Anthony Waye To Give Talk In High Wycombe

Producer Anthony Waye is set to give at Adams Park in High Wycombe to raise money for a Bucks medical charity.

This is Local London reports that the long-time 007 producer will be appearing on Thursday, 26 March. Proceeds raised from the event will go to Scannappeal, a charity that raises money to buy early detection equipment for life threatening illnesses.

Waye first became associated with the James Bond series when he served as an assistant director for 1981’s For Your Eyes Only. He has since worked on every single Bond film that followed including last year’s Quantum of Solace, for which he handled the executive producer duties along with Callum McDougall.

Tickets will include a two course meal and can be bought by calling 01494 727 752 or emailing [email protected].

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Sir Sean Connery Pledges Support To Scottish Arts Festival

Sir Sean Connery has pledged his support to a new arts festival for Scottish university students. The former James Bond star has agreed to be patron of the event, which will showcase the best in comedy, poetry, literature, dance and music.

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Sir Sean Connery Pledges Support To Scottish Arts Festival

An ambitious new arts festival for Scottish university students has been given the seal of approval by Sir Sean Connery.

The Scottish James Bond, best known for liking his martinis ‘shaken, not stirred’, has agreed to be patron of a festival appropriately called ‘On the Rocks’.

The national showcase of the best in comedy, poetry, literature, dance and music will run annually for one week in April ( Sunday 19th to Sunday 26th ) in and around St Andrews. Run entirely by St Andrews’ students on a limited budget, the organisers hope that it will eventually become one of the highlights of the Scottish arts calendar.

Student Philippa Dunn had written to Sir Sean requesting support and was thrilled to receive a transatlantic phonecall from the Scot, who holds an honorary degree from St Andrews.

Philippa, Director of Student Development and Activities for the Students Association, said, “I was in my office and a call came through warning me to sit down because Sean Connery was on the phone from the Bahamas. I couldn’t believe it – he was very supportive and asked me to send more information. We are thrilled to have his support and delighted that he took the time to make such a personal statement.”

The event already has the support of honorary graduates Dame Judi Dench and Joanna Lumley, as well as former students Crispin Bonham Carter and Siobhan Redmond. Sir Sean was made a Doctor of Letters by St Andrews in 1988.

Hosting seventy performances across twelve venues in the University and town’s historic surroundings, the unique event will kick off with a Victorian seaside fair on the University’s mediaeval quadrangle, and culminate with an open-air ceilidh in the open air at St Andrews Castle.

A full scale performance of former St Andrews rector J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan at St Andrews Castle will provide the dramatic centerpiece to the week-long event, involving a large cast of students and young people from local schools and youth groups. During the event, students will work closely with groups such as Families First, which provides disadvantaged children the chance to use their creative skills in a safe environment.

Tickets will be available to buy online from this week at www.ontherocksfestival.com.

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Daniel Craig's 'Defiance' Slated For Blu-ray/DVD Release In May/June

Daniel Craig’s epic World War II drama, Defiance, which was released just a few weeks after Quantum of Solace, has been announced on Blu-ray and DVD, due out this June.

Based on an extraordinary true story, Defiance is an epic tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell star as brothers who turn a primitive struggle to survive into something far more consequential – a way to avenge the deaths of their loved ones by saving thousands of others.

Special features include:

• Commentary by director Edward Zwick
• Defiance: Return to the Forest (HD)-Explores all aspects of production from the early stages of pre-production to shooting on location in Lithuania. Edward Zwick and his creative team discuss some of the challenges and also the rewards of adapting this well-documented historical event into a feature film.
• Bielski Partisan Survivors (HD)-Photo gallery of images taken by Edward Zwick including behind-the-scenes images and surviving members from the Bielski Otriad.
• Children of the Otriad: The Families Speak (HD)-Descendents of the Bielski family tour the film’s set and relate the story of the real-life partisans along with efforts to preserve the brothers’ legacy.
• Scoring Defiance (HD) Academy Award nominated composer James Newton Howard and violinist Joshua Bell discuss the incredible film score for Defiance. (Blu-ray only)
• Theatrical trailers (HD)

Defiance will be released on 2 June (Region 1) and 18 May 2009 (Region 2). Pre-order online:

• Order Defiance from Amazon.co.uk (DVD)
• Order Defiance from Amazon.co.uk (Blu-ray)
• Order Defiance from Amazon.com (DVD)
• Order Defiance from Amazon.com (Blu-ray)

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James Bond Blu-ray Set Including 'Quantum of Solace'

CommanderBond.net has details on yet another newly announced James Bond on Blu-ray boxed set.

According to this online listing at Best Buy, a 007 boxed set is due for release next week containing Quantum of Solace, The Man with the Golden Gun and Licence to Kill.

As earlier reported on CBn, both both The Man with the Golden Gun and Licence to Kill weren’t due to hit the Blu-ray format until 12 May in the United States, but this Best Buy exclusive will allow fans to pick them up along with Daniel Craig’s latest Bond adventure almost two months in advance.

This James Bond triple-pack is currently discounted to $59.99 and can be ordered online:

• Order the Quantum of Solace/The Man with the Golden Gun/Licence to Kill boxed set from BestBuy.com

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'Quantum of Solace' DVD Exclusive At Target

With the arrival of Quantum of Solace now just a week away, yet another promotional deal has been announced.

Target stores will be offering an exclusive book to those who purchase the two-disc deluxe DVD edition of the 22nd James Bond film, which will be retailing at $24.99.

While details are limited at the moment regarding the book mentioned in this advertisement, keep in mind that Target gave away a miniature edition of Bond on Set: Filming Casino Royale by Greg Williams two years ago for the original Casino Royale release.

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'Goldfinger' Featured In New Jersey's Big Screen Classics Series

Sean Connery’s ever-popular third James Bond adventure, 1964’s Goldfinger, has been selected as one of the films to feature in the 2009 Classic Film Series in downtown Teaneck, New Jersey.

007 fans will be able to catch Goldfinger on Wednesday, 25 March at the historic Cedar Lane Cinemas. As with all screenings lined up for the the series,the film will be presented in its original theatrical presentation and will start at 8:00pm.

All tickets to the Goldfinger screening are $6.00. The event will be held in the main auditorium featuring the original proscenium and stage.

For further details and information, visit the official website.

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'Double or Die' Hardback Hits Germany In July

The Young James Bond releases in Germany just keep on coming. Following up the recent hardback releases of Charlie Higson’s SilverFin and By Royal Command, the Young Bond Dossier reports today that Double or Die will also be released in that format this upcoming July.

Titled GoldenBoy in Germany, Higson’s third Young Bond adventure was originally released as a paperback alongside the UK release back in January 2007.

This new special edition from publisher Arena Verlag will be limited to 10,000 copies. Click here for your first look at the cover artwork.

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'Quantum of Solace' Scores Three Saturn Award Nominations

Daniel Craig’s second James Bond pic Quantum of Solace has scored three nominations at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards, it was announced today.

In addition to a nomination for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film, Quantum of Solace scored two nods in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Awards heavyweight The Dark Knight leads the film field and supernatural thriller Lost heads up the television categories with 11 nominations apiece.

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

• Changling
• The Dark Knight
• Gran Torino
• Quantum of Solace
• Traitor
• Valkyrie

Best Supporting Actress

• Joan Allen (Death Race)
• Judi Dench (Quantum of Solace)
• Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace)
• Tilda Swinton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
• Charlize Theron (Hancock)
• Carice Van Houten (Valkyrie)

The Saturn Awards acknowledge genre films, television programmes and home entertainment releases.

The winners will be announced at the June 25 ceremony.

The 007 films have often been acknowledged at the Saturn Awards. Most notably, Pierce Brosnan took home the Best Actor award for 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies, while Casino Royale landed the Best Action Film award in 2007.

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Exclusive 'Quantum of Solace/Casino Royale' 2-Pack In Australia

CommanderBond.net has come across a special James Bond DVD exclusive that will be available in Australia this Wednesday: the Quantum of Solace/Casino Royale Double Pack.

Due for release on 18 March alongside the second wave of 007 Blu-ray titles and the debut release of Quantum of Solace, this exclusive double pack will include single-disc DVD editions of Daniel Craig’s first two Bond adventures.

Encoded for Region 4 DVD players, the Quantum of Solace/Casino Royale Double Pack will retail for $42.95 and can be ordered online:

• Order the Quantum of Solace/Casino Royale Double Pack from EzyDVD.com.au

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Collecting 007: Raymond Benson's James Bond In Large Print

For collectors who specialize in the literary James Bond, there is a seemingly endless supply of different editions and printings available to search for. One such format is the Large Print editions. Meant to accommodate those who have poor vision, the typical large print edition of a book will have size 16 font or higher.

Numerous James Bond novels have been published in the Large Print format, including the Ian Fleming, John Gardner, Raymond Benson and Charlie Higson adventures. These editions of the novels are almost always printed in relatively limited quantities with the majority of them being stocked exclusively in libraries. Additionally, they often feature brand new jacket cover artwork that is not featured on any other printing of the book.

As a result of this, the Large Print editions of the Bond novels can be a bit more tricky to obtain for dedicated collectors.

Today, CommanderBond.net presents a collecting guide for all of the 007 novels written by continuation author Raymond Benson between 1997 and 2002. Included are publication details, the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) identifiers, cover artwork and other related notes.

NOTE: Ordering links are provided for Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, but do note that the overwhelming majority of these Large Print editions are out of print. However, one can often obtain a used copy via the Amazon Marketplace or at alternate used sites, such as eBay or AbeBooks.

There are no known Large Print editions of the following James Bond books written by Raymond Benson: Zero Minus Ten, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Facts of Death and The Man with the Red Tattoo.

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High Time To Kill

Number of Large Print editions: 3

1 – UK Windsor/Chivers Press Hardback

Publication Date: June 2000

ISBN: 0-7540-1389-8

Dustjacket: Yes

Special Notes: The UK hardback edition of High Time To Kill is identical to the US edition with the exception that it was issued with an accompanying dustjacket featuring strikingly different cover artwork.

• Order the UK Large Print hardback edition of High Time To Kill from Amazon.co.uk

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High Time To Kill

Number of Large Print editions: 3

2 – UK Paragon/Chivers Press Paperback Edition

Publication Date: April 2000

ISBN: 0-7540-2293-5

Dustjacket: No

Special Notes: N/A

• Order the UK Large Print paperback edition of High Time To Kill from Amazon.co.uk

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High Time To Kill

Number of Large Print editions: 3

3 – US Thorndike Press/Chivers Press Hardback Edition

Publication Date: February 2000

ISBN: 0-7862-2338-3

Dustjacket: No

Special Notes: The US hardback edition of High Time To Kill is identical to the UK edition with the exception that only the UK edition was issued with an accompanying dustjacket featuring strikingly different cover artwork.

• Order the US Large Print hardback edition of High Time To Kill from Amazon.com

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The World is not Enough

Number of Large Print editions: 1

UK Ulverscroft/Linford Western Library Hardback Edition

Publication Date: July 2005

ISBN: 1-84395-844-9

Dustjacket: No

Special Notes: Although the original printing of Raymond Benson’s The World is not Enough took place in late 1999, this Large Print edition was not released until July 2005.

• Order the UK Large Print hardback edition of The World is not Enough from Amazon.co.uk

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DoubleShot

Number of Large Print editions: 1

US Thorndike Press/Chivers Press Hardback Edition

Publication Date: November 2000

ISBN: 0-7862-2870-9

Dustjacket: No

Special Notes: N/A

• Order the US Large Print hardback edition of DoubleShot from Amazon.com

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Never Dream of Dying

Number of Large Print editions: 2

1 – UK Windsor/Chivers Press Hardback

Publication Date: March 2002

ISBN: 0-7540-1695-1

Dustjacket: Yes

Special Notes: N/A

• Order the UK Large Print hardback edition of Never Dream of Dying from Amazon.co.uk

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Never Dream of Dying

Number of Large Print editions: 2

2 – US G.K. Hall/Chivers Press Hardback

Publication Date: November 2001

ISBN: 0-7838-9624-7

Dustjacket: Yes

Special Notes: The US Large Print edition and regular US Putnam hardback edition have virtually identical cover artwork.

• Order the US Large Print hardback edition of Never Dream of Dying from Amazon.com

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Die Another Day

Number of Large Print editions: 2

1 – UK Windsor/Chivers Press Hardback

Publication Date: July 2003

ISBN: 0-7540-1928-4

Dustjacket: No

Special Notes: Both the UK and US Large Print editions of Die Another Day share the same cover artwork.

• Order the UK Large Print hardback edition of Die Another Day from Amazon.co.uk

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Die Another Day

Number of Large Print editions: 2

2 – US G.K. Hall/Chivers Press Hardback

Publication Date: March 2003

ISBN: 0-7862-5117-4

Dustjacket: No

Special Notes: Both the UK and US Large Print editions of Die Another Day share the same cover artwork.

• Order the US Large Print hardback edition of Die Another Day from Amazon.com

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