'The Cars of James Bond' Coming In September '08

An upcoming DVD documentary entitled The Cars of James Bond is slated to be released in the UK next month.

While information regarded this upcoming release is limited at the moment, the title will be distributed by Duke International, a leader in the powersport sector of the UK video market, and will retail for £12.99. Release date is 29 September.

007 fans in Australia will also be able to pre-order The Cars of James Bond online as it is scheduled for a Region 4 release on 23 October.

• Order The Cars of James Bond from Amazon.co.uk
• Order The Cars of James Bond from EzyDVD.com.au

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James Bond On Blu-Ray Coming To Australia

007 fans in Australia luckily won’t have to wait too much longer for the arrival of James Bond on Blu-ray.

The first wave of Bond titles (Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only and Die Another Day) are scheduled to be released for Region 4 on Wednesday, 12 November 2008–just a few weeks behind the Region 1 and 2 release dates in late October.

Each title will retail for $39.83 and is currently available to order at EzyDVD.com.au:

REGION 4

James Bond On Blu-ray
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Rittenhouse Returns With James Bond 007 In Motion Trading Cards

Rittenhouse Archives returns this fall with an all-new 63-card James Bond 007 lenticular base set, including three cards for each of the 21 classic James Bond films, from Dr. No through Casino Royale! Each box will contain two Relic/Costume cards and one Autograph card! Full details follow below:

Rittenhouse Archives is excited to once again offer collectors a chance to own an actual piece of James Bond history with some exciting all-new Relic/Costume cards. Some of the prop and costumes include the Gambling Table Felt used by Daniel Craig (James Bond) in Casino Royale, Diamond Bed Sheet used by Pierce Brosan (James Bond) and Halle Berry (Jinx) in final scene of Die Another Day, Cane used by Robbie Coltrane (Valentin Zukovsky) in The World Is Not Enough, Parachute used by Toby Stephens (Gustav Graves) in Die Another Day, Business Cards used by Eva Green (Vesper Lynd) in Casino Royale, and Costumes worn by Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre), Jesper Christensen (Mr. White), Jeffrey Wright (Felix Leiter), Caterino Murino (Solange) in Casino Royale, and other costumes used in the making of other classic James Bond films! There will be single, double, triple and quad costume cards, too!

Other bonus cards in this series include more “Bond Girls Are Forever” Cards, more “Bond Villains” Cards, and “Bond Allies” Cards! Other bonus cards in this series include more “Bond Girls Are Forever” Cards, more “Bond Villains” Cards, and “Bond Allies” Cards, including the first-ever cards for the all-new 007 film Quantum of Solace!

As a bonus, each case will come with an exclusive case-topper Vesper Lynd Dual-Costume Card from Casino Royale. For every three cases purchased, you will receive an exclusive Autograph Card signed by legendary James Bond director Guy Hamiltion (Goldfinger, Diamond Are Forever, Live And Let Die and The Man With The Golden Gun). For every six cases purchases, you will receive an exclusive Autograph Card signed by Roger Moore in Live And Let Die! For every 25 cases ordered, you will receive a James Bond In Motion Archive Box.

Set Configuration:

63 Base Cards
4 Cards Per Pack
24 Packs Per Box
12 Boxes Per Case
SRP: $3.50 per pack

Autographs Include:

• Honor Blackman in Goldfinger
• Margaret Nolan in Goldfinger
• Terence Mountain in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Sid Haig in Diamonds Are Forever
• Alkis Kritikos in For Your Eyes Only
• David Meyer in Octopussy
• Tony Meyer in Octopussy
• Albert Moses in Octopussy
• Patrick Bauchau in A View To A Kill
• John Terry in The Living Daylights
• Thomas Wheatley in The Living Daylights
• Grand L. Bush in Licence To Kill
• Wayne Newton in Licence To Kill
• Priscilla Barnes in Licence To Kill
• Joe Don Baker in GoldenEye
• Kate Gayson in GoldenEye
• Serena Gordon in GoldenEye
• Cecilie Thomsen in Tomorrow Never Dies
• Robert Carlyle in The World Is Not Enough
• Denise Richards in The World is Not Enough
• David Calder in The World Is Not Enough
• Jesper Christensen in Casino Royale
• Ludger Pistor in Casino Royale
• Ivana Milicevic in Casino Royale
• Isaach De Bankole in Casino Royale
• Malcolm Sinclair in Casino Royale
• Richard Sammel in Casino Royale
• Clemens Schick in Casino Royale
• Joseph Millson in Casino Royale
• Daud Shah in Casino Royale
• Daniel Andreas in Casino Royale
• Tsai Chin in Casino Royale
• Urbano Barberini in Casino Royale
• More To Be Announced Soon!

Each James Bond 007 In Motion box will retail for $84.00. Scheduled release date is 29 October 2008. Pre-order online:

• Order the James Bond 007 In Motion Trading Cards from SciFiHobby.com

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Swatch Introduces The 007 Villain Collection

While Omega might be James Bond’s watch of choice, Swiss watch company Swatch is catering it’s newest line–the 007 Villain Collection–to fans of the numerous Bond baddies.

The official press release follows:

Dr. Swatch Plays Bad Guy
to Bond, James Bond

Has Swatch gone over to the other side? In a surprising and provocative move, the mischievous maker of Swiss fashion watches has aligned itself with the enemies of the world’s most famous gentleman spy. “We’ve discovered the dark side of the myth,” said Nicolas G. Hayek, also nicknamed Dr. Swatch. “And we love it. It’s absolutely fascinating.” To avoid any possible misunderstandings, the notorious inspirator of the plastic Swiss watch hastened to explain his intentions: “James Bond would not exist in Ian Fleming’s novels and all the Bond films if strong, powerful villains were not also there. The villains and their henchmen play a crucial role. And if Bond is alive and well today, it is thanks in no small part to the inspiration and enduring power of his enemies.

Indeed, the fascination with Bond’s adversaries has inspired an entirely new collection, due for release in early September. The Swatch 007 Villain Collection is a tribute to the entertaining villains who light up the dark side of twenty-two James Bond films, from Dr. No to the forthcoming Quantum Of Solace.

The Swatch 007 Villain Collection evokes the most memorable of Bond’s adversaries. Who can forget these outlaw heroes, armed to the teeth and dressed to kill? From stylish Dr. No with his metal hands to Oddjob and his deadly bowler, they’re villains Bond fans love to hate.

Swatch is no stranger to special outlaws, in sports for example, and their borderline behavior. The brand is a prominent supporter of outstanding athletes and performers in the special “outlaw” free-style disciplines that test the limits of the sporting experience. From Geraldine Fasnacht to Mat Rebeaud, free-style skiers, X-boarders and free runners, Swatch embraces all special “outlaw” performers.

The Swatch 007 Villain Collection pays tribute to outstanding outlaw actors, too: Christopher Walken’s malevolent Max Zorin deserves his stylish Retrograde; Gerd Froebe’s Goldfinger gets a massive, golden Irony THE Chrono; Lotte Lenya’s Rosa Klebb wields a pair of knuckle-dusters welded to an Irony Lady. And in homage to Casino Royale, poker-faced master of malice Mads Mikkelsen (alias Le Chiffre) takes an Irony Big with an Ace of Spades. There’s more, of course, but the curtain won’t rise on the Villains for another few weeks…

Wrapping up his comments with a mischievous smile, Nicolas Hayek, founder and head of the Swatch Group, the world’s largest watchmaking group, put on his corporate hat: “OMEGA is James Bond’s watch of choice, but real, interesting villains prefer Swatch.”

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James Bond Blu-ray Special Features Confirmed

Since their official announcement last month, details and cover art for the upcoming James Bond Blu-ray discs have started to come in.

The special features that will accompany the first six Bond titles (Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only and Die Another Day) have now been confirmed in a press release.

The listing of extras should look pretty familiar to most 007 fans as it’s merely the special features that debuted on the Ultimate Edition DVDs carried over. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment did confirm to TheHDRoom that the special features would be presented in high-definition.

Furthermore, click here for a closer look at the two boxed sets that will also be released in the US, holding three Bond films each. Both of these sets will include two ‘E-movie cash’ coupons to catch Quantum of Solace in theatres.

For details on the special features that will accompany the Casino Royale Blu-ray disc, click here for CommmanderBond.net’s continuously updated overview.

James Bond Blu-ray – Special Features

Dr. No

• TOP LEVEL ACCESS:
• 007: License to Restore – Featurette Detailing the BOND Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Guns of James Bond
• Premiere Bond
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Dr. No
• Terence Young: Bond Vivant
• Dr. No 1963 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

From Russia With Love

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Ian Fleming: The CBC Interview
• Ian Fleming & Raymond Chandler
• Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs
• Animated Storyboard Sequence
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of From Russia With Love
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside From Russia With Love
• Harry Saltzman: Showman
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Thunderball

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Incredible World of James Bond – Original 1965 NBC Television Special
• A Child’s Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car – 1965 Ford Promotional Film On Location With Ken Adam
• Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies
• Thunderball Boat Show Reel
• Selling Bonds – Original 1965 Television Advertisements
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Thunderball
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Terence Young and Others
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Hunt, John Hopkins and Others
• The Making of Thunderball
• The Thunderball Phenomenon
• The Secret History of Thunderball
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Live And Let Die

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
• Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964
• Live and Let Die Conceptual Art
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Live and Let Die
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Tom Mankiewicz
• Inside Live and Let Die
• On Set With Roger Moore
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

For Your Eyes Only

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles
• Bond in Greece Bond in Cortina
• Neptune’s Journey
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of For Your Eyes Only
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
• Inside For Your Eyes Only
• Animated Storyboard Sequences
• Sheena Easton ‘For Your Eyes Only’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Die Another Day

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• From Script to Screen
• Shaken and Stirred on Ice
• Just Another Day
• The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Die Another Day
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lee Tamahori and Producer Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike
• MI6 DataStream
• Image Database
• Additional DVD-ROM Features Available

Casino Royale

• The Road to Casino Royale
• Crew Commentary
• Second Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Paying Taxes
• Rescue & Recovery
• Old Boyfriend?
• James Bond in the Bahamas
• The Art of the Freerun
• Death in Venice
• Catching a Plane: From Storyboard to Screen
• Filmmaker Profiles
• Storyboard Sequence: Freerun Chase
• Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise
• Becoming Bond documentary
• James Bond: For Real Documentary
• Bond Girls are Forever (2006)
• Chris Cornell ‘You Know My Name’ Music Video

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Corgi James Bond 'Mission Arsenal' Gadgets Available For Pre-order

Back in February of this year, CommanderBond.net first alerted readers of the several upcoming James Bond figures and gadgets from die-cast model company Corgi.

The company, who has since been purchased by Hornby, revealed it’s line of 007 ‘Mission Arsenal’ at the 2008 UK ToyFair and now some of these items are starting to appear at Amazon.com for pre-order.

Scheduled for release on 29 October in order to capitilize on the Bond mania created by the theatrical debut of Quantum of Solace, the line-up includes:

• Nano Surveillance Camera (view)
• Pen with UV Ink Revealer (view)
• Crypto Decoder Device (view)
• MP3 Comlink Set (view)
• GPS Hideout Tracker (view)
• Secret Sender Cell Phones (view)

So far, two of the Bond gadgets have appeared on Amazon:

James Bond ‘Mission Arsenal’ – Pen with UV Ink Revealer
Retail price: $14.99

• New James Bond technology
• Cool for older kids
• Attractive to younger kids
• Includes pen with invisible ink Cartridge and message revealer with backpack clip
• Nothing is what it seems, in the world of Bond products

Order the Corgi Pen with UV Ink Revealer from Amazon.com

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James Bond ‘Mission Arsenal’ – Crypto Decoder Device
Retail price: $19.99

• New James Bond technology
• Create secret text messages, with one touch message encoding using real-world PDA styling
• LCD display and cell phone keyboard, multiple decoder keys create agent specific messages
• Insert decoder key, type message, encode, remove key and pass to agent for future decoding
• Includes message encoding, decoding devise and 3 accessory decoder keys

Order the Corgi Crypto Decoder Device from Amazon.com

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Bond On Blu-ray

James Bond is coming to Blu-ray Disc and CommanderBond.net brings you the definitive guide to hi-def 007.

News first emerged that the James Bond films were headed to Blu-ray Disc in June 2008. MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment confirmed these reports later that month, announcing six 007 titles would arrive on the format by the year’s end.

Additionally, a two-disc set of Casino Royale will arrive on Blu-ray later this year. CBn will bring you full details of this release as they come to hand. In the meantime, details of the existing Blu-ray bestseller can be found here as well.

Specifications and special features for these upcoming releases have yet to be announced.

“Recently restored and re-mastered for the highest quality picture and sound quality via the state-of-the-art Lowry process digital frame-by-frame restoration and featuring special features galore, Bond is primed for Blu-ray Disc with a selection of 007 adventures spanning the storied career of cinema’s most recognisable spy.”

Official MGM/Fox announcement

Dr. No (1962)

Special features

• To be confirmed

Release date

• UK: 20 October, 2008
• USA: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• UK: £22.99
• USA: $34.98

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com

From Russia With Love (1963)

Special features

• To be confirmed

Release date

• UK: 20 October, 2008
• USA: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• UK: £22.99
• USA: $34.98

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com

Thunderball (1965)

Special features

• To be confirmed

Release date

• UK: 20 October, 2008
• USA: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• UK: £22.99
• USA: $34.98

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com

Live and Let Die (1973)

Special features

• To be confirmed

Release date

• UK: 20 October, 2008
• USA: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• UK: £22.99
• USA: $34.98

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Special features

• To be confirmed

Release date

• UK: 20 October, 2008
• USA: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• UK: £22.99
• USA: $34.98

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com

Die Another Day (2002)

Special features

• To be confirmed

Release date

• UK: 20 October, 2008
• USA: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• UK: £22.99
• USA: $34.98

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com

Casino Royale (2006)

Special features

• “Becoming Bond” featurette
• “James Bond For Real” featurette
• “Bond Girls Are Forever” featurette
• Chris Cornell music video

Release date

• UK: 19 March, 2007
• USA: 13 March, 2007

Recommended retail price

• UK: £24.99
• USA: $38.96

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com

UK boxed sets

James Bond Blu-ray Collection Vol. 1 (6 Disc Set)

Contains Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Thunderball, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only and Die Another Day.

Release date

• UK: 20 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• UK: £101.99

Order online

• Amazon.co.uk

USA boxed sets

James Bond Blu-ray Three Pack Vol. 1 (3 Disc Set)

Contains Dr. No, Live and Let Die and Die Another Day.

Release date

• US: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• US: $89.98

Order online

• Amazon.com

James Bond Blu-ray Three Pack Vol. 2 (3 Disc Set)

Contains From Russia With Love, Thunderball and For Your Eyes Only.

Release date

• US: 21 October, 2008

Recommended retail price

• US: $89.98

Order online

• Amazon.com

Individual James Bond DVDs Sporting Lenticular Covers In US

Collecting Notice: CommanderBond.net Forum member ‘RJJB’ has informed us that Wal-Mart stores in the US have recently begun stocking the individual ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVDs with brand new lenticular lens covers.

These new lenticular covers (which feature an illusion of depth; appearing to move when viewed from different angles) each feature the 007 actor in the center with the film’s lead villain and Bond girl located on either side.

The content found on the DVDs has not changed at all as these are the exact same individual ‘Ultimate Edition’ releases, simply with the new covers attached over the originals.

So far, these have only been spotted at Wal-Mart stores. If you’ve seen them for sale elsewhere, sound off here on the CBn Forums.

All of the Bond titles have been released as individual ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs in the US with the exception of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Die Another Day.

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Bond On Blu-ray Officially Announced

As previously reported by CommanderBond.net, James Bond is headed to Blu-ray this year with six titles due to hit shelves to coincide with the theatrical release of Quantum of Solace.

Casino Royale has been the only 007 film released on the format to date – and was a massive commercial hit.

The full press release follows.

Bond, James Bond on Disc, Blu-ray Disc

MGM and Fox to Release Six Classic Bond Films on Blu-ray Worldwide This Fall

Includes the Fully Restored Bond Classic Dr. No and FIVE More Action-Packed, Must-Own 007 Titles Available for the First Time Ever in High Definition; Timed to Theatrical Premiere of Quantum of Solace

LOS ANGELES-The world’s most well known secret agent and his bevy of babes are even hotter in high definition when six, must-have, classic James Bond films debut worldwide on Blu-ray Disc – (OCT. 21 North America / OCT. 20 UK/International) – from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Recently restored and re-mastered for the highest quality picture and sound quality via the state-of-the-art Lowry process digital frame-by-frame restoration and featuring special features galore, Bond is primed for Blu-ray Disc with a selection of 007 adventures spanning the storied career of cinema’s most recognizable spy. Bond titles arriving on Blu-ray Disc, timed to the highly anticipated worldwide theatrical premiere of the 22nd James Bond mission Quantum of Solace this November, include Dr. No, Die Another Day, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love and Thunderball.

The world’s most successful film franchise, Bond… James Bond has generated more than one billion dollars in global box office gross and boasts an astounding 98% global consumer awareness. Casino Royale, the most recent James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, debuted on BD March 2007, and continues to rank as one of the best selling Blu-ray Disc releases to-date.

“With Quantum of Solace on the horizon, Bond fever is building once again and there is no better time to re-introduce these beloved films featuring the best picture and sound quality available today to the 60 million+ HD-capable households worldwide,” said Eric Doctorow, General Manager Worldwide, MGM Home Entertainment.

Exact worldwide market release dates and title configurations will be announced in the coming weeks.

Blu-ray Disc is the next generation optical disc format developed for high-definition video and high-capacity software applications. A single-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 25 gigabytes of data and a dual-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 50 gigabytes of data. This greater storage capacity enables the Blu-ray Disc to store over six times the amount of content than is possible with current DVDs, and is particularly well-suited for high definition feature films with extended levels of additional bonus and interactive material. Blu-ray also features the most advanced copy protection, player backward compatibility with the current DVD format, connectivity and advanced interactivity.

MGM and Fox’s commitment to emerging technologies is dedicated to enhancing the consumer experience of its products and providing for backward compatibility with their existing home entertainment libraries while also aggressively protecting its intellectual property from piracy. The Blu-ray companies fully embrace the studios’ steadfast commitment to the fight against piracy and the preservation of the integrity of its properties. Twentieth Century Fox is a member of the Board of Directors of the Blu-ray Disc Association.

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2009 James Bond Calendar Available For Pre-order

While it’s definitely a bit early to be planning one’s day-to-day events for next year, a brand new 2009 James Bond calendar is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.

Due for release on 30 June 2008, this 007 calendar will retail for $13.99 and is made by Dateworks.

In past years, teNeues has been the calendar publisher of choice for Bond calenders, so it will be interesting to see if they will be back again for 2009.

Pre-order online:

• Order the 2009 James Bond calendar from Amazon.co.uk
• Order the 2009 James Bond calendar from Amazon.com

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