http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:43:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Monday MGM announced a March 19th deadline for offers for the studio, with six parties expected to bid.However, according to a story on MI6 today quoting Wall Street Journal as its source, the studio is preparing a "plan B" in case the bids fall short. The plan is thought to ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/bond-23/mgms-plan-b.htm According to a story posted in Variety yesterday troubled Hollywood studio MGM has set March 19th as the closing date for bids on its assets. Six bidders were invited to participate in this second round of bidding after allowing them access to internal accounts. Two of these bidders are believed to ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/bond-23/march-19-deadline-for-mgm.htm 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 ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/events/david-arnold-podcast-available-online.htm 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 ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/events/modernism-week-features-diamonds-are-forever-site.htm With the deadline for first round bidding on MGM having now passed, it's looking increasingly like the studio will be forced into Chapter 11 and an uncertain timescale for Bond 23 to get underway. While the studio received several bids, unnamed insiders say they will almost certainly require operating MGM without ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/bond-23/what-future-for-mgm.htm The first round of bidding for troubled MGM are is due to end at the end of the week according to the Wall Street Journal., with around a dozen serious bidders wanting to pick up the scraps of the studio. The bids are far below the $3.7 billion owed to MGM's ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/bond-23/mgm-first-round-auction-to-close-this-week.htm Sam Mendes is on the verge of signing for Bond 23 according to the Hollywood Reporter and reported on MI6 with production possibly starting as early as June, contradicting reports earlier this week that work on the film was on hold due to the sale of MGM. Mendes' best known film ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/bond-23/sam-mendes-to-direct-bond-23.htm Bond 23 screenwriter Peter Morgan has apparently revealed that the plot of the next James Bond film will be "shocking" according to an article in Austian news site Kurier. He revealed that he worked on the script between July and October but work has been put on hold at least until ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/bond-23/bond-23-script-under-way.htm 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 ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/events/ian-fleming-original-manuscripts-on-display.htm Tthe direct contrast between the enthusiastic amateur spirit of The Bond Museum and the sophisticated gloss of the films that gives the Lake District's most unexpected attraction its charm, according to Stuff.co.nz. The museum only opened in April and is spin off from the Cars of the Stars. Both are ... http://www.tjbd.co.uk/news/experiences/james-bond-cars-on-display-in-keswick.htm