Events

Neatly dovetailing with our current series on the James Bond soundtracks, David Arnold was recently invited speak after a concert by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in which they played music from several of his film scores including Casino Royale, which is now available as a podcast. Arnold’s credits include Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla, [...]

The 5th Anniversary of Palm Springs Modernism Week is poised to set a new benchmark for fun and frivolity as it celebrates all things “modern” during the annual 10-day festival. The event schedule is not the only thing that has grown, so has the groundswell of popularity and community support. Some of the Modernism Week’s [...]

Ian Fleming carefully kept the original manuscripts for his James Bond thrillers, in addition to pre-publication book proofs and author’s copies that include summary notes in his own handwriting. For researchers and fans, these represent incredible views into the origins of the 007 character and the mind of his fascinating creator. A sampling from among [...]

Ian Fleming’s Rolex Explorer watch will be exhibited in the United States for the first time, when the National Watch & Clock Museum presents an exhibition opening in the summer of 2010 that will explore the subject of the watches of James Bond. The watch was recently on display at the Imperial War Museum in [...]

The upcoming Autographica 12 event – ‘the world’s largest autograph show’ – will feature a reunion of Bond girls from past and present 007 films in the series.