Pop Culture Retro interview with the author of The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia: Steven Jay Rubin!

Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with the author of The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia, Steven Jay Rubin!
Steven discusses all things James Bond, his children's book The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank, his years working as a film publicist, his podcast Saturday Night at the Movies, and much more!
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Great interview. What an interesting, likable, and knowledgeable guy. Another great job guys

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Could've spoken to him for a lot longer. Great stories! :)

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I read “The James Bond Bedside Companion” some years back. It is crammed full of information on both the films and the books up to that time. So it was good to actually hear from Steven; he always seems to have something new to offer. (I believe the last film covered was “Never Say Never Again,” a film I’m fond of.)
“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” remains my all-time favourite film, and George Lazenby my choice for the best James Bond. I’ve felt as much since seeing it in New York City - in widescreen - during Christmas 1969. Without knowing the inside stories, I saw that Connery was bored and phoning in the role. He would not have done better than Lazenby, and that includes the tragic ending. As in real life, Lazenby was the most athletic Bond, and most credible in the action sequences. In fact, the screen test for the hotel room fight clinched the role for him.
For all the bad-mouthing done by Diana Rigg and Cubby Broccoli, many among the cast and crew praised Lazenby for his professionalism and how well-suited he was for Bond. Vic Armstrong said, “George was active and fit and fun, and he enjoyed hanging out with us.”
Whatever difficulties Lazenby had in his career, I’m glad he didn’t submit to the dreck directed by Guy Hamilton.

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Feel Lazenby was extremely underrated as Bond. Was a really good film as well.
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