Posts Tagged ‘Ralph Fiennes’

Billion Dollar Bond: ‘Skyfall’ Continues to Smash Records

1, Jan 2013

by

Already easily the most successful movie in the 50-year-old James Bond franchise, Skyfall has become the film in the series to cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, a feat the movie achieved on Sunday, a little over two months after its October 23 world premiere in London. Skyfall had its wide release on North America on November 9.

Skyfall has grossed $289.6 million domestically and $710.6 million internationally. This handily beats the previous franchise-best, its predecessor, Quantum of Solace, which topped out at $586 million worldwide. It is also the first movie ever to earn more than 100 million pounds in the U.K., even beating out the highest-grossing movie of all time, Avatar.

Directed by Sam Mendes, Skyfall sees Daniel Craig return for his third outing as Agent 007, and also stars Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem.

Skyfall is only the 14th movie in history to cross the $1 billion mark, and the third for 2012, along with The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. Further proving its popularity with audiences, it is currently the third highest-ranked movie of 2012 on Flickchart, after its billion-dollar counterparts, and has supplanted Goldfinger as the highest-ranked Bond movie.

Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, Box Office Mojo

“Skyfall” – A Flickcharter’s Review

9, Nov 2012

by

“Sometimes the old ways are still the best ways.”

This is the thesis of Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film released in this 50th Anniversary year of the franchise. The point is articulated by different characters in the context of shaving and in planning for an assault, but it’s all over the film even when it goes unspoken. If Casino Royale was a deconstruction of 007, then Skyfall is the reconstruction. It’s not about reinstating the classic Bond Formula, though, nearly as much as it is finding a place in the modern era for the elements that helped to make Bond, Bond.

Read the rest of this entry »

James Bond Will Return In ‘Skyfall’

4, Nov 2011

by

In a press conference held today, the director of the next James Bond film, Sam Mendes, confirmed several rumors, including the title of upcoming film: Skyfall.

In the long-anticipated followup to 2008‘s Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig‘s superspy 007 will face a villain portrayed by none other than Javier Bardem, whose portrayal of Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men is one of the most chilling performances of the past decade.

Naomie Harris will star in the film as Eve, an MI6 field agent. (She had previously been rumored to be taking on the role of Miss Moneypenny.) And Judi Dench will return as M. Also starring in the film are Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Albert Finney and Berenice Marlohe. 

Director Mendes promised “plenty of surprises” from Skyfall, claiming that the film is “its own story. It doesn’t connect with the last two movies.” This is a change from Quantum of Solace, which was a first for the Bond franchise in that it was a direct sequel to Casino Royale.

Skyfall begins shooting today in London. Mendes also let it be known that shooting will take place in Scotland, Istanbul and Shanghai. The film is currently set for an October 26, 2012 release date.

(via EW.com)

New Releases on DVD, Blu-ray and Netflix Instant: December 14, 2010

14, Dec 2010

by

Rank the week of December 14th’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies ever made

The Town (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

The Town reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best crime movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #625
Times Ranked: 4727
Win Percentage: 72%
How Many Top-20′s: 8 Users

add The Town to my list of the best movies ever buy dvd on amazon Netflix

Has Affleck taken the #2 spot in the list of top actor/directors working today (behind Clint Eastwood of course)? I’m beginning to think so…

Released on Friday the 17th

The A-Team (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)

The A-Team reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best action movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #1249
Times Ranked: 8931
Win Percentage: 56%
How Many Top-20′s: 10 Users

add The A-Team to my list of the best movies ever buy dvd on amazon Netflix

What do your fellow Flickcharters have to say?

willhunting – “Aren’t these pretty much the same movie? Either way, The A-Team was actually damn fun. Just turn off your brain and enjoy. I was afraid of how Rampage was going to do but I thought he did great. Every character, even the bad guys are enjoyable in some way. ”

Avenger7 – “The A-Team is what The Losers was trying to be but failed. The Hannibal character said it best with one line of dialogue, “Overkill is underrated” and in this case, it’s probably true.”

(From The A-Team vs. The Losers discussion)

Read the rest of this entry »

New Movies in Theaters: August 6, 2010

6, Aug 2010

by

New Movies in Theaters this Week:

The Other Guys – Trailer

Any movie from the team behind Anchorman will eventually get my money.

Now that you’ve seen it, do you need help ranking it? Click the links below to directly rank it against these similar movies of varying quality to see where it ranks amongst the best comedies of all time:

Step Up 3D – Trailer

Both wide releases this week are 107 minutes long and rated PG-13, which is about the most interesting thing I could possibly ever say about his flick.

Now that you’ve seen it, do you need help ranking it? Click the links below to directly rank it against these similar movies of varying quality to see where it ranks amongst the best dance movies of all time:

Read the rest of this entry »