Raymond Benson
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
Thriller writer, 4th (& 1st American) author of James Bond novels, film historian/lecturer, musician/composer, former game designer & stage director
Calling all James Bond fans! At the inaugural CWA Winter Retreat, Raymond Benson—the first American commissioned by the Fleming Estate to write original Bond novels—will present “The James Bond Phenomenon,” including a Q&A. Spots are filling quickly! www.chicagowrites.org/calendar/cwa...
"Charlie thought she was stunning. He would give anything to be her victim" - "The Beat" by Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social "The Beat" is one of 20 stories in the new, expanded "Brutal & Strange: Stories Inspired by the Songs of Elvis Costello" (Writers at Work Books) available now
It's early, but mark your calendars! I'll be doing a media presentation (with cocktails!) on THE LEGACY OF STANLEY KUBRICK at Barrington's White House in Barrington, IL, Sept. 24, 6pm (cocktails) 6:30pm (presentation). See link for reservations/tickets. www.barringtonswhitehouse.com/event/cockta...
Flabbergasted and honored that THE HOOK AND THE EYE is nominated for a Shamus Award from Private Eye Writers of America in the Best Paperback P.I. Novel category.
My review of Cohen Media Group's 4K & Blu-ray release of James Ivory's "HOWARDS END" is up at Cinema Retro : cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Richard Quine's "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA" with Peter Sellers is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...
@cinenerdle.app Again I'm writing to implore you to please utilize more classic movies made before 1980. All your puzzles deal with mostly films made after 2000. Many of us are cinephiles who still watch movies made in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s...!
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of John Guillermin's "HOUSE OF CARDS" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @kinolorber.com
An oldie but goody. Sean Connery and his wife Micheline with the first edition of my book on their coffee table.
@cinenerdle.app I play your games but I wish you'd do more with older classic movies (not just made in last 30 years)... old Hollywood stuff.
My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Lawrence Kasdan's "BODY HEAT" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social
My review of the book "HOW FILM BECAME HISTORY" by Thomas Doherty is up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...
The musical I wrote with playwright Frank Gagliano, "The Resurrection of Jackie Cramer" dominated my life for 7 years in the 1970s-80s. 6 productions around the country. I've written a little history about the evolution of the piece and those productions. raymondbenson.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...
My review of "THE WES ANDERSON COOKBOOK" by Chris Peterson and Michelle Anderson (from Harvard Common Press/Quarto Publishing) is up at Cinema Retro, complete with cooking sample photos! www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @quartobooksuk.bsky.social
My 1998 James Bond novel "THE FACTS OF DEATH" returns in a new UK paperback edition from Ian Fleming Publications on August 20! Pre-order: ianflemingshop.com/products/jam...
My review of Kino Classics' Blu-ray of Raoul Walsh's classic 1924 epic "THE THIEF OF BAGDAD" if up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @kinolorber.com
My review of Kino Lorber Studio Classics' new Blu-ray release of Edward Ludwig's 1934 film "THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...
My review of Flicker Alley's new Blu-ray set of "CHAPLIN'S MUTUAL COMEDIES 1916-1917" is up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @flicker-alley.bsky.social
My review of Imprint's Blu-ray box set of "ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE EARLY YEARS, VOLUME 2" is up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @imprintfilms.bsky.social
The Polish edition of THE HOOK AND THE EYE is now out! The story also has some connections to Poland... tinyurl.com/bc6vxdax
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Kenneth Branagh's "DEAD AGAIN" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...
My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Martin Scorsese's "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" is up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social
The Polish edition of THE HOOK AND THE EYE is coming soon!
35 years ago this month I was hired by Origin Systems in Austin TX to write computer games. This jumpstarted a 7 year career that eventually involved working for 4 different firms across the USA. Designing complex games honed my fiction-penning skills, preparing me to be a novelist a little later.
My review of the The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of "Eclipse Series 8: LUBITSCH MUSICALS" (The Love Parade, Monte Carlo, The Smiling Lieutenant, One Hour With You) is now up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social
My review of the book, "A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE: THE EXTRAORDINARY UNTOLD HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS" by Scott Meslow, is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...
No, it's not a movie poster, but it should be. At the Culver Theater the other night when I did the Intro for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."
Reminder: I am introducing "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (& signing stuff*), Jan 27, Culver Theater, Culver City, CA. Hosted by Bond group To Live and Let Die in L.A. THERE WILL BE A SURPRISE SPECIAL GUEST Talks 7pm. Movie 7:30. web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C... (*no book sales at event)
#TBT Throw Back Thursday 15 Years Ago, Jan 2011, HOMEFRONT: THE VOICE OF FREEDOM was a tie-in prequel novel to a videogame created by THQ in collaboration with John Milius. I consider the book one of my better videogame-to-novel projects. (PS: The book is still available, tinyurl.com/53w8xr96 ).
