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#SPECTRE and the cost of every @007 James Bond movie made to date – an annotated infographic

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Spectre, the 24th official Bond movie, is rumoured to have cost $350m to produce, making it one of the most expensive films ever made and totalling more than the budgets of the first nine Bond movies combined. It better be good, that’s all we can say. What we can definitely tell you is that the new issue of E&T magazine is our James Bond 007 SPECTRE special and we dare to suggest that it’s really rather good. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #SPECTRE and the cost of every @007 James Bond movie made to date – an annotated infographic

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E&T celebrates the latest @007 adventure #SPECTRE with our special James Bond issue

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The new issue of E&T Magazine – now available online – celebrates the release of Spectre, the latest James Bond 007 film. We look at the best of the Bond series, checking out 7 evil plans, 7 villainous lairs, 7 gadgets and 7 stunts. It’s our engineering and technology licence to thrill. Continue reading E&T celebrates the latest @007 adventure #SPECTRE with our special James Bond issue

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#SPECTRE could be @007 James Bond’s last film for Sony Pictures – an annotated infographic

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After the UK premiere and nationwide opening of Spectre on October 26, the James Bond franchise will be open to the highest bidder, as the four-movie distribution deal between Sony Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer expires. Given that each of the most recent Bond films has made an incredible amount of money – Skyfall being one of a very select number of films to trouser £100 million at the UK box office alone (look at the bar graph below!) – you can expect the competition for the rights to be fierce. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #SPECTRE could be @007 James Bond’s last film for Sony Pictures – an annotated infographic

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#Skylab space station launched 40 years ago – an annotated graphic

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May 14, 1973: America launched its first space station, Skylab. June 29, 1979: James Bond’s first space adventure Moonraker opened in cinemas. This is not a coincidence. July 11, 1979: NASA plans to boost Skylab to a higher orbit using the snazzy new Space Shuttle, but that project gets delayed and Skylab ultimately disintegrates on re-entry to the earth’s atmosphere, raining debris down on the peculiarly Scottish-sounding Balladonia region of Western Australia. More Skyfall than Skylab, one might say. Space fans can enjoy our infographic today about the history of Skylab, below. We’ve also included the tremendously exciting movie poster … Continue reading #Skylab space station launched 40 years ago – an annotated graphic

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James Bond films, the big box office smackdown – an annotated graphic #Skyfall

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Here’s an interesting graphic, doomed to be out of date within a month we know, but hey, this is the interwebs, we live in the moment, today is the parent of tomorrow, yesterday is the grandparent of next week, this afternoon is the nephew of this morning and… umm… sorry, went off track a bit there.  Let’s start again. Here’s an interesting graphic, lining up all the James Bonds to date and laying out the box office gross for each film. Skyfall is almost certainly destined to make more money than any previous film, which will make Daniel Craig the … Continue reading James Bond films, the big box office smackdown – an annotated graphic #Skyfall

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James Bond from Dr No to Skyfall – 50 years of gadgets, an annotated graphic #Skyfall

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As the Royal Albert Hall red carpet prepares to unfurl itself and welcome the expensively soled shoes of the Skyfall stars – notably Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Judi Dench – we offer our own small contribution to James Bond mania with this look back at 50 years of gadgets. Cars, guns and everyday objects given a snappy technological twist by Q branch – they’re all here. We’re pleased to see Oddjob’s hat getting a look in, but whither Jaws’ teeth? Gnawing through that cable car wire gave Roger Moore the fright of his life halfway up that mountain. If … Continue reading James Bond from Dr No to Skyfall – 50 years of gadgets, an annotated graphic #Skyfall