Donald Clarke

• James Bond Lists
• September 16, 2012, 21:44

Just under a decade ago I wrote a piece for the Irish Times Magazine on 50 years of James Bond. There were several theses competing for attention. The main gist was: ignore the films, read the books. Yes,  Ian Fleming‘s …

• Lists
• October 14, 2011, 14:09

In Mark Kermode’s recent book, The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, he bemoans the UK media’s habit of alternating “British cinema is doomed” pieces with “The British are Coming” celebrations. (We’re not immune to that bi-polar condition here, it …