Avengers actor Patrick Macnee has died at the age of 93. Macnee was an actor whose enduring image was that of a suave, well dressed man in suit, bowler hat and umbrella, and always with impeccable manners and witty demeanour but also with a slightly mysterious air. His most famous role was as John Steed […]
Sir Christopher Lee (1922-2015)
News of Sir Christopher Lee’s death at the weekend was released today. A true cinema legend, one of Lee’s most famous roles was playing James Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga in 1974’s The Man With the Golden Gun. It wasn’t the first time Lee had been given consideration to play a Bond villain, as his second […]
Action is highlighted in the latest TV spot for James Bond’s next film, Spectre
The latest TV spot trailer for Spectre has emerged with new but fleeting appearances for Bond co-stars Ben Whishaw, Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux and Dave Bautista. Following the earlier dramatic teaser trailer, this one minute TV spot reprises parts of the original teaser trailer from a few weeks ago but contains additional footage of traditional action sequences […]
Teaser trailer for Spectre released, confirms film follows on from Skyfall and sets the scene for more drama
A teaser trailer for the latest James Bond film, Spectre, has been released and we can see it follows on from Skyfall with the opening shot of a damaged MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross on the Thames. Although 96 seconds long, the trailer also confirms that Spectre follows on from Skyfall, with Moneypenny handing Bond […]
Leaps in technology between European eclipses astounding
Sixteen years after the last Eclipse to reach British shores, the first eclipse of the social media age has impressed many but it’s also interesting to see how technology has progressed since that time. Domestic British access to the internet was still mainly dial-up modem based on August 11 1999 when Cornwall was the only […]