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The 23rd Bond film “Skyfall” finally arrives after numerous production delays and stumbles. How does 007 fare on his 50th anniversary?…

Dame Judi Dench has enjoyed a long and illustrious career. So it is with greta sadness that Electroshadow received the news she will be retiring from acting after “Skyfall”. She is suffering from an eye condition which is slowly diminishing her eyesight, and Dench would like to bow out of the showbiz limelight gracefully. She’sContinue Reading

Daniel Craig is cementing his status as one of the best Bonds ever. Funny how that’s turned out, considering how controversial a choice he was in the beginning, even spurring a malicious online movement called Craignotbond.com. At this point, no one can deny he’s been doing a great job in the role. It’s certainly noContinue Reading

When the producers of the Bond franchise reinvented the world-famous spy in a more realistic, gritty manner a la Jason Bourne, one the things they consciously left out was the character of Q. Short for Quartermaster, MI6′s resident gadget expert was seen as too gimmicky. After 2 oh-so-serious Bond films however, Barbara Broccoli and MichaelContinue Reading

John Logan has built a name writing films like “Gladiator”, “The Aviator” and “The Last Samurai”. He’s also got a great track record working with some of the industry’s top directors. Now he’s added Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) to the list, with whom he’s doing the latest James Bond movie “Skyfall”. Comingsoon managed to speakContinue Reading

First things first: we can stop calling the next James Bond film “Bond23″. The official title is “Skyfall”. Simple and catchy enough. I have no strong feelings for or against it. And the meaning, like most Bond titles, is pretty much indecipherable. But it’s definitely nowhere as nonsensical as “Quantum Of Solace”. Daniel Craig andContinue Reading

This biopic about Marilyn Monroe focuses on her time in England and her rocky relationship with the English…

A bunch of pensioners decide to spend their golden years in India, but discover the home is anything unlike what was advertised…