There is a lot of hype around the next 007 film (Nils already told you about the release of the trailer a couple of months ago). Now the long-awaited event is drawing closer - the film is coming to UK cinemas on October 31 and to US theatres on November 14.

A simple glance at the website dedicated to the next film in the Bond series is enough to lure even those that are not yet James Bond fans in. I myself have never seen a Bond film, but after seeing the trailer for Quantum of Solace, I think I might actually like it. It has definitely caught my eye and reminds me a bit of films like Ocean’s 11. So, while I am not an action packed film lover, I am constantly amazed by the effects that brilliant minds in Hollywood are able to achieve.

Have a look for yourself at the trailer:

I might just change my movie watching behavior. Who knows, I could very well become the next action film fan. After all, who wouldn’t appreciate the magic of the world of make believe? HOW do they do that? So, who’s coming with me…just so I know how many tickets to get…

The devastating earthquake that hit China more than 3 weeks ago is still part of daily life and recent collective memory in China, and it has caused a huge wave of solidarity. If you happened to read some Chinese websites during the 3 days of national mourning, you might have been surprised by the black and white background - a way of the Chinese web to remember the dead, to think of the missing and to bless the country.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, at the Cannes Film Festival the famous Holywood actress Sharon Stone just expressed her opinion about this disaster in a way that makes you think her heart is made of granite.

Personally I can not figure out how a lady who supposedly passed her IQ test at 154 points (!) can make such an uninformed, illogical and utterly embarrassing statement. But I guess she is already experiencing the “bad karma” herself now…

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