Disappointed by the Oscars James Bond retrospective? Yeah, we all mostly were. Thankfully, we can thank Kees van Dijkhuizen jr. for his stupendous efforts. Sure, it seems to lean heavily in favor of the Daniel Craig-era and shortfalls the rest, but still, this is a great retrospective. [Thanks, Tommy!]
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Portraits of all six versions of James Bond by Deviant Artist Ross Allen Burt. Oddly, my least two favorite Bonds, Timothy Dalton and Roger Moore, end up looking the best. You can buy the set of six in 12×12 prints for £160.00. [via DF]
It’s “shaken, not stirred” as opposed to “shaken, but not stirred.” So, to order a martini “shaken, but not stirred” would suggest that (1) if a martini were shaken one might expect it also to be stirred, and (2) in this case a request was being made for said stirring not to be done. That [...]
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1.Sam Mendes didn’t shoot ‘Skyfall’ in IMAX, like Christopher Nolan did with ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, but his cinematographer, Roger Deakens, shot the movie using the Arri Alexa M digital camera. This allowed them to film in both the 2.35:1 theatrical aspect ratio, but also a 1:90:1 aspect ratio for the IMAX version of the [...]
I’m not typically won over by lame advertising gimmicks (TNT’s recent one aside), but I’ve got to give kudos to Coke Zero for this James Bond/’Skyfall‘ effort they set up in a UK train station. It definitely put a smile on my face, and yes, I realize that’s a Coke slogan, so it shows just [...]
Brendan Dawes charts the number of kills by 007: “To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. No, an image showing the number of kills by James Bond in official movies. Using data provided by The Guardian, the image pays homage to the wonderful opening titles to Dr. No by Maurice Binder. Bond only killed one person in The [...]
Here’s the new James Bond theme song, courtesy of Adele. I’ve long thought that Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings should get a shot at a Bond song, but Adele would have been my 1A choice. “Skyfall” doesn’t disappoint. It’s sexy and really harkens back to the classic Bond-themes of yore. UPDATE: “Skyfall” was released [...]
The latest ‘Skyfall’ featurette looks at shooting underwater action sequences. Though I’ve seen just about everyone of these behind-the-scenes looks at the upcoming James Bond flick, I feel like the studio has done an incredible job with balancing the process of making the film without spoiling much of the movie. Get your tuxedos ready for [...]
