Before it became the lethal extension of a cinematic super-spy, the Aston Martin DB5 was a masterclass in Italian-inspired British engineering produced by a company…
In the history of cinematic aquatic action, the boat chase in Live and Let Die (1973) stands as a massive mechanical upgrade to the daylight…
In the vast archive of unmade cinema, most “lost” films are merely fragments—a pitch on a napkin or a half-finished outline. But Forever and a…
Everyone remembers GoldenEye for its bungee jump. It is the stunt that introduced Pierce Brosnan as James Bond: a sheer concrete dam, a silent fall,…
The Encor Series I is built on the chassis of a Lotus Esprit S4, but for James Bond enthusiasts, the first publicity images — that…
Before 1985, few people had heard of snowboarding. Then out came A View To A Kill, featuring James Bond shredding down a mountainside in Siberia….
The 1964 Bond scene that foresaw the laser’s role as a precision industrial and medical tool. When Goldfinger hit cinemas in 1964, most people had…
When The Spy Who Loved Me hit theaters in 1977, the sight of a Lotus Esprit diving into the sea and transforming into a submarine…
Frank M. Rinderknecht has built a career out of transforming cinematic fantasy into physical engineering. Few designers have embraced the playful, futuristic spirit of James…
Ah, James Bond films—the pinnacle of espionage entertainment, filled with ingenious gadgets, and villains who monologue like they’re auditioning for Shakespeare as they outline their…