December 26th, 2009
By the time the production started on the third James Bond film, the 007 character was a box office sensation. Dr No and From Russia With Love had catapulted the secret agent to the top of the box office charts the world over, the movie going public expectantly awaited the release of the third [...]
Goldfinger soundtrack
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October 27th, 2009
The James Bond Aston Martin DB5 displayed at a car show
Few cars get close to the style and class of an Aston Martin, but thanks to its appearance in Goldfinger the DB5 has been elevated to mythical status.
The standard DB5 coupe came with a 3,995 cc straight-6 engine with a top speed of 145 [...]
James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5
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July 8th, 2009
A while ago I saw on the Absolutely James Bond forum a project by Corvus Watches to produce a watch strap like the one worn by Sean Connery in Goldfinger.
What is interesting about the strap is that it was previously believed to be black and grey; however, when the Blu-Ray version was released it became clear that the straps in fact had three colours; dark blue, green and red. Anyway, I signed up to the mailing list to be kept informed of the project and once the order book opened up I bought two straps.
Goldfinger watch strap from Corvus
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