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John Rhys-Davies at Warsaw Comic Con

03 Saturday Nov 2018

Posted by Piotr Zając in John Rhys-Davies, The Living Daylights

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John Rhys-Davies, who played General Leonid Pushkin in ‘The Living Daylights’, was one of the stars at IV Warsaw Comic Con. He is also famous for his performances in such blockbusters as Indiana Jones as well as ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. During the meeting with fans at Warsaw Comic Con he was on a stage together with Adam Brown, who played Ori in ‘The Hobbit’. They were talking mostly about their work with director Peter Jackson.

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Pierce Brosnan during the 29th European Film Awards in Wroclaw, Poland

29 Thursday Dec 2016

Posted by Piotr Zając in Die Another Day, GoldenEye, Pierce Brosnan, The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies

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Pierce Brosnan, who played James Bond in ‘GoldenEye’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘The Wold Is Not Enough’ and ‘Die Another Day’ received the European Achievement in World Cinema award during the 29th European Film Awards Ceremony. The ceremony took place on December 10th 2016 in National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, Poland. I have attented that event as accredited photographer.

Pierce Brosnan arrived to Wroclaw with his wife Keely Shaye Smith. Before the ceremony he was posing on the red carpet.

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Duran Duran in “A View to a Kill”

13 Sunday Dec 2015

Posted by Piotr Zając in A View to a Kill, Duran Duran

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“A View to a Kill” title song performed by Duran Duran has been one of the biggest hits among James Bond songs. It was John Taylor, co-founder of the band and James Bond fan, who came to the producers with a proposal of writing a song for 007 movie. Duran Duran wrote it together with John Barry and recorded it at Maison Rouge Studio and CTS Studio in London with a 60-piece orchestra. At first the band has been recorded and than the orchestra was put on top of the track. This is still the only James Bond song that reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was also number 2 in UK. Although “Writing’s on the Wall” from “Spectre” performed by Sam Smith was number 1 in UK, it was not that popular in USA. In 1986 Duran Duran and John Barry were nominated for for the Golden Globe Award for the Best Original Song.

In 2012 the band performed in Wroclaw, Poland. It was a great feeling to stand as a photographer right at the stage and listen to “A View to a Kill” song. Below you can see some of my pictures taken during that concert. It is worth to notice that guitarist Dom Brown was not in the band when they were recording James Bond song, he played with Duran Duran for the first time in 2004.

John Taylor and Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran perfom on stage in Wroclaw, Poland

John Taylor and Simon Le Bon

John Taylor from Duran Duran perfoms on stage in Wroclaw, Poland

John Taylor

John Taylor and Dom Brown from Duran Duran perfom on stage in Wroclaw, Poland

John Taylor and Dom Brown

Dom Brown from Duran Duran perfoms on stage in Wroclaw, Poland

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Information sources:
–  http://www.duranduran.com
–  The Bond Sound: The Music of James Bond. Directed by John Cork, United Artists Corporation and Danjaq, LLC, 2000

 

 

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What has “Bridge of Spies” in common with James Bond films?

25 Wednesday Nov 2015

Posted by Piotr Zając in Die Another Day, Mikhail Gorevoy

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On November 13th I was taking pictures of actors playing in “Bridge of Spies” at the international premiere in Berlin, Germany. One of them was Mikhail Gorevoy, Russian actor who was best known internationally for playing Vladimir Popov (Vlad), a villain working for Gustav Graves in ‘Die Another Day’.

Mikhail Gorevoy attends "Bridge of Spies" premiere in Berlin

In next pictures Mikhail Gorevoy (first from right) is standing next to Tom Hanks, Amy Ryan and Steven Spielberg.

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Tom Hanks , Steven Spielberg , Amy Ryan , Mikhail Gorevoy attend " Bridge of Spies " premiere in Berlin

Tom Hanks and Mikhail Gorevoy attend " Bridge of Spies " premiere in Berlin

Those films have more in common. At the beginning of “Die Another Day” James Bond was captured and imprisoned in North Korea. After 14 months he was traded for Zao in a prison exchange on a bridge. That was inspired by real event that took place on a bridge between Berlin and Potsdam in Germany. The same story was presented in “Bridge of Spies”.

It is also worth to notice that composer Thomas Newman scored “Bridge of Spies” as well as “Skyfall” and “Spectre”.

Information sources:
– Die Another Day Audio Commentary, Die Another Day Special Edition, Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation, 2006.
– http://www.filmweb.pl

 

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“Skyfall” premiere in Berlin

02 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by Piotr Zając in Barbara Broccoli, Clemens Schick, Daniel Craig, Juergen Tarrach, Ludger Pistor, PORTRAITS, Sam Mendes, Skyfall, Veruschka von Lehndorff

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On October 30th 2012 I was in Berlin as accreditated photographer for German premiere of “Skyfall” that took place in Stage Theater am Potsdamer Platz.Red carpet at " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinOn the red carpet there were several actors known from other James Bond movies, such as Ludger Pistor who appeared in “Casino Royale” as the Swiss banker Mendel.
Actor Ludger Pistor attends " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinJuergen Tarrach (in picture below together with his daughter) in “Casino Royale” was playing the role of Schultz, who was a hotel guest in the Ocean Club at Nassau. He asked James Bond to park his Range Rover, but 007 crashed the car to distract the security.
Juergen Tarrach with his daughter attend " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinClemens Schick played Kraft, who was Le Chiffre’s right-hand henchman in “Casino Royale”. It was difficult to recognize him in the movie, because Kraft was bold and not smiling like Schick in a picture below. Veruschka von Lehndorff (first from right in the same picture) played Grafin von Wallenstein taking part in the poker match in the same film.
Clemens Schick and Veruschka von Lehndorff attend " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinAbout one hour before the film start Daniel Craig appeared on the red carpet together with the producer Barbara Broccoli, director Sam Mendes and actress Berenice Marlohe. Before standing in front of photographers Craig was signing autographs.Actor Daniel Craig attends " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinProducer Barbara Broccoli was interviewed.Producer Barbara Broccoli attends " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinDirector Sam Mendes standing in front of photographers didn’t know yet that he would be back as director of next James Bond film “Spectre”.
Film director Sam Mendes attends " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinFilm director Sam Mendes attends " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinMost expected person of the evening was Daniel Craig.Actor Daniel Craig attends " Skyfall " premiere in Berlin

Actor Daniel Craig attends " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinActor Daniel Craig attends " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinHe was also posing together with Bond girl Severine played by Berenice Marlohe.Daniel Craig and Berenice Marlohe attend " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinDaniel Craig and Berenice Marlohe attend " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinDaniel Craig and Berenice Marlohe attend " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinThey were also posing all four together (from the left): Berenice Marlohe, Sam Mendes, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig.
Daniel Craig, Barbara Broccoli, Sam Mendes and Berenice Marlohe attend " Skyfall " premiere in BerlinDaniel Craig, Barbara Broccoli, Sam Mendes and Berenice Marlohe attend " Skyfall " premiere in Berlin

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Via del Rialto in Siena, Italy. Filming location of foot chase on balconies in 'Quantum of Solace'. There were artificial balconies next to the one visible in the photo just for filming. Copyright Piotr Zajac @piotrzajacphoto
Old War Office Building in Whitehall, London, UK. It was the MI6 headquarters in 'Octopussy', 'A View to a Kill' and 'Licence to Kill'. In final scene of 'Skyfall' Bond was standing on the roof on the opposite side of the street. Copyright Piotr Zajac @piotrzajacphoto
Berenice Marlohe at 'Skyfall' premiere in Berlin on October 30th 2012. Copyright Piotr Zajac @piotrzajacphoto
Staircase of Laznie 1 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic reflected in mirror. It was 'Casino Royale' filming location. After loosing all the money in poker play, Bond took a knife and run after Le Chiffre. On the staircase Bond met Felix Leiter from CIA. It was filmed here. Copyright Piotr Zajac @piotrzajacphoto

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