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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
