October 12th, 2015
by David Leigh
MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its thirty-second issue. Sam Mendes had a particular vision for a car chase through the streets of Rome. It’s the dead of night, the streets are clear and two spectacular hyper- cars are going head to head. In this issue we meet […]
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October 9th, 2015
by David Leigh
[video https://www.youtube.com/embed/0fjHhz2cfh8 ] Jonathan Ross, who will be hosting an hour long SPECTRE special on ITV later this month, was asked recently about what he knew about the new Bond film. Watch the video above to learn more. The SPECTRE special will air on Saturday 17th October at 18:30 and will feature interviews with Naomie Harris, Andrew Scott, […]
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October 8th, 2015
by David Leigh
Fans of literary Bond will be interested in two books on Ian Fleming released today. The first is The Man With The Golden Typewriter, in which Fergus Fleming has selected many of his uncle’s letters related to James Bond. We currently have a contest to win one of three signed copies, but you can order it […]
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October 8th, 2015
by David Leigh
As a long standing partner of the James Bond films, Champagne house Bollinger has commemorated the forthcoming release of SPECTRE with a special 007 limited edition of its 2009 vintage. This Champagne was aged for 6 years in old oak barrels, twice as long as the stipulated by law and it shows in the deep golden colour. Click […]
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October 7th, 2015
by David Leigh
A book on the guns of James Bond has just been published in English for the first time. A couple of years go I was sent a book on James Bond’s guns by Italian firearms expert Paolo Tagini. The problem with it for me – and most of my readers – is that it is […]
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October 6th, 2015
by David Leigh
[video https://www.youtube.com/embed/H2qZTLF0bbQ] An exclusive peek behind-the-scenes video on location in London with SPECTRE by VisitBritain.
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October 6th, 2015
by David Leigh
A new edition of Casino Royale, with illustrations by Fay Dalton, is to be published by the The Folio Society later this month. This lavish edition, with artwork by acclaimed illustrator Fay Dalton, and an introduction by Booker-Prize winning author John Banville, pays homage to the enormous success of Ian Fleming’s iconic novels. Illustrations © […]
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October 6th, 2015
by David Leigh
Following a filming period of 17 months, the James Bond fan documentary project A Bond For Life – How James Bond changed my Life is now just another five months away from its Charity World Premiere in Braunschweig, Germany. The film is currently in post-production which is due to finish in December. From March 2016 onwards, […]
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October 3rd, 2015
by David Leigh
Writing’s on the Wall, Sam Smith’s theme to SPECTRE, has become the first ever James Bond theme song to reach the top spot in the UK music charts. According to the BBC the two previous highest-charting Bond themes were Adele’s Skyfall and Duran Duran’s A View To A Kill, which both made second place in the […]
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