May 31st, 2012
by David Leigh
The Los Angeles branch of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) is to screen all 22 James Bond films thoughout June, according to a post on their website. The article states that the entire series is to be screened from June 8th onwards and ties in with the 25th and 50th anniversaries of […]
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May 30th, 2012
by Legendre Thirst
The immediate reaction in the Bond-o-sphere when the Skyfall teaser trailer was released was one of unrepentant fanboy squee. The servers at 007.com went down and the world was atwitter with excitement at the beauty of the new trailer for the latest, as-yet unfinished film by director Sam Mendes. Everyone was happy. Well, as it […]
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May 29th, 2012
by David Leigh
MI6 reported this morning that work has started on filming the credits sequence for Skyfall after details were leaked via Twitter. MI6 states: British model Charlotte Edwards tweeted that her friend and fellow model Natasha was shooting the credits sequence to “Skyfall”. As the MI6 piece notes, while traditionally the Bond films have often featured […]
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May 28th, 2012
by David Leigh
A new video has appeared on 007.com featuring three generations of Bond girls appearing together at the Canne Film Festival.
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May 26th, 2012
by David Leigh
The last clapperboard photo from Skyfall was uploaded to the official 007 twitter account as the second unit completed shooting. While the weekly (almost) updates have left some people underwhelmed it has at least provided some information direct from the set and given some talking points to fans.
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May 25th, 2012
by David Leigh
Back in October I made 23 short videos about “Bond 23” as Skyfall was known back then. In the videos I discussed what I’d like to see in the new film and what I’d prefer for the filmmakers to avoid. Now that the first teaser trailer has been released and filming is approaching a close, […]
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May 25th, 2012
by David Leigh
Catching Bullets – Memoirs Of A Bond Fan by Mark O’Connel to be pblished by Splendid Books 3rd September 2012. From the offbeat vantage point of a movie-obsessed teenager whose grandfather was chauffeur to legendary 007 producer Albert R. Broccoli, CATCHING BULLETS – MEMOIRS OF A BOND FAN is a love-letter to James Bond, Duran Duran title […]
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May 24th, 2012
by David Leigh
Veteran film journalist Bill Desowitz chronicles the 50-year evolution of 007 on the big screen in James Bond Unmasked (Spies), featuring interviews with all six Bond actors. Now available on Amazon, this insightful book contextualizes the experience in a way that helps us fully understand and appreciate the contributions of each actor: The effortless physicality […]
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May 21st, 2012
by David Leigh
PRESS RELEASE: All the Bonds. All the girls. All the action. All in high-definition. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment mark James Bond’s monumental golden anniversary with the release of BOND 50, the complete Bond experience showcasing all 22 classic films on Blu-ray together for the first time ever, neatly packaged into one […]
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May 21st, 2012
by David Leigh
Watch the teaser trailer for Skyfall online.
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