March 17th, 2007
by David Leigh
When Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale in 1953 he sets James Bond against Le Chiffre at the baccarat table. Produced more than 50 years later, the film has had to be updated in many respects, and one of those has been to substitute baccarat for poker. Poker has become increasingly popular over the last few […]
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February 27th, 2007
by David Leigh
Find out more about Daniel Craig’s workout for Casino Royale. Includes links to learn more about increasing fitness and building muscle. Get a body like Bond!
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February 27th, 2007
by David Leigh
It is now more than six months since the Ultimate Edition James Bond DVD collection was released in the UK, which has given more than enough time to have the chance to watch the films and documentaries.
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February 22nd, 2007
by David Leigh
When Corgi first produced its Aston Martin DB5 in 1965 there would have been no way that the company could have ever predicted its success of both its James Bond model cars, or the James Bond phenomenon as a whole.
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February 22nd, 2007
by David Leigh
Despite the occasional change of loyalty to Lotus or BMW – and you can always argue that as those cars were supplied by Q-branch that they don’t represent a change of loyalty at all on the part of 007 – Bond has stuck with Aston Martin for a large part of his celluloid career.
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February 21st, 2007
by David Leigh
If you’re planning a James Bond theme party then one of the ideal ways to get people in the right mood is to start with the party invitation.
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January 9th, 2007
by David Leigh
Although Bond has no direct links with Barcelona, the 2003 car show did have an extra attraction for Bond fans – a display of cars and other vehicles from all the James Bond films. The car show was held at the Fira de Barcelona Barcelona’s exhibition and conference halls
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November 20th, 2006
by David Leigh
Casino Royale was finally unveiled to the world on Tuesday 14 November at the Royal Premiere at Leicester Square in London. 4,200 people packed into Leicester Square’s three cinemas to watch a simultaneous screening of the film in what was the biggest UK premiere ever. Stars from far and wide attended the showing, and the Queen and […]
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