57 years ago today, the first James Bond movie, Dr. No premiered.
The below graphic is composed of letters from different James Bond movies. Can you name the movie for each letter?
Check the answers for each letter after the jump!
Read More»“James Bond Will Return” is a signature phrase splashed at the end of (almost) every James Bond movie that promotes 007’s never-give-up/against-all-odds attitude and shows a sense of pride in the world’s longest running movie series.
Throughout the years, it has been used to reveal the movie title of the forthcoming James Bond movie, albeit sometimes in error. It has also not been used at all. Some quick facts:
- It does not appear at the end of any of the unofficial movies (Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983)
- It does not appear in Dr. No or Thunderball
- It has been bland with just words (The World Is Not Enough), has had a fancy backdrop (The Living Daylights), and has had a custom image to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movies (Skyfall)
- The incorrect next movie is listed at the end of The Spy Who Loved Me as For Your Eyes Only – the next movie is in fact Moonraker (thanks, Star Wars)
- The title of A View To A Kill is incorrect at the end of Octopussy, adding “From” to the beginning of the title
Regardless, below are all of the instances where “James Bond Will Return” appears in the credits from all of the movies:
Which is your favorite?
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Click the below image of the Etsy page to check it out!
I had to tie it into the Bond movie. 🙂
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The first James Bond movie, Dr. No, was released on this day – 55 years ago (!) on October 5th, in 1962.
Celebrate! Dance! Have a martini shaken, not stirred! If you dance like the above guy though, expect to get some curious, Sylvia Trench-like looks from people around you!
Can you guess which movie poster each letter comes from in the above ‘ransom note’ collage? The answers after the jump!
Read More»In reference to the Hollywood Reporter article: Apple, Amazon Join Race for James Bond Film Rights
* shudders *
(In reference to a Hollywood Reporter article)
The James Bond movies have garnered 11 Oscar nominations, and 5 wins.
Quick Stats:
Total Oscar Nominations: 12
Total Oscar Wins: 6
Last Oscar Nomination: No Time To Die (2021)
Last Oscar Win: No Time To Die (2021)
Goldfinger (1964) in 1965
Winner
Best Effects, Sound Effects (Norman Wanstall)
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Thunderball (1965) in 1965
Winner
Best Effects, Special Visual Effects (John Stears)
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Diamonds Are Forever (1971) in 1972
Nomination
Best Sound (Gordon K. McCallum, John W. Mitchell, Al Overton)
Live and Let Die (1973) in 1974
Nomination
Best Music, Song (Paul and Linda McCartney for “Live and Let Die”)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) in 1978
Nomination
Best Art Direction – Set Decoration (Ken Adam, Peter Lamont, Hugh Scaife)
Nomination
Best Music, Original Score (Marvin Hamlisch)
Nomination
Best Music, Song (Marvin Hamlisch for music, and Carole Bayer Sager for lyrics for “Nobody Does it Better”.)
Moonraker (1979) in 1980
Nomination
Best Effects, Visual Effects (Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans)
For Your Eyes Only (1981) in 1982
Nomination
Best Music, Song (Bill Conti for music, and Mick Leeson for lyrics for “For Your Eyes Only”.)
Skyfall (2012) in 2013
Nomination
Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins)
Nomination
Best Original Score (Thomas Newman)
Winner
Best Sound Editing (Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers)
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Winner
Best Original Song (Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth)
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Nomination
Best Sound Mixing (Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson)
Spectre (2015) in 2016
Winner
Best Original Song (Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith)
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No Time To Die (2021) in 2022
Winner
Best Original Song (Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell)
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Nomination
Best Sound (James Harrison, Simon Hayes, Paul Massey, Oliver Tarney, and Mark Taylor)
Nomination
Best Visual Effects (Mark Bakowski, Chris Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Joel Green, and Charlie Noble)