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10 Facts You May Not Know About James Bond

James Bond: the world’s most famous and beloved spy. Every guy wanted to be him and every woman wanted to be with him. From Sean Connery, the big screen’s original Bond, to Daniel Craig (the first-ever blond Bond), the star of the biggest-grossing-ever Bond feature Skyfall, agent 007 has captured the hearts of fans the world over. Let’s take a look at a few things you may not have known about agent 007.

10 Facts You May Not Know About James Bond

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Official Comedy’s Santa Claus is James Bond in “Snowfall” Trailer

Christmas is under attack. When the Naughty or Nice list is stolen, M calls in the North Pole’s top operator — ruthless old Saint Nick. Santa wreaks holiday havoc — check out that double-barreled candy cane!

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James Bond: 50 Years of Main Title Design After 50 years and 23 films, the James Bond franchise is inarguably the most successful and steadfast in film history. Based on a canon of novels by journalist and WWII intelligence officer Ian Fleming, Bond was already a household name in the United Kingdom a decade before reaching the silver screen. But it was Sean Connery’s performance as a souped-up version of Fleming’s iconic superspy that turned 007 into one of the UK’s largest cultural exports, on par with Doctor Who and The Beatles. read more: Art of the Title: 50 Years of Main Title Design

James Bond: 50 Years of Main Title Design

After 50 years and 23 films, the James Bond franchise is inarguably the most successful and steadfast in film history. Based on a canon of novels by journalist and WWII intelligence officer Ian Fleming, Bond was already a household name in the United Kingdom a decade before reaching the silver screen. But it was Sean Connery’s performance as a souped-up version of Fleming’s iconic superspy that turned 007 into one of the UK’s largest cultural exports, on par with Doctor Who and The Beatles.

read more: Art of the Title: 50 Years of Main Title Design

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Forget the Film, Watch the Titles! Dr. No When you see a man in a tuxedo holding a gun, you immediately identify him as James Bond. When you see the first few seconds of the gun barrel sequence, you know that a Bond movie is about to start. Sexy silhouettes? John Barry’s 007 Theme? Bond! It was Maurice Binder who designed the titles for the first Bond movie Dr. No in 1962, creating all the visual elements that became iconic for the Bond universe. Liselotte Doeswijk takes an in-depth look at the Bond title sequence that had such a huge impact on the Bond franchise and on title design in general.

Forget the Film, Watch the Titles! Dr. No

When you see a man in a tuxedo holding a gun, you immediately identify him as James Bond. When you see the first few seconds of the gun barrel sequence, you know that a Bond movie is about to start. Sexy silhouettes? John Barry’s 007 Theme? Bond! It was Maurice Binder who designed the titles for the first Bond movie Dr. No in 1962, creating all the visual elements that became iconic for the Bond universe. Liselotte Doeswijk takes an in-depth look at the Bond title sequence that had such a huge impact on the Bond franchise and on title design in general.

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