qu'il a emmené Strangways sur les îles proches afin de collecter des échantillons de minéraux. Il parle également du Dr No, qui possède l'île de Crab Key sur laquelle se trouve une mine de bauxite : l'île est activement protégée des intrus par une force armée de sécurité, assistée d'un radar.

Pendant la fouille de la maison de Strangways, Bond avait trouvé un reçu signé du professeur Dent. Après avoir survécu à une tentative d'assassinat de la part des Three Blind Mice, Bond se rend aux laboratoires Dent : selon le professeur, les échantillons apportés par Stragways ne valaient rien. Sur ce, Dent se rend immédiatement sur Crab Key, où le Dr No lui fait part de son déplaisir quant à sa venue sur l'île en plein jour et son échec à tuer Bond. Il lui ordonne d'essayer de nouveau, cette fois-ci avec une tarentule. La nuit, Bond parvient à tuer l'araignée. Le lendemain, il sympathise avec la secrétaire à la maison du Gouvernement, Mlle Taro, qui est également complice de l’organisation secrète avec Dent. Elle lui donne rendez-vous chez elle.

Mais en cours de route, l'espion est pourchassé par un corbillard conduit par les Three Blind Mice qu'il arrive à les conduire à leur propre enterrement en les sortant de la route et arrive chez la secrétaire. Cette dernière, très surprise, couche avec lui. Mais l'espion, sûr de sa culpabilité, la fait arrêter et tend un piège au professeur chez elle, qu'il parvient à capturer, interroger et qu'il élimine froidement de deux balles, alors que le pistolet du docteur Dent est vide, illustrant ainsi sa licence de tuer, rappelée par M lors de leur entrevue avant la mission.

Ayant détecté des traces de radioactivité des échantillons de Strangways dans le bateau de Quarrel, Bond persuade le Jamaïcain réticent de l'emmener sur Crab Key. Il y rencontre Honey Ryder, une jeune femme cherchant des coquillages et seulement vêtue d'un bikini blanc. Malgré un accueil hostile, elle accepte d'aider Bond et emmène les deux hommes dans les marais intérieurs de l'île. Après la tombée de la nuit, ils sont attaqués par le faux dragon du Dr No, qui terrorisait l'île de Crab Key. Pris d'assaut par Bond et Quarrel, l'engin est responsable de la mort de ce dernier pour voir 007 et son amie être faits prisonniers. Bond et Honey sont décontaminés,ils apprennent que l'eau des marais est contaminée. Puis ils sont emmenés dans une prison dorée puis drogués.

À leur réveil, ils sont escortés jusqu'à la salle à manger du Dr No. Il révèle alors qu'il est membre du SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) et prévoit de perturber le programme Mercury de Cap Canaveral grâce à un faisceau d'ondes atomiques. Après le dîner, Honey est emmenée et Bond frappé par les gardes.

Emprisonné dans une cellule, Bond parvient à s'évader par le système de ventilation. Déguisé en technicien, il se rend dans la salle de contrôle, une salle pleine d'instruments high-tech dotée d'un réacteur atomique enfoncé dans le sol, le tout supervisé par le Dr No en personne. Bond parvient à dérégler le réacteur nucléaire alors que la fusée américaine est en train de décoller. Il engage un combat au corps à corps avec un garde qui l'a repéré, puis avec le Dr No alors que la salle est en cours d'évacuation : poussé dans le bassin nucléaire en ébullition, le scientifique meurt ébouillanté, incapable de s'agripper à l'échelle métallique avec ses mains humides. Bond réussit à trouver Honey et à s'enfuir en bateau avec elle juste avant que la base n'explose.

James Bond et Honey se retrouvent donc sur le bateau. Alors qu’ils commençaient à se faire des câlins, la marine anglaise les aperçoit, et décide de les aider en les traînant derrière leur bateau, avec une corde. Mais James retire cette dernière assez rapidement, laissant les deux compagnons perdus en mer, continuant à se faire des câlins, sous le regard amusé des marins.

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Dr.No

Director: Peter R. Hunt | UK, 1962 Music by Monty Norman

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The Monty Norman Orchestra, James Bond Theme

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"DR. NO" (1962) 60th Anniversary Review

Last month, October 2022, marked the 60th anniversary of "DR. NO", the first James Bond movie produced by EON Productions. Here is my review of the movie:

"DR. NO" (1962) 60th Anniversary Review This 1962 movie marked the cinematic debut of EON Production's James Bond franchise, created by Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. Sean Connery also made his debut in this film as the MI-6 agent, James Bond. Although many critics and fans consider film as one of the more impressive in the franchise, I honestly cannot say that I share their opinion. Based on Ian Fleming's 1958 novel, "DR. NO" begins with the murder of MI-6 agent Strangeways and his secretary by a trio of assassins in Jamaica. Fellow MI-6 agent James Bond is ordered by his superior, "M", to investigate the agent’s death and eventually stumbles upon a plot by Dr. Julius No, an agent of the criminal organization SPECTRE, to disrupt the U.S. space program for the Chinese Republic. As I had stated earlier, I have never considered "DR. NO" as one of the more impressive entries of the Bond franchise. In fact, it is one of my least favorite Bond movies of all time. The main problem I had with "DR. NO" was the schizophrenic script written by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather that featured an unbalanced mixture of genres. I suppose they had no choice. After all, they simply wrote a close adaptation of Fleming's novel. And Fleming never struck me as the world's greatest novelist. The story began as a mystery thriller, as Bond tried to figure out who was behind Strangeways' death. Unfortunately, the movie transformed into a fantasy-style adventure when Bond and one of his CIA contacts, Quarrel made their way to Dr. No's Crab Key Island in order to disrupt the villain's plot. A part of me wishes that Young and the screenwriters had made changes in Fleming's story. The stilted dialogue peppered throughout the movie only made matters even worse for me. The worst line came out of the mouth of former beauty pageant winner, Marguerite LeWars, who portrayed a photographer working for SPECTRE.  I take that back.  Miss LeWars never spoke that line.  It came from the mouth of the actress hired to dub her voice.  Although Miss LeWars never spoke the line, it struck me as so bad that I will not even repeat it. Even Connery was guilty of spewing some wooden dialogue. In fact, his performance seemed as uneven as the movie’s story and production style. In many scenes, he seemed to be the epitome of the smooth British agent. And in other scenes – especially with Jack Lord, who was the first actor to portray CIA agent Felix Leiter – he came off as gauche and wooden. Mr. Lord, on the other hand, gave a consistently polished and performance as the sardonic Agent Leiter. Much has been made of Ursula Andress’ performance as "Bond Girl No.1" Honey Ryder – especially her famous first appearance when her character emerges upon a beach. Frankly, I have never been able to sense the magic of that moment. Nor did I find Andress' presence in the movie particularly impressive. Not only was her character irrelevant to the story, but she failed to aid Bond’s attempts to defeat Dr. No. I first became a fan of Joseph Wiseman ever since I noticed his sly and subtle performance as a 1960s gangster in the Michael Mann TV series, "CRIME STORY". But I was not that impressed by his Dr. Julius No, a character that simply bored me to tears. I might as well say the same about Anthony Dawson’s performance as SPECTRE agent, Professor Dent. Many fans have been waxing lyrical over a scene featuring his death at Bond's hand. Personally, I found Bond's actions unprofessional. The MI-6 agent could have easily drugged the SPECTRE operative, removed any inconvenient cyanide pills and had MI-6 "question" him.  Instead, Bond killed him in cold blood . . . and lost any chance to get more information from Dent.  Moron.  "DR. NO" can boast first-class performances by American-born John Kitzmiller as the exuberant Jamaican CIA contact, Quarrel. And Zena Marshall gave a solid, yet subtle performance as Professor Dent’s Eurasian secretary and SPECTRE agent, Miss Taro. It is only too bad that the producers and Terence Young could not find genuine Eurasians for both the Dr. No and Miss Taro roles. But I guess that would not have been possible in 1962. "DR. NO" featured some beautiful photography of Jamaica from cinematographer Ted Moore. Monty Norman not only provided a first-rate musical score, but he also delivered the original "James Bond" theme. However, some of the movie's flaws – namely the uneven script and direction by Terence Young, along with the wooden dialogue, makes "DR. NO" vastly overrated in my eyes. But what can I expect from a movie that consistently threatens to put me to sleep two-thirds into the story?

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50 best film scores of all time A Tolerance project blog

Introduction

Hello there Ben Brown here and welcome to another mini blog again this one is based on an article by the Classic FM website this time looking at the 50 greatest film scores of all time we won’t be commenting on every score on the list just a select few that featured in our Soundtrack for the Tolerance film so if you want to read the full list click here The 50 best film scores of all time - Classic FM

James Bond theme by Monty Norman

The earliest entry on the classic FM list at number 47 never-mind its still a cracking piece of music and it appears in the first 3 minutes of the Tolerance film. As Robert  played by David Smith speeds round the Kitchen to make his breakfast Finishing with a cup of tea to highlight his independence.

 He Lives in a house by himself where as Claire his girlfriend lives with her family where she feels somewhat over protected and longs to get away.

Here is what classic FM had to say

The most famous guitar riff in cinema has featured in every official Bond film since Dr. No (1962), when it accompanied the opening title. It appeared again over the opening credits for From Russia with Love, and from then on became as integral to the James Bond universe as corny one-liners and gadgets. The guitar riff heard in the original recording of the theme was played by Vic Flick, who was paid a one-off fee of £6 for recording the tune.

Jaws Theme by John Williams

Next in the list is Jaws at number 38 so good we used it twice and to a good affect once to heighten the drama in the Tolerance story when our hero in the story nearly got run over and again when introduced the villain in our story Mr Grosenberg.

Here is what classic FM had to say

One of the most iconic pieces of film music, the two-note shark motif that made going in the sea terrifying almost becomes a character in its own right. Rarely has a piece of film music so perfectly captured a film’s atmosphere. When Williams first played the two notes to Spielberg on a piano, the director initially laughed, thinking it was a joke. Williams described the theme, performed on the tuba, as “grinding away at you, just as a shark would do, instinctual, relentless, unstoppable”.

The Good the Bad and the ugly by Ennio Morriconne

We are entering the top 10 now so at number we have the theme from the Good the Bad and the ugly which was used to great effect in the Tolerance film to not only spoof a classic western but to also highligh the serious issue of disabled badge abuse at the same time

Here is what classic FM had to say

Italian master, Morricone, certainly created one of the most iconic pieces of film music with his main theme, and the rest of the score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly comes complete with all the classic Morricone traits – including whistling, yodelling and gunfire.

Star Wars Theme by John Williams

And finally the last peice of film music to appear in the Classic FM list is the Star Wars theme by John Williams and the only composer to have two pieces of music in the Tolerance we used it to open the film up along with a classic Star Wars Dialoge crawl which told what the Tolerance film was all about we also used it to introduce the hero of our story Robert played by David Smith

Here is what classic FM had to say

In 1977, Star Wars caused a revolution; Williams brought a new hope to movie soundtracks, reviving the golden age of grand symphonic scores. He’s since composed for most of the Star Wars movies and most recently worked on ‘Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker’. From the brass blasts of ‘Imperial March’ to Princess Leia’s theme, every one of Williams’s motifs is pure class.

Pictures

Monty Norman

One of the many posters for Dr No

John Williams

Poster for Jaws

Ennio Morroconnie

Poster for The Good the Bad and the ugly

Star Wars soundtrack album cover

Notes

Thank you to Google images for the pictures

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Monty Norman

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Monty Norman: Dr. No (Original Motion Picture Sound Track Album)

Captiol/United Artists CAP 28419-1, 2013

Originally released: 1963

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John Barry: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1969)

United Artist Records

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Betty also wasn't holding back with her boyfriend. She was surprised with how clingy Tycho was, but wasn't mad about it at all. She enjoyed it a lot and only imagined what kind of uproar would it cause if her parents saw them right then.

Brandi actually returned home not long after. She didn't get to witness her daughters making out with their green boys, but just the sight of so many alien guests hanging out in her house was enough to throw her off.

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Above: A current photo of the Row Barge Pub in Henley, Inbetween: George Harrison smiling in a pub in 1978 (whether it's the Row Barge or not is unknown) Photo by: Olivia Harrison, Below: George and Olivia Harrison with Dot Mitchell and her husband Norman at the Remenham Club in Henley, mid-1970s.

George Harrison + The Row Barge Pub

"We [Palin, Eric Idle, and George Harrison] all walked down to the local pub -- where we drank Brakspear’s Henley Ales and played darts." - Michael Palin, Oct. 1975, Diaries 1969-1979

"George heard that it was the birthday of Dot Mitchell, then the landlady at The Row Barge, his local public house. He called her to one side and, teasingly, told her to hold out her hand and close her eyes. Then, he dropped three perfect, impossibly valuable rubies into her hand. ‘Have a nice birthday,’ he told her.” - Eric Idle (1978)

"There’s a photo of George on the wall with Edward Heath -- he signed it to the guy who owns the place, 'To Norman, a little fellow everybody likes -- George and little Eddie'. They have a D. Horse sticker on the counter. A bit later this older couple came in, Phyllis & Tom. We went over and sat with them all night [...] They said that after Dhani was born George came in a lot and was so happy and proud and was telling everyone about him [...] [Phyllis] said she saw George just before Xmas carrying a Christmas tree on his back up the hill to F. Park -- some Hindu! [...] George had this hat on once and she said she liked it, and he gave it to her! She has a photo of her dancing with him that she said she’d show us next time we came." - WALH fanzine issue #25 (1979) [x]

"George and I had gone down to the pub that night to relax and get a little drunk. It turned out to be Norman’s birthday, so he closed the bar a little early to celebrate, and we stayed along with a few of Norman’s friends. After a few rounds, someone produced a guitar, gave it to George, and George proceeded to play every Beatles song he could remember." - Neil Larsen, Circus Weekly (April 1979) [x]

“George himself was a generous and intelligent man who suffered no fools, and he was always very private. He used to enjoy a drink at the Row Barge pub in Henley but he didn’t go into the town as much after John Lennon was shot.” - George Rob (Friar Park stonemason) [x]

"So my friend Nicole told me a story of how she used to work in the pub where George Harrison would bike to regularly and how one christmas instead of tipping all of the waitresses there like usual he bought every single one of them a small diamond necklace. They were all so stunned and thankful and oh my god so happy and he hugged them all and he said his wife helped him pick them out. And oh my god how can you not love this man." - niceboulder [x]

"I was in the pub one night [in 1986/87] -- as you do -- I got talking to the landlady behind the bar, and I go, 'Is that George Harrison's house across the road?' She goes 'Yeah. Oh, he does come in here occasionally.' I'm just [sarcastically] yeah 'course he does, kind of thing.

So I was talking, and some of the people I was with were talking, and suddenly this bloke comes in. Bit scruffy-looking at first. I looked at him and thought, 'I know him. I know him. I really do know him.' He was polite. He acknowledged everybody. He just said something like, 'Good evening, all,' and he walked into the room in the back. Now this room at the back, nobody else could go in. It was a private room.

So I looked at the landlady, and she goes, 'Yeah that was George Harrison,' and I go, 'What, really?' She goes 'Yeah'.

Then many years later after George had died, apparently, he left some money in his will -- I don't know how true this story is, but I think he left something in his will to the landlady of this pub because she kept that room at the back just for him. Nobody else could go in. People with him could go in, but members of the public couldn't. I think it was like George's little hideaway where he could just be himself, and obviously having to go across the road to the pub sort of thing probably made him feel a bit more normal? If that's the right word." - Beatle Dave [x]

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Anyone else believe that Spiny Norman from that one Monty Python sketch is actually the perfect metaphor for anxiety?

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Vintage Comic - Western Hero #076

Pencils: Norman Saunders

Inks: Norman Saunders

Fawcett (Mar1949)

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How it started: Haha what if we made a funny comedy of errors story for Sodor. Where Gordon is thought to be a villain but isn’t and it’s all funny laughs and over dramatic speeches and a very confused sausage.

How it’s going: Hello we’ve created our own railway with at least 7 engines and controller. We love them more than anything. Also him -points to Hank- he used to work here, we love him very much.

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🐣💐Songs For Easter 2023🐇🌷

Last year I did something I had never done before: I played some songs for Easter. As I said then there were, I think, two reasons for that being the first time. Firstly, I am not particularly religious and the long weekend may, as a result, seem less important for me than for others. But that doesn’t stop me recognising its significance: we were all brought up here learning the story of the…

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7:56 PM EDT July 27, 2023:

Monty Norman - "Jamaica Jump Up" From the album Music To Read James Bond By (August 1, 1968)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm