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Thanks for posting Germangirl. It is a great read! Between this and the USA article from the link on the home page, we're learning a lot about the new movie. Sounds very, very good and deeply emotional. Cant' wait!
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The new Aston Martin DBS gets pulses racing in USA
With only 240 copies coming to America, the Aston Martin DBS is about as rare as they come. Chances are you will never see one roaming your local roadways and quite frankly many Americans have no idea what the brand is really about. The easiest way to see Aston’s halo car is to head to your local video store and rent "Casino Royale," the last James Bond flick. In it, Daniel Craig’s Bond royally wrecks a DBS by rolling it seven and a half times - a world record. Hurts just watching - reports King5.
Historically 007 has a thing for Aston Martins. Competing with Doc Brown’s Delorean and Bullit’s Mustang for Most Famous Movie Car Ever is the Aston Martin DB5 from "Goldfinger" (and later "Thunderball"). Equipped with retractable Browning machine guns, tire shedding blades in the wheels, passenger ejection seat and, exotic for the time, a radio telephone, the Aston practically upstaged Sean Connery for star appeal. I could write this piece using all sorts of 007 references but it would annoy you and create work for me. Besides, only trouble can come from using Octopussy in a sentence.
Unlike a movie, the DBS carries a steep admission fee, $265,000 to be exact. There is no stripped model unless you consider the DB9 on which it’s based to be an economy model. The DBS gets all sorts of pieces from the DBRS racing machine. The folks at Aston Martin insist that if a part doesn’t have a go-fast function, it’s not part of the car. The widened fenders become lightweight carbon fiber with a patented resin finish to eliminate the weave pattern normally found on the material. A front splitter and brake cooling slots are added up front, the back gets a lower diffuser. Vents are added to the bonnet (that’s hood to you Mr. America) to help the 6.0-liter 510 horse V12 breath better. More about that later.
For the indecisive, plunking down an entire vault of cash may be the easiest part of the transaction since each car is custom built. Want to match the paint color of that favorite Hot Wheels from your youth? Can do. Pink and yellow interior with burgundy stitching? It’s your car and the folks from Gaydon will acquiesce, though I would hope with some attempt of mild persuasion when poor taste trumps great wealth. The cars on hand at the Dallas, Texas press launch are all tastefully coordinated. Some have “piano black” lacquered wood trim on the instrument panel, others sport textured aluminum. Vegetarians take note, the cabin uses seven hides of leather to complete. Full iPod integration is included, making the DBS the most expensive MP3 player accessory on the market at this writing.
Starting the car is pure theatre. Once situated in the deeply, but not too deeply bolstered seat (and no, there isn’t a passenger ejection option), insert the sapphire crystal key into its slot and hold. After the computer runs a brief diagnostic the V12 burbles to life. Lose the key and a replacement will set you back $2,000. The engine is a work of art in both mechanical and organic fashion like a pair of lungs rendered in alloy. I would be happy to own just the lovely strut tower bracing let alone the whole car.
Slip the short-throw 6-speed manual into gear No. 1 and you’ll enjoy a clutch take-up that’s smooth and easy. Unlike some high strung supercars, the DBS will cruise at triple digits and remain comfortable and easy to drive for everyday use. Given a bump in my paycheck I could see this as my daily commuter. How do I know it can cruise at such lofty speeds? Well, while I didn’t come close to it’s top speed of 191 miles an hour my, uh, driving partner drove in this fashion on the back farm roads of Texas whilst sipping Diet Coke. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. With no testing equipment, the seat of my Levis guestimates that 0-60 happens in around 4.5 seconds. Could be faster.
That doesn’t tell the whole story though, since dropping down a gear and stomping on the gas provides instant passing power. It will blow by a Toyota Sienna minivan impeding your way faster than you can say “Sean Connery was the best Bond ever.” There is wind noise at high speed but it’s even and managed. The bonded aluminum chassis structure is as solid as the Euro these days. Exotic race derived carbon ceramic brakes will scrub off speed so fast the seat belt hurts. The suspension and stability control is electronically adjustable and yes you can tell the difference between regular and sport. My only quibble with the DBS (other than the fact that owning one is out of the question) is that I prefer touch screen navigation units to the knob based unit used here. I’d somehow live with it. The boot, known as the trunk here in the states, is on the small size. If I had my normal bundles of bath tissue on hand to measure it I’d say it scores a 3, maybe 4. That really is an Aston Martin umbrella mounted back there not a cleverly disguised laser cannon.
The question that logically comes up is whether this car is worth its lofty price tag. Who's to say? For wealthy folks who want a rapid transit system tailored specifically to their demanding tastes it's hard to beat. An interesting info McNugget, body panels are all painted horizontally rather the dipped method used for most cars. Aston’s method insures perfectly uniform coating. Indeed, the paint looks so deep you’ll swear you can reach through it. There are precious few options though one is a bit over the top for my sensible Midwest upbringing. It’s a watch. 999 copies will be screwed together at a cost of $30,000. Each. No, that’s not a typo.
Aston Martin is an independent car company now that Ford has sold it to private investors. Considering the DBS is rumored to be sold out for the next five years the company seems to be doing fine. And why not? There are a lot of wealthy people in the world and buyers are encouraged to visit the factory in Gaydon, England to choose colors, watch their cars being hand built and meet the craftsmen doing it. There’s even a driving school to show off the deep capabilities of this car. Now that’s customer service. Because of the small numbers made, the big screen is the only way most of us will see the handsome and athletic DBS. It’s slated for another role in the upcoming James Bond flick "The Quantum of Solace." An odd title to be sure, but the car is to "Live and Let Die" for. Sorry. Dragging out one final Bond cliché, the DBS leaves me stirred, not shaken
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6083&catid=4
With only 240 copies coming to America, the Aston Martin DBS is about as rare as they come. Chances are you will never see one roaming your local roadways and quite frankly many Americans have no idea what the brand is really about. The easiest way to see Aston’s halo car is to head to your local video store and rent "Casino Royale," the last James Bond flick. In it, Daniel Craig’s Bond royally wrecks a DBS by rolling it seven and a half times - a world record. Hurts just watching - reports King5.
Historically 007 has a thing for Aston Martins. Competing with Doc Brown’s Delorean and Bullit’s Mustang for Most Famous Movie Car Ever is the Aston Martin DB5 from "Goldfinger" (and later "Thunderball"). Equipped with retractable Browning machine guns, tire shedding blades in the wheels, passenger ejection seat and, exotic for the time, a radio telephone, the Aston practically upstaged Sean Connery for star appeal. I could write this piece using all sorts of 007 references but it would annoy you and create work for me. Besides, only trouble can come from using Octopussy in a sentence.
Unlike a movie, the DBS carries a steep admission fee, $265,000 to be exact. There is no stripped model unless you consider the DB9 on which it’s based to be an economy model. The DBS gets all sorts of pieces from the DBRS racing machine. The folks at Aston Martin insist that if a part doesn’t have a go-fast function, it’s not part of the car. The widened fenders become lightweight carbon fiber with a patented resin finish to eliminate the weave pattern normally found on the material. A front splitter and brake cooling slots are added up front, the back gets a lower diffuser. Vents are added to the bonnet (that’s hood to you Mr. America) to help the 6.0-liter 510 horse V12 breath better. More about that later.
For the indecisive, plunking down an entire vault of cash may be the easiest part of the transaction since each car is custom built. Want to match the paint color of that favorite Hot Wheels from your youth? Can do. Pink and yellow interior with burgundy stitching? It’s your car and the folks from Gaydon will acquiesce, though I would hope with some attempt of mild persuasion when poor taste trumps great wealth. The cars on hand at the Dallas, Texas press launch are all tastefully coordinated. Some have “piano black” lacquered wood trim on the instrument panel, others sport textured aluminum. Vegetarians take note, the cabin uses seven hides of leather to complete. Full iPod integration is included, making the DBS the most expensive MP3 player accessory on the market at this writing.
Starting the car is pure theatre. Once situated in the deeply, but not too deeply bolstered seat (and no, there isn’t a passenger ejection option), insert the sapphire crystal key into its slot and hold. After the computer runs a brief diagnostic the V12 burbles to life. Lose the key and a replacement will set you back $2,000. The engine is a work of art in both mechanical and organic fashion like a pair of lungs rendered in alloy. I would be happy to own just the lovely strut tower bracing let alone the whole car.
Slip the short-throw 6-speed manual into gear No. 1 and you’ll enjoy a clutch take-up that’s smooth and easy. Unlike some high strung supercars, the DBS will cruise at triple digits and remain comfortable and easy to drive for everyday use. Given a bump in my paycheck I could see this as my daily commuter. How do I know it can cruise at such lofty speeds? Well, while I didn’t come close to it’s top speed of 191 miles an hour my, uh, driving partner drove in this fashion on the back farm roads of Texas whilst sipping Diet Coke. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. With no testing equipment, the seat of my Levis guestimates that 0-60 happens in around 4.5 seconds. Could be faster.
That doesn’t tell the whole story though, since dropping down a gear and stomping on the gas provides instant passing power. It will blow by a Toyota Sienna minivan impeding your way faster than you can say “Sean Connery was the best Bond ever.” There is wind noise at high speed but it’s even and managed. The bonded aluminum chassis structure is as solid as the Euro these days. Exotic race derived carbon ceramic brakes will scrub off speed so fast the seat belt hurts. The suspension and stability control is electronically adjustable and yes you can tell the difference between regular and sport. My only quibble with the DBS (other than the fact that owning one is out of the question) is that I prefer touch screen navigation units to the knob based unit used here. I’d somehow live with it. The boot, known as the trunk here in the states, is on the small size. If I had my normal bundles of bath tissue on hand to measure it I’d say it scores a 3, maybe 4. That really is an Aston Martin umbrella mounted back there not a cleverly disguised laser cannon.
The question that logically comes up is whether this car is worth its lofty price tag. Who's to say? For wealthy folks who want a rapid transit system tailored specifically to their demanding tastes it's hard to beat. An interesting info McNugget, body panels are all painted horizontally rather the dipped method used for most cars. Aston’s method insures perfectly uniform coating. Indeed, the paint looks so deep you’ll swear you can reach through it. There are precious few options though one is a bit over the top for my sensible Midwest upbringing. It’s a watch. 999 copies will be screwed together at a cost of $30,000. Each. No, that’s not a typo.
Aston Martin is an independent car company now that Ford has sold it to private investors. Considering the DBS is rumored to be sold out for the next five years the company seems to be doing fine. And why not? There are a lot of wealthy people in the world and buyers are encouraged to visit the factory in Gaydon, England to choose colors, watch their cars being hand built and meet the craftsmen doing it. There’s even a driving school to show off the deep capabilities of this car. Now that’s customer service. Because of the small numbers made, the big screen is the only way most of us will see the handsome and athletic DBS. It’s slated for another role in the upcoming James Bond flick "The Quantum of Solace." An odd title to be sure, but the car is to "Live and Let Die" for. Sorry. Dragging out one final Bond cliché, the DBS leaves me stirred, not shaken
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6083&catid=4
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I suppose Louise is talking about the show on E! Entertainement
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094678/
where two celebs kinda compete
e.g. Channing Tatum vs. Brad Pitt or Nicole Kidman vs. Jessica Alba
I've never seen it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094678/
where two celebs kinda compete
e.g. Channing Tatum vs. Brad Pitt or Nicole Kidman vs. Jessica Alba
I've never seen it.
Daniel Craig really isn’t homophobic
By Johann Hari
Errrr… I just need to clarify something. About once every two or three weeks, I get a phone-call from one American journalist or another, asking me to “talk publicly” about “Daniel Craig’s homophobic assault” on me. Yes, that’s Daniel ‘007’ Bond, he of the blue trunks, a man who leaves us all shaken and a little stirred. “You need to talk out!” they cry. “For all gay people!”
They have got it into their heads that Craig “attacked” me at the BAFTAs last year because I’m gay. The story cropped up again in this weekend’s Independent on Sunday, where one of Craig’s friends had to defend him at length from charges of being a homophobe.
Well, here’s what happened. I was covering the BAFTA ceremony in London, and it’s not my usual patch: I’m more at home in Gaza or Congo or Darfur than the Grosvenor House. So I stumbled around making lame jokes, hoping this would prompt the stars to give me better jokes to use in my piece. When I curtseyed to Helen Mirren, she smiled and said, “Arise, my child.” I walked up to Forrest Whittaker – who had just won the BAFTA for playing Idi Amin – and said, “Mr Amin, it’s great you’ve won a BAFTA, but the way you treated the Ugandan Asians was appalling.” Blank-faced, he said, “No my man, you’re wrong. I’m an actor. He’s dead now.”
And then I saw Daniel Craig, who had failed to get an award earlier in the evening. I smiled nicely and said, “Mr Craig, you should have worn your blue shorts. They would have had to give you a BAFTA then.” He scowled and spat, “Oh, you’re a fucking fool!” His girlfriend then squealed “Leave it Daniel! It’s not worth it!”, like we were having a brawl outside a pub in Peterborough.
And that’s it. A slightly overheated story about it appeared the next day in the Daily Mail, and from there it spread, and spread.
I feel a bit guilty that a man who has actually been really good on gay issues – he’s played a lot of sympathetic gay characters, and supports gay causes – has been totally unfairly labelled as a homophobe, as a result of me momentarily pissing him off.
I don’t for a second think was being homophobic, and I never did; he just over-reacted to a pretty stupid (and unfunny) attempt at humour from me. Apparently he was testy later that night with Judi Dench and Helen Mirren too – far greater sins than being testy with a mouthy fat hack. I do think he was a bit of a dick, but then so was I – and I started it.
So, to summarise: he didn’t attack me; he’s not anti-gay; I’m not, not, not going on Good Morning America to “speak out” about it. And with that, my blue-trunked friend, I think it’s time to Live and Let Die.
http://blogs.independent.co.uk/openhous ... ig-re.html
By Johann Hari
Errrr… I just need to clarify something. About once every two or three weeks, I get a phone-call from one American journalist or another, asking me to “talk publicly” about “Daniel Craig’s homophobic assault” on me. Yes, that’s Daniel ‘007’ Bond, he of the blue trunks, a man who leaves us all shaken and a little stirred. “You need to talk out!” they cry. “For all gay people!”
They have got it into their heads that Craig “attacked” me at the BAFTAs last year because I’m gay. The story cropped up again in this weekend’s Independent on Sunday, where one of Craig’s friends had to defend him at length from charges of being a homophobe.
Well, here’s what happened. I was covering the BAFTA ceremony in London, and it’s not my usual patch: I’m more at home in Gaza or Congo or Darfur than the Grosvenor House. So I stumbled around making lame jokes, hoping this would prompt the stars to give me better jokes to use in my piece. When I curtseyed to Helen Mirren, she smiled and said, “Arise, my child.” I walked up to Forrest Whittaker – who had just won the BAFTA for playing Idi Amin – and said, “Mr Amin, it’s great you’ve won a BAFTA, but the way you treated the Ugandan Asians was appalling.” Blank-faced, he said, “No my man, you’re wrong. I’m an actor. He’s dead now.”
And then I saw Daniel Craig, who had failed to get an award earlier in the evening. I smiled nicely and said, “Mr Craig, you should have worn your blue shorts. They would have had to give you a BAFTA then.” He scowled and spat, “Oh, you’re a fucking fool!” His girlfriend then squealed “Leave it Daniel! It’s not worth it!”, like we were having a brawl outside a pub in Peterborough.
And that’s it. A slightly overheated story about it appeared the next day in the Daily Mail, and from there it spread, and spread.
I feel a bit guilty that a man who has actually been really good on gay issues – he’s played a lot of sympathetic gay characters, and supports gay causes – has been totally unfairly labelled as a homophobe, as a result of me momentarily pissing him off.
I don’t for a second think was being homophobic, and I never did; he just over-reacted to a pretty stupid (and unfunny) attempt at humour from me. Apparently he was testy later that night with Judi Dench and Helen Mirren too – far greater sins than being testy with a mouthy fat hack. I do think he was a bit of a dick, but then so was I – and I started it.
So, to summarise: he didn’t attack me; he’s not anti-gay; I’m not, not, not going on Good Morning America to “speak out” about it. And with that, my blue-trunked friend, I think it’s time to Live and Let Die.
http://blogs.independent.co.uk/openhous ... ig-re.html
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... After 1900 now 007 with a crew of 350 technicians, Stuntmen, pilots and actors - especially Daniel Craig with his Ukrainian Olga Kurylenko Bond Girl, which is already the official press conference on 19th April at the Hotel Paradiso is where otherwise fresh lovers and married her honeymoon in the heart-shaped pool. Welcher der Stars kommt, und welche Szenen genau am Gardasee gedreht werden, weiß auch Costante Rossi nicht. Which of the stars, and what exactly the Garda scenes will be shot also knows Costante Rossi...
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Director Marc Forster says no to Bond 23, Craig commits
"Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster has confirmed he will not be back for the follow-up adventure "Bond 23".
"If I would ever do a big movie again in that size," he said, "it has to be my own franchise, which I would create from scratch, which I would cast, create the look and really create the franchise on my own."
How about 007 himself? "I want them to stand alone and be good films," Daniel Craig said. "As long as that continues, then we'll keep making them. And if it doesn't, then we'll stop."
Producer Michael G. Wilson has indicated there will be a breather before the 23rd James Bond film starts pre-production, meaning it may be more than two years before Craig is seen as 007 for a third time.
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6093
"Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster has confirmed he will not be back for the follow-up adventure "Bond 23".
"If I would ever do a big movie again in that size," he said, "it has to be my own franchise, which I would create from scratch, which I would cast, create the look and really create the franchise on my own."
How about 007 himself? "I want them to stand alone and be good films," Daniel Craig said. "As long as that continues, then we'll keep making them. And if it doesn't, then we'll stop."
Producer Michael G. Wilson has indicated there will be a breather before the 23rd James Bond film starts pre-production, meaning it may be more than two years before Craig is seen as 007 for a third time.
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6093
"Love anyway. Live anyway. Choose to part of this anyway”
Craig to play 'fat' James Bond in next 007 flick
http://www.thecheers.org/news/Celebrity ... flick.html
*Sigh*...LOL! They take everything Daniel says quite literally don't they? Idiots.
Michelle
*Sigh*...LOL! They take everything Daniel says quite literally don't they? Idiots.
Michelle
Re: Craig to play 'fat' James Bond in next 007 flick
Oh my geez, are these people completely stupid?Misha wrote:http://www.thecheers.org/news/Celebrity ... flick.html
*Sigh*...LOL! They take everything Daniel says quite literally don't they? Idiots.
Michelle
No wonder Daniel never wants to say anything to the press EVER. They completely take literally and at face value a joke or sarcastic comment, but the truths they twist around until they are almost unrecognizable.
for fucks sake, as Daniel would say.
I am not holding my breath for this "fat James Bond" scene.My books!
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Vielleicht macht Craig auch sein Versprechen am Gardasee wahr, einmal "komplett nackt" vor der Kamera zu stehen, nachdem er bereits in hellblauer Kasten-Badehose für einiges Aufsehen sorgte.redluna wrote:... After 1900 now 007 with a crew of 350 technicians, Stuntmen, pilots and actors - especially Daniel Craig with his Ukrainian Olga Kurylenko Bond Girl, which is already the official press conference on 19th April at the Hotel Paradiso is where otherwise fresh lovers and married her honeymoon in the heart-shaped pool. Welcher der Stars kommt, und welche Szenen genau am Gardasee gedreht werden, weiß auch Costante Rossi nicht. Which of the stars, and what exactly the Garda scenes will be shot also knows Costante Rossi...
source: http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/wr/ ... etail.html
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Really, once one starts to really READ all that crap that´s written, its hard to believe, that this is what we nowadays call news - even if its only tabloid news. Probably the world of serious news isn´t in much better shape, which is a bit worrying...
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
