February 13th, 2013
by David Leigh
The James Bond design exhibition that started out at London’s Barbican Centre and that has just finished in Toronto will set to open in Melbourne in November. The exhibition, Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style will open on November 1st and run for three months at the Melbourne Museum, whose director is reportedly […]
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February 11th, 2013
by David Leigh
Skyfall picked up the award for Outstanding British Film at the 2013 BAFTA film awards, beating Les Miserables, which bookies were tipping to win the prize.
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February 8th, 2013
by David Leigh
Daniel Craig is planning a return to the stage in Broadway alongside his wife Rachel Weisz, according to an article in the Daily Mail. The article states that if the negotiations are finalised it will be for a limited run though, as Craig will have to start pre-production on Bond 24 “next year”. While no […]
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February 5th, 2013
by David Leigh
Skyfall was named Film of the Year last night at the London Evening Standard Film Awards, which took place at the London Film Museum, as well as picking up the award for best blockbuster. The award was made to producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Brocolli and comes ahead of the BAFTAs next Sunday, and […]
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February 4th, 2013
by David Leigh
Skyfall has now overtaken The Dark Knight Rises at the box office to become the seventh biggest earner of all time according to the latest figures on Box Office Mojo. The figure for the 23rd James Bond film now stands at $1,093.5 million after its opening in China, with The Lord of the Rings: Return […]
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February 4th, 2013
by David Leigh
Dennis Gassner was last night awarded the award for contemporary film by the Art Director’s Guild at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Earlier in the evening Gassner was jointly awarded the guild’s Cinematic Imagery Award along with Ken Adam, Peter Lamont and Allan Cameron for their work on the Bond films. Sources: 007.com and Variety
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February 3rd, 2013
by David Leigh
An Aston Martin DB5 equipped with hidden machine guns, revolving number plates and a rear bullet reflector among it additional extras went on sale recently for £3 million. The car was supplied to the film makers to promote Thunderball (and equipped with some of the Goldfinger gadgets) but was never seen on screen. The price […]
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February 1st, 2013
by David Leigh
This 30 second promo for the Oscars shows Pierce Brosnan as James Bond trying to order a martini.
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January 31st, 2013
by David Leigh
MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its nineteenth issue. Whilst pundits’ predictions of Skyfall’s success definitely rang true, the 23rd Bond adventure surely surpassed even the most optimistic auspices, both in terms of substance, and box office success. This issue celebrates that success, with a look at the global promotion […]
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January 28th, 2013
by David Leigh
Skyfall is now the eighth biggest film of all time in terms of box office takings after its opening week in China. The latest figures from Box Office Mojo put the Bond film on $1,077.8, just behind The Dark Knight Rises. The current split is $301,252,887 in the United States and $776,500,000 in the rest […]
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