Bollinger releases No Time to Die limited-edition gift box, featuring James Bond and DB5
After coming to a stop earlier this year because of COVID-19, the publicity machine for the 25th Eon Productions James Bond picture, No Time to Die, is cranking up again as the movie nears its postponed November 2020 release date. Following Land Rover, which ran promotions earlier this year for its Defender model featuring […]
The official satchel of James Bond—Michael Kors creates a capsule collection for No Time to Die
James Bond has his official car—various Aston Martin models will be seen in the 25th official Eon Productions film, No Time to Die—and he has his official watch (Rolex in the books, but typically Omega on the silver screen this side of the 21st century), and now, he has his official satchel, carry-all and duffel […]
Bollinger and James Bond mark 40th anniversary with Paris event
Bollinger has celebrated its 40-year association with Eon Productions’ James Bond films with an event at Paris’s Hôtel de Crillon, with Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson as its guest of honour. The brand was first mentioned by Roger Moore as James Bond in the 1979 film Moonraker, in a scene set in Venezia with […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to perform Skyfall score to coincide with Bond 25 release
Danjaq LLC/United Artists/Columbia Pictures As far as James Bond scores go, I don’t regard Thomas Newman’s one for Skyfall to be a classic. It has some decent cues—the Shanghai ones of ‘Brave New World’ and ‘Shanghai Drive’ come to mind—but for those of us raised on the music of John Barry, which you can listen […]
Aston Martin releases new-generation Vantage, with clear design links to James Bond’s DB10
Aston Martin has taken the wraps off its latest Vantage, which replaces the entry-level V8 Vantage that has been with us since 2005. The stunning new model, with the lowest-positioned Aston Martin grille, takes the muscular, modern design language that was seen on the silver screen on the Aston Martin DB10 in the James Bond […]
Sir Roger Moore, UNICEF ambassador and longest-serving James Bond actor, passes away
UNICEF © Danjaq LLC/United Artists Top: Sir Roger Moore was a UNICEF goodwill ambassador from 1991 to 2017. Above: Moore on the set of Live and Let Die, his first James Bond film, in 1972. Actor and UNICEF ambassador Sir Roger Moore has passed away in Switzerland, aged 89. His children by his third […]
Aston Martin shows DB11 at Salon de Genève: the dawn of a new line of exclusive sports cars
One of the most exciting débutantes at the 86th Salon de Genève on Tuesday was the Aston Martin DB11, the replacement for the DB9. Leaked images had been doing the rounds over the past week, with huge interest: the DB11 is the most significant Aston Martin to make its début since the DB9 in […]
Leonardo DiCaprio has won his first Best Actor Oscar gong for The Revenant at the 88th Academy Awards last night, while Brit Brie Larson won Best Actress for the kidnap drama Room. The Revenant director Alejandro González Iñárritu won Best Director for the second year in a row, though his film was beaten by Spotlight […]
Aston Martin premières film on its Spectre James Bond car, the DB10, at Blenheim Palace event
Max Earey If you’re going to go to the trouble of creating a bespoke car that’s never going to be sold to the public, but will be seen by most only in a film, then you should find a way to show off that effort to your VIPs. Aston Martin did just that in […]
Classic and Sports Car—the London Show to celebrate Aston Martin with seven landmark models
Aston Martin might not have the freshest range out there as it readies its next generation of supercars, but its marketing machine is at the top of its game this quarter, with a celebration at Classic & Sports Car—the London Show from October 30 to November 1 at Alexandra Palace—days after its bespoke DB10 gets […]
