If you’d like to feel older than usual, Will Ferrell’s Elf will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary next year. The Christmas classic found Ferrell playing a human raised by Santa’s elves who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. The actor has largely resisted calls for an Elf sequel all these years, but Buddy has returned in a commercial for the UK supermarket chain Asda.
As you can likely tell from the Asda commercial, Will Ferrell didn’t return to reprise the role of Buddy the elf. The commercial instead cut scenes right from the movie and inserted them into the commercial, and did it pretty damn well.
Will Ferrell was asked about the commercial while speaking with Yahoo Entertainment UK, and despite not having to appear in it beyond the old footage, it seems that the actor actually made some good money.
As you can likely tell from the Asda commercial, Will Ferrell didn’t return to reprise the role of Buddy the elf. The commercial instead cut scenes right from the movie and inserted them into the commercial, and did it pretty damn well.
Will Ferrell was asked about the commercial while speaking with Yahoo Entertainment UK, and despite not having to appear in it beyond the old footage, it seems that the actor actually made some good money.
- 11/18/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
It's difficult to imagine what 007 in the modern age would look like without Daniel Craig, who brought a new and brash energy to a screen presence once defined by the signature martini, his gadgets, and the glide of an Aston Martin. His Bond is the most personal of them all, as we're introduced to a blue-eyed recruit who ultimately becomes a rugged pawn on behalf of Her Majesty's Secret Service. Craig's streak isn't perfect, akin to most Bonds, but not even "Quantum of Solace" or "Spectre" could take away from his very best.
Where "Casino Royale" reinvigorated the contemporary legacy of James Bond, it was "Skyfall" that solidified his place in the 21st century. The combination of director Sam Mendes, cinematographer Roger Deakins, and composer Thomas Newman took what could have been a traditional Bond adventure, and turned it into a deeply personal action epic that ranks among my favorites of the series.
Where "Casino Royale" reinvigorated the contemporary legacy of James Bond, it was "Skyfall" that solidified his place in the 21st century. The combination of director Sam Mendes, cinematographer Roger Deakins, and composer Thomas Newman took what could have been a traditional Bond adventure, and turned it into a deeply personal action epic that ranks among my favorites of the series.
- 11/9/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
James Bond movies’ title sequences are some of the most iconic in film. Bold visuals hint at the film’s plot while a lush Bond theme song plays over elements like a gun, playing cards, a martini glass and even a bullet.
The creative direction for the “No Time to Die” title sequence included an homage to visual motifs featured in Bond movies from the original designer, Maurice Binder. While Binder set the template for the sequences, the titles for “No Time to Die” were a mix of old and new.
Stephen Goalby, Framestore’s head of design, London, and Jules Janaud, VFX supervisor, worked on the four-minute sequence that changes dramatically through color and visuals. The creation of each segment presented unique challenges, whether creating realistic effects in sand, water and smoke or animating a silhouette to move with Daniel Craig’s signature manner and cadence.
The finished title...
The creative direction for the “No Time to Die” title sequence included an homage to visual motifs featured in Bond movies from the original designer, Maurice Binder. While Binder set the template for the sequences, the titles for “No Time to Die” were a mix of old and new.
Stephen Goalby, Framestore’s head of design, London, and Jules Janaud, VFX supervisor, worked on the four-minute sequence that changes dramatically through color and visuals. The creation of each segment presented unique challenges, whether creating realistic effects in sand, water and smoke or animating a silhouette to move with Daniel Craig’s signature manner and cadence.
The finished title...
- 11/1/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Billie Eilish’s nomination for the new James Bond theme, “No Time to Die,” breaks with long-held Grammy precedent: it appears to be the first nominated in the “best song written for visual media” category for a movie that won’t open for months.
The song was released during the 2019-2020 eligibility period, on Feb. 13, in anticipation of an April release of the movie. But the Covid-19 pandemic forced a delay to November, then another to April 2021, so the Eilish song is out there but no one has seen the movie for which it was written.
Eilish is co-credited with her brother Finneas O’Connell for the title song, which peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard charts in America and debuted at No. 1 in Great Britain. They released a video (directed by veteran Bond title designer Daniel Kleinman) on Oct. 1, just before the film’s release got bumped again.
The movie...
The song was released during the 2019-2020 eligibility period, on Feb. 13, in anticipation of an April release of the movie. But the Covid-19 pandemic forced a delay to November, then another to April 2021, so the Eilish song is out there but no one has seen the movie for which it was written.
Eilish is co-credited with her brother Finneas O’Connell for the title song, which peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard charts in America and debuted at No. 1 in Great Britain. They released a video (directed by veteran Bond title designer Daniel Kleinman) on Oct. 1, just before the film’s release got bumped again.
The movie...
- 11/24/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Five-time Grammy® Award winning Darkroom/Interscope Records artist Billie Eilish revealed the official music video for “No Time To Die,” the original song written for the forthcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die, the twenty-fifth film of the franchise. You can check it out right here!
Directed by Daniel Kleinman, the visual interweaves footage of Billie Eilish with scenes taken from the highly anticipated upcoming motion picture. The song is out via Darkroom/Interscope Records and was produced by Billie’s brother; fellow multi Grammy® Award winning Finneas alongside Stephen Lipson, with orchestral arrangements by Hans Zimmer and Matt Dunkley, and guitar from Johnny Marr. 18-year-old Eilish is officially the youngest artist in history to both write and record a James Bond theme song.
Speaking on Billie Eilish and Finneas’ involvement in the film’s title track, No Time To Die producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli revealed...
Directed by Daniel Kleinman, the visual interweaves footage of Billie Eilish with scenes taken from the highly anticipated upcoming motion picture. The song is out via Darkroom/Interscope Records and was produced by Billie’s brother; fellow multi Grammy® Award winning Finneas alongside Stephen Lipson, with orchestral arrangements by Hans Zimmer and Matt Dunkley, and guitar from Johnny Marr. 18-year-old Eilish is officially the youngest artist in history to both write and record a James Bond theme song.
Speaking on Billie Eilish and Finneas’ involvement in the film’s title track, No Time To Die producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli revealed...
- 10/1/2020
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Five-time Grammy Award-winning Darkroom/Interscope Records artist Billie Eilish today unveiled the official music video for 'No Time To Die' the original song written for the 25th James Bond movie, No Time To Die. Directed by Daniel Kleinman, the video features Eilish standing center stage while crooning into a large-diaphragm condenser microphone. As she sings ever so sweetly into…...
- 10/1/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Eight months after Billie Eilish debuted her Bond theme “No Time to Die” — from the Covid-19-postponed 007 film — the singer has finally unveiled her video for the track.
The visual, directed by Daniel Kleinman, features Eilish’s performance of the title track alongside footage from the Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed No Time to Die, which marks Daniel Craig’s final turn in the James Bond role.
Eilish, the youngest-ever singer to write and record a Bond theme, previously said of her 007 contribution in a statement: “It feels crazy to...
The visual, directed by Daniel Kleinman, features Eilish’s performance of the title track alongside footage from the Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed No Time to Die, which marks Daniel Craig’s final turn in the James Bond role.
Eilish, the youngest-ever singer to write and record a Bond theme, previously said of her 007 contribution in a statement: “It feels crazy to...
- 10/1/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Back in February, Billie Eilish dropped “No Time to Die,” the theme song from the James Bond film of the same name. However, within a couple of weeks the Daniel Craig-starring film’s release was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With the film’s release now scheduled for November, Eilish has dropped the song’s video, which has presumably been completed for several months.
The Daniel Kleinman-directed clip interweaves footage of Eilish with scenes taken from the film — watch it below.
The song was produced by Eilish’s brother, Finneas, along with Stephen Lipson and orchestral arrangements by Hans Zimmer and Matt Dunkley, and guitar from Smiths cofounder Johnny Marr.
Eilish, who at 18 is the youngest artist to write and record a James Bond theme song, said, “It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song...
With the film’s release now scheduled for November, Eilish has dropped the song’s video, which has presumably been completed for several months.
The Daniel Kleinman-directed clip interweaves footage of Eilish with scenes taken from the film — watch it below.
The song was produced by Eilish’s brother, Finneas, along with Stephen Lipson and orchestral arrangements by Hans Zimmer and Matt Dunkley, and guitar from Smiths cofounder Johnny Marr.
Eilish, who at 18 is the youngest artist to write and record a James Bond theme song, said, “It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song...
- 10/1/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: Inspired by Baby Groot’s “Mr. Blue Sky” dance sequence at the beginning of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” what movie has the best opening credits sequence?
April Wolfe (@awolfeful), La Weekly
Hands down, it’s R.W. Fassbinder’s “The Marriage of Maria Braun.” I watch the opening sequence at least three times a year and show it to every filmmaker I can. I love any film that begins with a bang, and this one does quite literally: We open up on an explosion that rips out a hunk of brick wall, exposing a German couple in the middle of a rushed marriage ceremony.
This week’s question: Inspired by Baby Groot’s “Mr. Blue Sky” dance sequence at the beginning of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” what movie has the best opening credits sequence?
April Wolfe (@awolfeful), La Weekly
Hands down, it’s R.W. Fassbinder’s “The Marriage of Maria Braun.” I watch the opening sequence at least three times a year and show it to every filmmaker I can. I love any film that begins with a bang, and this one does quite literally: We open up on an explosion that rips out a hunk of brick wall, exposing a German couple in the middle of a rushed marriage ceremony.
- 5/8/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Goldeneye
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
- 11/5/2015
- by Gregory Ashman
- SoundOnSight
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The new James Bond film, Spectre, leaves lots of questions behind. We try and answer some of them here...
This article contains spoilers for lots of James Bond films, including Spectre.
The new James Bond movie will have been out for a week before we know just how well it's done at the box office, but based on the hype, the critical acclaim and the extended nine-day opening 'weekend' (including 60% of the whole UK box office take on Monday, despite only showing after 7pm), it's likely that Spectre will break records for this year.
The 24th instalment, and Daniel Craig's fourth outing as 007, comes on the heels of the billion dollar success of Skyfall, currently the highest-grossing film of all time at the UK box office and the highest-grossing British film of all time, full stop. With Sam Mendes back in the director's seat, the shadow...
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The new James Bond film, Spectre, leaves lots of questions behind. We try and answer some of them here...
This article contains spoilers for lots of James Bond films, including Spectre.
The new James Bond movie will have been out for a week before we know just how well it's done at the box office, but based on the hype, the critical acclaim and the extended nine-day opening 'weekend' (including 60% of the whole UK box office take on Monday, despite only showing after 7pm), it's likely that Spectre will break records for this year.
The 24th instalment, and Daniel Craig's fourth outing as 007, comes on the heels of the billion dollar success of Skyfall, currently the highest-grossing film of all time at the UK box office and the highest-grossing British film of all time, full stop. With Sam Mendes back in the director's seat, the shadow...
- 10/29/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Daniel Craig's upcoming fourth outing as James Bond is looking to be both his and the franchise's longest entry to date.
Three British theater chains (via Digital Spy have posted runtimes for "Spectre" ahead of its Blighty release next month. Two place the film's runtime at 160 minutes and another at 155 minutes.
That would put it well ahead of "Skyfall" at 142 minutes and "Casino Royale" at 144 minutes which were the previous longest running films in the franchise.
Director Sam Mendes was said to have locked the film the other week so it's unlikely to be cut back any further. In related news, Naomie Harris takes on the role of Miss Moneypenny again not only in the film but in a new tie-in Sony commercial which has just gone online. Check out that sequence, helmed by Bond title sequence designer Danny Kleinman, below:...
Three British theater chains (via Digital Spy have posted runtimes for "Spectre" ahead of its Blighty release next month. Two place the film's runtime at 160 minutes and another at 155 minutes.
That would put it well ahead of "Skyfall" at 142 minutes and "Casino Royale" at 144 minutes which were the previous longest running films in the franchise.
Director Sam Mendes was said to have locked the film the other week so it's unlikely to be cut back any further. In related news, Naomie Harris takes on the role of Miss Moneypenny again not only in the film but in a new tie-in Sony commercial which has just gone online. Check out that sequence, helmed by Bond title sequence designer Danny Kleinman, below:...
- 9/14/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Picking at the troubling sexual politics of a James Bond movie feels like a fools’ errand, but even then, it was a bit disheartening to see Naomie Harris’ Moneypenny, at the opening a mostly capable and badass field agent (yes, she shoots Bond, but who among us could say that we wouldn’t?), to be relegated to traditional desk duties by the end of the movie. Read More: Sam Mendes Says 'Spectre' Will Be His Last James Bond Movie, Reveals Theme Song Is Done It’s unclear how much of new movie “Spectre” she’ll be involved in, but we’re still glad to see her getting out and about in a new Sony commercial (via Digital Spy) that’s arrived this morning. Tying in to the release of the new 007 flick, it sees Moneypenny dashing through London’s South Bank and fending off villains in order to retrieve Bond’s phone.
- 9/14/2015
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
The name's Moneypenny, Eve Moneypenny - and Naomie Harris is on hand to show exactly what she can do in a brand new 60-second TV clip.
Directed by Danny Kleinman, the new video sees Harris chased across London's South Bank on a mission to make a very important delivery to none other than James Bond himself.
Everything we know about Spectre, including spoilers, trailers and the latest rumours
Harris's new mini-Bond film comes just over a month before Daniel Craig returns as Bond in Spectre, with Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Rory Kinnear also reprising their roles.
The release of the video marks the launch of Sony's new 'Made for Bond' technology campaign, which features its new flagship phone the Xperia Z5.
Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Sam Smith will be the voice behind the new Bond anthem 'Writing's on the Wall'.
Spectre will be released on October...
Directed by Danny Kleinman, the new video sees Harris chased across London's South Bank on a mission to make a very important delivery to none other than James Bond himself.
Everything we know about Spectre, including spoilers, trailers and the latest rumours
Harris's new mini-Bond film comes just over a month before Daniel Craig returns as Bond in Spectre, with Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Rory Kinnear also reprising their roles.
The release of the video marks the launch of Sony's new 'Made for Bond' technology campaign, which features its new flagship phone the Xperia Z5.
Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Sam Smith will be the voice behind the new Bond anthem 'Writing's on the Wall'.
Spectre will be released on October...
- 9/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Music video and advertising director Daniel Kleinman has been creating the complex and abstract opening credit sequences for the James Bond movies since 1995′s GoldenEye. He sat out the titles for 2008′s Quantum of Solace, but he’s not surprised to be returning for his sixth go ’round crafting the slinky, smoky credits for this year’s Skyfall, with Adele’s hit title song as his soundtrack.
“The way it’s set up by the producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, it’s quite a family affair,” he says. “A lot of the same people get asked back onto the films on a regular basis.
“The way it’s set up by the producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, it’s quite a family affair,” he says. “A lot of the same people get asked back onto the films on a regular basis.
- 12/7/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Goldeneye
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
- 11/22/2012
- by Gregory Ashman
- SoundOnSight
Goldeneye
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
- 11/22/2012
- by Gregory Ashman
- SoundOnSight
James Bond, as a movie franchise, has been around for fifty years and the franchise celebrates in magnificent fashion with the latest installment, Skyfall. For me, it’s definitely the best thus far of the Daniel Craig Bond movies and it may be my choice for the best of all the Bond movies. I know that “best” is, as often as not, a personal, subjective opinion rather than an objective choice. People can cite certain criteria as the basis of their opinions but who determines the criteria? For example, there are those who regard and will always regard Sean Connery as the best Bond and anything else is heresy.
Let’s look at Skyfall in context of the past fifty years of Bond films. On my list of the best Bond films are From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, and Daniel Craig’s first outing as Bond, Casino Royale. As much...
Let’s look at Skyfall in context of the past fifty years of Bond films. On my list of the best Bond films are From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, and Daniel Craig’s first outing as Bond, Casino Royale. As much...
- 11/18/2012
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today: • I predict Variety goes online-only by July 2013 (if not sooner). It's clearly the direction the new owners are moving in. Variety lays off staff, plans to reduce frequency of publication • Looking like Twilight is gonna have to wait till tomorrow. Fortunately I have a ton of work to distract me from my sorrow. • The opening credits animation for *Skyfall* both harken back to the past and move Bond into the future... just as the film itself does. Here's how they happened. Bond Designer Danny Kleinman On His 'Skyfall' Title Sequence (And How To Craft A Great 007 Opener) • Trying to keep track of time zones around the planet is kind of exhausting. • It's so fucking awesome listening to money guys trying to justify why they don't need to pay writers. This could solve the energy crisis. • Pretty much in...
- 11/16/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
There are few opening credits sequences as iconic as those featured in the James Bond series, and if you saw Skyfall last weekend (if not, what gives?), you'll remember the 23 spy film follows suit. Director Sam Mendes worked with British music video director Daniel Kleinman (who started working on the 007 movies with Goldeneye) for Skyfall's underwater opener, which featured shadowy figures, nude women and Chinese dragons. Spoiler alert: it didn't entirely work for us. Some of those effects felt oddly dated, and they threw everything in there but the kitchen sink (more so than usual). We still appreciated the dreamy segue that picks up after Bond falls victim to Eve's gunshot and sinks deeper through the water. It definitely recalls the classic theme...
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- 11/15/2012
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
If there's a signature motif that runs through every movie in the official James Bond canon besides that classic gun barrel, it's those spectacular opening credits. And Skyfall—the 23rd adventure in 50-year franchise—is no exception. The lavish sequence, designed by Daniel Kleinman, has now found its way online and kicks off with Daniel Craig's 007 sinking into watery depths after having been shot in the chest and fallen off a massive bridge. It's accompanied by what is already being hailed as one of the best Bond tracks ever—Adele's glorious titular theme song over fantastic CGI imagery and plot elements hinting at the tough mission ahead for the suave superspy,...
- 11/15/2012
- E! Online
The opening credit sequence is a Bond tradition that spans the entire franchise, even though in the Daniel Craig era they haven't been all that memorable. But it is another check of approval to Sam Mendes' fantastic “Skyfall” that the element returns with such success, and now one that is available to watch online as well. Keeping dutifully in line with the extended sequences at the top of each Bond picture, commercial director and designer Daniel Kleinman has made his work (via Slashfilm) on the latest 007 entry available for all to view. This newest effort, accompanied by Adele's titular theme tune and featuring a woozy blend of aquatic weaponry and women, represents his triumphant return to the series after having completed the honor since “GoldenEye,” and then being replaced by design house MK12 for “Quantum of Solace.” While that entry remains perfectly capable in its desert-set scope and Jack White theme,...
- 11/15/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Frank Ocean performed an intimate set for fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for the French homecoming of the Chanel Project. Karl reportedly stood on a couch for the whole set. Could this be a new collaboration between two great artists?
David Geffen's American Masters: Inventing David Geffen seems an odd choice for the iconic series, since he's not an actor or a musician. But his influence on the field of entertainment is immense, with stars like Joni Mitchell, Guns N Roses and Cher in his past, the founding of Dreamworks, and numerous theater musicals. He's a wealthy man, valued at $5.5 billion. "In each decade, he has done something that has affected the culture. If I had to boil it down to one thing it would be his genius at business."
We're still without a trailer, or even a plot synopsis for Star Trek Into Darkness, but next month, on December 14th,...
David Geffen's American Masters: Inventing David Geffen seems an odd choice for the iconic series, since he's not an actor or a musician. But his influence on the field of entertainment is immense, with stars like Joni Mitchell, Guns N Roses and Cher in his past, the founding of Dreamworks, and numerous theater musicals. He's a wealthy man, valued at $5.5 billion. "In each decade, he has done something that has affected the culture. If I had to boil it down to one thing it would be his genius at business."
We're still without a trailer, or even a plot synopsis for Star Trek Into Darkness, but next month, on December 14th,...
- 11/15/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
One of the coolest traditions of the James Bond 007 franchise is the opening title sequence edited to the theme song of the film. Daniel Kleinman who composed the opening title sequence for Skyfall has released the opening title/credit sequence for the movie on Vimeo complete with Adele‘s theme song.
Kleinman consequently, also designed the titles for Casino Royale and The World Is Not Enough as well as Die Another Day, Tomorrow Never Dies and GoldenEye.
Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace and Tonia Sotiropoulou star in the Sam Mendes-directed film.
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Kleinman consequently, also designed the titles for Casino Royale and The World Is Not Enough as well as Die Another Day, Tomorrow Never Dies and GoldenEye.
Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace and Tonia Sotiropoulou star in the Sam Mendes-directed film.
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- 11/15/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Now that the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall is in theaters in North America, we're able to share in the enthusiasm that the lucky people in the U.K. had a couple of weeks back when the movie was released in European cinemas. With a crushing $88.4 million dollar opening weekend (the best ever for a Bond film) and very strong weekday grosses, Skyfall will almost certainly pass the highest grossing 007 picture to date, Quantum of Solace, which enjoyed a total accum of $168 million dollars at the domestic box office.
One of the raves that Skyfall is receiving is for its imaginative opening sequence, a staple in the James Bond film franchise. Designed by Daniel Kleinman, and with a cover song performed by Brit sensation Adele, the dreamlike Skyfall opening credit sequence has now been posted online by Kleinman himself. The credit blocks have been removed so you can enjoy the imagery without distraction.
One of the raves that Skyfall is receiving is for its imaginative opening sequence, a staple in the James Bond film franchise. Designed by Daniel Kleinman, and with a cover song performed by Brit sensation Adele, the dreamlike Skyfall opening credit sequence has now been posted online by Kleinman himself. The credit blocks have been removed so you can enjoy the imagery without distraction.
- 11/15/2012
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
I'm a big James Bond fan, and I absolutely loved Skyfall! One of the things I enjoy watching from all of the Bond films is the stylistic opening title sequence. They're fun, classy, and trippy. I liked this title title sequence, and I especially liked Adele's theme song. Daniel Kleinman created the opening sequence for Skyfall, and it's now available online for you to watch whenever you want! Thank you internet! If you haven't watched Skyfall yet, I highly recommend that you do it as soon as you can. It was one of my favorite 007 films! Watch the title sequence, and let us know how you think it ranks among the rest of the Bond movies' opening titles!
Skyfall Titles - Daniel Kleinman from Rattling Stick on Vimeo.
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Skyfall Titles - Daniel Kleinman from Rattling Stick on Vimeo.
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- 11/15/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Warning: If you haven’t seen Skyfall yet, there’s a video spoiler ahead!
It wouldn’t be a proper James Bond movie without opening titles packed full of twisting visuals accompanied by a plum tune. The opening sequence designed by Daniel Kleinman for Skyfall, which opened in theaters last Friday to a bonanza at the box office, definitely has visual extravagance to spare, scored to the throaty grit of Adele singing the title song. Check out the opening credits sequence, sans the actual credits, newly out online below. Similar in feel to the complex opening of David Fincher’s U.
It wouldn’t be a proper James Bond movie without opening titles packed full of twisting visuals accompanied by a plum tune. The opening sequence designed by Daniel Kleinman for Skyfall, which opened in theaters last Friday to a bonanza at the box office, definitely has visual extravagance to spare, scored to the throaty grit of Adele singing the title song. Check out the opening credits sequence, sans the actual credits, newly out online below. Similar in feel to the complex opening of David Fincher’s U.
- 11/15/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
The best part of James Bond's big return to theaters after a four-year absence? Perhaps the opening credits, which were designed by Daniel Kleinman and scored with Adele's fantastic "Skyfall" theme song. Now, James Bond fans can watch the credits sequence -- minus the credits -- via the magic of the internet.
Badass Digest unearthed the scene, which you can watch above. Kleinman is famous for his Bond credits sequences: He started working on the franchise with 1995's "Goldeneye" and worked all the way through 2006's "Casino Royale." Kleinman left the series for "Quantum of Solace," but returned with a bang for "Skyfall."
Watch the credits above. "Skyfall," which has grossed over $538 million worldwide, is out in theaters now.
[via Badass Digest]...
Badass Digest unearthed the scene, which you can watch above. Kleinman is famous for his Bond credits sequences: He started working on the franchise with 1995's "Goldeneye" and worked all the way through 2006's "Casino Royale." Kleinman left the series for "Quantum of Solace," but returned with a bang for "Skyfall."
Watch the credits above. "Skyfall," which has grossed over $538 million worldwide, is out in theaters now.
[via Badass Digest]...
- 11/14/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The opening title sequence from Skyfall has emerged online. The video, backed by Adele's theme song, is Daniel Kleinman's full 3-minute 50-second Bond intro but without text credits for cast and crew. The Skyfall visual ties into the themes of Daniel Craig's latest James Bond outing, showing a presumed-dead 007 being dragged to the bottom of a river and walking through his crumbling family home Skyfall lodge. Kleinman, whose production company Rattling Stick released the Skyfall video, made his Bond debut with 1995's GoldenEye and has designed (more)...
- 11/14/2012
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
What did you think of the opening credit sequence in Skyfall? Personally I was a little disappointed (which doesn't mean I hated it, so calm down). I love Adele's title track, but the credits themselves seemed a little cluttered to me. Recent Bond credits I really liked included Casino Royale and, even though it's a terrible movie, the oily credits to The World is Not Enough were quite great. Well, the opening sequence for Skyfall is now online, the only difference being there are no actual credits. Give it a look below and share your thoughts on your favorite credit sequences in the franchise in the comments. The sequence was designed by Daniel Kleinman who, consequently, also designed the titles for Casino Royale and The World Is Not Enough as well as Die Another Day, Tomorrow Never Dies and GoldenEye.
- 11/14/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The opening title sequence for the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall , is now online thanks to its creator, Daniel Kleinman. The sequence features the now well-known title track by Adele. You can watch it in the player below! With £1.2m earned on Tuesday and a total of of £74.3m, Skyfall has become the second-highest grossing film ever in the UK and the highest-grossing movie in 2D. It has overtaken Titanic , which grossed £69 m. Avatar is the highest-grossing film ever in the UK with £94 m. In North America, the Sam Mendes-directed film has reached $109.1 million and the worldwide total stands at $538.7 million.
- 11/14/2012
- Comingsoon.net
[This early review of Skyfall is submitted by CA reader Dalton's Chin Dimple, an avid fan of James Bond]
I am going to try and remain as spoiler-free as possible and not discuss anything that hasn’t already been revealed in teasers, trailers and the cast interviews for Skyfall. I will also avoid mentioning anything that would take away your enjoyment of the film. Let me say straight off that I could see this James Bond movie being divisive. I think people will either love it or hate it. I don’t think many people will come out in the middle.
The reviewers in the press are talking about Skyfall being “Best Bond Ever!” but I think some people expecting a wildly different Bond (in character and modus operandi) to Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace will be disappointed. If you like Daniel Craig in the role and enjoy the new direction the franchise has taken since Casino Royale in 2006 then this will be right up your alley. If...
I am going to try and remain as spoiler-free as possible and not discuss anything that hasn’t already been revealed in teasers, trailers and the cast interviews for Skyfall. I will also avoid mentioning anything that would take away your enjoyment of the film. Let me say straight off that I could see this James Bond movie being divisive. I think people will either love it or hate it. I don’t think many people will come out in the middle.
The reviewers in the press are talking about Skyfall being “Best Bond Ever!” but I think some people expecting a wildly different Bond (in character and modus operandi) to Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace will be disappointed. If you like Daniel Craig in the role and enjoy the new direction the franchise has taken since Casino Royale in 2006 then this will be right up your alley. If...
- 11/2/2012
- by Daltons chin dimple
- Corona's Coming Attractions
By Dave Worrall
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I went to the media screening of the new James Bond film SkyFall last night at the "home" of 007 - the Odeon Leicester Square. All 1600 seats were taken, and the buzz of anticipation in the auditorium was overwhelming. They were not disappointed, as this 23rd film in the series unfolded in spectacular fashion.
I'm not one for revealing story lines, and I'm not about to change that habit here. However, press releases have disclosed the story (a simple one at that) of Bond being sent in pursuit of a stolen hard drive that contains the names of secret agents around the world who have infiltrated terrorist organizations. We soon discover the nemesis behind the plot, which leads to a vendetta against Mi6 and 'M' - and a scenario that Bond has to resolve.
All the "elements" of a...
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I went to the media screening of the new James Bond film SkyFall last night at the "home" of 007 - the Odeon Leicester Square. All 1600 seats were taken, and the buzz of anticipation in the auditorium was overwhelming. They were not disappointed, as this 23rd film in the series unfolded in spectacular fashion.
I'm not one for revealing story lines, and I'm not about to change that habit here. However, press releases have disclosed the story (a simple one at that) of Bond being sent in pursuit of a stolen hard drive that contains the names of secret agents around the world who have infiltrated terrorist organizations. We soon discover the nemesis behind the plot, which leads to a vendetta against Mi6 and 'M' - and a scenario that Bond has to resolve.
All the "elements" of a...
- 10/13/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
P&G has launched the second in its series of Olympics-themed ads, this time paying tribute to children as well as mothers.
The ad has not been localised for the Australian market, instead using the American spelling of the abbreviation for mother, ‘mom’ rather than ‘mum’.
It will run as a 30-second spot in Australia, screening nationally from 27 July.
The man behind the camera for this spot is British director Danny Kleinman, famed for spots for Guinness, Levi’s and Johnnie Walker.
The ad comes some weeks after the launch of ‘Thank you mum’, an ad that dofts its cap to mothers directed by Babel and Amores Perros director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
The ad has not been localised for the Australian market, instead using the American spelling of the abbreviation for mother, ‘mom’ rather than ‘mum’.
It will run as a 30-second spot in Australia, screening nationally from 27 July.
The man behind the camera for this spot is British director Danny Kleinman, famed for spots for Guinness, Levi’s and Johnnie Walker.
The ad comes some weeks after the launch of ‘Thank you mum’, an ad that dofts its cap to mothers directed by Babel and Amores Perros director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
- 7/11/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
So, boys and girls, what do we know about the next James Bond movie – aka Bond 23?
Well, there are — as former Us secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once said (about something else entirely) — some “known knowns”. Then there are some known unknowns and, quite possibly — although our head hurts just thinking about it — some unknown unknowns… and even…
Oh, look. Here’s what we know for sure — and what’s just been made up in the press, quite frankly…
What’S The Release Date?
We do know this one! It’s 26th October 2012 in the UK; and 9th November in the USA. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Who Are The Producers?
That would be Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. The distributors (and what a tangle That caused when MGM went into financial meltdown) are MGM and Sony Pictures. The MGM/Sony pairing has also been confirmed for Bond 24.
Who’S In It?...
Well, there are — as former Us secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once said (about something else entirely) — some “known knowns”. Then there are some known unknowns and, quite possibly — although our head hurts just thinking about it — some unknown unknowns… and even…
Oh, look. Here’s what we know for sure — and what’s just been made up in the press, quite frankly…
What’S The Release Date?
We do know this one! It’s 26th October 2012 in the UK; and 9th November in the USA. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Who Are The Producers?
That would be Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. The distributors (and what a tangle That caused when MGM went into financial meltdown) are MGM and Sony Pictures. The MGM/Sony pairing has also been confirmed for Bond 24.
Who’S In It?...
- 9/15/2011
- by Tony Greenway
- Obsessed with Film
Hollywood hunk Ben Affleck has signed a $1.8 million deal to be the face of popular British deodorant Lynx. The Jersey Girl star, whose new wife Jennifer Garner is expecting their first child this year, will appear in TV advertisements directed by Danny Klienman. Affleck has previously starred in ads for Burger King as a child actor and L'Oreal Elvive hair products in 2003.
- 8/26/2005
- WENN
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