TEFL teaching is a nice way of life. You zoom from student to student helping with their passives and conditionals, allowing you the freedom to sit and speak. TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) teaching in Spain is even nicer. You find yourself drinking Sangria and talking to black haired beauties as you practice […]

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Designing 007: field report from Madrid

After the rich visual look of Skyfall, shot digitally by Roger Deakins on the ARRI Alexa, it was slightly surprising to learn that SPECTRE would be returning to 35 mm film under cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema. However, according to the Hollywood Reporter, some portions of SPECTRE were shot using the Alexa 65, a larger format version of […]

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New digital camera used in some scenes on ‘SPECTRE’

Skyfall notched up an impressive box office as the first billion dollar Bond film and was widely reported as the most successful Bond film ever. The trouble is, there are many ways of measuring success of which box office take is just one. Also, it is not necessarily the best.  The trouble with reporting straight box office figures though is […]

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Box office figures for the James Bond series

The CEO of Omega Watches has confirmed that Daniel Craig will be wearing an Omega Aqua Terra is SPECTRE. Interviewed by WatchTime magazine, Stephen Urquhart says: In the last film… Bond started off wearing a Planet Ocean and later wore a blue Aqua Terra, so we and Daniel Craig … agreed that he would wear another Aqua Terra in the new […]

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Omega CEO confirms Aqua Terra for ‘SPECTRE’

An all-new line-up of special edition 007 Blu-Rays, DVDs and box-sets is due to be released on 15th September. The theme of the new release is SPECTRE, with six films featuring the shadowy organization headed by Ernst Stavro Blofeld, plus the three Daniel Craig movies to date, receiving a limited edition Steelbook release. These are […]

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New James Bond Blu-Ray and DVD collections announced

If you thought Blofeld owned a nice cuddly white moggie then think again! This book presents the true world view of Blofeld’s cat as he takes aim at just about everything possible in the modern world. Full of laughs and great drawings, including a diagram of a volcano lair. You can buy The World According […]

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Video review: The World According to Blofeld’s Cat

Today it was announced that the World Première of SPECTRE will take place in London on Monday 26th October. The film will also hit cinemas in the UK and Ireland, the first time a Bond movie has gone on general release the same day as being premièred. Worldwide, SPECTRE will begin its rollout on 6th November in […]

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World première of ‘SPECTRE’ in London announced for 26 October

Sam Mendes was recently interviewed by the BBC for a programme about cricket, in which he also talked about James Bond and SPECTRE. The programme, View from the Boundary: Sam Mendes, was broadcast on BBC 5 Live radio and for another 28 days you can listen online or download it as a podcast. In the interview he […]

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Sam Mendes says ‘SPECTRE’ to be his last Bond

On August 20, seven of the most beautiful and glamorous James Bond ladies will be in Oslo for one unforgettable event entitled Bond Girls Are Forever. The Bond Girls will bring classic charm and glamour to a 007-themed dinner and charity auction for UNICEF in the Kino Victoria, paired with an exclusive screening of the […]

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Bond girls head to Oslo on a mission to help the world’s children

Today the eagerly awaited trailer for SPECTRE was released online. Click the play button to watch it above and then leave a comment below to let me know what you think of it.  

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Watch the full ‘SPECTRE’ trailer online

After the release of the SPECTRE trailer yesterday, the official 007 Twitter account began sharing a number of new photos of the cast, some of which appeared on the USA Today website earlier in the week. Take a look below:

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New ‘SPECTRE’ cast photos released

Recently I crunched box office numbers for all the James Bond movies released by Eon Productions to date. The idea was to go beyond the inflation-adjusted figures that have been reported before and to find out the most successful Bond films based on other than simply the box-office take. Skyfall was the first Bond film to earn […]

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Infographic: the most successful James Bond movie ever

Our friends at Archivo 007, the Spanish website dedicated to all things James Bond, are just about to start their third annual convention in Madrid this weekend. The convention is organised by the Asociación Club Archivo 007, the Spanish non-profit fan club, and will take place at the Hotel NH Alonso Martinez. The weekend will feature chats, […]

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Third annual meetup for Spanish Bond fans

With the new Bond novel Trigger Mortis due to hit bookshops in September, Vintage Classics are offering Bond fans an early opportunity to read an extract when they buy a special edition of Goldfinger. Trigger Mortis is set a fortnight after the events of Ian Fleming’s seventh James Bond novel and also features classic Bond girl Pussy Galore. The […]

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Special ‘Trigger Mortis’ edition of Goldfinger published in August