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007

blech:

Bond’s 3D-Printed Aston Martin Makes ‘Skyfall’ Debut:

How did Skyfall filmmakers ensure the safety of the original (and rare) 1960 Aston Martin DB 5 that appeared in the very first Bond film? Three-dimensional printing company Voxeljet created three printed replicas to keep the original one out of harm’s way.

To make the replicas as close to the original as possible, they printed plastic parts using the highly advancedVX4000 3D printer for large format printing. After printing 18 parts, they then put them together them the same way a real car would be assembled.

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totalfilm:

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merseytart:

Interesting (“interesting”) detail from the Skyfall poster.  

Bond film cast lists are usually quite rigid: under the title, it goes girl/villain/second girl.  This one’s got villain (Bardem), whoever it is (Fiennes), girl (Harris) and second girl (Marlohe).  Except Naomie Harris is hardly in the trailer, whereas Berenice Marlohe is all over it: if Naomie is the main girl, she doesn’t change her clothes much.  

And where the hell did Albert Finney come from?  I knew he was in it, but he hasn’t appeared in any promotional material whatsoever.  

Apologies for the over-analysis.

Intriguing!

‘jb:daf’

movietitlecards:

Skyfall (2012) // Sam Mendes

merseytart:

vivatvintage:

Ian Fleming’s Quantum of Solace in the Australian Women’s Weekly, 1961

Funny how attitudes change.  The only story chosen for a woman’s magazine from For Your Eyes Only was the tale of a self-destructing relationship.  I’m sure The Hildebrand Rarity’s vengeful wife would be picked now.

celluloidshadows:

Click the pic to watch the original theatrical trailer for the very first James Bond film “Dr. No” (1962) starring Sean Connery. 

merseytart:

One delivery, and I complete my collection of Bond hardcovers with the fabulous Michael Gilette artwork.

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merseytart:

*sigh* Beautiful stuff.

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famouspeoplesmoking:

Ian Fleming

“Smoking I find the most ridiculous of all the varieties of human behavior and practically the only one that is entirely against nature.

Can you imagine a cow or any animal taking a mouthful of smoldering straw than breathing in the smoke and blowing it out through its nostrils?” 
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger