Royale with Cheese
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
PUN. BAD PUN Craig As you probably already know, the new James Bond flick, Casino Royale, hits theaters tomorrow. The only people more pleased than Daniel Craig and the critics falling all over themselves to say he's the second-coming of Sean Connery are headline writers who get to tinker with puns like new gadgets in Q's laboratory. To wit:
• Of Human Bondage, Anthony Lane, the New Yorker
• A Royale Flush, Jack Matthews, the New York Daily News
• Platinum Blonde, Kyle Smith, a newspaper
• Royale Flush, Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice
• Casino Gets Royal Welcome, Newsday
• Casino Royale has Winning Hand, David Germain, the San Francisco Gate
• We're Stirred, Mr. Bond, Chris Tookey, the Daily Mail
• Bond Fans Will be Shaken and Stirred by 'Casino', Phil Villarreal, the Arizona Daily Star
• Unshaken, Not Stirred, Sean Burns, Philadelphia Weekly
• This Bond Stirs Viewers and Shakes Up Media, Sarah Lyall, the International Herald Tribune