Tag Archives: James Bond filming location

Gunkanjima In Skyfall: Real Or Fake?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by tokyofox

In the 2012 movie ‘Skyfall’, James Bond (Daniel Craig) is seen cruising on a boat (below) with the exotic-looking Sévérine (Bérénice Marlohe) to an abandoned island. Bond is taken prisoner by the crew and delivered to the antagonist Raoul Silva, who is a … Continue reading →

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A New Hope Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Yavin 4 (a.k.a. Tikal)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by tokyofox

  Nineteen seconds! Just NINETEEN SECONDS! That is as long as the ‘Star Wars Episode IV‘ scene in Guatemala lasted. The shot of Tikal, first seen on 98 minutes (and again on 105 mins), features the Millennium Falcon spaceship flying … Continue reading →

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New York Filming Locations: Live And Let Die (1973)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by tokyofox

Roger Moore’s first outing as 007 in 1973’s ‘Live And Let Die‘ sees him go to New York arriving 13 minutes in at JFK International Airport in Queens on his mission to investigate the mysterious deaths of several other British … Continue reading →

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James Bond Filming Locations In Hong Kong

Posted on May 16, 2012 by tokyofox

‘The Man With the Golden Gun‘ (1974) doesn’t follow the original novel too closely as that was set in Jamaica whereas the film is located in the Far East. It is a fairly entertaining story for a number of reasons; … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Filming Locations #1 – You Only Live Twice (1967)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by tokyofox

One of the first major international films to use Japan’s capital as a backdrop was the 1967 James Bond film ‘You Only Live Twice’ starring Sean Connery. Despite being killed off before Nancy Sinatra’s beautiful 007 theme kicks in, its just a crafy … Continue reading →

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Diamonds Are Forever: James Bond Filming Locations In Las Vegas

Posted on September 18, 2011 by tokyofox

Las Vegas figured prominantly as Sean Connery returned to the 007 role in ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ (1971) which is far from my favourite Bond film but it does happen to have the finest theme song accompanying it. On his arrival … Continue reading →

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James Bond Filming Locations In Istanbul

Posted on August 4, 2011 by tokyofox

Two James Bond films have been filmed in part in Istanbul; ‘From Russia With Love’ in 1964 and ‘The World is Not Enough’ in 1999 starring Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan respectively as agent 007. The former is the better movie but … Continue reading →

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Prague Filming Locations: Casino Royale (2006)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by tokyofox

The 2006 re-boot of the 007 franchise begins in black and white with James Bond (Daniel Craig) earning his licence to kill. This was shot near to my hostel in the Karlin district on the banks of the Vlatva River in … Continue reading →

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James Bond Filming Locations In Venice

Posted on September 19, 2010 by tokyofox

It’s been said that some 500 movies have been made in Venice but most of us can probably only name a few at best. In ‘Euro Trip 2010 Pt X‘ I referred to locations used in ‘The English Patient‘ (1996), ‘Indiana … Continue reading →

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Casino Royale: James Bond Filming Locations In Como

Posted on August 31, 2010 by tokyofox

Daniel Craig’s first outing as 007 in ‘Casino Royale‘ (2006) re-booted the James Bond franchise and gave it the kick up the ar*e that it needed. It is in fact one of the best Bond films and the ending to … Continue reading →

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