Bond breaks multiple records as Skyfall secures a $77.7 million international opening

Posted 14 years ago

This news should come as little surprise to anyone who read the review from our resident Bond fanatic Chris Bumbray, but the weekend is over and SKYFALL has done incredibly well for itself.  So well, in fact, that not only...

UPDATE: Bond 24 and 25 to be two-movie arc! Bond 24 with Daniel Craig and screenwriter John Logan is on course for a 2014 release

Posted 14 years ago

UPDATE:  Well, not only is screenwriter John Logan writing Bond 24, but apparently he’s writing 25 as well, which he pitched to the producers while working on SKYFALL to be a two-movie arc for the series.  You could argue that...

Should you see Skyfall in IMAX? Only if you want 26% more footage

Posted 14 years ago

I’m sure you’ve seen comparisons between full screen and widescreen presentations of your favorite movies on DVD – this is something kind of like that, but for the cinematic presentation of SKYFALL.  See, in the same way that the widescreen...

James Bond meets the new Q in this clip from Skyfall with Daniel Craig and Ben Whishaw

Posted 14 years ago

We’ve seen a bevy of action sequences and ass-kickery clips from the new Bond film, SKYFALL, but very few where things are settled and calm.  This clip, where Daniel Craig’s 007 meets the new Quartermaster, or “Q”, played by Ben...

In what way was The Dark Knight a direct inspiration for Skyfall? Sam Mendes tells all

Posted 14 years ago

I know, I know, you’re probably tired of hearing how THE DARK KNIGHT influenced this or influences that and inspired some property that didn’t need it to be more gritty and dark and disturbing or realistic or what have you. ...

Cool Videos: 70 seconds to unlock 007. Do you think you could do it?

Posted 14 years ago

We all want to be our movie heroes: Superman, Batman, Indiana Jones, James Bond, you name it. My personal hero was always James Bond. The guy was smooth, suave, smart, and always got the hottest chicks. But, even if I...

New trailer and IMAX poster for Skyfall hit the net!

Posted 14 years ago

Today, we have yet another trailer for James Bond’s 23rd outing, SKYFALL, as well as a reveal of the exclusive IMAX poster, which will be available for free to those who attend the midnight IMAX screening on November 8th.  The...

New Skyfall videoblog highlights the score by Thomas Newman

Posted 14 years ago

I must confess that I am a huge fan of composer Thomas Newman’s work.  From AMERICAN BEAUTY to ROAD TO PERDITION to THE GREEN MILE and beyond, the man is a lyrical genius.  He’s never been much of an action...

Javier Bardem is awesomely evil in this new clip from Skyfall

Posted 14 years ago

At this point, it looks like a foregone conclusion that SKYFALL is going to rock. The critics are saying it pretty much unanimously, the score and theme song rock, the trailers are spectacular, the casting impeccable, and the direction looks...

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