Have you ever been unfortunate enough to have been involved in an
accident that wasn't your fault?
At work or in the car, if you were driving or even just a passenger?
If you’ve had an accident in the last 3 years and are a resident of
the United Kingdom, simply fill in our short Compensation Claim form
and the National Personal Injury Team team will contact you regarding
your claim.
Avon Products have
announced a collaboration with James Bond entertainment, to create
the new signature Bond Girl 007 women's fragrance, bringing
the confident allure of cinema's sexiest icons to women worldwide.
The fragrance is the first to be created in conjunction with Bond
and is exclusively available from Avon.
British actress Gemma Arterton, who plays the role of Agent Fields
in the upcoming Bond film Quantum of Solace, will be the face
of the new fragrance. She will appear in TV and print advertising
when Bond Girl 007 launches globally in October 2008 in
conjunction with the worldwide release of Quantum of Solace.
"I'm thrilled to be working with two such iconic and established
brands," said Gemma Arterton. "The Bond Girl 007 fragrance
embodies everything a Bond Girl represents - intelligence, sexiness
and confidence."
DVD
NEWS
Casino
Royale (2006) Collector's Edition DVD & Blu-ray coming in
October!
The new edition will feature over 7 hours of additional
content spread across three discs in the DVD package,
and two
discs for Blu-ray.
EXCLUSIVE
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
· Bonus View Picture-in-Picture visual commentary with
Director Martin Campbell and Producer Michael G. Wilson.
· "Know Your Double-O" – the Ultimate James Bond Trivia Quiz,
a BD-Live enabled multi-skill level, multi-player trivia game.
BLU-RAY & DVD SPECIAL
FEATURES INCLUDE:
· Ian Fleming's
Incredible Creation – A remarkable look at the birth and
continued success of James Bond, including
never-before-revealed information about Bond's creator and the
origins of 007.
· The Road to Casino Royale – The story of why it took
over 50 years for the Bond filmmakers to bring Ian Fleming's
first 007 novel to the big screen, featuring the amazing
behind-the-scenes stories of the many attempts to make the
film.
· James Bond in the Bahamas – A fascinating examination of the
links between the the cinematic Bond and the Bahamas, with
never-before-told behind-the-scenes stories from Casino
Royale, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, For Your
Eyes Only and The World Is Not Enough.
· Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise – A revealing
exploration of the world of James Bond's creator. In this
documentary, discover why Ian Fleming was drawn to the
Bahamas, and learn the cinematic Casino Royale's unique
link to an important chapter in 007's secret history.
· Death in Venice – A break down of one of the key scenes in
the film.
· Becoming Bond – An intimate look at how Daniel Craig stepped
into the role of James Bond.
· James Bond: For Real – A behind-the-scenes look at the
ground-breaking action and the stunts in Casino Royale.
· Bond Girls Are Forever – An extended version of the 2002 AMC
television special, with new footage and interviews of the new
Bond Girls.
· The Art of Freerunning – An in-depth look at the freerunning
chase and the freerunning technique with the sport's founder,
Sebastien Foucan.
· Filmmaker Profiles: in-depth conversations with key creative
forces behind Casino Royale, including
never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage: Martin Campbell,
Director; Chris Corbould, Special Effects; Phil Meheux,
Director of Photography; Gary Powell, Stunt Coordinator;
Alexander Witt, Second Unit Director; David Arnold, Composer
· Deleted/Extended Scenes
· Storyboard Sequence
· Scene Deconstruction
· Music Video: Chris Cornell "You Know My Name"
· Crew Commentary: Audio Commentary with scene-specific
comments and observations from many of Casino Royale's
creative team.
Casino
Royale (1967) Collector's Edition coming in October!
Originally announced but postponed in 2007, the Classic Spy Spoof With An All-Star Cast Comes to
Collector’s Edition DVD on October 21st From MGM Home
Entertainment.
Packed with girls, guns and gags galore, Casino Royale
features an all-star cast including Peter Sellers (The Pink
Panther, Dr. Strangelove), Orson Welles (Citizen Kane, Touch
of Evil), William Holden (Network, The Wild Bunch),
John Huston (Chinatown, The Cardinal), Woody Allen (Annie
Hall, Manhattan) and many more, as well as an Oscar®
nominated song from the legendary Burt Bacharach. Special
features include audio commentary from Bond historians Steven
Jay Jay Rubin and John Cork, a “making of” documentary and
five all-new featurettes.
PRE-ORDER NOW
Casino Royale Collector’s
Edition Bonus Features:
· Commentary withSteven Jay Rubin and
John Cork
· The Making of Casino Royale
· Bond, James Bond?
· A 3 Ring Circus
· More Directors, More Stars
· The Big Climax
· It’s a Wrap!
· Theatrical Trailer
· Photo Gallery
The video
features unique behind-the-scenes footage from Casino
Royale which was chosen as the 60th Royal Film Performance
in 2006. The event is the principal fundraiser for The Cinema
& Television Benevolent Fund.
The premiere of Quantum
of Solace will take place in London on 29th October.
The event will be attended by Prince William and Prince Harry
with the
proceeds benefiting two charities, ‘Help For Heroes’ and The
Royal British Legion.
ACTOR/EVENT NEWS
Roger
Moore at the National Theatre
Lyttleton Theatre 16th October 2008 6.00pm
UNICEF
ambassador and legendary screen actor, Sir Roger Moore, talks
about his long and illustrious career, from The Saint
and The Persuaders to his iconic portrayal of James
Bond 007, on publication of his candid and witty memoir, My
Word is My Bond.
Sir Roger
Moore will also be signing copies of his book at the following
Waterstones Stores in the UK:
Waterstones
Piccadilly, London
15th October at 5.30pm
Waterstones Bluewater
17th October, 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Waterstones Norwich (Castle Street)
22nd October, 1.30pm to 2.30pm
BOOK NEWS
24th May
2008
Signed books from The Fleming Collection
The Fleming
Collection currently have signed copies available of Ben
Macintyre’s book For Your Eyes Only. These can bought
in the gallery or ordered by phone on a first come first served
basis.
The Fleming
Collection
13 Berkeley Street
London W1J 8DU
Tel: 020 7409 5730 Fax: 020 7409 5601
On Wednesday
11th June The Fleming Collection will be having a signing of
The Moneypenny
Diaries: Final Fling with Samantha Weinberg [Kate
Westbrook] in the gallery. Please contact the gallery if you
wish to attend or reserve a copy.
COLLECTING NEWS
Every wanted to own an
Aston Martin DB5 like the one driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond
films Goldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (1965) ...?
If you can't
afford the full-sized version then Diamond Cars of
Germany have the answer...
Aston
Martin and related Automobilia
Newport Pagnell, 17 May 2008
The exclusive
Aston Martin auction.
For the 9th year running Bonhams will host an auction of
select motor cars at the Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell. Since
2000 Bonhams have sold over £14m worth of Aston Martins and
related automobilia often at record breaking levels, making
them the worldwide leader in this sector.
Back in March, fans were asked to select which 5 James Bond
films they would most like to see back on the big screen as part
of the Barbican's BEST OF BOND weekend on 7th - 8th June 2008.
The winning
films were: Goldfinger (1964) Starring Sean Connery From Russia With Love (1963) Starring Sean Connery Casino Royale (2006) Starring Daniel Craig Dr. No (1962) Starring Sean Connery
The fifth choice
was On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), which will be
released digitally next year (the film's 40th Anniversary).
RTÉ
National Symphony Orchestra: The Film Music of John Barry with
special guest John Barry
20 June 2008 -
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.
John Barry, one of the most celebrated film composers of
modern times, is guest of honour for this very special evening
of his music. Presented by RTÉ lyric fm's Movies and Musicals
and hosted by Aedín Gormley, the concert features famous
themes from Goldfinger, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves,
Zulu, Midnight Cowboy, Chaplin and many more. The lush
strings and dramatic brass that make Barry's music so
distinctive will be heard to thrilling effect with the full
might of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.
The centenary
of Ian Fleming's birth has been marked not only by the release
of a new series of hardback editions of the author's books; a
brand new 007 novel DEVIL MAY CARE by Sebastian Faulks, but
also by a varied selection of other publications celebrating
the life and works of the creator of James Bond.
Richard
Chopping (1917-2008) The artist most famous for his dust-jacket paintings for
nine James Bond hardback first editions has died aged 91.
Richard
Chopping began his association with Ian Fleming in 1957 when
he painted the cover for FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE after being
recommended to the author by artist Francis Bacon.
Chopping
provided the dust-jacket art for each subsequent Fleming James
Bond novel (with the exception of DR. NO) and returned one
last time to illustrate the cover for John Gardner's LICENCE
RENEWED in 1981.
ABOVE:
Richard Chopping's copy of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
inscribed by the author.
MORE THAN
MEETS THE EYE - our illustrated tribute to RICHARD CHOPPING
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EVENT NEWS
FROM
CRYSTAL CITY WITH LOVE
21 WEEKS OF JAMES BOND 007! Monday nights are Shaken and Stirred!
From May 5th
to 22nd September 2008 see all 21 James Bond films for free as
part of The Crystal Screen – Outdoor Film Festival, Arlington,
VA.
In a unique collaboration
between three of Britain’s iconic brands – James Bond, Bentley Motors and
Penguin Books - a special, limited edition of the new James Bond book DEVIL MAY
CARE will be published on 28th May. Written by Sebastian Faulks at the
invitation of Ian Fleming Publications to celebrate the Ian Fleming
centenary, DEVIL MAY CARE is one of the most eagerly anticipated
publications of 2008.
Graham Rye
and the 007 MAGAZINE Archive were in the news again recently
when various areas of the international media ran with an
amusing image from the archive of Sean Connery relaxing in his
underpants on the hotel bedroom set at Pinewood Studios during
the filming of From Russia With Love back in 1963.
20th April
2008 The Spy Who Loved Me
Restored and Back in Action!
DAVE NORRIS,
Chief Projectionist at the Empire Leicester Square, reports on
the special digital screening of the 1977 Bond blockbuster on
Sunday 20th April 2008.
Duke’s
Auctioneers added to the Ian Fleming Centenary celebrations
with the sale of a collection of letters between the James
Bond author, his secretaries Una Trueblood and later Beryl
Griffie-Williams and typist Mrs. Jean Frampton.
13th April
2008 - 007 BOND EVENTS ROUND-UP Globetrotting James Bond enthusiast DUNCAN CARTER reports
for 007 MAGAZINE on recent events held for Bond fans in the
UK.
Watch the BBC
Look North news item covering the attempt to squash Robert
Sellers' landmark book The Battle for Bond by the Ian
Fleming Will Trust.
For the full
story surrounding the 'banning' of The Battle For BondCLICK HERE
OMEGA NEWS
12th March
2008
The James Bond 007 Collector's Piece is back...in Black!
OMEGA presents the new version of the Seamaster Diver 300m
James Bond which collectors and fans have treasured since
1995.
March 11th
2008
Caterina Murino, best known for her sizzling performance as
Solange Dimitrios in Casino Royale, was in Jakarta to
celebrate the openings of two new OMEGA Boutiques.
ACTOR NEWS
9th March 2008 - Gemma Arterton and Quantum of
Solace composer David Arnold in town for the 2008 EMPIRE MOVIE
AWARDS.
New Bond Girl Gemma Arterton appeared
at the 2008 EMPIRE Movie Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel
in London, on Sunday night. The Quantum of Solace actress was
nominated in the 'Best Newcomer' category for her role in St
Trinians. Also in attendance was composer David Arnold who will
write the score for the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace
later this year.
DEVIL MAY CARE NEWS
6th March 2008
DEVIL MAY CARE cover art revealed!
Cover art for the US edition of DEVIL MAY CARE by Sebastian
Faulks has been released by the publisher Doubleday. The book
will be published on May 28, 2008 as part of the Ian Fleming
Centenary.
Total Film celebrates the Ian
Fleming centenary and the brand new James Bond film Quantum
of Solace.
Celebrating the centenary of Bond’s creator the April issue of
Future’s Total Film salutes all things 007 with a
split-cover run featuring a massive 21-limited edition covers,
one for every James Bond film.
12th January 2008
New James Bond hardback cover designs revealed!
As part of the Ian Fleming centenary, Penguin Books will
release Ian Fleming's 14 James Bond novels in hardback with
new dust-jackets designed by Michael Gillette.
