Issue 1 of the Goodnight Gazette

Fresh from my inbox, Pontus Forslund has released a brand new James Bond fanzine titled Goodnight Gazette. This short but fun read features articles covering a wide range of topics including why Rik van Nutter ever got to play Felix Leiter and the top 5 non-Bond fights in the series.

So stop reading this post and click the below download link to start reading the latest fanzine out there. It’s so good that, to quote the tagline, “you’ll probably only read it twice!”

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Stijn Reijnders, a friend of Universal Exports, is doing his postdoc research project on the phenomenom of “media tourism,” which is defined as people travelling to places they have seen in (fictional) media products. As such, Stijn needs your help!

Piz Glora - Blofeld

Have you ever traveled to any James Bond locations? If so, Stijn would love to take a few minutes to interview you over the phone on your experience. You can email him to set up an appointment.

According to Stijn:
My Bond-research is part of a postdoc research project, that focuses on the phenomenom of “media tourism”: people travelling to places they have seen in (fictional) media products. For instance: Lord of the Ring-tourism in New Zealand, Sex and the City-tours in New York, or Inspector Morse-tours in Oxford. My central question is: why do people visit these places, and what makes their visit valuable? More in general, I’m interested in studying the influence of media on our geographic imagination (the way we vision the world around us).

But back to Bond. One of my three cases is based on Bond, because travelling is such an important aspect of the Bond-narratives. After almost 5 decades of Bond, the world is filled with wonderfull, touristic locations that (partly) owe their succes to Bond.

The Best of Bond

Universal Exports has the details of an exciting new Bond theme music compilation CD by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album, which is set for release on October 27, 2008, celebrates the iconic theme music and classic songs of numerous James Bond films, including Goldfinger, Licence to Kill, From Russia With Love and Tomorrow Never Dies. The album contains tracks spanning 45 years of the ultimate James Bond films, from Dr No in 1962 to Casino Royale in 2007.

Track Listing:

1. The James Bond Theme from Dr No (1962) – 2.40

2. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – 2.41

3. Thunderball (1965) – 2.31

4. Goldfinger (1964) – 2.44

5. Dawn Raid On Fort Knox from Goldfinger (1964) – 3.34

6. A View To A Kill (1985) – 3.23

7. The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) – 2.31

8. Nobody Does It Better from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) – 3.31

9. From Russia With Love (1963) – 2.46

10. Licence To Kill (1989) – 5.38

11. For Your Eyes Only (1981) – 3.13

12. The Journey To Atlantis from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) – 5.06

13. Live And Let Die (1973) – 2.50

14. You Only Live Twice (1967) – 2.46

15. You Know My Name from Casino Royale (2006) – 3.40

16. Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – 2.59

Total Running Time: 52.39

Recorded at: Angel Studios, Islington, London on 15th and 16th July 2008.

CD Price: £8

The CD is currently available for preorder directly from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra