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2012 Cannes Film Festival: That's a Wrap and Pictures from Around the City
24 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
The Palais des Festivals
Photo: RopeofSilicon.com Well, another year at the Cannes Film Festival comes to a close as I have seen my last film and am now flying back to sunny Seattle. All in all, I must say after three straight years attending the fest this was easily my most enjoyable. The films were diverse, challenging and, above all, excellent. Of course, not all of them can be gems, but in some cases even when I didn't necessarily like the film I still found plenty to discuss (see my review for Holy Motors). In total I saw 16 films from the festival over the course of nine days. I also saw Dr. No on the beach and screened footage from the Weinstein Co.'s upcoming films Django Unchained, The Master and The Silver Linings Playbook. It was also great to see many people around the festival that I never »
- Brad Brevet
George Lazenby Upset About 007's New Tipple
23 May 2012 12:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
One-time James Bond George Lazenby has lashed out at moviemakers for trading 007's signature cocktail for beer in Skyfall, insisting they've broken a sacred tradition.
Earlier this year, film bosses announced that Daniel Craig would sip cold Heineken in the new Bond movie after signing a reported $45 million (GBP28 million) marketing deal with the Dutch beer company.
And now Lazenby, who played Bond in 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, has voiced his disapproval, insisting the superspy should always be a vodka Martini man .
Taking a shot at the movie bosses for abandoning long-standing tradition just to make a profit, he tells TMZ.com, "(Filmmakers) go where the money is".
And the Australian actor insists chiefs could have at least selected a better brew: "It's not the best beer out there, either." »
Battle of the James Bonds: Ex-007 Slams New Film for Choosing Heineken Over Martinis
23 May 2012 9:23 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
According to George Lazenby, some James Bond rites should remain sacred—like 007's love for vodka martinis. The actor who played the suave secret agent in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service has lashed out at the reported $45 million product placement deal producers inked with Heineken that will find Bond swilling the Dutch beer instead of his signature drink in the forthcoming Skyfall. You might say he was shaken, not stirred, by the announcement. Talking to TMZ, Lazenby slammed the filmmakers' decision, saying it was regrettable to see them "go where the money is." Just about every Bond movie in the franchise's 50-year history has the superspy downing vodka »
Battle of the James Bonds: Ex-007 Slams New Film for Choosing Heineken Over Martinis
23 May 2012 9:23 AM, PDT | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
According to George Lazenby, some James Bond rites should remain sacred—like 007's love for vodka martinis. The actor who played the suave secret agent in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service has lashed out at the reported $45 million product placement deal producers inked with Heineken that will find Bond swilling the Dutch beer instead of his signature drink in the forthcoming Skyfall. You might say he was shaken, not stirred, by the announcement. Talking to TMZ, Lazenby slammed the filmmakers' decision, saying it was regrettable to see them "go where the money is." Just about every Bond movie in the franchise's 50-year history has the superspy downing vodka »
"Skyfall" Wraps & New Blu-ray Details
23 May 2012 6:47 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Filming on "Skyfall", the much anticipated 23rd James Bond feature, wrapped this week in Turkey reports MI6. Daniel Craig reportedly finished his scenes this past Saturday and was spotted flying out to New York City on Sunday.
Second unit photography is still taking place this week in Adana in southern Turkey where scenes for the pre-titles sequence are being done. Shooting on the film began in early November, making "Skyfall" the longest shoot for a Bond feature since 1969's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
One good bit of news is all that work should show up on screen. Most Bond features clock in at a little over two hours, but the previous entry "Quantum of Solace" was an exception as it ran for just 106 minutes. Now, producer Michael G. Wilson appeared on BBC Breakfast and said don't expect such shortcutting this time - "It'll probably be longer, although we really »
- Garth Franklin
Former James Bond Not Happy With Heineken
23 May 2012 6:18 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
James Bond's Heineken deal is not kosher for all former James Bonds.
In "Skyfall," the 23rd Bond film, the suave MI6 agent will forgo his usual shaken martini in favor of the classic Dutch beer. The deal -- which netted the production a reported $45 million -- caused much consternation from Bond fans when it was announced, and now George Lazenby has come out against it as well.
Lazenby, who played Bond in the 1969 film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," reportedly told TMZ that the deal was bad for many reasons, not the least being that Heineken isn't "the best beer out there."
He also added that the Bond filmmakers "go where the money is," something that current Bond star Daniel Craig would likely agree with.
"We have relationships with a number of companies so that we can make this movie," Craig told Moviefone when asked about the Heineken deal. "The simple fact is that, »
- The Huffington Post
Ex-James Bond Outraged Over Heineken Deal -- New 007's a Sellout!!!
23 May 2012 1:00 AM, PDT | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
They don't make 'em like they used to -- at least according to the guy who played James Bond in 1969, who's pissed the new Bond film has axed 007's signature martini ... in favor of a corporate-sponsored beer.If you don't know ... the people behind Daniel Craig's next Bond flick "Skyfall" closed a reported $45 million deal with Heineken -- forcing the iconic character to drink beer in the movie, instead of a vodka martini ... Bond's famous drink of choice. »
- TMZ Staff
Bond 50 Blu-ray Set Debuts September 25th
21 May 2012 11:42 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
All the Bonds. All the girls. All the action. All in high-definition. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment mark James Bond's monumental golden anniversary with the release of Bond 50, the complete Bond experience showcasing all 22 classic films on Blu-ray together for the first time ever, neatly packaged into one cool, sleek collectable box-set. The collection will be available beginning September 24 in the United Kingdom and September 25 in North America with additional international markets to follow that week. Bond 50 marks the debut of nine James Bond films previously unavailable in high definition Blu-ray and comes with a dossier of more than 122 hours of bonus features.
Set for release just prior to the theatrical premiere of Skyfall, Bond 50 will offer a look at the latest Bond film through videoblogs shot with the cast and crew. The Bond 50 collection also provides two all-new pieces that spotlight the history of 007. "The World »
- MovieWeb
First Look: 'Skyfall' Teaser Trailer
21 May 2012 1:36 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
James Bond fans have been given their first glimpse of the highly anticipated new 007 film, Skyfall - you can watch it above.
The trailer will raise even more questions as to where this takes Bond, as it shows Daniel Craig in an interrogation room, but he's the one fielding the questions from another agent, while M (Judi Dench) and another officer (Ralph Fiennes) observe.
And we hear, enigmatically, that the mention of 'Skyfall' - whatever that is - is what sends Bond out of the room, saying he's "done".
During the clip, we also see 007 stare at a row of coffins with Union Jacks, presumably his lost colleagues, M staring reflectively out over a valley, a fall from a very high building, and 007 with fire behind him, as well as the seductive bulbs of Turkish mosques. It's all very dystopian.
Finally, we hear from 007 again - that "some »
- The Huffington Post UK
James Bond movies to screen at Cannes Film Festival - Realbollywood.com News
15 May 2012 2:49 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, May 15: Cannes Film Festival bosses will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise by screening five classic 007 movies at the event.
The suave superspy first burst onto the big screen in 1962's Dr. No and went on to become one of the icons of modern cinema.
To celebrate the franchise's 50th birthday this year (12), officials at this month's (May12) French film festival will screen 007's debut cinema outing along with its follow-up From Russia with Love, George Lazenby's sole turn as the spy in On Her Majesty's Secret Service,. »
- Meeta Kabra
Cannes Bosses To Screen Classic Bond Movies
14 May 2012 9:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Cannes Film Festival bosses are to mark 50 years of the James Bond franchise by screening five classic 007 movies at the event.
The suave superspy first burst onto the big screen in 1962's Dr. No and went on to become one of the icons of modern cinema.
To celebrate the franchise's 50th birthday this year, officials at this month's French film festival will screen 007's debut cinema outing along with its follow-up From Russia with Love, George Lazenby's sole turn as the spy in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Sean Connery's swansong in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, and current Bond star Daniel Craig's debut in Casino Royale.
The films, which have all been digitally enhanced, will be shown free to the public at an outdoor theatre on Cannes Beach. The screenings mark the start of a year-long series of global events celebrating the franchise's anniversary.
In a joint statement, MGM and Sony executives said, "The screenings in Cannes mark a year-long celebration, including a return to theatres worldwide of some of the classic Bond films." »
2012 Cannes Film Festival Preview: Part 1 - Notable Titles
14 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I have scheduled this first part of my Cannes 2012 Preview to publish while I am somewhere over the middle of the United States, on my way to New York where I will connect with a flight heading into Nice. I'll be arriving in Cannes some time around 1 Pm Cet and my third straight journey to the Cannes Film Festival will begin, an experience that has easily become the #1 highlight of my year when it comes to covering movies. As hard as I have to work to cover the festival each year, it is absolutely worth it and based on the selection this year it looks like it will be just as fascinating. To begin, the festival runs from May 16-27, but I will only be in town through the morning of the 24th. As a result, two films that probably would have made my top ten most anticipated movies list won't, »
- Brad Brevet
James Bond arrives at Cannes after 50 years
10 May 2012 8:45 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The new Bond movie is still in post-production, but celebrations of 50 years of Eon Bond films include screenings on the beach
The glitz and glamour of the Croisette seems like the natural habitat for a suave super-sleuth with expensive tastes, so it may come as some surprise that 007 is to visit the Cannes film festival for the first time later this month.
Eon Productions will not be debuting the new James Bond film, Skyfall, on the French riviera, however. Sam Mendes' movie, which arrives in cinemas on 26 October in the UK and on 9 November in the Us, is still in post-production. Instead, in the year of the 50th anniversary of the Eon 007 films, they will screen five of the best-known Bond entries on the Cannes beach, including the series debut Dr No, which was released in 1962. The other films, being shown as part of the Cinema de la Plage screenings, »
- Ben Child
Tom Jones: 'I was up for James Bond'
30 April 2012 2:12 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Singer claims he lost out to Sean Connery because he was 'too well known' to play the secret agent
Tom Jones was almost offered the role of James Bond, he has revealed. The singer claims he was once under consideration to play the secret agent, until it was decided he was too famous.
Jones made the revelation in a recent interview with the Radio Times, after he was asked about his regrets. "The only thing I regret is that I'd like to have had a pop at acting when I was younger," he said. "My name was up for James Bond at one time, but [producer] Cubby Broccoli apparently said I was too well known for people to believe it."
Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, who died in 1996, launched the Bond film franchise in 1962. He produced the next 16 movies, including 1965's Thunderball, for which Jones wrote the title song. With the exception of »
- Sean Michaels
5 Things We Learned About New James Bond Film 'Skyfall' From The Latest Issue Of Empire Magazine
26 April 2012 6:02 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise, one of the longest-running and most successful film series of all time. Four years after "Quantum Of Solace," Daniel Craig is returning as 007 in "Skyfall," arguably the most prestigious entry yet with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes at the helm, a top-notch creative team behind him, and a cast that includes heavyweights like Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris, among others. But so far, the film's secrets have remained relatively locked up.
But with the film's trailer set to debut in a month, paired with the release of "Men In Black 3," some more info has started to leak out, with Bond the cover star of the latest issue of Empire Magazine, who've been on the set of the movie. The magazine is on newsstands now, and it's a must-read for Bond fans, with features not just on "Skyfall, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
James Bond 50th Anniversary Screenings in San Francisco + Posters
19 April 2012 4:36 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Lucky for those of you in San Francisco who a big James Bond fans. The world famous Castro Theatre (website) is hosting a James Bond 50th Anniversary screening series, showing eight of the classic Bond films on the big screen as double- and triple-features coming up this weekend. As part of the announcement, SlashFilm has debuted two new posters designed by Max Dalton and curated by Spoke Art promoting the screening series, one featuring a Bond pool party. I've never seen some of the classics on the big screen and would love to be there, but alas I'm down in La and will just have to admire the posters and remain jealous. The Castro is showing: Dr. No (1962) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as a double feature on Friday, April 20th; From Russia With Love (1963), plus Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) »
- Alex Billington
James Bond villains harm nuclear power's public image, says scientist
13 January 2012 3:43 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Royal Society of Chemistry president says evil characters' hidden reactors have contributed to negative perceptions
He may have been On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but James Bond and the power-hungry villains he saved the world from did no service to the image of nuclear power, a leading scientist has claimed.
The film version of Dr No, first screened 50 years ago and still a TV favourite, and other Bond movies have helped frame public perceptions of the hazards of nuclear power along with accidents such as Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima, according to David Phillips, president of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
He feared the portrait of the evil megalomaniac and his nuclear reactor hidden away on a Caribbean island contributed to the "entirely negative" and "remorselessly grim" perception of the industry as a force for evil.
Phillips told the BBC that when nuclear power was discussed "it is not »
- James Meikle
Bond 50 Blu-ray Box Art and Pre-Order
12 January 2012 7:54 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
MGM is polishing off the James Bond Blu-ray collection of nine missing films in one swift stroke by including all of them, along with the previously released 13 films, in the Bond 50 Blu-ray box set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 007.
The collection box set will feature all 22 James Bond films in one tidy package. Over 130 hours of bonus features will be spread between the films, along with some new as-of-yet detailed exclusive content.
At this time there is no indication MGM is releasing the nine Bond films previously unavailable on Blu-ray as individual releases. Those films are Goldeneye, Octopussy, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, The Living Daylights, Tomorrow Never Dies, Diamonds are Forever, A View to a Kill and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
MGM isn't offering a release date for the Bond 50 Blu-ray set just yet other than to confirm it is coming this year. »
All James Bond films are coming to Blu-ray
11 January 2012 8:35 PM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
MGM has announced that it will release a monster-sized box set of all 22 James Bond movies in Blu-ray format sometime in 2012. The reveal was made during the Consumer Electronics Show now taking place in Las Vegas, the height of all things in electronic entertainment. The set is meant to honor the 50th anniversary of the Bond movie franchise.
Right now 9 of the 22 007 movies aren't out on Blu-ray. They are You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies.
Now, here comes the hard part to swallow: if you want to own these missing Bond movies on Blu-ray and already have some or all of the others, you only have the option to buy them all as a set and not individually.
So, how much you ask? The studio »
- Patrick Sauriol
Catherine Deneuve: Film Society of Lincoln Center Chaplin Award Recipient
11 January 2012 2:59 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve, 68, will be the recipient of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 39th Chaplin Award. The annual fundraising gala benefiting Lincoln Center programs will be held on Monday, April 2, at the Alice Tully Hall in New York. The evening will include films clips and a party. [Full list of Film Society of Lincoln Center (Fslc) Chaplin Award Honorees.] Catherine Deneuve's career spans more than five decades, from André Hunebelle's Les collégiennes / The Schoolgirls (1957), Jacques-Gérard Cornu's L'homme à femmes / Ladies Man (1960), and Michel Fermaud and Jacques Poitrenaud's Les Portes claquent / The Door Slams 1960) to her latest efforts: Christophe Honoré's Les Biens-aimés / The Beloved, shown at last year's Cannes Film Festival; Thierry Klifa's Les Yeux de sa mère / His Mother's Eyes; and Laurent Tirard's upcoming Astérix et Obélix: Au Service de Sa Majesté / Astérix et Obélix: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, as Cordelia, the Queen of England, opposite frequent co-star Gérard Depardieu and Edouard Baer. »
- Andre Soares
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