Close up: Live and Let Sky

The big story Pardon the intensely laboured Bond-pun in the headline. The reason: Sky TV is soon to be the only place you'll be able to catch Bond films on television, for the next year at least. BSkyB this week announced plans to launch Sky Movies 007, an entire HD channel dedicated to the Bond canon – having already bought the TV rights to the Bond back catalogue. Discussing the move, our own Stuart Heritage noted : "If it treats the films anything like it treats Formula One – the world's dullest sport – then the films will be shown ad-free in blazing HD, supported by reverential interviews and featurettes that will only enhance the viewing experience. It'll be the best possible way there is to watch James Bond." However, opinions among the Guardian's readers have been far from uniformly positive: So *every* day can feel like a Bank Holiday? Ugh. QueenSpinky Did they watch that episode of Alan Partridge with the bank holiday Bond marathon and take it seriously? _Rimal What a bizarre idea. Surely anyone interested enough to considering subscribing to sky movies for this already owns a box set or something? Definatelynotashark I am absolutely delighted by this, but then I think they're the most incomprehensively overrated films ever made, so I'm mainly thrilled they won't be on a channel I get any more. I'm sure that makes me a bad person. babytiger What are your thoughts on Bond disappearing from terrestrial television for the next year? Join the discussion thread and let us know . In the news Bob Hoskins to retire following Parkinson's diagnosis Ghostbusters 3 to go ahead without Bill Murray Shia LaBeouf in talks for Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Original Saw film tipped for remake Fifty Shades of Grey movie leaves Bret Easton Ellis off writers shortlist Jennifer Lawrence set for $10m pay deal for Hunger Games sequel Sacha Baron Cohen plans James Bond-style spoof Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America is withdrawn from circulation On the blog Ted: the bear necessities of our love affair with the cuddly toy Why blaming movie violence for inexplicable tragedy is a mistake My favourite Hitchcock series – has your favourite been written about? Tom Hardy is inspired by Come Dine with Me To Russia with amor: Spanish cinema enters the Twilight zone Cine-files: The Lighthouse, Wolverhampton Clip joint: Cigarette lighters Watch and listen The Guardian Film Show: The Bourne Legacy and Brave Video on demand: Weekend. Watch Andrew Haigh's tender account of contemporary gay life Paranormal Activity 4 trailer: it's behind you! Osama bin Laden film trailer debuts – watch it here Further reading Michelle Williams: 'Being embarrassed in public is the worst thing I can imagine' How Hitchcock's Vertigo eventually topped the Sight & Sound critics' poll Russell Kane on The Expendables 2 and post-masculinist cinema Hounded out of Hollywood: Topanga film festival and the legacy of Will Geer In the paper In Friday's G2 Film & Music, Sarah Polley discusses her new film Take this Waltz, while Xan Brooks looks ahead to this autumn's biggest releases. On Saturday, the Guide's cover star is Jeremy Renner, while inside there's an unmissable interview with Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Patterson looks at Take This Waltz. Weekend magazine, meanwhile, speaks to Julia Davies and Rob Brydon And finally Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook