1. The entire run of official James Bond films are available in a Blu-ray box set for $150. The DVD version is $100. 2. Sadly, Sean Connery refuses to participate in the 50th anniversary promotion of the franchise. It’s not like he owes his entire career to playing the iconic spy or anything, though. 3. “Fifty years ago, at the [...]
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Sometimes, it’s difficult to think of a James Bond movie as anything more than a collection of parts: opening action scene, hot Bond girl, wry jokes, fast cars, etc. The more that I see on ‘Skyfall‘, the more I convince myself that Sam Mendes and company seem to have crafted something more than just a [...]
Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig go head-to-head in an exquisitely edited Bond on Bond car chase. The biggest problem with this video is that it is only 1:30 long and it’s technically a commercial. However, I love how it reinforces the subtle concept that Bond isn’t a [...]
We just brought you the Skyfall Olympic teaser tv spot, that was short on dialogue and plot, but featured some nifty action shots that we hadn’t seen before. Now, in the first international trailer for the movie, we get plot points galore. From THR: “The Skyfall trailer reveals that M, played by Judi Dench, made the decision to take out [...]
We still have no idea about what the plot entails, but the TV spot that has aired in conjunction with the Olympics is full of action and broad strokes. Plus, that end shot of Bond jumping into the destroyed train like a boss is pretty awesome.
We know director Danny Boyle has something interesting cooked up for the opening ceremony. Part of it will involve James Bond on a mission from Queen Elizabeth. Now, we might really be in for something ridiculously insane: If a British newspaper report is correct (and, oh, how we hope it is), Mary Poppins and Lord [...]
Dear movie marketers: if you want to know how to promote a movie, get fans excited for it, while simultaneously not revealing a whole on the movie, look no further than the effort being done by the new James Bond movie, Skyfall. The latest behind-the-scenes video is a quick look at the return of the [...]
To promote the September 25th release of Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection, a DVD set celebrating the 50th anniversary of the film series featuring all 22 James Bond films, 20th Century Fox compiled a montage of James Bond cars and other vehicles. [via laughingsquid]
A nice follow-up to the previous look at designing Bond’s sartorial style, is this short essay by The Barbican diving into the Aston Martins, the guns, and all the design things that inhabit Bond’s world, featuring interviews with set designer Sir Ken Adam, Aston Martin’s Head of Design, and the designers of the legendary Golden [...]
Skyfall costume designer Jany Temime gives a behind-the-scenes look at dressing Daniel Craig for the latest Bond film. Temime worked with fashion icon Tom Ford to give Bond a modern yet classic look. If you’re a costume designer, doing the suits for James Bond has to be one of the most coveted jobs in the profession, [...]
