01/06/2009
To celebrate the centenary of producer Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli’s birth in 1909, fans of the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond, will have the chance to watch some of his early adventures on the big screen when they Spend Sundays With Bond at Showcase Cinema de Lux in June.
Beginning on 7 June with the very first James Bond film, 1962’s Dr. No, and continuing each Sunday in June, Showcase Cinema de Lux will present a digitally restored and remastered classic James Bond film, enabling audiences to enjoy outstanding picture quality and improved sound. The films have been painstakingly restored frame by frame to return them to their original condition. The other classics shown are From Russia With Love on 14 June, Goldfinger on 21 June and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service on 28 June.
Tickets for these special screenings cost just £5.00 for adults, £3.00 for children, seniors, students and members of the cinema’s exclusive Insider programme.
Adult, children and senior tickets can be purchased at the cinema box office, via the 24-hour telephone number 0871 220 1000 or online at www.cinemadelux.co.uk, with student and Insider tickets purchased only at the box office as ID is required. Customers who purchase their tickets online may also take advantage of the print at-home ticketing option at no extra charge.
Guests can also visit the Studio One Restaurant & Bar to enjoy a meal before or after the show, or even a cocktail – shaken, not stirred of course!
For more information about this and other programmes at Showcase Cinema de Lux please visit www.cinemadelux.co.uk.
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National Amusements, Inc., is a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry operating more than 1,500 screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia. National Amusements delivers a superior entertainment experience in theatres around the world under its Showcase, Multiplex, Cinema de Lux, and KinoStar brands. Based in Dedham, Massachusetts, National Amusements is a closely held company operating under the third generation of leadership by the Redstone family. National Amusements is also an equal partner in the online ticketing service, MovieTickets.com, and is the parent company of both Viacom and CBS Corporation.
Notes to editors:
1. Screening schedule:
Sunday 7 June: DR. NO
Sunday 14 June: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Sunday 21 June: GOLDFINGER
Sunday 28 June: ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
2. Film information:
DR. NO
UK 1962. Dir Terence Young. With Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman. 105min. PG. New digital restoration.
Sean Connery was cast in the lead role and the film featured the usual Broccoli touch of exotic locations: this time Jamaica and surrounding waters, from which a bikini-clad Ursula Andress memorably emerged. A fast-paced colourful romp, the film became an enormous hit worldwide.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
UK 1963. Dir Terence Young. With Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Daniela Bianchi. 115min. PG. New digital restoration.
Broccoli considered this as one of the best Fleming stories. Connery once again excelled and was well supported by a great cast including Robert Shaw, wonderfully menacing as a brutal killer; and Lotte Lenya as the Russian agent with the famous poison-tipped knife device in her shoe. The film also features many distinctive Bond motifs for the first time and its huge success firmly established the 007 films as a cultural phenomenon.
GOLDFINGER
UK 1964. Dir Guy Hamilton. With Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe. 109min. PG. New digital restoration.
To many, the quintessential Bond film and a brilliant third entry in the series. Here Bond gets his Aston Martin, spars with two statuesque British beauties (Honor Blackman and Shirley Eaton) and pits his wits against a memorable villain, Auric Goldfinger. Add the first Shirley Bassey theme song and some exciting action sequences and the result is an explosive cocktail.
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
UK 1969. Dir Peter Hunt. With George Lazenby, Telly Savalas, Diana Rigg. 140min. PG. New digital restoration.
Connery’s decision to quit as Bond left Broccoli and Saltzman with a headache. The press went into overdrive speculating on Connery’s successor; while the producers chose good-looking Australian actor George Lazenby after successful screen tests. Avengers superstar Diana Rigg was brought in as an added lure and the resulting action-packed film ensured that the franchise would continue.
- Film synopses by Dick Fiddy, BFI.
EON PRODUCTIONS
EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC, is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced twenty two James Bond films since 1962, including QUANTUM OF SOLACE. The James Bond films, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, make up the longest running franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day and Casino Royale. EON Productions and Danjaq LLC, are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise.