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The best and worst year in film moments
December 19, 2006Leave the Academy Awards to the important films in the serious categories. Here are a few bests and worsts that, regardless of the quality of the films in which they occurred, are much more fun, as AP notes: Best fight/chase scene: The opening of...
Craig’s Casino Royale is a real hit
December 15, 2006Daniel Craig became a real hit as James Bond 007 since his first day out with "Casino Royale". The film already grossed Lm120 million in international ticket sales, putting it on track to become the biggest box office smash of all the 2...
Penguins knock Casino Royale at UK box office
December 13, 2006“Happy Feet” knocked “Casino Royale” off the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart. The penguin-themed children's cartoon entered at the top with £2.77 million taken, knocking the James Bond film, with £2....
Top 10 unknown facts about James Bond
December 04, 20061. Daniel Craig may be the sixth actor to play Bond, but CIA agent Felix Leiter, who appears in nine Bond movies, is played by eight different actors: Jack Lord in Dr No, Cec Linder in Goldfinger, Rik Van Nutter in Thunderball, Norman Burton in Diamonds...
Casino Royale earns more than the rest put together
November 30, 2006Daniel Craig's “Casino Royale” took £8.5m in its second weekend, more than the rest of the top ten put together. “Borat” followed the second with £1.5m. Sacha Baron Cohen's creation has made £21.2m in a month...
Happy Feet compatible with Brittany Murphy
November 28, 2006Playing a penguin in “Happy Feet” , the biggest "Casino Royale" opponent was simple for actress Brittany Murphy as she relates to her character more than any other she has ever played. Murphy lends her voice to penguin...
- November 27, 2006
“Happy Feet” has held off “Casino Royale” at the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, according to BBC News. Animated comedy stayed at number one, taking $37.9m, compared to $31m for the Bond thriller. ...
- November 27, 2006
Daniel Craig revealed he was pressured by directors to dye his blond locks dark brown to be new 007 smash “Casino Royale”, when he was faced with criticism from fans, as newkerala.com reports. But Craig refused to change the color of his...
Bond girl Eva Green is one of twins
November 24, 2006“Casino Royale” James Bond’s girlfriend Eva Green has the qualifications to be a double agent, as she is one of twins. Although the sisters have similar Bond-girl looks, that is where the likenesses end for Eva and her twin, Joy...
- November 21, 2006
“Casino Royale” was the clear winner in 27 countries as it took in $42.2 million, $25.6 million in the U.K. alone. As Contactmusic notes, the James Bond picture also earned $3.8 million in 633 Russian venues, the second-largest abroad...