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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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...

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Chicago Writers Association @chicagowrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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...

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Jim Fusilli @jimfusilli.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

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...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

@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...!

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

An oldie but goody. Sean Connery and his wife Micheline with the first edition of my book on their coffee table.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

@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.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

My review of the book "HOW FILM BECAME HISTORY" by Thomas Doherty is up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

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-...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The Polish edition of THE HOOK AND THE EYE is now out! The story also has some connections to Poland... tinyurl.com/bc6vxdax

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

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...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The Polish edition of THE HOOK AND THE EYE is coming soon!

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

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

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

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...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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."

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

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)

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

#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 ).

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The new issue of the UK magazine, EDGE, has a short piece on my history with James Bond games and my tie-ins of videogames-to-novels.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray (and 4K UHD) release of Michael Curtiz's "CAPTAIN BLOOD" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Want to see/hear my "James Bond Phenomenon" media presentation at your library or group meeting? I'm part of the Chicago Writers Association's Speakers Bureau. chicagowrites.org/speakers_bureau

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

My review of the new book "HITCHCOCK & HERRMANN" by Steven C. Smith is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

#TBT Throw Back Thursday 60 Years Ago, December 25. These treasures were occupying my day. Happy Belated Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all!

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Join me at the CSO's presentation of "2001: A Space Odyssey" with LIVE musical accompaniment on Jan 10... I will be at the Underground Reception at 5:30pm doing an Intro for the film and Q&A, with food and beverages and ambient music by Club Drippy... film at 7:30. cso.org/concerts-tic...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Hard to believe it's been 45 years. He was indeed a flawed person but at the time, for my generation, he was more than just a musician. He was a symbol of hope, peace, and love, and of a movement toward something... better. His senseless death hit me profoundly, as it did many. RIP John Lennon.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

My review of Decal Releasing's new Blu-ray release of Rob Reiner's 2025 sequel, "SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES," with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, is up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

My review of Kino Lorber Studio Classics' new Blu-ray release of "FRENCH NOIR COLLECTION II" (with "Rhine Virgin," "The Beast is Loose," "Trapped by Fear," and "The Passion of Slow Fire") is up at Cinema Retro : www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @kinolorber.com

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

My review of Kino Lorber Studio Classics' new Blu-ray release of Sam Wood's "FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS" is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...

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jdchapman.bsky.social @jdchapman.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

@raymondbenson.bsky.social, author of the new #FelixLeiter novel "The Hook and the Eye" (as well as 6 #JamesBond continuation novels and 3 Bond movie adaptation novels) is the guest on the latest episode of my TV show "Well Read with Justin Chapman." youtu.be/3aABPmDsCco #IanFleming #RaymondBenson

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Well Read with Justin Chapman - Ep. 24 - Raymond Benson

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Ian Fleming Publications is now shipping WORLDWIDE! No matter where you are, you can get the print edition of THE HOOK AND THE EYE (and their other books, too). (And this Felix Leiter adventure is still available as an e-book, too.) ianflemingshop.com/products/the...

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The Hook And The Eye Paperback Book - By Raymond Benson

The Hook and the Eye is a mystery, a romance, a spy story, a road trip tale and a postcard of a lost Americana. It is Raymond Benson at his very best.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Looking toward the Caribbean from Ian Fleming's Goldeneye home in Jamaica, painted by Noel Coward.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Just a PSA... Happy to say that THE HOOK AND THE EYE is selling briskly! But since the holidays are on their way, a reminder that there are over 40 other titles available. While most are out of print in physical form, they all exist as e-books, some with prices as low as $1.99. tinyurl.com/2dr4ewj3

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

L.A. area peeps! I will be introducing a screening of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (and signing stuff*), January 27, 2026, at the Culver Theater, Culver City. web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C... (*no book sales at event, but I will sign what you bring) A "To Live and Let Die in LA" event.

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Raymond Benson @raymondbenson.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

My review of Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury's new book on James Bond Film Locations, "DARKER THAN THE SUN," is up at Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar... @quartobooksuk.bsky.social @aceajay.bsky.social @ohmssmatt.bsky.social

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