24 Sunday Mar 2024
Posted in Cary Fukunaga
‘No Time to Die’ director Cary Fukunaga attended EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival in Torun, Poland on Saturday 20th November 2021 (see also Cary Fukunaga and Linus Sandgren at 29. EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival in Torun, Poland). I was there as photographer. I hope that you will enjoy my photo gallery of monochromatic portraits taken at that event.
12 Tuesday Mar 2024
Posted in London, The Living Daylights
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007, filming location, James Bond, James Bond location, London, movie location, The Living Daylights, TLD, Trafalgar Square
In “The Living Daylights” James Bond (Timothy Dalton) helped KGB General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé) to escape from Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Koskov was smuggled in pipeline across the border to Austria and then taken to UK by military aircraft. After completing the mission Bond returned to MI6 headquarters in London, UK.
In a short establishing shot the entrance to the laboratory of Q was shown. It was Malaysia House at Trafalgar Square in London, UK. There was a sign above the entrance saying “Universal Exports LTD”.
When you visit this place you can see Tourism Malaysia logo instead of “Universal Exports”
Currently in Malaysia House there is a Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board. Prior to that the Malaysian High Commission was located in the building.
Source:
– High Comission of Malaysia, London
20 Saturday Jan 2024
Posted in A View to a Kill, Carole Ashby, Octopussy
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A View to a Kill, actress, Bond girl, Carole Ashby, monochromatic, Octopussy, portrait, portrait session
Carole Ashby played in two James Bond films: “Octopussy” and “A View to a Kill”.
In “Ocopussy” she was cast as one of Octopussy girls. In “A View to a Kill” she played Dominique, called “whistling girl”, who performed in the Tour Eiffel Restaurant in a routine called “Dominique and the Enchanted Papillons” (Butterflies).
I portrayed her in December at ‘Bond in Motion’ exhibition in Prague, Czech Republic.
22 Friday Dec 2023
Posted in A View to a Kill, Aston Martin DB10, Aston Martin DB5, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, Aston Martin V8, BMW Z8, Casino Royale, Die Another Day, For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, Jaguar C-X75, Jaguar XKR, Land Rover Defender 110 DOUBLE-CAB, Lotus Esprit, Moonraker, No Time to Die, Octopussy, Quantum of Solace, Rolls-Royce Phantom III, Skyfall, Spectre, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, You Only Live Twice
On December 8th 2023 I was invited to the media event at ‘BOND IN MOTION’ in Prague, Czech Republic. It was a great collection of 85 exhibits from James Bond films. That day special guests attended the event: Special Effects Supervisor Chris Corbould OBE, stunt coordinator Lee Morrison, actress Maryam d’Abo, actress Carole Ashby and EON’s archivist Meg Simmonds.
12 Tuesday Dec 2023
Posted in Maryam d'Abo, The Living Daylights
Maryam d’Abo played Kara Milovy in “The Living Daylights”, opposite to Timothy Dalton’s James Bond: Bond & Kara Milovy.
I portrayed her last week at ‘Bond in Motion’ exhibition in Prague, Czech Republic.
12 Sunday Nov 2023
Posted in London, No Time to Die
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007, filming location, Great Britain, James Bond, James Bond location, London, movie location, No Time to Die, NTTD, The Mall, UK
Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) crossed the street on the way to her office. She climbed the stairs and entered the room. An unexpected patient was waiting there. It was Lyutsifer Safin (Rami Malek).
The scene with Madeleine Swann crossing the street was filmed at the Mall in London at the end of June 2019.
Léa Seydoux left the St. James’ Park at the Royal Artillery Boer War Memorial.
She crossed the Mall and walked towards the Duke of York Column at the top of the stairs.
The scene with Dr. Madeleine Swann walking up the staircase was filmed in {10-11} Carlton House Terrace in August 2019. The whole sequence with her and Safin in the office as well. The building is located right next to the Duke of York Column.
{10-11} Carlton House Terrace was used as filming location not only for ‘No Time to Die’, but also for: ‘Bridget Jones Diary’, Netflix’s ‘The Crown’, BBC’s ‘Sherlock Holmes, ‘Cruella’ and few others. You can rent it i.e. for wedding or conference and walk up the staircase like Dr. Madeleine Swann. Her office was filmed on the 2nd floor in a room that is not available for public use.
Sources:
– {10-11} Carlton House Terrace
– 007.com
Go to LOCATIONS GALLERY – ‘NO TIME TO DIE’ to see location photos compared with movie scenes.
23 Wednesday Aug 2023
Posted in London, No Time to Die
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007, Centaur Street, filming location, James Bond, James Bond location, London, movie location, No Time to Die
In ‘No Time to Die’ James Bond (Daniel Craig) lost his friend Felix Leiter from CIA (Jeffrey Wright) in a sinking ship but he managed to save himself and return to England. He directed his first steps to his garage where, among the gadgets known from other films, there was Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Bond uncovered the car and drove to the MI6 headquarters (read more in ‘No Time to Die’ at Whitehall Ct in London).
The scene with James Bond leaving the garage was filmed in tunnels under the railroad tracks at Centaur Street in London, UK.
Garages are located on one side of the tunnel only. On the other side there is a wall with an opening below the ceiling. There is a Park Plaza London Waterloo hotel right behind it. Most of the garages have been converted into shops so it is pretty easy to find the one that belonged to James Bond.
Bond left the garage that you can see in the next picture.
He made a 180 degrees turn and left the tunnel driving towards Centaur Street at the intersection with Carlisle Ln.
As you may notice while looking at the picture above, he had to turn left while in the film he turned right. The sequence was mirrored after filming.
Go to LOCATIONS GALLERY – ‘NO TIME TO DIE’ to see location photos compared with movie scenes.
06 Sunday Aug 2023
Posted in The Spy Who Loved Me
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filming location, James Bond, James Bond location, movie location, Sardinia, The Spy Who Loved Me
Real filming locations together with screens of scenes filmed in these places. Film scene on top and my location photo at the bottom.
10 Monday Apr 2023
Posted in GoldenEye
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007, Brompton Cemetery, filming location, Fort Antoine Theatre, GoldenEye, James Bond, James Bond location, Langham hotel, London, Monaco, movie location, Petersburg, Somerset House, Soviet union
Real filming locations together with screens of scenes filmed in these places. Film scene on top and my location photo at the bottom.
18 Saturday Mar 2023
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Die Another Day, GoldenEye, Miss Moneypenny, Moneypenny, portrait, portrait session, Samantha Bond, The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies
Samantha Bond played Miss Moneypenny, M’s secretary at MI6, in the four James Bond films featuring Pierce Brosnan: ‘GoldenEye’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘The World Is Not Enough’ and ‘Die Another Day’.
Last month we’ve met for a portrait session at Corinthia Hotel in London.
I want to thank Corinthia Hotel London team, especially Director of communications Alice Jonsdottir for a possibility of organizing the portrait session in magnificent interior of the hotel.
JAMES BOND 