Sir Roger Moore in Conversation

To close the BFI's tribute season to Cubby Broccoli, they are delighted to welcome to the BFI Southbank stage the man who, in taking on the role no less than seven times, helped establish James Bond as the archetypal British hero – Sir Roger Moore. First coming to prominence as Simon Templar in the hugely successful spy-thriller TV series The Saint, he claimed his most famous role as 007 with 1973's Live and Let Die. Bringing a more relaxed and suave tone to Bond Sir Roger was instrumental in extending the life of the charming but deadly secret agent. Now an ambassador for UNICEF and highly commended for his charitable work, he will discuss the exhilarating world of 007, his memories of Broccoli and his career so far.

Sir Roger Moore in Conversation
Thursday May 28, 2009 at 6:20pm
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road
London, England SE1 8XT

Quantum of Solace + Director Marc Forster in Conversation

Marc Forster joins the BFI for a very special high-definition screening of 007's last outing.

Daniel Craig reprises his role as the world's favourite secret agent in this high octane action adventure of treachery, murder and deceit. Picking up the storyline shortly after the end of Casino Royale, this is the first direct sequel in the longest running film franchise in history. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loves, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals the organisation that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined... In a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond allies with old friends, but with the British Government and the CIA working against him, he must kill or be killed to uncover the truth.

Early booking recommended for this evening that will no doubt whet the appetites of Bond fans everywhere for the forthcoming Cubby Broccoli season that will run throughout April and May and will include screenings of all 22 Bond films.

Quantum of Solace + Director Marc Forster in Conversation
Wednesday March 4, 2009 at 6:30pm
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road
London, England SE1 8XT

David Arnold Q&A at The Roundhouse, London

David Arnold Q&A at The Roundhouse, London

Grammy award winning composerand producer David Arnold is coming to the Roundhouse for a special Q & A session.

As one of the most respected film composers working today, David is well known for his work on the James Bond films, including Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum Of Solace (2008).
This is a fantastic opportunity for all those interested in film music and composition.
David Arnold Q&A
Wednesday February 25, 2009 at 6:00pm
The Roundhouse
Chalk Farm Road
London, England NW1 8EH

Screening of Quantum of Solace at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Soak up the special atmosphere that makes a film at the Philharmonic unique. If you’ve never been to a film in the beautiful art deco surroundings of Philharmonic Hall then you’re in for a treat... The Hall houses the only working Walturdaw Cinema screen in the world, rising from the stage accompanied by resident organist Dave Nicholas, an institution in his own right.

Beginning minutes after the closing moments of Casino Royale, with the elusive killer Mr. White in the boot of Bond's Aston Martin and a breakneck pursuit; Quantum of Solace plunges 007 into a revenge-displacement grudge mission, infiltrating the mysterious Quantum organization to thwart an eco-crime cartel involving the oil and water reserves of South America.

Director Marc Forster, 2008. 106mins
Starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench.



Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 7:30pm
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Hope Street
Liverpool, England L1 9BP

Bong girl Camille's (Olga Kurylenko) dress is up for auction

Bond girl dress goes under hammer

The dress made famous by actress Olga Kurylenko in the latest James Bond film Quantum Of Solace was last night expected to fetch up to £4,000 at a charity auction.

The black Prada knee-length dress went under the hammer alongside the Gina shoes worn by Kurylenko in publicity stills for the film, in which she poses with actor Daniel Craig in a desert scene.

Additional items for auction included a limited edition Omega watch in the same style as that worn by Daniel Craig in the film.

Great Amazon deal on James Bond Blu Ray DVDs

Amazon.com are currently running a limited period sale on the 6 disc Blu Ray James Bond collection. The collection includes:

• Dr. No
• Die Another Day
• Live and Let Die
• For Your Eyes Only
• From Russia with Love
• Thunderball

Individually the collection comes in at $210 (£137). A further discount brings the cost down to $108 (£70). The new offer brings the price down to $39.94 (£26)!

To make use of this offer go here. Select the six Bond Blu-ray Discs and click "add to cart." Proceed to check-out and select "Super Saver Shipping" (or Prime shipping if you're an Amazon Prime customer).

You will get the $50 (£33) Blu-ray promotional discount as well as a "$15 (£10) best value discount" applied to your cart.

Please note you need a US delivery address for this deal & Amazon could change the terms of this promotion at any time so please check before purchasing.

Currently Amazon.co.uk is offering the 6 Blu Ray collection for £69.97.

James Bond's Lotus from The Spy Who Loved Me is up for auction

The white 1976 Lotus Esprit from the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me, starring Roger Moore and Barbara Bach, will be sold by the international auctioneers on 1 December at its annual motoring Auction Sale at Olympia, in West London.

James Bond Lotus Esprit, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The vehicle is one of two Lotus cars driven in the film by Roger Moore’s James Bond character. It turns into an amphibious car for the movie, driven both on land and underwater.

Click here to read an article first published contemporarily in Road and Track Magazine by Doug Nye, renowned motor historian and Bonhams consultant.


Also for sale, is the registration number ‘AU1’, used in another James Bond film Goldfinger. The first registration issued in Nottingham in 1903, this number was fitted to the Rolls-Royce Phantom III used by arch villain Goldfinger in the legendary film of the same name, since AU is the chemical symbol for gold in the Periodic Table. It is expected to fetch in excess of £80,000.

James Bond's Lotus from The Spy Who Loved Me is up for auction

James Bond Lotus Esprit, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The Lotus driven by James Bond is a Lotus Esprit S1, a 2.0 Litre Type 907 In-line-4 engine, capable of 140lb-ft@4900rpm / 160bhp@6200rpm.

The Lotus Esprit S1 is able to accelerate from 0-60 mph in only 8.1 s and reaches a top speed of 124 mph. It uses a 5-Speed Manual transmission and weights 2101 lbs.

James Bond's Lotus up for auction

James Bond's Lotus from The Spy Who Loved Me is to go under the hammer at a London auction next month.

James Bond Lotus Esprit, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler

The white 1976 Lotus Esprit is expected to fetch between £100,000 - £120,000 at Bonhams annual motoring sale. It is one of two Lotus cars - driven by Roger Moore in the 1977 film - which turned into an amphibious car when it ended up in the sea during a chase.
Bond fans will get the chance to bid on the car at the auction in Olympia, west London, on 1 December. The registration number AU1 from Bond classic Goldfinger will also be up for auction in the same sale.
The first registration issued in Nottingham in 1903, AU1 was fitted to the Rolls Royce Phantom III used by arch villain Goldfinger in the film, as AU is the chemical symbol for gold in the periodic table.

Bonhams hope the plate will fetch more than £80,000.

The Kitsch Lounge Riot presents the Quantum of Solace party, London

The Kitsch Lounge Riot has teamed up with "The Quantum of Solace” to produce the ultimate party at Cafe De Paris on the 26th of November and what will be the "must attend event of the Season".

The show will bring together the KLR 10 piece Concert Orchestra, marshalled by our very own Joe Stilgoe, and headlined by David Mcalmont.

David recorded "Diamonds are Forever" for Bond Composer David Arnolds Seminal Album "Shaken Not Stirred". Mcalmont also co-wrote Surrender the title track (Sung by KD Lang) for "Tomorrow Never Dies" and on Friday November the 7th 2008, Mcalmont performs alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra on Radio 2 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Bond Creator Ian Fleming.

David Mcalmont and our other special guests will guide us through the “Bond Anthology” of the last 45 years and perform a selection of the most coveted sound tracks of all time, composed by the likes of John Barry and Don Black, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Paul McCartney and David Arnold.

The KLR is no stranger to “Bond” having produced the film premier party for "Die Another Day" and "Casino Royale" parties at the Natural History Museum and The Atlantic.

The Kitsch Lounge Riot has a “License to Thrill” So sit back cradle your glass of champagne and wallow in the indulgent nostalgia of the coolest Secret Agent on the planet!

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.

James Bond Bravia HD TV Ad

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

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.

The story of James Bond - A tribute to Ian Fleming climax

Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry, Beverley Knight, Lucy Fleming, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Craig, Joanna Lumley, Gemma Arteton, Roger Moore & Harriet Walter, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Some of the cast from the evening including; Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry, Beverley Knight, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Craig, Joanna Lumley, Gemma Arteton, Roger Moore & Harriet Walter acknowleding Ian Fleming, the cast & crew fo the show and Lucy Fleming for the evening.

The evening started with a 60 piece orchestra conducted by Michael Reed kicking off with the Bond Theme "Overture".

The rest of the night magically unveiled the history of Ian Fleming entwined with that of James Bond. This was done by key excerpts from Fleming's life and the Bond books being read by former Bond stars, Bond(00)files and freinds of theFleming family, interspersed with video and stills as well as the music of Bond and the times recited by an all star cast.

There were to many highlights to mention but standout events such as; the man behind Bond's history brought to life, countless Bond cast making an appearance (including classic Bond girls), the music of Bond brought to life by some electryfing vocals (Beverley Knight stealing the show with her rendition of "A License To Kill" & the closing "Nobody Does It Better") and the touching Ian Fleming eulogy read by Daniel Craig.

Roger Moore, 007 & Classic Bond Girls

Roger Moore, 007 & Classic Bond Girls, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Amongst the star studded cast where; Maryam D'Abo (Kara Milovy in The living Dayights), Zena Marshall (Miss Taro in Dr. No), Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson in Golfinger), Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench in Dr. No), Roger Moore (James Bond), Madeline Smith (Miss Caruso in Live And Let Die), Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson in Goldfinger), , Caroline Munro (Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me) & Joanna Lumley (The English Girl in On Her Majesty's Secret Service).

Arm in sling Daniel Craig reading Ian Fleming's eulogy

Daniel Craig , James Bond, 007, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Daniel Craig reading Ian Fleming's eulogy at the "The story of James Bond - A tribute to Ian Fleming". Note his right arm in a tailored black sling.

Grace Jones does London

Grace Jones The Hurricane Tour. London 27 - 28 January 2009 at The Roundhouse


She is one of the most recognisable figures from the last twenty years - as a music artist, model and actress - boasting film credits that include James Bond’s A View To A Kill, an impressive modelling career as well as being Andy Warhol's muse and making excellent music including I’ve Seen That Face Before and Pull Up To My Bumper.

Enigmatic Grace, who this month releases her first studio album in nearly twenty years, has been enjoying a stunning return. Hurricane, the new LP co-produced by Grace herself along with Ivor Guest, has seen Ms Jones collaborate with old friends Sly and Robbie as well as the likes of Brian Eno. This year she was crowned Q Awards Idol winner and seems to have re-entered the public consciousness that began with a sensational show at this year’s Meltdown Festival which is now widely regarded as one of the live music moments of this year.

The show will see Grace perform tracks from Hurricane, which has firmly positioned Ms Jones back on the music-scape. With jaw dropping and spine tingling hooks and rhythms, Hurricane projects Grace at her most enigmatic.

The story of James Bond - A tribute to Ian Fleming

This afternoon I'll be dusting off the old Yves Saint Laurent tux - as I was lucky enough to crack tickets to this evenings "unique, grand finale event to the successful centenary year of Ian Fleming". - "The story of James Bond - A tribute to Ian Fleming" at the Palladium.

Stars from the worlds of film and theatre will take part, reading and performing Fleming's memorable words, some pieces never heard before. A 60 piece orchestra will accompany star recording artists to play the original much loved Bond theme tunes. An evening of great entertainment will reveal the extraordinary story of the creation of Britain's favourite spy, James Bond.

Hosted by Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry, stars include, Samantha Bond, Charlie Dance, Judi Dench, Sebastian Faulks, David Gilmour, Charlie Higson, Jeremy Irons, Lee Mead, Christopher Lee, Roger Moore, Rosamund Pike, Ruby Turner, Lemar, Toby Stephens, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Harriet Walter, David Walliams and more to be announced.

A sneak preview clip from the new James Bond film, A Quantum of Solace, will ensure that it is an evening not to be missed.

For any Bondophile this promises to be an amazing event apart from the obvious- I am hoping to experience John Barry and David Arnold lead the 60 piece orchestra through some classic Bond theme tunes. Nother unique experience will be David Gilmour re-imagining "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Does it get any better than this?

Sony Ericsson C902

To take pictures for the "Life Captured" project each winner received a Sony Ericsson C902 phone. The intention was for each participant to take pics of their daily life that would then be put together in a short film by Mike Figgis. The C902 seemed to be a natural choice as, a main feature of the phone is a built in 5 mega pixel camera.

The C902 is also James Bond's choice of mobile device for "Quantum of Solace". After watching the advert below I was surprised that the marketeers seemed to think that face detection was a key feature and ignored some of the other features that I thought are key to the device.



Other features include:
BestPic™
Activate BestPic™ to take nine pictures in quick succession - with one press on the camera button. Keep the ones you like, delete the rest.

Accelerometer - auto-rotate
Enjoy your pictures in portrait or landscape mode. To move between modes, simply rotate the phone and the picture follows.

Wirelessness
Forget cables - wireless is the way forward. Connect to other devices with Bluetooth™ to sync, share and send. The phone connects to the new bluetooth watch range.

Fast download speed
Enjoy the mobile Internet at broadband-like speed in your phone. Download large files and email attachments in a snap. Get Web sites and news feeds to your screen in seconds. HSDPA takes 3G a step further.

Video & image blog
You get your own personal blog site with your phone. So why not add some moving pictures to it? Shoot a video clip, and all it takes to upload it is a few clicks.

Great touchscreen interface
In camera or video mode

Hi rez camera
5 mega pixels - that's higher resolution than my first digital camera.

Flash
Built in flash that is actually useful, unlike previous versions.

Compelling ergonomics
To switch to camera mode you slide the camera out of the case.