Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 5, 2008 in
Cinema 
Come November 14th I’ve got to so see this flick! I’m already in love with the poster art — it’s like James Bond is thinking “Yeah it’s perfectly normal to have some explosive residue on my designer tux while strolling down the desert with my fashion model friend with a handgun on hand to deal with any arch villains whom we might just run across in the hood”. Not only that but James Bond can even wear a hanky in his jacket pocket and make it look good…
Tags: 007, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko, Quantum of Solace
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 3, 2008 in
Cinema,
Television 
My favorite John Barry theme is from the 1960 film Beat Girl, but with the current James Bond buzz I’m happy to see John Barry get some long overdue recognition for his talent.
John Barry invented the spy movie score
Unique arrangements ushered in a new genre of films
“Very few composers can be said to have created a new style of film music,” says David Arnold. “John Barry single-handedly created the spy genre.” Arnold, who recently completed scoring “Quantum of Solace” (his fifth James Bond score), has a long way to go to catch up to Barry’s record of 11 complete 007 scores (not counting his arrangement of the original “James Bond Theme” for “Dr. No”).
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Tags: 007, 1962, James Bond, John Barry, Soundtrack
