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28 August 2012 Toronto
— Noah Cowan, Artistic Director, TIFF Bell Lightbox, announced today three
TIFF Cinematheque film programmes that will run parallel to
Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style, the exhibition that will
have its North American premiere at TIFF Bell Lightbox, running from
October 26, 2012 to January 20, 2013. Titled after Bond's famous
preference for martini preparation, Shaken, Not Stirred: Bond on Film
will offer audiences an exciting on-screen journey through five
decades of James Bond action and adventure inviting them to watch the
evolution of 007 from the first James Bond film Dr. No (1962) to
Quantum of Solace (2008). Curated by Jesse Wente, Head of Film
Programmes, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Bond vs. Blofeld (October 26 –
October 27) will feature the six films from the series in which Bond
battles his arch-nemesis, criminal mastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld in a
back-to-back marathon screening from Friday, October 26 at 7pm until
Saturday, October 27 at 1pm. Curated by Colin Geddes, International
Programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival, Beyond Bond:
The Other Secret Agents will launch on November 9. This sidebar
programme will focus on the wave of spy films from Europe, Asia and the US
that sprang up in response to the enormous international popularity of the
Bond series. A series of public and school workshops, as well as
additional exhibition highlights and the attendance of John Glen, director
and editor of several James Bond films, were also announced. |
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As a film
organization we’re always seeking ways to enrich the cinematic
experience both on screen and off,” said Cowan. “Our public and school
workshops in conjunction with our film programming and in-person
events are the perfect complement to this exceptional exhibition.
Together, they will provide audiences with a unique context to
understand and enjoy the immense riches of the Bond legacy.”
“James Bond is one of
the great cultural phenomena of our times,” said Wente. “We're
thrilled to be able to present these films in our state-of-the-art
cinemas and to welcome Bond, action and espionage fans to enjoy them
the way they were meant to be seen, in all their big-screen glory.” |
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Designing 007:
Fifty Years of Bond Style is the most comprehensive James Bond
exhibition ever, exploring the craft behind the series’ villains and femme
fatales, tailoring and costumes, set and production design, and gadgets
and special effects. Additional highlights of the exhibition at TIFF Bell
Lightbox include a life-size replica of “golden girl” Jill Masterson and
Oddjob's steel-rimmed hat from Goldfinger (1964); Scaramanga's
golden gun and 007 Bullet from The Man With The Golden Gun (1974);
Bond’s OMEGA Watch from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Bond's
Samsonite briefcase with diamonds from Die Another Day (2002); the
bathing trunks worn by Bond in Casino Royale (2006); James Bond’s
Tom Ford tuxedo from Quantum of Solace (2008) and new, previously
unseen artifacts from the upcoming Bond film Skyfall (2012).
Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style is curated by the
Barbican Centre, with guest-curation by fashion historian Bronwyn Cosgrave
and Academy Award®–winning costume designer Lindy Hemming, and designed by
Ab Rogers. The exhibition is presented by Barbican Centre, London, in
partnership with EON Productions. |
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ABOVE: [main
picture] A life-size replica of golden girl Jill Masterson from
Goldfinger (1964) [1] Model of 'Wet Nellie' - the amphibious
Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) [2] Oddjob's
bowler hat from Goldfinger (1964) [3] Scaramanga's golden
gun designed by Colibri from The Man With The Golden Gun
(1974) [4] Metal teeth worn by Richard Kiel as Jaws in The Spy
Who Loved Me (1977). |
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On Monday December 10,
veteran British director and editor John Glen will join Jesse Wente for an
In Conversation With… event to speak about his work on over twenty
years of James Bond films: as editor and action director of On Her
Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
and Moonraker (1979); and as the director of all five Bond films
during the 1980s: For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy
(1983), A View To A Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987)
and Licence To Kill (1989). Immediately following the In
Conversation With…, Glen will introduce a screening of Octopussy. |
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ABOVE: Directed by John Glen... [left] Roger
Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981) [right]
Christopher Walken as Max Zorin and Grace Jones as May Day in A
View To A Kill (1985) [main picture] Timothy Dalton as James
Bond and Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier in Licence To Kill
(1989). |
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Continuing TIFF’s
commitment to engage teachers, children, youth and students, the
exhibition will also be accompanied by multiple registered school and
public workshops starting on October 31. During the school workshops,
students will follow the progression of the James Bond character from the
page to the screen and see how this action hero shaped — and was shaped by
— trends in advertising, technological innovation and media culture. The
public workshops will offer participants the opportunity to learn how to
problem-solve their way through a Bond-style adventure using electronic
gadgetry. |
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TIFF
Members get free access to Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style
and they can purchase James Bond film programme tickets starting October
9. Tickets for the exhibition and film programmes go on sale October 17
for non-members. Non- member single exhibition tickets are $15 plus tax
(child/student/senior discounts available). Combo pack (film and
exhibition) is $22 plus tax and can be purchased on the phone and in
person only. Timed-entry ticketing will guarantee visitors entrance at
their chosen time.
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