February 18th, 2014
by David Leigh
Ian Fleming Publications has today unveiled the cover artwork for the forthcoming paperback editions of Solo, by William Boyd. The UK edition is published by Random House on 8th May 2014, with the US and Canadian edition by HarperCollins hitting bookshelves on 3rd June. You can pre-order the Solo paperback from Amazon UK or Amazon.com. IFP says […]
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February 18th, 2014
by David Leigh
A self-published book about James Bond’s drinks will compete against the best in the world after judges of the 2014 World Gourmand Awards announced it the UK winner of the cocktails category. Published at the end of 2012 following the release of “Skyfall”, the second edition of David Leigh’s The Complete Guide to the Drinks […]
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February 13th, 2014
by David Leigh
Red Carpet News TV recently spoke to Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny) and Rory Kinnear (Tanner) briefly about Bond 24. Watch the videos above to hear what they had to say.
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February 11th, 2014
by David Leigh
The London Film Museum is set to be home to the Bond in Motion exhibition, the largest official collection of James Bond vehicles, following its successful two year stint at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu that just finished in January. The exhibition, located in Covent Garden, is scheduled to open on 21st March 2014 […]
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February 10th, 2014
by David Leigh
John Travolta recently spoke about how he would love to play a Bond villain in an interview with the Telegraph, in which he reveals that he has spoken to Barbara Broccoli about the possibility and she “loves the idea”. However, that means nothing at all, it could easily be a brush off. What is more interesting […]
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January 29th, 2014
by David Leigh
A trailer for the four part biopic based on the life of Ian Fleming is now available to view on YouTube, days before it airs in the UK. The series, simply called Fleming, debuts in the US on BBC America tonight before being seen on the UK’s Sky Atlantic on 12th February. The series has been […]
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January 28th, 2014
by David Leigh
Much about the James Bond films is iconic, with one of the most important elements being the music, from John Barry to David Arnold, Shirley Bassey to Madonna and, most recently, Thomas Newman and Adele joining the club. When you hear those opening bars of Monty Norman’s main Bond theme you know you’re in for […]
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January 27th, 2014
by David Leigh
Last night saw the Grammy Awards take place in Los Angeles, the annual ceremony to recogise outstanding achievement in the music industry. Althout it seems forever since Skyfall was on our screens, the 23rd James Bond film still managed to pick up two more awards for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Thomas Newman) and […]
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January 19th, 2014
by David Leigh
I’ve just glanced at today’s Sunday Times, which features an interview with Skyfall and Bond 24 director Sam Mendes in the Culture section (at least in the international edition printed in Spain, which is a slightly different format to the UK edition). Although the article says little about 007, focusing more on Mendes’ production of […]
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January 18th, 2014
by David Leigh
Skyfall and Bond 24 screenwriter John Logan has spoken briefly about the next James Bond film while on a press tour for forthcoming TV show Penny Dreadful. Apart from saying that he can’t reveal too much (no surprise there), he told IGN that he hopes to build on the work done on Skyfall in updating […]
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