| Amazon.com Lightning Deal James Bond 10-Pack Blu-ray $59.99 |
For a limited time Amazon.com will offer the James Bond 10-Pack Blu-ray for $59.99. A $100 savings over the regular price.
This sale price is part of Amazon.com's Lightning Deals, their Black Friday Week Sale and is only available for a limited time starting at 4:45 A.M. PST Nov 27th. and ending at 8 A.M., good while supplies last.
The James Bond Blu-ray 10 pack consist of
* Dr. No
* From Russia with Love
* Goldfinger
* Thunderball
* Live and Let Die
* Moonraker
* For Your Eyes Only
* The World is Enough
* Die Another Day
* Quantum of Solace
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| 26 Nov 2009 - 23:41 by Sirius Black |
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| Thanksgiving James Bond marathon |
Syfy -- the network formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel -- will be running a marathon of James Bond movies, beginning with "Dr. No" at 8 a.m. Thursday and continuing until 4 a.m. Saturday.
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| 20 Nov 2009 - 10:49 by Odd Job |
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| Roger Moore wins award for anti-foie gras campaign |
LONDON (Reuters) - Former James Bond actor Roger Moore has been named 2009 Person of the Year by the UK branch of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) pressure group for his campaign against foie gras.
The 82-year-old star joined the campaign three years ago when he narrated a PETA documentary depicting the treatment of birds used in the production of foie gras, which PETA said was banned in the United Kingdom although selling it was not.
PETA said the video had been viewed more than 300,000 times on its websites.
Moore also wrote to members of parliament to enlist their support in getting foie gras off the shelves, penned columns in national newspapers and magazines on the issue and coined the phrase "torture in a tin."
Foie gras, a popular product of French cuisine, is made from the liver of a duck or goose which has typically been force-fed corn mash.
PETA said the animals lived in "constant fear and stress" because of the practice and many were unable to move because of their diseased livers.
"I am deeply touched and thrilled to be awarded the PETA UK Person of the Year," Moore said in a statement. "When I first saw their video footage on foie gras production three years ago, I felt compelled to do something to help put a stop to this cruel delicacy."
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White)
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| 20 Nov 2009 - 10:23 by Odd Job |
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| Hilarious Exaggeration: The James Bond Franchise Worth $1.5 |
Hilarious Exaggeration of the Day: The James Bond Franchise is Worth $1.5 Billion
Written by S.T. VanAirsdale | 12 Nov 2009, 3:40 PM |
Things were going so well for Ron Grover in his piece about MGM's slow plunge toward insolvency. There was the news that the studio's creditors declined an equity stake in the company as part of its restructuring, and then, once again, there were those mind-blowing figures we’re so used to reading in any discussion of MGM's flagging fortunes: $3.7 billion in debt, with the creditors balking at another $1.2 billion in new debt to help get the studio’s production slate going. Instead, they want a buyer — and they're not above selling the Lion for parts, including The Hobbit, the vast film library and the James Bond franchise. Which is where it gets a little tricky.
According to Grover's report, recently installed studio CEO Stephen Cooper expressed doubt that he could "get more than $1.5 billion for the studio, which is roughly what MGM's rights to the James Bond franchise alone might be worth." That stat isn't attributed to any specific valuation data or comparables, but let's just say the number, like its source, is probably high.
Not that you can't appreciate a little modest inflation in the press to help get the bidding started behind the scenes. Still: $1.5 billion? The last five Bond films grossed a combined $2.3 billion globally, which sounds great until you realize it took 11 years to generate it and MGM only keeps roughly half of it. Add on maybe another $50-$80 million annually going forward based on when a new DVD is released (and whatever other reissues you've got), and you’re still waiting almost a generation to turn a actual profit — by which time you've recast the role at least twice, and who knows if a 60-year-old franchise can even work. Nothing's come close. Of course, this all would also imply that the studio — which was valued at $5 billion in 2004 — has lost all of its value outside the Bond franchise, which seems like more than a stretch for an institution with more than 4,000 movies sitting in its vault.
So what’s Bond really worth? Who knows? $500 million? $600 million? As suggested last week with another high-gloss Hollywood franchise on the block, throw it on eBay and find out. Anything that preserves MGM's magnificent Hot Tub Time Machine for a timely January release is worth it.
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| 20 Nov 2009 - 10:21 by Odd Job |
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| James Bond's motorised co-stars on display |
On a list of cool things to find in a scrapyard, this has to be near the top. It has seen better days but the battered contraption in front of me is one of the coolest vehicles of all time.
Anyone with a passing interest in James Bond will recognise the car as the Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me, the one that turns into a submarine as Roger Moore drives it into the sea.
This slice of petrolhead cinema history was found a few years ago on a scrapyard in the Bahamas and bought by car-crazy former dentist Peter Nelson.
It sits next to a rather more-spruced up version of the same car. The shinier car was also used in the film but wasn't adapted for underwater manoeuvres. Together they are among the star exhibits on display in one of the world's most unlikely museums.
The Bond Museum, which opened in April, is in an unexpected location, the cutesy town of Keswick in the English Lake District.
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| 20 Nov 2009 - 10:15 by Odd Job |
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| Craig Not Bond for Activision |
Activision Announce New James Bond To Replace Daniel Craig
In a very surprising move, Activision have made a very interesting change to their current line up of James Bond titles. Namely in the fact that the current actor playing James Bond, Daniel Craig, will not be reprising his role for the company's latest Bond title.
The actor scheduled to replace Craig is Adam Croasdell. You might not know him by name, but some of you may know him for his work on UK soap EastEnders, playing the role of Dr Al Jenkins.
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| 12 Nov 2009 - 01:34 by Sirius Black |
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| Mel Gibson 'too short' for Bond |
Mel Gibson missed Bond role because he was 'too short'
Mel Gibson wanted to play the coveted role of James Bond but was turned down by legendary 007 producer Cubby Broccoli, scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz has revealed.
Speaking at a Bond convention in Los Angeles, Mankiewicz, who scripted Live And Let Die and The Man With The Golden Gun, said Gibson's 5ft 9in frame took him out of the race for the spy's role.
"At one point Mel Gibson wanted to play Bond," the Daily Express quoted Mankiewicz, as saying.
He added: "And Cubby was against it. Cubby first of all had a thing about tall people. Bond had to be tall. And so Mel Gibson was too short. But he was a big star. Somebody at United Artists said to me, 'Call him and tell him Mel Gibson would be great.' And Cubby said, 'I don't want to make a Mel Gibson movie, I want to make a James Bond movie.'"
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| 11 Nov 2009 - 23:30 by Sirius Black |
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| Quentin Tarantino: 'Daniel Craig Shouldn't Be James Bond' |
Quentin Tarantino: 'Daniel Craig Shouldn't Be James Bond'
Jul 27 2009
Daniel Craig wouldn't be playing James Bond -- if director Quentin Tarantino had his way.
The eccentric movie maker said he would like to have directed Casino Royale -- but with Pierce Brosnan as the suave British spy.
"The reason they did Casino Royale all comes down to me," Quentin said.
"I made it a point, I said I wanted to do Casino Royale. They were already on record as saying the movie was unfilmable but then after I said it and talked about it for a little bit -- then the big thing on all the internets was that that was what all the fans wanted to see and so that's when they said, 'Oh, maybe it's not so un-filmable.'
"Actually if I had done the film, I wouldn't have done it with Daniel Craig, I would have done it with Pierce Brosnan."
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| 27 Jul 2009 - 08:54 by Jaws |
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