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Do Product-Placement Ads Work?

November 21st, 2012 by

What could have been an interesting article by Livescience.com – and it does ask an interesting question – seems to have been written by someone who hasn’t actually seen Skyfall and trots out the well worn media cliche that James Bond drinks Heineken instead of vodka martinis in Skyfall. Another cited example of product placement […]

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James Bond Skyfall’s china bulldog sells out | Mail Online

November 20th, 2012 by

007 may have hated the porcelain British bulldog bequeathed to him by M in Skyfall, but the figurine has proved to be enormously popular following the release of the film. So popular, in fact, that manufacturer Royal Dalton has sold out thanks to the spike in demand and the £50 bulldog will not be available […]

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Purvis and Wade say that Logan and Mendes have Bond 24 plot

November 20th, 2012 by

Skyfall screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have confirmed they are leaving the series after the success of the current film, have said that John Logan and Sam Mendes have a plot for Bond 24. An article in Total Film speculates that this might mean Mendes comes back for another film. The pair also […]

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Skyfall soundtrack hits 27 year high

November 18th, 2012 by

Skyfall‘s soundtrack is proving to be the most popular in the United States since A View To A Kill in 1985, according to 411mania.com. The article reports that Skyfall hit the number 100 spot in the Billboard 200 album chart. It goes on to say that it is only the second 007 soundtrack no to […]

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James Bond’s Skyfall motorcycle to be auctioned for Children In Need – Telegraph

November 17th, 2012 by

Children In Need is to benefit from the auction of the Honda CRF250R ridden by Daniel Craig, according to The Telegraph. Honda UK has donated the modified motocross bike to be auctioned on eBay for the BBC’s annual fundraiser, with the auction closing on Thursday 22nd November at midnight. Honda is hoping to raise several […]

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Bond villains exhibition opens in Washington

November 16th, 2012 by

A new exhibition entitled “Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of Bond Villains” is being mounted by the The International Spy Museum in Washington featuring some of the most memorable of 007’s foes from tjhe last fifty years. The exhibition will feature villains, henchmen, lairs and weapons and on display are 100 items from the films, including Jaws’ steel […]

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