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Give me a good editor and all is fine - all else was pretty great in the last film...here´s still dreaming of a well cut version of QOS - mostly of the roof top chase. Imagine that - running, jumping and pouting DC, whom you actualy SEE. :shock:
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..

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And no full on zoom in on a rape victim.
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bumblebee wrote:And no full on zoom in on a rape victim.
THANK YOU! :shock: What were they thinking?
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Elaine_Figgis wrote:
bumblebee wrote:And no full on zoom in on a rape victim.
THANK YOU! :shock: What were they thinking?
Maybe the editor took a bathroom break at that point.
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Good so I'm not the only one who was uncomfortable with that. I remember seeing that in theaters and I was like "WOAH not liking the close-ups at all".
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calypso wrote:http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun ... fghanistan

Bond 23 in Afghanistan?
Remember "The Living Daylights"? I wonder if Quantum is there too? :lol:
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Paul Haggis tipped to be writing Bond 23 screenplay

http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?ite ... mi6&s=news
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Sounds good :D. I really hope he'll do the job again, because he's very talented, but I understand if there isn't a statement. For me a few secrets make the whole thing more interesting :lol:.
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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=56244

Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures have today announced that Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen), Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale) will be the screenwriters of the 23rd James Bond adventure.

Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in the film, which will be a MGM release of an EON production. "Bond 23" is the latest installment in the longest-running franchise in motion picture history and will be produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. A date for the start of production is yet to be confirmed.

"Peter, Neal and Robert are extraordinarily talented and we're looking forward to working with the three of them," commented Wilson and Broccoli.

Peter Morgan is the award-winning writer of such films as The Last King of Scotland, The Queen and Frost/Nixon, which was based on his play. He has also scripted the upcoming "The Special Relationship" for HBO and Hereafter for DreamWorks. He will turn his attention to "Bond 23" on completion of these duties.

Since 1991, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have collaborated on a diverse range of projects including The Italian Job, Johnny English and the past four Bond films. They recently adapted John Le Carre's The Mission Song and are also working on the upcoming sequel The Brazilian Job.
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Interesting article. Of course it's a bit sad that Paul doesn't do the job, but I think Peter will do a great job. I saw Frost/Nixon and loved it. I'm really excited about what they create in the end.
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James Bond Prefers Brunettes
Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but according to a newly released academic study, that isn’t quite the case for James Bond.



According to the Telegraph, a group of researchers have found that the famous secret agent in fact prefers brunettes overall—specifically, those with long hair, an American accent and who carry weapons.

This decidedly odd research information resulted from a group of academics who assessed the physical traits of 195 female characters in the first 20 official James Bond movies, then contrasted the characteristics of the 98 who had ‘sexual contact’ with Bond with those of the 97 who did not.

Their findings have been published in the journal Sex Roles and are meant to examine how Bond girls have changed over the years as well as exploring what kind of women end up with 007.

Unsurprisingly, those classified as Bond’s sexual partners tended to be younger, slimmer and more attractive than the women he does not bed. They are also less likely to wear glasses. Examples included Moonraker’s Lois Chiles as Dr Holly Goodhead and Lana Wood as Plenty O’Toole in Diamonds Are Forever.



The average age of the women was estimated at 26. Overall, 46 were deemed to have had ‘strong’ sexual contact with Bond, while a further 52 were classified as having ‘mild’ contact (such as kissing).

27% were blonde, while 40% had black hair, 19% brown and 9% red. For whatever reason, Bond more often ended up getting intimate with the dark-haired Bond girls. Furthermore, 18% of women with long hair were more likely to end up in a sexual situation with 007 than the 22% who had short hair.

Bond girls with an American accent accounted for one-fourth of the total, but but those that did were more likely to have some form of sexual contact with Bond than the 43% who had a European accent of some kind.

A majority of female characters engaged in some sexual activity, particularly those in major roles. And the great majority of sexual behaviours involved Bond himself,’ says the research team, led by Kimberly Neuendorf, professor of communication at Cleveland State University, Ohio.

‘Every Bond film has multiple female characters who variously tempt, distract, and assist James in his latest mission. At least one ‘Bond girl’ is particularly striking—a woman with an adventurous nature, cunning attributes, strong potential for romantic entanglement with Bond, and a sense of self-assurance, whose name—Pussy Galore, Honey Ryder, or Holly Goodhead, for example—is as provocative as the character she portrays.’

On a negative note, the study also found that one in five female characters were dead by the end of the movie, including many who had had sexual contact with Bond.



On a bizarre note, Bond was more likely to have sexual contact with a woman if she used a weapon than if she did not. Two women attempted to kill 007 before sexual contact, two tried during sex, and a further 10 tried afterwards.

‘The women of Bond are eternally attractive,’ the report stated. ‘Their typically slender body type … is unchanged over time. The women of Bond continue to be portrayed in a rather limited and sex-stereotyped manner. The ultimate penalty for a woman in a Bond film—death—seems to accrue from promiscuity and daring to threaten the ultimate iconic masculine hero, James Bond.’

‘This study provides further evidence of the continued sexualisation, marginalisation, and disposability of women within Bond films. The Bond films glorify the sometimes chauvinistic persona of Bond.’

‘Bond single-handedly takes on any ‘bad guy’, saves the world and always gets the girl. Bond accomplishes these feats by the power of his wit and more importantly through violence.’

Keep your browsers locked on the CommanderBond.net main page—and our brand new Twitter feed—for all the latest news from the world of James Bond.
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Interesting article!!!

Why had I changed my hair colour to blond last week????????
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Screenwriter Paul Haggis, who edited the screenplays for Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, is working on the new script.

http://www.clickliverpool.com/clocked/c ... ights.html
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JEC57 wrote:Screenwriter Paul Haggis, who edited the screenplays for Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, is working on the new script.

http://www.clickliverpool.com/clocked/c ... ights.html
i think that is not correct now as Eon officially announced Purvis/WQade and Morgan today.
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