Newsweek has devoted a special essay to 'Bond at 50' and the general transatlantic impact of the 007 movie franchise. Decorated with an attractive James Bond photo-montage front cover, the November 5 issue of the magazine (as might be expected) [...]
James Bond has proved he is more popular than ever. New figures just released show that the 23rd 007 adventure 'Skyfall' has enjoyed the highest grossing weekend in the UK of any film in the Bond franchise, and has been the biggest [...]
Tim Greaves reviews the 19 th James Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough The third time is certainly the charm. Frequently during the wait for the unleashing of Pierce Brosnan’s third Bond thriller, we were drawn to [...]
In an interview for the 'Culture' magazine of the UK's Sunday Times newspaper (October 28), director Sam Mendes spoke about a key scene in 'Skyfall' and also about why he was happy to return 007 back to his roots. Interviewed for [...]
No sooner had Bond 23 been released in the UK than some news emerged about Bond 24. According to press reports on Friday October 26 in both Britain and America, 'Skyfall' co-writer John Logan has been hired as the solo [...]
by Kevin Quinn The superspy celebrated 40 years of saving the world by embarking on his 20th mission Die Another Day but just how has 007 managed to stay so popular at the box office? Incredibly it is [...]
The Royal Premiere of 'Skyfall', which took place at the famous Royal Albert Hall in London on the evening of Tuesday October 23, was a huge success, and the first major star to arrive at the venue was [...]
Sam Mendes, the director of the new 007 movie 'Skyfall', was interviewed for a special James Bond edition of the BBC's arts programme 'The Culture Show' on Wednesday, October 24. The Bond special was devoted to a face-to-face interview with [...]
The new edition of the Radio Times, the BBC's radio and TV listings magazine, contains an interview with Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, conducted by film critic Barry Norman. The magazine (covering the period October 27-November 2), which [...]
On Tuesday, October 23rd the eyes of the world will fall on the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London as the stars of SKYFALL and a glittering array of talent from screen, stage, music and sport light up an incredible [...]
CHARLIE HIGSON TWEETS FLEMING’S ORIGINAL BOND NOVELS IN 140 CHARACTERS - ONLY ON TWITTER · Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels to be condensed into 140 characters on Twitter · Charlie Higson and Twitter team up to reintroduce Fleming’s Bond novels to [...]
On the eve of the premiere of Skyfall, a new interview with Daniel Craig in a British newspaper has confirmed that the new Bond movie returns 007 to some of the more traditional 'cinema' elements that have made the character the timeless [...]
The BBC radio station 'Classic FM' broadcast a special 'Music of 007' celebration programme on Friday October 19, and guests included past Bond composer David Arnold and current Bond composer Thomas Newman. The special programme, entitled 'A James Bond Celebration: The [...]
Award-winning actor Javier Bardem, who plays the sinister Bond villain Raoul Silva in 'Skyfall', was interviewed in the weekend magazine of the British newspaper The Guardian on October 13, and revealed that he had been offered parts in the EON franchise [...]
Dame Judi Dench, who reprises her role as 007's MI6 boss 'M' in 'Skyfall', was interviewed in the magazine of the UK's Sunday newspaper The Observer on October 14. Dame Judi, who first performed for an audience an amazing 60 years ago, and [...]
007, secret agent, licence to shill, as the moneyraker Kevin Quinn reports The name is Bond and he really is the business “big business.” 20 advertising companies paid a record $120 million to have their products featured in the [...]
by Ajay Chowdhury, Q: How many Bond fans does it take to change a light bulb? A: One. But ten to complain how much better the original was…! There has been outcry, there have been protests, there have been websites and [...]
Veteran 007 screenwriting duo Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, two of the writers behind the new Bond movie 'Skyfall', were interviewed in the UK's 'Sunday Express' on October 14. In an exclusive interview for the newspaper, showbiz columnist York Membery spoke [...]
In a rare interview given to the UK's 'FT Weekend' magazine, 007 producer Michael G. Wilson spoke about his work on the Bond movies, his career and his passion for photography. The interview with Wilson appeared in the October 13th-14th issue [...]
by Greg Williams (Dorling Kindersley) Hardcover, 128 pages, £25 ISBN-10 1405316586 – 26 th October 2006 Writing about this handsome, coffee-table, official photographic record of the filming of Daniel Craig’s 007 debut is like dancing about architecture – Greg Williams [...]
This years new Bond car is also next year's new Aston Martin DBS. On the set of Casino Royale we ask, is this 007's coolest ever car? Story by Jason Barlow (First published in Car Magazine June 2006) So, ladies [...]
Upload/Insert By Mark Witherspoon Photographs by Ajay Chowdhury Consider me strange but there is nothing quite like (literally) soaking up the atmosphere a Bond premiere as a spectator: hanging around the West End of London (usually in the rain), [...]
By Matthew Field Photographs by Ajay Chowdhury On Friday 3rd November 2006, just hours before the international media were treated to the first official screening of Casino Royale, Promax UK – an annual conference for those working in broadcast advertising [...]
Daniel Craig and a host of stars strolled up the red carpet in the company of Princes William and Harry on Wednesday 29th October for the world premiere of "Quantum of Solace." The royal gala, which benefited charities Help for [...]
Actor Ben Whishaw, who plays the new 'Q' in 'Skyfall', was interviewed by the free London listings magazine ShortList on October 11. Whishaw was asked a series of questions by ShortList's Tom Ellen, mainly in relation to his role as the [...]
An issue of the free weekly listings magazine 'ShortList' in London carried interviews with former James Bond Roger Moore and current 007 Daniel Craig. In fact, the October 11 issue of 'ShortList' (no.246), which appears every Thursday and is distributed free to London's [...]
Christie's auctioneers in London, in conjunction with EON Productions, held an auction of unique James Bond memorabilia on Friday October 5 and helped raise a huge sum for charity. The special invitation-only auction, which took place on the evening of [...]
The new November issue of the British GQ magazine is a James Bond special, with 42 pages devoted to various 007-related articles and interviews. The special issue of GQ (Gentleman's Quarterly), which has just hit news-stands in the UK, has a [...]
Lucy Fleming, who is Ian Fleming's niece and one of the controllers of the late Bond author's estate, was interviewed in the London Evening Standard on October 3. Lucy gave the interview to help publicise the new editions of the Ian [...]
The award-winning British artist Adele has been officially confirmed as the singer of the main theme song for 'Skyfall'. The new theme song for the 23rd James Bond movie will be released via Adele's official website on Friday October 5, the fiftieth anniversary day [...]
