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Star Trek Beyond review

July 24, 2016 by Paul Chan

Bones and Spock in Star Trek Beyond

A smaller, more intimate, Star Trek The latest instalment in the long-running Star Trek film series, and the third since the reboot with a younger cast, Star Trek Beyond sees the crew three years into a five year mission. Co-written by Star Trek fan Simon Pegg, who also plays Scotty, the script sees much more […]

Sam Smith wins Oscar for “The Writing’s On The Wall” as Bond 25 begins pre-production work

February 29, 2016 by Paul Chan

Sam Smith’s James Bond theme, “The Writing’s On The Wall”, has won the British singer an Oscar for Best Original Song at last night’s 2016 ceremony. It’s the second Bond theme song to win the Oscar for Best Original Song after Adele won in February 2013 for “Skyfall”. It also won the Golden Globe for […]

James Bond star Daniel Craig’s cameo role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens confirmed

December 22, 2015 by Paul Chan

Mild Spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens – stop reading if you haven’t seen the film and don’t wish to know more. James Bond star Daniel Craig has a cameo appearance in the latest Star Wars film, Episode 7: The Force Awakens, after reports emerged last weekend confirming that Craig had snapped up a […]

Spectre lets Daniel Craig have a little fun with James Bond at last

November 2, 2015 by Paul Chan

The waiting is over for James Bond fans and with the latest instalment of the British super-spy’s adventures – Spectre. [SPOILERS ahead!] In a week of release in the UK and selected territories, Spectre is now confirmed as a record breaking film taking £52.1m since its limited territories release on Monday. It’s a significant step […]

Sam Smith’s “Writing’s On The Wall” becomes the first James Bond theme song to be number one in the UK; Official video released along with final trailer

October 5, 2015 by Paul Chan

Sam Smith has made history by writing and performing the first James Bond theme song to make it to number one in the UK. The track, “Writing’s on the Wall”, achieved combined chart sales and streams of 70,000 copies, 13,000 ahead of of Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” according to official chart figures released […]

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