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Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

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?

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Check the answers for each letter after the jump!

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"James Bond Will Return" from the end of From Russia With Love (1963)

All “James Bond Will Return” Screenshots

“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:

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?

Buy James Bond’s Terry Romper from Goldfinger!

James Bond (Sean Connery) made quite the statement with his baby blue romper in Goldfinger (1964) – now you can buy one for yourself!

Well I’ve literally seen it all now on the Internet. For those inclined, feel free to head over to Etsy to buy the above statement piece 007 wears in the beginning of Goldfinger for only $99! You’ll be all the talk of your poolside swingers party at an obviously mid-century modern home!

Click the below image of the Etsy page to check it out!

The Spectre vulnerability is a serious modern computer processor bug that likely affects you!

The Spectre Processor Vulnerability

The Spectre vulnerability is a serious modern computer processor bug that likely affects you!

The Spectre vulnerability is a serious modern computer processor bug that likely affects you!

I had to tie it into the Bond movie. 🙂

Read more about it here: https://spectreattack.com/

Annabel Chung (Marguerite LeWars), a reporter for Jamaica's Daily Gleaner and likely Dr. No henchman, takes a picture of some crazy dancers in Dr. No (1962) as she spies on James Bond

From the Archive: Happy Global James Bond Day 2017!

The first James Bond movie, Dr. No, was released on this day – 55 years ago (!) on October 5th, in 1962.

Annabel Chung (Marguerite LeWars), a reporter for Jamaica's Daily Gleaner and likely Dr. No henchman, takes a picture of some crazy dancers in Dr. No (1962) as she spies on James Bond

Annabel Chung (Marguerite LeWars), a reporter for Jamaica’s Daily Gleaner and likely Dr. No henchman, takes a picture of some crazy dancers in Dr. No (1962) as she spies on James Bond

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!

Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson) looks at James Bond, and the guy dancing, peculiarly in Dr. No (1962)

Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson) looks at James Bond, and the guy dancing, peculiarly in Dr. No (1962)

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

James Bond Ransom

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

Can you guess which movie poster each letter comes from in the above ‘ransom note’ collage? The answers after the jump!

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Double Oh Amazon or Apple?

In reference to the Hollywood Reporter article: Apple, Amazon Join Race for James Bond Film Rights

Agent 007 – Wednesdays 9/8c on CBS

Ugh…this hurt to Photoshop.

* shudders *

(In reference to a Hollywood Reporter article)

In numbers: Who is the most successful James Bond?

In numbers: Who is the most successful James Bond?

Bond at the Oscars (Updated 2022)

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)