JAMES BOND 007 MAGAZINE | James Bond 50th Anniversary 1962-2012

Dr. No is one of five James Bond films being screened at the 65th Cannes Film Festival

May 16-27 2012 - 007 makes his 50th anniversary debut at the 65th Cannes film festival.
Park Circus and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios are pleased to announce a special celebration at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival to mark the 50th Anniversary on the big screen of Ian Fleming’s James Bond.

Five James Bond films will screen in new digital versions as part of the Cinema de la Plage screenings.

The celebration will kick off with a 50th anniversary screening of Dr. No directed by Terence Young and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress.

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Designing 007 - Fifty years of Bond Style
The Barbican marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise, from 1962's Dr. No to this year's SkyFall, with a unique exhibition showcasing the inside story of the design and style of the world's most influential and iconic movie brand.

In collaboration with EON Productions and with unprecedented access to their archives, Designing 007 will be a multi-sensory experience, immersing audiences in the creation and development of Bond style over its auspicious 50 year history.

Exhibition opens 6 July 2012
http://www.barbican.org.uk/bond

February 22 2012
OMEGA celebrates fifty years of James Bond in film
OMEGA celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the first James Bond film with the launch of two commemorative limited edition watches, a press conference and a showcase of props from every James Bond film at its new Westfield Stratford (England) boutique.

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January 15 2012
Opening 17th January 2012 at Beaulieu, BOND IN MOTION is a collaboration between Eon Productions and Beaulieu and features fifty vehicles to celebrate fifty years of 007 movies. BOND IN MOTION will run from 17th January to December 2012 in the National Motor Museum.

The exhibition, the largest of its kind staged anywhere in the world showcases 50 of the best loved and most iconic James Bond vehicles.
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James Bond Royal Mail commemorative sheets - 007 Posters Dr. No & Quantum of Solace

January 15 2012

JAMES BOND NEEDS YOU - FANS TO DECIDE 007'S BEST EVER POSTER

Royal Mail are marking the 50th anniversary of the James Bond series with a very special limited edition commemorative sheet, featuring ten iconic Bond movie poster labels alongside ten, first class, Union Flag stamps. With 22 movies to choose from however, the task of deciding exactly which of the iconic Bond images will make it into the pack is fiendishly difficult. Which is where you come in because the final ten posters will be chosen not by Royal Mail, but by you, Bond’s most loyal fans. Every Bond movie poster from the last 50 years is available here to view, allowing you the once in a lifetime opportunity to decide which of your favourite ten will be immortalised in this special edition.

Voting closes on 27th January 2012 and the sheets will be available from 1st May 2012.

Vote for your top 10 now at http://www.007.com/vote/royalmail

BOND 50: Celebrating five decades of James Bond 007

January 12 2012

In celebration of James Bond’s monumental golden anniversary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today unveiled BOND 50, a collectible box-set featuring all 22 James Bond films on Blu-ray Disc for the first time in one complete offering. The longest running film franchise of all time, the Bond 50 collection marks the debut of nine James Bond films previously unavailable in high definition Blu-ray. Fans around the world can pre-order now with participating online retailers.

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50 YEARS OF JAMES BOND