James Bond vs. Neoliberalism

From the “tripped over this and found it interesting” department:
A blogger with the handle uhhh has recently published a rather unique — and fascinating — take on the 2008 James Bond movie Quantum of Solace. Looking at the film through a sociopolitical spectrum, hosits that the QUANTUM organization, and Dominic Greene’s “Greene Planet” company, [...]

Preposterous elements of Quantum of Solace

The media review website, Television Without Pity , is home to some of the snarkiest writing on the web, and is always an entertaining read. Staffer Zach Oat recently took a look at the Quantum of Solace DVD, in an effort to catalog some of the more… goofy… elements of the 22nd James [...]

QOS nominated for Best Production Design award

Dennis Gassner has received a nomination for a Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Award, for his production design work on Quantum of Solace. His nomination, in the category of “Contemporary Films,” joins Burn After Reading (Jess Gonchor), Gran Torino (Murakami), Slumdog Millionaire (Mark Digby) and The Wrestler (Timothy Grimes).
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Maddox on Quantum of Solace!

One of the best places on the web to check into for some great laughs is The Best Page in the Universe by the singularly-named Maddox. His, um, unique perspective, coupled with his terrific graphic design, makes for an eye-opening reading experience.
Although we don’t necessarily agree with his findings, HIS REVIEW of [...]

QOS one of the worst films of the year!

The film world has been waiting, with bated breath, for the annual Top-10 Worst Films of the Year list from the prestigious One India internet portal.
Sadly, Quantum of Solace is among that wretched company, according to this just-published report.
Not the absolute worst of the year, mind you — that opprobrium went [...]

MTV’s “Things We Learned from QUANTUM OF SOLACE”

The MTV Movies Blog has an amusing list of some of the life lessons which can be gleaned from the latest James Bond movie.
Typical of the list, one of their take-homes addresses a common criticism of Mathieu Amalric’s characterization of the principal villain: “Don’t be fooled — even frail, effete crime kingpins are awesome fighters.”
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Nobody at Sony Pictures is going to be missing any meals…

Quantum of Solace, already breaking box office records worldwide, is looking to do equally amazing business in the US, which isn’t one of the top markets for James Bond movies in the world.
As of 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, it looks like the film has grossed at least $26 million — paving the [...]

This just in — QOS hits the UAE!

The all-important review from the Khaleej Times is now online!
When the Dubai newspaper-of-record gives a new James Bond film the ol’ thumbs-up, we can’t help but sleep a little more peacefully in our beds, knowing that we’ve got a winner on our hands.  The newspaper quotes a diehard 007 fan thusly:
…for Zoheb Bashir, a resident [...]

CBS coverage of QoS royal premier

“The Early Show” on CBS had a segment of the royal premier of Quantum of Solace. Of course, at one point, reporter Sheila MacVicar asks Daniel Craig what the title means. There’s also a shot of Princes William and Harry arriving while the James Bond Theme is playing. MacVicar notes the Sunday [...]

ZOO’s Top 10 Sexiest Bond Girls

British-based teen-boy-wacking-material ZOO.com has a list of their picks for the top 10 sexiest of the James Bond girls.  Whether or not you agree with the list, the piece is striking in that it features some pretty rare photographs of the girls in question.  The one of the perpetually underappreciated Mie Hama (Kissy Suzuki of You [...]