The Foraging Photographer posted an update to her blog explaining a little more about the situation, we have updated our original story to reflect this. From what we have read it does not seem the Military Byelaws in place at Hankley Common actually cover what the MPs were trying to enforce. While it is true…
Wildlife Photographer in trouble for Skyfall Pics
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• •The only real news coming off the Skyfall set has come from photographs and video taken by bystanders. When filming moved to Hankley Common, near Elstead, Lucy Browne a naturalist photographer began following the developments in her blog, The Foraging Photographer . She got some astonishing photographs of the Skyfall set being constructed along with a…
Connery, Brosnan, and Moore top US Favourite Bond Poll
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• •No real surprise that Sean Connery was tops in the CBS 60 Minutes/ Vanity Fair poll of American’s favourite Bond. What is surprising is how low the current actor in the role ranks with Americans. (Connery 56%, Brosnan 10%, Moore 9%, Craig 7% ) In the minds of most movie aficionados there is only one…
First James Bond franchise title is headed to Imax screens
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• •It seem sos far EON productions has resisted the urge to jump on the 3D Money train, however they will be submitting Spyfail to IMAX theaters to be digitally remastered for a release. Beyond our cynical nature it is a smart movie because IMAX release have demonstrated again and agian how valuable their contributions…
Hankering for some old school Bond? Somerville Theatre has your 007 fix
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• •by Jillian Fennimore wickedlocal.com From Russia with Love. Goldfinger. Thunderball. Next weekend, the Somerville Theatre is hosting a James Bond 007 movie extravaganza, featuring some of Ian Fleming’s finest work over the past 50 years. Tickets now on sale. All access passes are available for $40.Try and get that kind of hookup at Loews! Friday,…
Beacons location film bites dust
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• •Continuing the Broke Bond story, er, I mean the Budget Cut story from last week this item from the BBC seems to add credence to the earlier story. It appears Team EON once again were flirting with local leaders to get favors and permission granted only to walk away at the last moment. This has happening often enough in Spyfall to raise more than few questions about the production. A movie production firm has pulled out…
Bond faces criticism over ‘cynical’ funeral scenes
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• •Some understandable criticism for Bond 23’s mimicking of a real life funeral ceremony has erupted. Not to treat this situation too lightly, we do not know how it will appear in the movie, and after this public drubbing it may well never see the light of day. Discuss this in our forum: Bond faces criticism…
Fans shocked over Sean Connery snub in Bond extravaganza
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• •New controversy has fans upset with the 50th anniversary Blu-ray advisement, namely the lack of Sean Connery who defined the role of James Bond 007. To answer your question first, yes we did notice the lack of Connery the other Bonds in the advert when we first posted the Blu-ray set news. However as…
Burt Reynolds on his shot at Bond & Criag
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• •Movie icon Burt Reynolds weights in on James Bond. Once considered by the studio & Guy Hamilton as a replacement for Sean Connery. Burt talks to GQ about Cubby Broccoli approaching him for the role, his refusal and later regret. In Bond lore there is another legend about Cubby resisting the studio’s pressure to hire…
Bond on a budget: Skyfall producers scrapping plans to head for six different exotic countries?
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• •‘Highly places sources’ are telling The Mirror Bond 23 (AKA Spyfail) is facing major budgets cuts, so much so they’re canceling all location shoots except for Turkey. Remember all the talk of exotic locals like India, South Africa, China, Bail? Well not so much, if the Mirror is to be believed Turkey is it. It appears…