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Spectre shatters box office records with $80.4 million from six markets, including biggest ever UK debut

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James Bond’s 24th official adventure has been shattering box office records in its first week of release, with Spectre pulling in $80.4 million from six markets, including a historic performance in the UK. Released here on Monday, Spectre has amassed £41.7 million ($63.8 million) in its first seven days of release, eclipsing the previous seven-day opening record […]

How Spectre references all 23 previous James Bond films

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Simon Columb on Spectre’s nods to the previous James Bond movies… First and foremost, this article spoils Spectre in its entirety. Crucially, one of the main draws to the new film is the amount of references to the previous films in the James Bond series. Personally, as an enormous fan, I got a little worn out by […]

Bond at the Box Office

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With Spectre’s unprecedented opening day takings, Neil Calloway looks at how recent Bonds have fared at the box office… There is no bigger event in British cinema than a new Bond film. For a while the Harry Potter films may have eclipsed it, but every Bond film is an event surrounded by unprecedented media attention. […]

Movie Review – Spectre (2015)

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Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels […]

Countdown to Spectre – Die Another Day Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Die Another Day… 2002 was a big year for James Bond because it was his 40th anniversary on the big screen and 20th movie, a huge milestone in itself that no other franchise has yet celebrated. To that end, the producers decided to make […]

Countdown to Spectre – The World Is Not Enough Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The World Is Not Enough… Over the years The World Is Not Enough, James Bond’s 19th adventure, has proven to be a rather divisive film. Some fans love it for its somewhat grounded plot and strong female roles while others hate it for the […]

Countdown to Spectre – Tomorrow Never Dies Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Tomorrow Never Dies… After the massive success and revival of the James Bond franchise with GoldenEye, production went straight to work on a follow-up for Pierce Brosnan’s next 007 adventure. While a little zaney at times, Tomorrow Never Dies is a decent continuation of […]

Second Opinion – Spectre (2015)

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Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels […]

Countdown to Spectre – GoldenEye Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of GoldenEye… Between 1989 and 1995 the Bond franchise was in limbo due to a changed world. The Soviet Union had collapsed and the Berlin Wall came down, effectively ending the Cold War. Between those were legal troubles with MGM, owner of Bond distributor United […]