Tuesday, April 29, 2008

CASINO ROYALE ON LOCATION (3)

This is the market place where Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) saw the strange man with glasses at the end of the movie and should return in the next Bond movie " Quantum of Solace" ...(Venice market place 2007)

CASINO ROYALE ON LOCATION (2)

Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) , with red dress, escapes from Bond (Daniel Graig) , on the picture below the same stairs from this location in Venice...

CASINO ROYALE ON LOCATION (1)

Bond (Daniel Graig), is looking for Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) , here on San Marco Square, Basel Bank, we're there as well...but the bank do not exists..

MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (9)

One of my favourite locations; Rio de Janeiro! Here i'm standing in front of the cablecar which transported Bond (Roger Moore), Holly (Lois Chiles)for a full action scene with Jaws (Richard Kiel)...(Brazil, 1991)

MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (8)

Another nice location shot from the rare " Moonraker" monastry (Venice)...


MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (7)

What a wonderfull view from the famous Hotel Danielli balcony, where Lois Chiles aka Dr. Holly Goodhead is watching the skyline from Venice...


MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (6)

I'm standing on the bridge where Roger Moore (007) passes through in his Bondola just before the boatchase takes place...(Venice, April 07)

MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (5)

This is the office from Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) in Venice. Today it's the national museum, and it's forbidden to take pictures inside, but we've done it again...

MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (4)

Another difficult location where the boatchase took place and the gondola was splitted in two parts with the lovers in it from " Moonraker ". Very happy to found this location, still the same as 30 years ago!

MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (3)

This location is just great! A small canal in Venice where my daughter Chabelita is on the same place as Roger Moore (007) and Lois Chiles (Dr. Holly Goodhead) met in " Moonraker". Very difficult to find, but as a location-hunter, you can find everything...(april 2007)

Monday, April 28, 2008

MOONRAKER ON LOCATION (2)

This location is one of the rarest there is! It's the monastery from Moonraker (Q's headquarters) , but today it's very difficult to find and it's forbidden to get in as it's still used and like Fort Knox , almost impossible to get in! But i've told the monks I was writing a book on 007 and finally they've let me in after one hour of negociations...(location: Venice Lido Island)

ON LOCATION 007 " MOONRAKER "

This is the first part of many locations i've visited during the last years.
Here i'm in front of the Venini shop in the heart of Venice San Marco with my lovely daughter Chabelita. This location was used in " Moonraker " when Roger Moore as James Bond 007 walked in this store to have more information on Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale)..

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

My name is Pussy Galore...


Very nice to meet Pussy Galore in person (Honor Blackman)

THE GOLDFINGER REUNION APRIL 2008


Just back from Pinewood studio's where I attented at the " Goldfinger - reunion " , with a limited admission of 100 guests only. I was one of them with my lovely wife Nancy and my best friends Yannic, Michel & Sandra and my dear cousin Benoit, so 6 Belgian tickets ( which represented 6 % of the total guestlist)!

Many of the famous Goldfinger stars/ cast attented such as Shirley Eaton (Golden Girl), Tania Mallet ( Tilly Masterson), Martin Benson (Mr. Solo), Honor Blackman ( Pussy Galore), Burt Kwouk ( Mr. Ling) , Margaret Nolan ( Dink), Caron Gardner ( Pussy Galore flying circus pilot), director Guy Hamilton, Art director Peter Lamont, Production controller Reg Barkshire, Sound Effects " Oscar- winner " Norman Wanstall, song writer Leslie Bricusse (Oscar winner), I couldn't be more complete...BRAVO

We've also had a superb chance to visit some parts of the sets and could take some pictures from the latest Bond movie in production " Quantum of Solace ". Enjoy the pictures.