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A new two minute trailer for Skyfall has been released to replace the teaser trailer from a few weeks ago. While attending the BFI London Film Festival this week, I spoke with some other critics who'd seen an advanced screening of it already. Some of their reactions were not too positive, with indications that the film has retreated back to the older bond franchise, without breaking any new ground, as was the case in Casino Royale. The rest of us will have to wait and … [Read more...]
The Broccolis have released the official clip of Adele's Skyfall Bond theme tune, after thousands of bootleg copies made their way to Youtube and vanished, just as quickly. They've given us about a minute of the song with the trailer playing in the background, so nothing too special. The theme was recorded with Adele only last week, so the studio has had to move quickly to get it done in time for the premier on 26th October. After listening to it, I cant say I'm a huge fan. Out of all the … [Read more...]
After the hilarious Bond & Queenie parachute jump stunt for the Olympics, we now have the first full length trailer for Skyfall, giving us the first glimpse of Javier Bardem, as the films antagonist, Raoul Silva. M becomes the subject of a government review when MI6's active case roster is leaked, compromising the identities of every single undercover operative the agency has placed in terrorist networks around the world. When the agency itself is attacked, it falls to James Bond to seek … [Read more...]
For those of you, like myself, who had low expectations for the London Olympics opening ceremony, I can safely say that I was pleasantly surprised to see the Queen partake in a bit of theatrics. This is truly a once in a lifetime moment, as the Queen has never been directly involved in performances to this degree before. Usually just taking the role of esteemed spectator. The royal corgis also make their acting debut, but probably wont give Uggie, the Jack Russel from The Artist, a run for his … [Read more...]
