It was quite a crowd at last night’s midnight screening of Quantum of Solace at the Ziegfeld Theater. Perhaps the most intriguing moviegoers were the block of young, floppy-haired men who arrived wearing natty tuxedos and British-looking umbrellas–midtown caterers fresh off their shift or James Bond enthusiasts? Either way, we suspect the booze they were Read More
Want to know how bad the economy is here in the United States? Hollywood is outsourcing their big movie premieres. It’s true! For instance, did you realize that Quantum of Solace, the sure-to-be blockbuster which is on pace to score the highest opening weekend in the history of the James Bond franchise, has already grossed Read More
Quantum of Solace
Running Time 106 minutes
Written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade
Directed By Marc Forster
Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko
James Bond movies long ago outgrew the original fun and thrills invented by Ian Fleming, and they’ve been coasting on noise Read More
Monday: Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2008
With the exception of Rachel Maddow, no one on television has benefited from the election cycle more than the folks at Saturday Night Live. Unfortunately, the expiration date on their cultural relevancy reads November 5th. As a going away party, Lorne Michaels and NBC are Read More
Quantum of Solace, the James Bond film set for a November 7 New York release, is a story, like most Bond movies, of “treachery, murder, and deceit,” according to the 007 website. The film’s producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, proved that they know a thing or two about betrayal when they declined Read More
