James Bond studio slumps to £3.9m loss February 29, 2012 PINEWOOD Studios, home to iconic British film series including James Bond and Carry On, has reported an annual £3.9m loss, despite posting record revenues for 2011. The studio enjoyed a bumper year of filming, with scenes for new Bond movie Skyfall and Tolkien adaptation The Hobbit shooting on its sets, but was hit by the [...]
How to really booze like Bond November 5, 2012 When HE had his clothes on and wasn’t chasing baddies, there is no doubt that James Bond was a noted oenophile. You only have to have a passing knowledge of Ian Fleming’s books or the films to know that 007 was a full-on connoisseur. Forget the vodka Martini, that was just the aperitif; when it [...]
What the other papers say this morning December 9, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Banks plan to move 3,000 from City Three global investment banks plan to move 3,000 City of London jobs to other UK cities and towns over the next few years, bringing respite to regional financial centres as they struggle against heavy job losses in banking and insurance. The moves by Bank of America, [...]
Gaucho cup winners September 10, 2012 Stoke Park Country Club, where James Bond once beat Auric Goldfinger at golf, hosted the inaugural Gaucho Cup yesterday, an above par do organised by yourgolftravel.com. Winners Bermar International (right, with operations director Martin Williams, centre) scored five nights in Argentina.
It’s time we should raise a glass in Thanksgiving for our commercial society November 22, 2012 BLESSED with a wife born in America, Thanksgiving is a festival I am learning to celebrate. In grim economic times, it is easy to focus only the negative. But we still enjoy the rare good fortune to live, for the most part, in peace and under liberty. Freedoms of association, speech, trade, and faith enrich [...]
Investors rally round Barclays’ boss July 30, 2013 INVESTORS and analysts hit out at regulators yesterday, accusing the Bank of England of making arbitrary and unreasonable demands on banks. Barclays had pleased investors in February with a plan to cut its least efficient units and get back on a sustainable footing with return on equity (RoE) above its cost of capital in [...]
Best of the Brokers September 27, 2012 CINEWORLD Panmure Gordon has downgraded the multiplex chain to “sell” from “hold”, and has cut its target price to 220p from 230p. Cineworld saw low admissions during the Olympics. The coinciding releases of blockbuster franchises such as the Hobbit and James Bond are expected to bring the strongest trading in the last two months of [...]
Best of the Brokers September 27, 2012 CINEWORLD Panmure Gordon has downgraded the multiplex chain to “sell” from “hold”, and has cut its target price to 220p from 230p. Cineworld saw low admissions during the Olympics. The coinciding releases of blockbuster franchises such as the Hobbit and James Bond are expected to bring the strongest trading in the last two months of [...]
Iconic costumes take a leading role at the V&A October 17, 2012 First impressions count – and for actors, they count double. Aside from the rather crucial fact that they play an important role in determining whether or not we believe, for instance, that Johnny Depp is, in fact, a crazy pirate, costumes often tell you all you need to know about a character before they’ve even [...]
Weird Al can land Wetherby’s Charlie Hall Chase for second year running November 1, 2012 ALTHOUGH the real big bucks are on offer on the other side of the pond this weekend, back on home soil, tomorrow’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby (3.25pm) marks the real start of the jumps season for most punters. Paul Nicholls’ Silviniaco Conti has been the one for money all week after a hugely [...]