Archive for January, 2008

Several QOS interviews: Daniel Craig, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton

Posted in January 31st, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Daniel Craig, Quantum of Solace

Well, get the flu, and all the interesting news goes on without you.
First off, MSN interviews Daniel Craig, and I like quite a lot of what he has to say. Some of this has appeared on Bond sites already, but there are a few quotes that impress me particularly:
Q: Why is it more of a [...]

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Happy Birthday Minnie Driver

Posted in January 31st, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in James Bond

An actress I adored in such wonderful films as Grosse Point Blank (which has a YOLT homage) and Good Will Hunting, she played a comedically bad Russian country singer in GoldenEye. And today she turns 38!

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How do you like the new site?

Posted in January 30th, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Blogging

Let me know anything that’s not working. Or working. Do you love it? Hate it? Speak up!

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Site of the Week

Posted in January 30th, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Blogging

I have mentioned before that my sister and I have a Mad Men blog. Nice little sideline? NOPE! We are AMC’s Mad Men Site of the Week.
Yay us!

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Entertainment Weekly’s Best & Worst Bond Girls

Posted in January 30th, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Best & Worst, Bond Girls

Riding the wave of Bond news, EW has put together a list of its best and worst Bond girls. (But not in time to get the name of the new movie into the article.)
There’s plenty to agree and disagree with in their choices. Way too much hate on Octopussy, in my opinion, and while I [...]

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How well do you know booze, James?

Posted in January 29th, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Food & Drink

I can’t get the graphic that goes with this fun quiz to display; I don’t know why. Something in Wordpress I think. But click the link to see how well you know alcholic beverages.
95%ALCOHOLIC

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Quantum of Solace will have NOTHING from the story

Posted in January 28th, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Quantum of Solace

IGN has an informative interview with Michael Wilson. Read the whole thing, but the money quote is:
Q: Will Quantum of Solace have anything to do with Fleming’s short story.
Wilson: No, it’s completely original, it doesn’t use any part of the short story.

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Frosty Birthday Wishes

Posted in January 28th, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Birthdays

Die Another Day actress Rosamund Pike turns 29 today.

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Slightly spoilery news about Quantum of Solace

Posted in January 28th, 2008

by Deborah Lipp in Daniel Craig, Quantum of Solace

The London Times has an extensive interview with Mathieu Amalric, mostly about the demands of starring in The Diving Bell and Butterfly, but he also discusses Quantum of Solace.
Before accepting the role, he asked the veteran actor Michael Lonsdale, who played the villainous Sir Hugo Drax in Moonraker, how it had affected his career. “It [...]

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