The countdown has begun to the release of SKYFALL and what better way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary than to watch all of the James Bond films in order. We want the entire 007 community to take part in this special event; to watch all 22 official films with us every Friday evening until the release of the 23rd adventure.
So that we don't get ahead of ourselves Die Another Day will be due this Friday evening, so make sure your ready Called CATCHING BULLETS - MEMOIRS OF A BOND FAN, the book is FEVER PITCH meets 007. It is getting great early reviews and features a Foreword by Mark Gatiss and a Prelude by Barbara Broccoli. "CATCHING BULLETS is a wonderfully funny and touching memoir" - Barbara Broccoli
CATCHING BULLETS - MEMOIRS OF A BOND FAN by Mark O'Connell Splendid Books September 2012 www.splendidbooks.co.uk and all good stockists The countdown has begun to the release of SKYFALL and what better way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary than to watch all of the James Bond films in order. We want the entire 007 community to take part in this special event; to watch all 22 official films with us every Friday evening until the release of the 23rd adventure. So that we don't get ahead of ourselves The World Is Not Enough will be due this Friday evening, so make sure your ready On Wednesday the 007 Days Of Bond Tour moved from Manchester to Penbryn Beach, Wales, which doubled as North Korea in the final scene of DIE ANOTHER DAY. There we were joined by Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (shown in the picture above), who designed costumes for DIE ANOTHER DAY, GOLDENEYE, TOMORROW NEVER DIES, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH and CASINO ROYALE. “It’s a privilege to be part of the 007 Days of Bond tour celebrating the 50th Anniversary,” she said, before presenting a gold disk to Margaret Williams from the Welsh National Trust. From there the QUANTUM OF SOLACE Aston Martin carried the Bond Blu-Ray golden briefcase out of Wales and down to the Nene Valley Railway in Peterborough, home to Roger Moore’s famous train rooftop fight scene in OCTOPUSSY. On hand to explain the action was legendary director John Glen, who directed FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, OCTOPUSSY, A VIEW TO A KILL, THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS and LICENCE TO KILL. He was joined by stunt coordinator Paul Weston and the BBC One Show, while fans came to see the Aston Martin after following the day’s events on Twitter.
Today the team are at Stoke Park, where GOLDFINGER’s infamous golf scenes between Bond and Auric Goldfinger were shot. Bond girl Eunice Gayson launched the official Bond Blu-ray Relay today at Eilean Donan Castle, situated on the edge of Loch Duich, Scotland. Eunice, who played Sylvia Trench in DR. NO and FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, arrived at 9am in the QUANTUM OF SOLACE Aston Martin DBS. The castle, home to the British Secret Service in THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, played host to both loyal fans and the national press, who took the opportunity to interview Eunice about her roles. From Loch Duich the tour continued across 200 miles of Scottish Highlands to Lochgilphead, an area made famous with FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Having arrived in 1963 to create a Turkish boat scene on the Loch itself, the Bond team decided to stay and film a helicopter chase in the surrounding hills. The stone that 007 took refuge under still stands, discovered by a local farmer who watched the action being filmed as a young boy of twelve.
Now in Glasgow, the Bond Blu-ray Relay tour recommences tomorrow with a short journey down to Manchester. Make sure you check 007.com tomorrow for our exact locations. The Bond Blu-ray Relay will tour the UK for seven days. Sir Roger Moore made the announcement last Friday that the first copy of the Bond 50 On Blu-Ray box set would embark on a seven day tour of Great Britain from September 17th-24th to celebrate the release of all 22 Bond films on Blu-ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
This year marks the Golden Anniversary of James Bond on film and the seven-time Bond star unveiled the gold briefcase that will travel the length of the country in an Aston Martin DBS featured in QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Alongside Moore, it will also be carried by other 007 icons including iconic Bond girls Britt Ekland, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet and Eunice Gayson, classic villain Richard Kiel (Jaws) and legendary director John Glen. From Scotland with love, the golden case will retrace the super-spy’s footsteps, with the first ever Bond girl Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench – DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE) starting the digital timer at Eilean Donan Castle in the western highlands, which doubled as the British Secret Service HQ in THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. It will then travel the length of the country and each location will be presented with a commemorative gold disc celebrating their part in 007’s 50-year history, with other stop-offs including Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, home of many unforgettable Bond moments, and Nene Valley Railway in Peterborough, where Bond stunt performers will run with the case along a moving train celebrating the classic Bond action scene in OCTOPUSSY, introduced by John Glen, who directed five classic Bond instalments. After seven days of adventure, the golden case will arrive at the HMV store on Oxford Street in Central London at 10.07am on September 24th. Britt Ekland and Richard Kiel will hand-deliver it with the Aston Martin DBS stopping in front of the store, welcomed by Britain’s biggest Bond fans. Follow the briefcase on tour with daily updates here 007.com, the official home of James Bond. |
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