Tag Archives: Skyfall

James Bond Says James Bond Should Win An Oscar

By | Posted on January 2nd, 2013
Timothy Dalton as James Bond

With the usual caveat that all awards ceremonies are a silly business, and therefore not really worth getting too het up over, it’s nice to see Timothy Dalton, former Bond, speaking passionately about James Bond being ignored by ...

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Happy 50th Birthday Ralph Fiennes!

By | Posted on December 22nd, 2012
Ralph Fiennes (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Ralph Fiennes turns 50 today. Happy Birthday!

These days Fiennes is known to children, and adults, worldwide as “the name we do not speak” (Lord Valdemort) in the Harry Potter franchise.

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WATCH: Anne Hathaway Tells of Awkward Moment with Daniel Craig

By | Posted on December 18th, 2012
Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway sat down with pal Chelsea Handler to talk about her new movie Les Miserables (December 25) on Handler’s late night show Chelsea Lately. Handler prodded Hathaway to share her story about a run-in with Skyfall star Daniel ...

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Dame Maggie Smith, Brits Lead Field at the 2012 SAG Awards

By | Posted on December 12th, 2012
Maggie Smith in 'Downton Abbey'

The nominations have just be announced for the Screen Actor’s Guild awards, 2012, and it is fair to say that the Brits have done a very nice job. So much so that only two awards are unblessed by British influence, and Dame Maggie ...

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It’s Official: ‘Skyfall’ Is Bigger Than ‘Avatar’

By | Posted on December 5th, 2012
Daniel Craig in 'Skyfall'

Before we get into this, a caveat: James Cameron can probably sleep soundly in his bed for a while yet. The only place in which Skyfall is bigger at the box office than Avatar is the UK.

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Daniel Craig Showers Adele With Baby Gifts For Singing ‘Skyfall’

By | Posted on November 28th, 2012
Adele

There’s something of the untamed savage in a gentleman’s skin about Daniel Craig. It’s part of the reason that his tenure as James Bond has been such a success (if we ignore Quantum of Solace for a moment), in that he ...

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British Government Site Advertises For ‘New 007′

By | Posted on November 23rd, 2012
Daniel Craig in 'Skyfall'

I’m not sure, given that this is a story about a prank job advert, whether I want it to be true or not. I mean, it’s definitely not true, this is an advert for a job that absolutely only really exists in the Bond movies.

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Daniel Craig Surprises British Troops With An Eyeful of ‘Skyfall’

By | Posted on November 19th, 2012
Daniel Craig in Afghanistan

No, this is not the first day of shooting on the NEXT Bond movie. What you’re seeing here is a photo taken during a surprise visit Daniel Craig paid to Camp Bastion, home to 800 British troops in Afghanistan.

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WATCH: The Importance of Being a Bond Villain

By | Posted on November 10th, 2012
Robert Davi who played (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP)

Sixty-one-year-old actor Robert Davi, who played Bond’s nemesis in Licence to Kill in 1989, is, as you might expect, a big advocate of the importance of the villain in the 007 franchise.

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Sam Mendes Owes ‘Skyfall’ Gig to Daniel Craig – and, Possibly, Alcohol

By | Posted on November 9th, 2012
Sam Mendes directs Judi Dench on the 'Skyfall' set. (Sony Pictures)

Sam Mendes says it’s thanks to a liquored up Daniel Craig that he had the chance to direct Skyfall, the new James Bond film that opens today (November 9).

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