Oscars pay tribute to 50 years of James Bond
Danjaq LLC/United Artists Corp. Above Instead of Switzerland, it’s Scotland, and Daniel Craig pays homage to Sean Connery in a Skyfall publicity photo. The 85th Academy Awards—the Oscars—will pay tribute to 50 years of the James Bond films, it was announced Friday. Show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said in a statement that […]
Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, crowned Miss France 2013
Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, is Miss France 2013, succeeding Delphine Wespiser. Lorphelin, 19, hails from Charnay-lès-Mâcon. She is 1·76 m tall (5 ft 9 in). She is in her first year of medicine in Lyon. Her interests are art, painting and fashion. She is a regular gym-goer. Lorphelin was originally crowned Miss […]
Lighthouse opens boutique cinema in Wellington’s Cuba district
Lucire was invited to a media preview of the Lighthouse on Cuba, which extends greater Wellington’s already established Lighthouse brand to a new “mini-plex” cinema on Wigan Street, across from Havana Bar. The third Lighthouse, joining those in Petone and Pauatahanui, has three cinemas ranging from 34 to 74 seats. As with the existing […]
Sony releases Skyfall pre-title behind-the-scenes footage
Sony Pictures has released B-roll behind-the-scenes footage from the pre-title sequence of the new James Bond film, Skyfall, which opened today in the UK. The film had its royal première, attended by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this week. The pre-title sequence sees […]
Videos from Skyfall première: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Judi Dench on the red carpet
Our videos from the Skyfall première are below, featuring interviews with star Daniel Craig, who briskly goes through the questions; Javier Bardem, who says he did not reference any of the previous villains and that it was a joy to work on the movie with Craig and director Sam Mendes; and Dame Judi Dench, who […]
Daniel Craig, Dame Judi Dench and Javier Bardem have given interviews as the Skyfall promotion goes up a gear, less than two weeks before its UK release on October 26. An advance screening took place in London on Friday, with some calling Skyfall the best Bond movie in the 50 years of the franchise. […]
Lucire’s on Ipad and Android; plus a round-up of some of our latest features
As officially announced in time for our 15th anniversary, Lucire is now available on the Ipad (and Iphone and Ipod Touch) as well as Android. You can check out the Ipad app here, available via Magzter at the Apple App Store, while Google Play has our Android app. There is a charge of US$6·99 per […]
Christie’s 50 Years of James Bond auction sees prized memorabilia sell for charity
An auction at Christie’s in South Kensington marking the James Bond films’ 50th anniversary has raised £752,052 (including buyers’ premiums) for charity. Celebrities included seven-time James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, the current M, Dame Judi Dench, and David Walliams. The 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace sold for £241,250. Daniel […]
Adele’s Skyfall theme hits top of Itunes charts as James Bond films turn 50
It had already been hinted that Adele would be singing the theme tune to the 23rd Eon Productions James Bond film, Skyfall, and a 90-second clip had been leaked earlier in the week before it was hastily deleted. The song has been officially released (at 0.07, seven minutes past midnight), shooting straight to the top […]
Venezia’s ex-James Bond theme, with Pierce Brosnan and Olga Kurylenko at weekend premières
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Ian Gavan/Getty Images The Mostra di Venezia—the Venice Film Festival—saw more celebrities over the weekend, including Madisen Beaty, accompanying Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Thomas Anderson, JoAnne Sellar, and Philip Seymour Hoffman at the première of The Master, a film inspired by science fiction author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard (though the […]
