James Bond rewatch: ‘Thunderball’ at 50

It’s 50 years since the release of Sean Connery’s fourth appearance as James Bond in 1965’s Thunderball!   001. The story A Vulcan bomber has gone off radar with a couple of nuclear bombs on board. Oops. To make matters worse, a man with a cat and his eye-patched pal want a lot of dosh … >

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James Bond rewatch: ‘GoldenEye’ at 20

It’s 20 years since the release of Pierce Brosnan’s debut appearance as James Bond in 1995’s GoldenEye!   001. The story At a secret space testing centre in Siberia, the titular nuclear EMP weapon is set off, destroying the base and almost everyone inside. With the help of the only survivor, Bond is sent to … >

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James Bond rewatch: ‘Casino Royale’

Nearly a decade on from its release, and with Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 adventure currently filming across the globe, we take a look back at the movie that relaunched the James Bond franchise in 2006, Casino Royale.   001. The story In his twenty-first – and paradoxically, his first – mission, Craig’s James Bond earns … >

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‘SPECTRE’ behind the scenes footage: First look at new Bond film

The first official footage and first promotional photo from the new 007 movie’s shoot in Austria have been released. The video features Daniel Craig returning as James Bond for the fourth time, with co-stars Léa Seydoux and Dave Bautista, plus director Sam Mendes. > Here’s everything we know so far about SPECTRE. Watch the video… SPECTRE … >

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Win ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ goodies!

Directed by Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass), Twentieth Century Fox’s Kingsman: The Secret Service arrives in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Thursday 29 January. > Read our review of the movie. To celebrate, we’ve got goodies to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV … >

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‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ movie review

At the exact moment Jason Bourne was fished out of the Mediterranean Sea, in Doug Liman’s The Bourne Identity in 2002, the action genre changed. Gone were the campy villains, the outlandish set-pieces and the idealised heroes. Instead came a gritty, crunching realism, that was, at the time, refreshing. But in Jason Bourne’s wake came … >

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‘Sherlock’ star Andrew Scott has started filming new Bond movie

Andrew Scott has confirmed that he has begun shooting his role in SPECTRE, the upcoming 24th 007 movie. As rumoured last month, the Irish actor is playing a Whitehall-based character called Denbigh in the movie. Speaking to GQ, Scott revealed: “Yeah, I’ve started filming, I’ve got some great stuff in that some really beautiful stuff, … >

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50 reasons why 2015 will be an awesome year to be a geek

2015 is fast approaching, but what’s in store to keep UK screens flickering and our minds off the drudgery of everyday life? Let CultBox guide you through a year that’ll be packed with returning favourites, new dramas, fresh adaptations, super-heroes, super-spies and a whole lot of supernatural thrillers. It’s in alphabetical order as, to be … >

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‘SPECTRE’ preview: Everything we know about the new James Bond movie

James Bond will return next year in SPECTRE. > Buy the James Bond 50th anniversary complete Blu-ray boxset on Amazon. Here’s everything we know so far about the 24th official 007 movie…   SPECTRE will be released in cinemas worldwide on 6 November 2015.   The title is a reference to SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for … >

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James Bond mash-up: Classic ‘SPECTRE’ trailer

In celebration of the newly announced Bond film, ‘SPECTRE’, fan Brad Hansen has created a supertrailer using original 007 Sean Connery footage edited in a modern style. “World domination, same old dream…”

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