Entries Tagged as 'Quantum of Solace'

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

PerthNow: Opening night screening of Quantum of Solace to aid Anglicare WA

ANGLICARE will host an opening night charity screening of the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace on November 19, according to PerthNow. To be held at Reading Cinema Belmont at 7pm, proceeds from ticket sales will help Anglicare WA continue the work they do within the WA community, assisting more than 30,000 West Australians [...]

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Telegraph: Quantum of Solace smashes UK box office record

Quantum of Solace has smashed box office records for an opening weekend in Britain, writes Stephen Adams in The Telegraph. The 007 film, Daniel Craig’s second outing as a blond James Bond, took £15.5 million between its opening last Friday and Sunday night. On the Friday it broke opening day UK box office records, taking [...]

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Telegraph: Cinema goers defy the credit crunch

James Bond, it appears, can fight off more than just his enemies. He can also tackle a recession, writes Amanda Andrews in The Telegraph. Quantum of Solace broke British box office records for a Friday opening to take £4.9m in ticket sales on its opening day, as it has emerged that box office revenues this [...]

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

The Guardian: the real Quantum of Solace

It has been half-term, but I was not expecting the eager hordes when I visited the Imperial War Museum’s exhibition on James Bond’s creator, writes Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming’s biographer, in The Guardian. Ian Fleming’s centenary has put him firmly back on the cultural map. Strange, then, that Quantum of Solace, the Bond film released [...]

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The Guardian: Quantum of Solace

Daniel Craig’s difficult second album in the role of 007 has turned out to be a concept album, writes Peter Bradshaw for The Guardian. Daniel Craig’s difficult second album in the role of 007 has turned out to be a concept album. And that concept is rage. When we left the agent at the end [...]

Friday, October 31st, 2008

From DR. NO to QUANTUM OF SOLACE Bond continues to be a contemporary classic

For more than 50 years James Bond has only grown in popularity delighting children and adults alike around the world. How does a character, created in 1953, continue to captivate today’s movie audiences? Ian Fleming wrote the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1953. The end of World War II marked the beginning of [...]

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Bond Girls: Past and Present

A James Bond movie just would not be complete without one or two “Bond Girls” gracing the screen. Bond could literally not live without them, considering how many have saved his life through the years, and we wouldn’t want to either! These roles have evolved over time and a true Bond Girl now needs to [...]

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

The Bond Blueprint

What makes Bond, James Bond…Is it his charm? Is it his cunning skill at outwitting his enemies? The way he has with women? You could be James Bond, the man all guys want to be, and all girls want to be with, just follow his footsteps and you too could become as dangerous and sophisticated. [...]

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Bond’s Top 5 Theme Songs

With every new James Bond movie has come a new theme song. The new film, Quantum of Solace, boasts the song “Another Way to Die” written and performed by multi-Grammy Award-winning and platinum selling recording artists Jack White of the rock band The White Stripes, and Alicia Keys. While the tune is sure to stick [...]

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

The Telegraph: Princes William and Harry attend James Bond world premiere

Princes William and Harry attended the James Bond Quantum of Solace world premiere, talking time to meet 200 servicemen, veterans and their families. When the Princes arrived they spent almost half-an-hour inside the Odeon in Leicester Square chatting to cast and crew, writes Chris Irvine for The Telegraph. The brothers were using the event to [...]