Tuesday 28 October 2008

Buy James Bond's helicopter or at least the helicopter that is used in the Bond Movie "From Russia With Love

The actual helicopter that is used in the Bond movie "From Russia With Love" is up for sale.

Eventually Bond leaves the truck and tries to draw the helicopter away from Tatiana Romanova. Fast and nimble, the helicopter tries to slice Bond into pieces, but is ultimately destroyed when Bond shoots the man with the hand grenades with his AR7 Folding Snipers Rifle. He consequently drops his primed hand grenade into the cockpit blowing up the helicopter.

Buy James Bond's helicopter or at least the helicopter that is used in the Bond Movie "From Russia With Love

The actual helicopter that is used in the Bond movie "From Russia With Love" is up for sale.

Eventually Bond leaves the truck and tries to draw the helicopter away from Tatiana Romanova. Fast and nimble, the helicopter tries to slice Bond into pieces, but is ultimately destroyed when Bond shoots the man with the hand grenades with his AR7 Folding Snipers Rifle. He consequently drops his primed hand grenade into the cockpit blowing up the helicopter.

Buy James Bond's helicopter or at least the helicopter that is used in the Bond Movie "From Russia With Love

The actual helicopter that is used in the Bond movie "From Russia With Love" is up for sale.
The Hiller, Helicopter UH 12C, "N780ND" is for sale and can be bought here: http://www.007helicopter.com/.

Towards the end of From Russia With Love SPECTRE send a helicopter to stop Bond escaping with the LEKTOR. Initially the two-man crew of the helicopter try and flag down Bond telling him to stop. When he obviously doesn’t, one of the men starts dropping hand grenades on the truck to try and force Bond to stop.







Buy James Bond's helicopter or at least the helicopter that is used in the Bond Movie "From Russia With Love

The actual helicopter that is used in the Bond movie "From Russia With Love" is up for sale.
The Hiller, Helicopter UH 12C, "N780ND" is for sale and can be bought here: http://www.007helicopter.com/.

Towards the end of From Russia With Love SPECTRE send a helicopter to stop Bond escaping with the LEKTOR. Initially the two-man crew of the helicopter try and flag down Bond telling him to stop. When he obviously doesn’t, one of the men starts dropping hand grenades on the truck to try and force Bond to stop.




Monday 27 October 2008

Stephen Fry talks about his travels to America at the V&A, London


A conversation with the celebrated author, wit and comic genius Stephen Fry about his long-held fascination with America and its people, cultures, and landscapes. Questions cover some of the high points of the recent epic journey in which he travelled across 50 states in a black cab and explore a country that is at times magnificent, eccentric, beautiful and strange. The event coincides with the publication of his new book, Stephen Fry in America (HarperCollins 2008) and the television series of the same name.


Our Friday night Lecture Theatre programme features big names from the world of design, art and culture. All talks take place in the Lecture Theatre from 19.00-20.00 unless otherwise stated.

Stephen Fry - In America
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Lecture Theatre
19.00-20.00

Stephen Fry talks about his travels to America at the V&A, London


A conversation with the celebrated author, wit and comic genius Stephen Fry about his long-held fascination with America and its people, cultures, and landscapes. Questions cover some of the high points of the recent epic journey in which he travelled across 50 states in a black cab and explore a country that is at times magnificent, eccentric, beautiful and strange. The event coincides with the publication of his new book, Stephen Fry in America (HarperCollins 2008) and the television series of the same name.

Our Friday night Lecture Theatre programme features big names from the world of design, art and culture. All talks take place in the Lecture Theatre from 19.00-20.00 unless otherwise stated.

Stephen Fry - In America
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Lecture Theatre
19.00-20.00

Saturday 25 October 2008

The ORB plays Islington Academy, London

The ORB plays Islington Academy, London
Friday December 19, 2008 at 9:00pm

The Orb returned in 2007 with 'The Dream' – a euphoric and startling album that showed a return to the original spirit of the acts classic albums. They hit the road this year with a full band for the first time since 1996 and finish off 2008 with a very special show at Carling Academy Islington.


The ORB plays Islington Academy, London

The ORB plays Islington Academy, London
Friday December 19, 2008 at 9:00pm

The Orb returned in 2007 with 'The Dream' – a euphoric and startling album that showed a return to the original spirit of the acts classic albums. They hit the road this year with a full band for the first time since 1996 and finish off 2008 with a very special show at Carling Academy Islington.

Friday 24 October 2008

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

The chill out area in the Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails party held in London

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Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.
This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

The chill out area in the Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails party held in London


DSC03988, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

Thursday 23 October 2008

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

Theo Fennell's Loveseat, London

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

The characterful collection of home bar designs and matching cocktails with inspiration ranging from dripping diamonds to Bollywood spice will be revealed in October for a meeting of indulgent glamour, flamboyant style and decadent Grey Goose cocktails to match. The ultimate cocktail party of the season awaits!

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

Theo Fennell's Loveseat, London

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

The characterful collection of home bar designs and matching cocktails with inspiration ranging from dripping diamonds to Bollywood spice will be revealed in October for a meeting of indulgent glamour, flamboyant style and decadent Grey Goose cocktails to match. The ultimate cocktail party of the season awaits!

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

Inside the main are with David Furnish's customised tuk tuk with burr walnut cocktail bar.


DSC03920, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.
Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

Inside the main are with David Furnish's customised tuk tuk with burr walnut cocktail bar.


DSC03920, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

Entering the Stars, Bars and Cocktails party
Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

Following the sensational success of last year’s Grey Goose Character & Cocktails party, Grey Goose is joining forces with David Furnish and the who’s who of the celebrity world to create their dream home bars and cocktails in benefit of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

Entering the Stars, Bars and Cocktails party

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

Following the sensational success of last year’s Grey Goose Character & Cocktails party, Grey Goose is joining forces with David Furnish and the who’s who of the celebrity world to create their dream home bars and cocktails in benefit of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Wednesday 22 October 2008

Chicane plus Special Guests plays the Islington Academy , London

Chicane plus Special Guests plays the Islington Academy



Following the release of a 'Best Of' album and summer smash 'Bruised Water' which mixed his 1999 hit 'Saltwater' with Natasha Bedingfield's 'I Bruise Easily', Chicane come to Islington for a highly anticipated live show.

7:00pm, Sat December 6, 2008

Islington Academy
N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London, N1 0P

Chicane plus Special Guests plays the Islington Academy , London

Chicane plus Special Guests plays the Islington Academy



Following the release of a 'Best Of' album and summer smash 'Bruised Water' which mixed his 1999 hit 'Saltwater' with Natasha Bedingfield's 'I Bruise Easily', Chicane come to Islington for a highly anticipated live show.

Saturday December 6, 2008 at 7:00pm
Islington Academy
N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London
London, England N1 0P

Tuesday 21 October 2008

New Watchmen poster

New Watchmen poster

New Watchmen poster
New Watchmen poster
New Watchmen poster

New Watchmen poster
New Watchmen poster
New Watchmen poster

Monday 20 October 2008

We cracked an invite to the Greatest Cocktail Party on earth - Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008, London

The Same Old Scene cracked an invite to what is promising to be the Greatest Cocktail Party on earth - the Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008.



Dear SOS

Thank you for confirming your own and your guest's attendance at Grey Goose Character & Cocktails on:

Thursday 23 October at
Chateau Grey Goose
Wakefield Street
Bloomsbury
WC1N 1PG
8.00 - 11.00pm
Dress code: Cocktail Couture

You are one of a select few who have the opportunity to attend the ultimate cocktail party of the year.

This exclusive event is by invitation only. Please bring the attached invitation with you. You and your guest's places will be reserved under your name on the guest list.

Visit www.greygoosecharacter.com for more details about the event.
The ultimate cocktail party.

From last years bash:



This year the 5 bars to be auctioned off, are:
- The Tuk Tuk designed by David Furnish
- Crystalz Designed by Giles Deacon
- The Lovers bar designed by Theo Fennell
- The Disco Bar designed by Patrick Cox
- The BEach bar designed by Gavin Turk

We cracked an invite to the Greatest Cocktail Party on earth - Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008, London

The Same Old Scene cracked an invite to what is promising to be the Greatest Cocktail Party on earth - the Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008.


Dear SOS

Thank you for confirming your own and your guest's attendance at Grey Goose Character & Cocktails on:

Thursday 23 October at
Chateau Grey Goose
Wakefield Street
Bloomsbury
WC1N 1PG
8.00 - 11.00pm
Dress code: Cocktail Couture

You are one of a select few who have the opportunity to attend the ultimate cocktail party of the year.

This exclusive event is by invitation only. Please bring the attached invitation with you. You and your guest's places will be reserved under your name on the guest list.

Visit www.greygoosecharacter.com for more details about the event.
The ultimate cocktail party.

From last years bash:



This year the 5 bars to be auctioned off, are:
- The Tuk Tuk designed by David Furnish
- Crystalz Designed by Giles Deacon
- The Lovers bar designed by Theo Fennell
- The Disco Bar designed by Patrick Cox
- The BEach bar designed by Gavin Turk

Redesign Diesel's 55DSL logo

"55DSL knows life moves pretty fast. That’s why their motto is to “live at least 55 seconds per day”—to shake things up on a regular basis and always get in on a piece of the action. It’s what they’ve been doing, as a company and as a streetwear brand, since 1984.

And they’re at it again this year, partnering with Cut&Paste to present the 55DSL Logo Remix. The Logo Remix challenges graphic designers, illustrators, and typographers, as well as all-around creative types, to take the iconic 55DSL Shield logo and spin it into a remix that reflects 55DSL’s culture and spirit, its origins and its future.

The Grand Prize–winning design, to be featured in a T-shirt design for the 2010 Spring/Summer collection, will successfully reinterpret the 55DSL Shield logo and represent 55DSL’s identity as an experimental, avant-garde streetwear brand (which first launched as a spin-off of Diesel), while considering the art, urban culture, extreme sports, and music influences that have always been at the heart of the label’s fun-loving, nonconformist attitude.

The Grand Prize winner of the 55DSL Logo Remix will receive 1,055€ in addition to seeing his/her logo design produced by 55DSL.* During the contest period, all designs submitted for the Logo Remix will be showcased in Cut&Paste’s online gallery for public viewing, commenting, and voting. The People’s Choice Prize, a specially created goodie bag of 55DSL limited editions, will be awarded to the design that receives the most votes online. Both winners will be featured in the online gallery, which will be permanently available as part of Cut&Paste’s online collection of work.

To learn more about the brand, visit 55DSL.com.

*The winning logo design will be used at the discretion of 55DSL and will not replace the 55DSL Shield logo. "

Sunday 19 October 2008

James Bond Bravia HD TV Ad

James Bond (Daniel Craig) in a new advert for Sony's Bravia High Definition TV.




James Bond Bravia HD TV Ad

James Bond (Daniel Craig) in a new advert for Sony's Bravia High Definition TV.

Saturday 18 October 2008

Media Facades Festival Berlin 2008

Myths and Potentials of Media Architecture and Urban Screens

The MEDIA FACADES FESTIVAL BERLIN 2008 is an innovative project, engaging a wide range of stakeholders with distinctive interests in the public space. Through round tables, a workshop, panel sessions, lectures, urban screenings on media facades and an architecture exhibition the event will promote a multi-disciplinary action research approach to technology, architecture and media art in modern cities.Exhibition at the German Architecture Centre (DAZ)

This exhibition will explore the integration of moving images into the building facade as a communicative element, and its effect on Urban Space. A selection of innovative projects that have been realized in various cities will demonstrate possible connections between architecture and screens and highlight different artistic and architectural strategies. Practical technical information will give architects a deeper insight into the challenges and possibilities of utilizing new media in architecture.

More info here!

Media Facades Festival Berlin 2008

Myths and Potentials of Media Architecture and Urban Screens

The MEDIA FACADES FESTIVAL BERLIN 2008 is an innovative project, engaging a wide range of stakeholders with distinctive interests in the public space. Through round tables, a workshop, panel sessions, lectures, urban screenings on media facades and an architecture exhibition the event will promote a multi-disciplinary action research approach to technology, architecture and media art in modern cities.Exhibition at the German Architecture Centre (DAZ)

This exhibition will explore the integration of moving images into the building facade as a communicative element, and its effect on Urban Space. A selection of innovative projects that have been realized in various cities will demonstrate possible connections between architecture and screens and highlight different artistic and architectural strategies. Practical technical information will give architects a deeper insight into the challenges and possibilities of utilizing new media in architecture.

More info here!

Friday 17 October 2008

Coldplay LOST? Video Competition

Coldplay LOST? Video Competition

Yesterday evening Coldplay.com launched a contest for you folks to create a video for Lost? (the acoustic version of the upcoming single). As Prospekt explained in his brief, you can "use any medium you like: animation, claymation, stop motion, video camera, super 8, comic strip, photography" to conjure your video. We'd just like them to be creative, original and imaginative. The maker of the best video - as chosen by the band - will win an all-expenses trip to London to see one of Coldplay's homecoming shows at the O2 in December. Click here for full details of how to enter and to hear Lost?

For more details visit here!

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Coldplay LOST? Video Competition

Coldplay LOST? Video Competition

Yesterday evening Coldplay.com launched a contest for you folks to create a video for Lost? (the acoustic version of the upcoming single). As Prospekt explained in his brief, you can "use any medium you like: animation, claymation, stop motion, video camera, super 8, comic strip, photography" to conjure your video. We'd just like them to be creative, original and imaginative. The maker of the best video - as chosen by the band - will win an all-expenses trip to London to see one of Coldplay's homecoming shows at the O2 in December. Click here for full details of how to enter and to hear Lost?

For more details visit here!

Thursday 16 October 2008

Scrambled Eggs James Bond

Scrambled Eggs James Bond

The recipe for Scrambled Eggs James Bond appears in 007 in New York, a short story that was published in the US edition of Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities.


For four individualists:

12 fresh eggs
Salt and pepper
5-6 oz. of fresh butter.

Break the eggs into a bowl. Beat thoroughly with a fork and season well. In a small copper (or heavy bottomed saucepan) melt four oz. of the butter. When melted, pour in the eggs and cook over a very low heat, whisking continuously with a small egg whisk.

While the eggs are slightly more moist than you would wish for eating, remove the pan from heat, add rest of butter and continue whisking for half a minute, adding the while finely chopped chives or fines herbs.

Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music.

Scrambled Eggs James Bond

Scrambled Eggs James Bond

The recipe for Scrambled Eggs James Bond appears in 007 in New York, a short story that was published in the US edition of Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities.

For four individualists:

12 fresh eggs
Salt and pepper
5-6 oz. of fresh butter.

Break the eggs into a bowl. Beat thoroughly with a fork and season well. In a small copper (or heavy bottomed saucepan) melt four oz. of the butter. When melted, pour in the eggs and cook over a very low heat, whisking continuously with a small egg whisk.

While the eggs are slightly more moist than you would wish for eating, remove the pan from heat, add rest of butter and continue whisking for half a minute, adding the while finely chopped chives or fines herbs.

Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music.

Alberto Alessi and panel discuss Alessi Design Interviews after a screening of the film at the Design Museum, London

Museo Alessi has recently produced a series of short filmed interviews with some of Italy’s most accomplished and renowned designers. These brief conversations, reflections and anecdotes describe with spontaneity the achievements that have shaped the personal and professional lives of these designers. Those interviewed include Richard Sapper, Ettore Sottsass, Achille Castiglioni, Andrea Branzi and Alessandro Mendini. At a special one off event, the Designer Museum will be screening a selection of these short films intersected with a response and debate from a panel to include Alberto Alessi.





Design Museum presents
SCREENING OF ALESSI DESIGN INTERVIEWS, RESPONSE & DEBATE FROM A PANEL INCLUDING, ALBERTO ALESSI, DEYAN SUDJIC
Design Museum, Monday, November 24 at 7:15 PM

Alberto Alessi and panel discuss Alessi Design Interviews after a screening of the film at the Design Museum, London

Museo Alessi has recently produced a series of short filmed interviews with some of Italy’s most accomplished and renowned designers. These brief conversations, reflections and anecdotes describe with spontaneity the achievements that have shaped the personal and professional lives of these designers. Those interviewed include Richard Sapper, Ettore Sottsass, Achille Castiglioni, Andrea Branzi and Alessandro Mendini. At a special one off event, the Designer Museum will be screening a selection of these short films intersected with a response and debate from a panel to include Alberto Alessi.



Design Museum presents
SCREENING OF ALESSI DESIGN INTERVIEWS, RESPONSE & DEBATE FROM A PANEL INCLUDING, ALBERTO ALESSI, DEYAN SUDJIC
at Design Museum, Monday, November 24 at 7:15 PM

Wednesday 15 October 2008

Character & Cocktails 2008, london

Character & Cocktails 2008

Stars, Bars and Cocktails

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

Following the sensational success of last year’s Grey Goose Character & Cocktails party, Grey Goose is joining forces with David Furnish and the who’s who of the celebrity world to create their dream home bars and cocktails in benefit of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

The characterful collection of home bar designs and matching cocktails with inspiration ranging from dripping diamonds to Bollywood spice will be revealed in October for a meeting of indulgent glamour, flamboyant style and decadent Grey Goose cocktails to match. The ultimate cocktail party of the season awaits!

These celebrity designers have teamed with acclaimed Bar Icons to develop highly bespoke cocktail creations to accompany their incredible home bar designs. The partnerships are as follows:
• David Furnish and Simon Difford, the mastermind behind the world famous ‘Diffords Guide’
• Patrick Cox and Alessandro Palazzi, cocktail connoisseur famous for mixing cocktails at Duke’s Hotel Bar, a favourite drinking den of the cocktail cognoscenti
• Giles Deacon and Jason Fendick, major power player influencing the ‘cocktail boom’ of the 90s, and founder and owner of Pintxo People
• Gavin Turk and Chris Edwardes, former Bar Icon at The Groucho and owner of Blanch House and The Hanbury Club in Brighton
• Theo Fennell and Amy Sacco, founder of Bungalow 8, and Alex Kammerling, Grey Goose UK Brand Ambassador and one of the world’s leading mixologists
• Eva Herzigova and Jake Burger co-owner of Jakes Bar in Leeds and recently opened the Portobello Star in Notting Hill

This extraordinary collection of celebrity designed home bars and cocktails will be presented at the ultimate cocktail party held at Chateaux Grey Goose, Bloomsbury, WC1.

Chateau Grey Goose will be opening its doors on Thursday 23 October 2008 to London’s movers and shakers to experience the designer bars and cocktails for themselves. Those wishing to attend are invited to apply for an exclusive reservation by logging on to www.greygoosecharacter.com.

Character & Cocktails 2008, london

Character & Cocktails 2008

Stars, Bars and Cocktails

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

Following the sensational success of last year’s Grey Goose Character & Cocktails party, Grey Goose is joining forces with David Furnish and the who’s who of the celebrity world to create their dream home bars and cocktails in benefit of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

The characterful collection of home bar designs and matching cocktails with inspiration ranging from dripping diamonds to Bollywood spice will be revealed in October for a meeting of indulgent glamour, flamboyant style and decadent Grey Goose cocktails to match. The ultimate cocktail party of the season awaits!

These celebrity designers have teamed with acclaimed Bar Icons to develop highly bespoke cocktail creations to accompany their incredible home bar designs. The partnerships are as follows:
• David Furnish and Simon Difford, the mastermind behind the world famous ‘Diffords Guide’
• Patrick Cox and Alessandro Palazzi, cocktail connoisseur famous for mixing cocktails at Duke’s Hotel Bar, a favourite drinking den of the cocktail cognoscenti
• Giles Deacon and Jason Fendick, major power player influencing the ‘cocktail boom’ of the 90s, and founder and owner of Pintxo People
• Gavin Turk and Chris Edwardes, former Bar Icon at The Groucho and owner of Blanch House and The Hanbury Club in Brighton
• Theo Fennell and Amy Sacco, founder of Bungalow 8, and Alex Kammerling, Grey Goose UK Brand Ambassador and one of the world’s leading mixologists
• Eva Herzigova and Jake Burger co-owner of Jakes Bar in Leeds and recently opened the Portobello Star in Notting Hill

This extraordinary collection of celebrity designed home bars and cocktails will be presented at the ultimate cocktail party held at Chateaux Grey Goose, Bloomsbury, WC1.

Chateau Grey Goose will be opening its doors on Thursday 23 October 2008 to London’s movers and shakers to experience the designer bars and cocktails for themselves. Those wishing to attend are invited to apply for an exclusive reservation by logging on to www.greygoosecharacter.com.

Tuesday 14 October 2008

Dennis Hopper at the ICA, london

CinematICA: Q&A with Dennis Hopper


On Monday October 20th, 2008 at 7:15pm. The legendary Dennis Hopper will be at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

Dennis Hopper, a man who has achieved iconic status for his brilliant career, spanning Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet, Speed and more, will be welcomed back to the ICA today to talk about his career to date.

Dennis Hopper at the ICA, london

CinematICA: Q&A with Dennis Hopper


On Monday October 20th, 2008 at 7:15pm. The legendary Dennis Hopper will be at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

Dennis Hopper, a man who has achieved iconic status for his brilliant career, spanning Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet, Speed and more, will be welcomed back to the ICA today to talk about his career to date.

Monday 13 October 2008

London Film Festival premiere of "Hunger"

Timeout Opening Nights screening of Hunger

When: 18:30 Mon Oct 20
Where: Renoir, Brunswick Square London, WC1N 1AW

Set in Belfast’s Maze Prison, ‘Hunger’ presents the life of Republican prisoner Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender) as he protests against the UK government’s refusal to grant terrorist prisoners political status. The film follows life before and during Sands’s 1981 hunger strike without adopting a political stance, instead focusing on how the prisoners resorted to using their own bodies as tools to get their voices heard, and documenting Sands’s rapid physical deterioration. Debuting as a director, artist Steve McQueen brings a compelling and sensual tone to the film, sensitively capturing the relationship between the prisoners and their guards.

In addition to our Opening Nights screening, we've also got nine pairs of tickets for the London Film Festival premiere of 'Hunger' at Odeon Leicester Square on Sunday October 19. Simply enter your details as normal for our screening and the premiere tickets will be distributed alongside the screening allocation.



London Film Festival premiere of "Hunger"

Timeout Opening Nights screening of Hunger

When: 18:30 Mon Oct 20
Where: Renoir, Brunswick Square London, WC1N 1AW

Set in Belfast’s Maze Prison, ‘Hunger’ presents the life of Republican prisoner Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender) as he protests against the UK government’s refusal to grant terrorist prisoners political status. The film follows life before and during Sands’s 1981 hunger strike without adopting a political stance, instead focusing on how the prisoners resorted to using their own bodies as tools to get their voices heard, and documenting Sands’s rapid physical deterioration. Debuting as a director, artist Steve McQueen brings a compelling and sensual tone to the film, sensitively capturing the relationship between the prisoners and their guards.

In addition to our Opening Nights screening, we've also got nine pairs of tickets for the London Film Festival premiere of 'Hunger' at Odeon Leicester Square on Sunday October 19. Simply enter your details as normal for our screening and the premiere tickets will be distributed alongside the screening allocation.

For tickets sign up at http://www.timeout.com/openingnights

Sunday 12 October 2008

UK Premier: Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms in London

UK Premier: Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms

The London Film Festival have offered us tickets to a special preview followed by a Q&A this Saturday Afternoon. Tickets are free of charge, but please RSVP direct to address below for tickets.
Sat 18 Oct 13:30, ODEON WEST END 1, Leicester Square

Increasingly fed up with the low status that worms seem to have achieved in the world pecking order, Barry decides that there is more to life than his boring day to day existence working at a compost plant. Life seems so dull. But one listen to his favourite disco record and his whole world changes, and he transforms from ordinary Barry to Sunshine Barry, the next big thing on the music scene. Now all he needs is a band, his Disco Worms (and if they're going to start playing instruments, then hands might be useful too).
This colourful new animation from Denmark is set to give worms the level of cool that they have always aspired to - if you didn't know that worms had rhythm then prepare yourself for a big surprise...


We are pleased to announce that director Thomas Borch Nielson and members of the Sunshine Barry team will take part in a Q&A with Justin Johnson following this screening.





Please RSVP by Friday 17 October to rsvp(dot)bfisouthbank@bfi(dot)org(dot)uk
For acceptances, please ensure that tickets are collected from the guest ticket window at the Box Office between 12:45 - 13:15 on the day of the event. Uncollected tickets will be released for sale to the public at 13:15.

UK Premier: Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms in London

UK Premier: Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms

The London Film Festival have offered us tickets to a special preview followed by a Q&A this Saturday Afternoon. Tickets are free of charge, but please RSVP direct to address below for tickets.
Sat 18 Oct 13:30, ODEON WEST END 1, Leicester Square

Increasingly fed up with the low status that worms seem to have achieved in the world pecking order, Barry decides that there is more to life than his boring day to day existence working at a compost plant. Life seems so dull. But one listen to his favourite disco record and his whole world changes, and he transforms from ordinary Barry to Sunshine Barry, the next big thing on the music scene. Now all he needs is a band, his Disco Worms (and if they're going to start playing instruments, then hands might be useful too).
This colourful new animation from Denmark is set to give worms the level of cool that they have always aspired to - if you didn't know that worms had rhythm then prepare yourself for a big surprise...


We are pleased to announce that director Thomas Borch Nielson and members of the Sunshine Barry team will take part in a Q&A with Justin Johnson following this screening.



Please RSVP by Friday 17 October to rsvp(dot)bfisouthbank@bfi(dot)org(dot)uk
For acceptances, please ensure that tickets are collected from the guest ticket window at the Box Office between 12:45 - 13:15 on the day of the event. Uncollected tickets will be released for sale to the public at 13:15.

Saturday 11 October 2008

Blindness - Pre-Release Screening, London

From Raindance:

Blindness - Pre-Release Screening
Internationally acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles (CITY OF GOD and CONSTANT GARDENER) is set to present a special gala screening of his latest and hotly anticipated film BLINDNESS starring Julianne Moore, Gael Bernal Garcia and Danny Glover.

This is the first time members of the public in the UK will get the opportunity to see the film and a month before general release.

The special gala screening will take place on Friday 31st October 2008 at Apollo Cinemas Piccadilly Circus from 6.30pm.

Tickets are £25 per person, which includes a complimentary drink before the screening, introduction by Fernando Meirelles, film screening, and post screen Q&A with Fernando Meirelles. All proceeds will go to The ABC (Action for Brazil's Children) Trust, a London-based charity that is dedicated to helping street children and the most vulnerable young people of Brazil.

For tickets, call 0871 220 6000, go online, www.apollocinemas.co.uk or buy from Apollo Cinemas Piccadilly Circus, 19 Regents Street, London, SW1Y 4LR.

Blindness:
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is however one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. Their voyage is fraught with danger, yet their survival and ultimate redemption reflect the tenacity and depth of the human spirit. Written by Festival de Cannes' Editor

Blindness - Pre-Release Screening, London

From Raindance:

Blindness - Pre-Release Screening
Internationally acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles (CITY OF GOD and CONSTANT GARDENER) is set to present a special gala screening of his latest and hotly anticipated film BLINDNESS starring Julianne Moore, Gael Bernal Garcia and Danny Glover.

This is the first time members of the public in the UK will get the opportunity to see the film and a month before general release.

The special gala screening will take place on Friday 31st October 2008 at Apollo Cinemas Piccadilly Circus from 6.30pm.

Tickets are £25 per person, which includes a complimentary drink before the screening, introduction by Fernando Meirelles, film screening, and post screen Q&A with Fernando Meirelles. All proceeds will go to The ABC (Action for Brazil's Children) Trust, a London-based charity that is dedicated to helping street children and the most vulnerable young people of Brazil.

For tickets, call 0871 220 6000, go online, www.apollocinemas.co.uk or buy from Apollo Cinemas Piccadilly Circus, 19 Regents Street, London, SW1Y 4LR.

Blindness:
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is however one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. Their voyage is fraught with danger, yet their survival and ultimate redemption reflect the tenacity and depth of the human spirit. Written by Festival de Cannes' Editor

Friday 10 October 2008

CinematICA: Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie at the ICA London

The ICA are screening Dennis Hopper's unreleased The Last Movie

The Last Movie is Dennis Hopper's second directorial outing, after Easy Rider. Hopper stars as Kansas, a movie wrangler on location in Peru. After witnessing the accidental death of a stuntman, he stays behind in the village, dreaming of a simple life with his Peruvian girlfriend Maria. But he finds himself drawn into the harsh, ritualistic world of the local peasants as they start to mimic violent scenes from the movie with their own wicker cameras. Throw into the mix a Treasure of Sierra Madre-inspired scheme to mine gold, a decadent encounter with a wealthy American family, dreamy camerawork from László Kovács and an original soundtrack featuring Kris Kristofferson, and you have a dazzling, outrageous vision that was way ahead of its time.

We are grateful to Easy Rider Productions for permission to screen The Last Movie. Please note that this is the only known 35mm print in the UK, and as such there is a slight reduction of quality at the ends of reels and some discoloration.

The Last Movie is a 1971 drama film from Universal Pictures. It was written and directed by Dennis Hopper, who also played a horse wrangler named after the state of Kansas. It also starred Peter Fonda, Henry Jaglom and Michelle Phillips. Production of the movie, which cost $1 million, took place in the film's major setting, Peru.

The movie won the Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival; despite this, it failed financially and critically after a two-week run at New York City's Cinema 1.[1] Because of its resulting demise, Hopper did not direct again until 1980's TV movie Out of the Blue, and the theatrically-released 1988 drama Colors.


Dir Dennis Hopper, US 1971, 108 mins, Cert X

CinematICA: Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie at the ICA London

The ICA are screening Dennis Hopper's unreleased The Last Movie

The Last Movie is Dennis Hopper's second directorial outing, after Easy Rider. Hopper stars as Kansas, a movie wrangler on location in Peru. After witnessing the accidental death of a stuntman, he stays behind in the village, dreaming of a simple life with his Peruvian girlfriend Maria. But he finds himself drawn into the harsh, ritualistic world of the local peasants as they start to mimic violent scenes from the movie with their own wicker cameras. Throw into the mix a Treasure of Sierra Madre-inspired scheme to mine gold, a decadent encounter with a wealthy American family, dreamy camerawork from László Kovács and an original soundtrack featuring Kris Kristofferson, and you have a dazzling, outrageous vision that was way ahead of its time.

We are grateful to Easy Rider Productions for permission to screen The Last Movie. Please note that this is the only known 35mm print in the UK, and as such there is a slight reduction of quality at the ends of reels and some discoloration.

The Last Movie is a 1971 drama film from Universal Pictures. It was written and directed by Dennis Hopper, who also played a horse wrangler named after the state of Kansas. It also starred Peter Fonda, Henry Jaglom and Michelle Phillips. Production of the movie, which cost $1 million, took place in the film's major setting, Peru.

The movie won the Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival; despite this, it failed financially and critically after a two-week run at New York City's Cinema 1.[1] Because of its resulting demise, Hopper did not direct again until 1980's TV movie Out of the Blue, and the theatrically-released 1988 drama Colors.


Dir Dennis Hopper, US 1971, 108 mins, Cert X

Horse and Carriage from Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, St. James Park, London


On the way to a meeting these coaches rolled past us. I took some pics and later discovered that these coaches were on their way to the set of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes currently filming in London

From comingsoon.net

Sherlock Holmes Begins Production in London

Principal photography is set to begin on location in London for the action adventure mystery Sherlock Holmes, being helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie (RocknRolla), for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.

Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) brings the legendary detective to life as he has never been portrayed before. Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes. Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood. Kelly Reilly will play Watson's love interest, Mary.

Based on an original story/comic book by Lionel Wigram, inspired by the classic tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the film will be produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. Steve Clark-Hall and Bruce Berman are serving as executive producers.

In a dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle's famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

"What we've done is hopefully launched a franchise of Sherlock Holmes stories," Silver said today in London.

Sherlock Holmes will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Horse and Carriage from Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, St. James Park, London


On the way to a meeting these coaches rolled past us. I took some pics and later discovered that these coaches were on their way to the set of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes currently filming in London

From comingsoon.net

Sherlock Holmes Begins Production in London

Principal photography is set to begin on location in London for the action adventure mystery Sherlock Holmes, being helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie (RocknRolla), for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.

Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) brings the legendary detective to life as he has never been portrayed before. Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes. Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood. Kelly Reilly will play Watson's love interest, Mary.

Based on an original story/comic book by Lionel Wigram, inspired by the classic tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the film will be produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. Steve Clark-Hall and Bruce Berman are serving as executive producers.

In a dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle's famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

"What we've done is hopefully launched a franchise of Sherlock Holmes stories," Silver said today in London.

Sherlock Holmes will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Thursday 9 October 2008

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London

The ICA is proud to present Memory Cloud by Minimaforms (www.minimaforms.com), an incredible transient light environment set to transform London's Trafalgar Square in October. Memory Cloud is based on smoke signals - one of the oldest forms of visual communication, for three nights the public will be invited to participate by sending text messages that will be grafted onto plumes of smoke. Fusing ancient and contemporary forms of communication, Memory Cloud creates a dynamic hybrid space that will project personal statements as part of an evolving text, animating the built environment through conversation.

The method of textual inscription works with light as virtual ink that perceptually writes and erases through a cinematic interplay with the external environment. Memory Cloud aims to motivate social interaction through the construction of an environment that is given form through a collective act of writing space.

More info here! http://www.minimaforms.com/memorycloud/

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London

The ICA is proud to present Memory Cloud by Minimaforms (www.minimaforms.com), an incredible transient light environment set to transform London's Trafalgar Square in October. Memory Cloud is based on smoke signals - one of the oldest forms of visual communication, for three nights the public will be invited to participate by sending text messages that will be grafted onto plumes of smoke. Fusing ancient and contemporary forms of communication, Memory Cloud creates a dynamic hybrid space that will project personal statements as part of an evolving text, animating the built environment through conversation.

The method of textual inscription works with light as virtual ink that perceptually writes and erases through a cinematic interplay with the external environment. Memory Cloud aims to motivate social interaction through the construction of an environment that is given form through a collective act of writing space.

More info here! http://www.minimaforms.com/memorycloud/