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17 May 2007 - 23:32
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Now on the CBn main page...
I've not seen this mentioned elsewhere on the site and only just heard about it myself. link It's in my part of the world so I'm going to try and go. Anyone got any questions for the twosome about CR, the follow up or any of the others they've written (other than "Which one of you two came up with "Yo Mama?")?  Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 March 2004 From: Southern California |
18 May 2007 - 00:04
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Yeah i would like to ask "when are you going to be replaced?"
 They clearly redeemed themselves on the screenplay for "CR" after that mess from "DAD", but I think neither of them will ever confirm who put that "yo mama" line in the script. it was all halle's fault of course.   S.P.E.C.T.R.E: The Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 31 August 2003 |
18 May 2007 - 13:50
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http://www.hayfestival.com/wales/browse.as...lue=26-May-2007
Saturday 26 May 07 Event 67 at 19:00 Ken Adam and Christopher Frayling talk to Francine Stock Featuring: The pre-eminent cinema Production Designer and his biographer discuss his work from creating the look of the Bond movies and his classic Dr Strangelove sets, to his Oscar-winning work on Barry Lyndon and The Madness of King George. • Price: £8.00 http://www.hayfestival.com/wales/browse.as...lue=27-May-2007 Sunday 27 May 07 Event 118 at 19:00 Neal Purvis & Robert Wade Featuring: The Bond screenwriters (a million bucks a page to make) discuss their work, and how to follow Casino Royale. Sponsored By: Skillset Screen Academy for Wales • Price: £8.00 |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 7 November 2006 From: Surrey, UK |
18 May 2007 - 15:49
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I would recommend the Ken Adam Q&A. I went to one in Edinburgh a couple of years back and it was superb. He's got such a detailed, intuitive memory for his cinematic career. Though don't expect to get a question in as he has an ability to talk. Not that he is at all boring, but one question will set him off for hours (in a good way).
Though someone might want to ask why he really never did any Bond films after MOONRAKER. He hinted at why when I asked and his answer was quite interesting (in a veiled way). |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
18 May 2007 - 21:51
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QUOTE(Zorin Industries @ 18 May 2007 - 11:49)  He hinted at why when I asked and his answer was quite interesting (in a veiled way). What was his answer, Zorin Industries? I know that topic is brought up in the biography with Christopher Frayling.  ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 31 August 2003 |
18 May 2007 - 22:15
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On Thursday, 2nd December 1999 Ken Adam was interviewed by film writer and Rector of the Royal College of Art, Christopher Frayling, at The Institute of Education, London as part of the 1999 British Design & Art Direction President's Lectures. This was before they both received knighthoods.
When Adam was asked why he stopped doing Bonds, his pause was pregnant, to the audience's amusement. He stated that he was exhausted after doing Moonraker. He went on to explain that he felt at home making the Bonds with certain people and that the personnel changed after Moonraker. Earlier on, Adam had suggested that the current Bonds are "not larger than life." Adam affirmed, however, that he still watches the series. The specific intent behind For Your Eyes Only was, in part, to reduce production costs. However, Ken Adam was busy doing Herbert Ross's film adaptation of Dennis Potter's Pennies From Heaven, so could not participate in the film even though he had been asked to do it. |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
18 May 2007 - 22:59
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Seems to defintely sum things up, ACE.
 Now on the CBn main page...
~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
19 May 2007 - 01:30
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Looks like Charlie Higson isn't going to be a Hay this year (he was last year). Bummer.
 "Fandom is where people come together and complain about what they like." Visit The Young Bond Dossier, now the OFFICIAL site for Young Bond news |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 1 March 2007 From: Los Angeles, CA |
21 May 2007 - 05:20
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QUOTE I think neither of them will ever confirm who put that "yo mama" line in the script. it was all halle's fault of course. It's amazing. LALD was filled with African-American actors using African-American slang and no one complains. One actress portraying an African-American character in DAD uses ONE form of black slang and the world complains about it. Why? What is the problem with one black actress using a slang term in one lousy scene? Why are so many of you up in arms about it? Do you believe that because Jinx was the only African-American character in DAD, she should have sound and behave like a white American? This post has been edited by LadySylvia: 21 May 2007 - 05:21 "I am now aiming precisely at your groin. So speak or forever hold your piece."
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 2 August 2001 From: Oxfordshire |
21 May 2007 - 05:30
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QUOTE(LadySylvia @ 21 May 2007 - 06:20) QUOTE I think neither of them will ever confirm who put that "yo mama" line in the script. it was all halle's fault of course. It's amazing. LALD was filled with African-American actors using African-American slang and no one complains. One actress portraying an African-American character in DAD uses ONE form of black slang and the world complains about it. Why? What is the problem with one black actress using a slang term in one lousy scene? Why are so many of you up in arms about it? Do you believe that because Jinx was the only African-American character in DAD, she should have sound and behave like a white American? Nope. It isn't a funny line, given that it appears to be an attempt at humour, and it stands out as something rather strange to say in context. Reading this thread back and the half-dozen that existed before it, I can't see anyone seeking to make a race point of this, yourself excepted. I was unaware of its connotations - I had not heard the expression before.  "There was a violent cruelty, a pathological desire to wound, quite near the surface in the man." CBn: ...we have people everywhere Only James Bond is James Bond. |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 1 March 2007 From: Los Angeles, CA |
21 May 2007 - 05:56
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QUOTE(Jim @ 20 May 2007 - 22:30) QUOTE(LadySylvia @ 21 May 2007 - 06:20) QUOTE I think neither of them will ever confirm who put that "yo mama" line in the script. it was all halle's fault of course. It's amazing. LALD was filled with African-American actors using African-American slang and no one complains. One actress portraying an African-American character in DAD uses ONE form of black slang and the world complains about it. Why? What is the problem with one black actress using a slang term in one lousy scene? Why are so many of you up in arms about it? Do you believe that because Jinx was the only African-American character in DAD, she should have sound and behave like a white American? Nope. It isn't a funny line, given that it appears to be an attempt at humour, and it stands out as something rather strange to say in context. Reading this thread back and the half-dozen that existed before it, I can't see anyone seeking to make a race point of this, yourself excepted. I was unaware of its connotations - I had not heard the expression before. It's . . . strange? How does the term "yo mama" coming out of the mouth of an African-American character be strange? Why not say the same about the dialogue spoken by some of the characters in LALD? This post has been edited by LadySylvia: 21 May 2007 - 05:58 "I am now aiming precisely at your groin. So speak or forever hold your piece."
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 2 August 2001 From: Oxfordshire |
21 May 2007 - 07:05
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QUOTE(LadySylvia @ 21 May 2007 - 06:56) QUOTE(Jim @ 20 May 2007 - 22:30) QUOTE(LadySylvia @ 21 May 2007 - 06:20) QUOTE I think neither of them will ever confirm who put that "yo mama" line in the script. it was all halle's fault of course. It's amazing. LALD was filled with African-American actors using African-American slang and no one complains. One actress portraying an African-American character in DAD uses ONE form of black slang and the world complains about it. Why? What is the problem with one black actress using a slang term in one lousy scene? Why are so many of you up in arms about it? Do you believe that because Jinx was the only African-American character in DAD, she should have sound and behave like a white American? Nope. It isn't a funny line, given that it appears to be an attempt at humour, and it stands out as something rather strange to say in context. Reading this thread back and the half-dozen that existed before it, I can't see anyone seeking to make a race point of this, yourself excepted. I was unaware of its connotations - I had not heard the expression before. It's . . . strange? How does the term "yo mama" coming out of the mouth of an African-American character be strange? Why not say the same about the dialogue spoken by some of the characters in LALD? I wasn't aware that it was something that was inherently African-American; I took it at face value as a line of dialogue that wasn't very funny. Could have come from anyone and it still wouldn't be funny. Accordingly I believed and believe it to be a strange thing to say as I don't understand why anyone would say it. "There was a violent cruelty, a pathological desire to wound, quite near the surface in the man." CBn: ...we have people everywhere Only James Bond is James Bond. |
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