December 11th, 2020
by David Leigh
Current and former members of The Wedding Present cover 20 Bond classics. Musicians associated with British indie-rockers The Wedding Present have released an album of 20 James Bond cover versions. The band formed in Leeds in 1985 and was associated with the C86 movement in the UK. According to the band’s singer, David Gedge, Not […]
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December 3rd, 2020
by David Leigh
As the covid-19 pandemic continues to make film releases difficult Warner Bros moves to make its new films available via streaming. Warner Bros are to simultaneously release all their 2021 movies on the big screen as well as HBO Max according to an article in The Verge. There will be a one month window during […]
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November 25th, 2020
by David Leigh
Issue #57 of the full-colour James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential is now shipping worldwide. The 1980s provided fans five 007 adventures and two different James Bond’s – tied as the most productive decade with the 1960s. Starting with the crossbow-wielding Melina set out on a mission of revenge, and ending with Pam’s strong-willed CIA pilot, […]
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November 24th, 2020
by David Leigh
Mark Edlitz delves into some of the more uncharted corners of the 007 universe. The James Bond universe is greater than you might think. Even if you have seen all the movies and devoured Ian Fleming’s books, there is much more to discover about 007. There is a fascinating galaxy of Bond adventures that have […]
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November 20th, 2020
by David Leigh
IO Interactive announces they are working on new 007 game with original Bond story. It’s been quite some time since 007 has had a video game release and so the news has got a lot of fans excited. Here’s the press release: James Bond will once again be coming to a console and computer screen near you. […]
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November 17th, 2020
by David Leigh
Hero Collector’s new release provides details of cars from all 25 of Eon’s Bond films. While fans around the world await the arrival of No Time to Die in cinemas, they can satisfy their hunger for 007 with the release of 50 Greatest Bond Cars. Out today from Hero Collector, the publishing imprint of Eaglemoss, […]
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November 2nd, 2020
by David Leigh
Connery’s widow reveals in interview he was suffering from dementia. Photos of Sean Connery taken in the last couple of years showed the actor had become quite frail. However, it is only after his widow, Micheline, spoke to The Mail on Sunday that it was revealed that the actor had been suffering from dementia: “He […]
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November 1st, 2020
by David Leigh
More than anywhere else in the world, James Bond is a cultural phenomenon in the UK. Bond is entwined in many people’s childhoods, with memories of rainy bank holidays in front of the television as a Bond film came on ITV. So it is little surprise that the Sunday newspapers this morning, a day after […]
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October 31st, 2020
by Q-branch staff
Bond fans around the world mourn the loss of the first man to play James Bond on the big screen. The first actor to play Ian Fleming’s secret agent in a feature film died overnight at his home in Nassau. Connery’s son, Jason, added that the actor had been ill for some time and that […]
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October 27th, 2020
by David Leigh
Apple’s offer for the latest Bond film fell well short of MGM’s expectations. Last week we saw reports that MGM had engaged in talks with Apple and Netflix for a deal that would see No Time to Die premiere as a premium video on demand release. Soon after though it was rumoured the talks had […]
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