THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
SALUTES
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAMES BOND
WITH MONTH-LONG RETROSPECTIVE OF ALL 22 FILMS IN OCTOBER
50 Years of James Bond Opens With Dr. No
NEW YORK, August 30, 2012--In celebration of the 50 years of the legendary film icon James Bond, and in anticipation of the release of the 23rd James Bond adventure, Skyfall, in U.S. theaters on November 9, 2012, The Museum of Modern Art pays tribute with a full retrospective of all 22 Bond films -from Dr. No (1962) to Quantum of Solace (2008) -from October 5 through 31, 2012, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.
Coinciding with Global James Bond Day on October 5, the exhibition kicks off that evening at 8:00 p.m. with the screening of Dr. No introducing Sean Connery as the original Bond, and will screen the Bond films in chronological order twice during the month of October.
In 1987, MoMA celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of the first film in the Bond series with a gallery exhibition and film series on the occasion of accepting a generous donation of the first 14 Bond films by producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli.
Aligning with MoMA's mission of collecting, preserving, and exhibiting films, Broccoli presented the pristine, 35mm prints to MoMA with the promise to provide new prints of all subsequent Bond releases.
To date, the collection has grown to include 22 prints, with the acquisition of Skyfall anticipated later this year.
50 Years of James Bond is organized by Anne Morra, Associate Curator, Department of Film.
ADDENDUM
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ‘James Bond’ film franchise, the makers have decided to celebrate October 5 this year as the Global James Bond Day.
The first film of the franchise ‘Dr No’ released on October 5, 1962.
Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have declared it the Global James Bond Day, a day-long series of events for Bond fans around the world.
The celebrations come ahead of the release of the 23rd James Bond franchise ‘Skyfall’, which hits theatres on October 26 in the UK, November 2 in India and November 9 in the US.
"We are absolutely thrilled to be celebrating James Bond's golden anniversary on film with this special day of events for Bond fans around the world," Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of ‘Skyfall’, said in a joint statement.
A new feature documentary titled 'Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007' on the three men- Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman and author Ian Fleming, will be also be unveiled.
The other worldwide events celebrating Bond's golden anniversary include a global online and live auction charity event of 50 lots and the proceeds from them will go to 12 charitable institutions.
The auction is organised by Christie's in London. There will also be a retrospective of Bond films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, a Music of Bond night in Los Angeles hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and an exhibition, 'Designing 007: 50 Years of Bond Style', at the Toronto International Film Festival.
MoMA revised press release-http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1327
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SALUTES
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAMES BOND
WITH MONTH-LONG RETROSPECTIVE OF ALL 22 FILMS IN OCTOBER
50 Years of James Bond Opens With Dr. No
NEW YORK, August 30, 2012--In celebration of the 50 years of the legendary film icon James Bond, and in anticipation of the release of the 23rd James Bond adventure, Skyfall, in U.S. theaters on November 9, 2012, The Museum of Modern Art pays tribute with a full retrospective of all 22 Bond films -from Dr. No (1962) to Quantum of Solace (2008) -from October 5 through 31, 2012, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.
Coinciding with Global James Bond Day on October 5, the exhibition kicks off that evening at 8:00 p.m. with the screening of Dr. No introducing Sean Connery as the original Bond, and will screen the Bond films in chronological order twice during the month of October.
In 1987, MoMA celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of the first film in the Bond series with a gallery exhibition and film series on the occasion of accepting a generous donation of the first 14 Bond films by producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli.
Aligning with MoMA's mission of collecting, preserving, and exhibiting films, Broccoli presented the pristine, 35mm prints to MoMA with the promise to provide new prints of all subsequent Bond releases.
To date, the collection has grown to include 22 prints, with the acquisition of Skyfall anticipated later this year.
50 Years of James Bond is organized by Anne Morra, Associate Curator, Department of Film.
ADDENDUM
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ‘James Bond’ film franchise, the makers have decided to celebrate October 5 this year as the Global James Bond Day.
The first film of the franchise ‘Dr No’ released on October 5, 1962.
Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have declared it the Global James Bond Day, a day-long series of events for Bond fans around the world.
The celebrations come ahead of the release of the 23rd James Bond franchise ‘Skyfall’, which hits theatres on October 26 in the UK, November 2 in India and November 9 in the US.
"We are absolutely thrilled to be celebrating James Bond's golden anniversary on film with this special day of events for Bond fans around the world," Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of ‘Skyfall’, said in a joint statement.
A new feature documentary titled 'Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007' on the three men- Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman and author Ian Fleming, will be also be unveiled.
The other worldwide events celebrating Bond's golden anniversary include a global online and live auction charity event of 50 lots and the proceeds from them will go to 12 charitable institutions.
The auction is organised by Christie's in London. There will also be a retrospective of Bond films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, a Music of Bond night in Los Angeles hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and an exhibition, 'Designing 007: 50 Years of Bond Style', at the Toronto International Film Festival.
MoMA revised press release-http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1327
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