The Kitsch Lounge Riot has teamed up with "The Quantum of Solace” to produce the ultimate party at Cafe De Paris on the 26th of November and what will be the "must attend event of the Season".

The show will bring together the KLR 10 piece Concert Orchestra, marshalled by our very own Joe Stilgoe, and headlined by David Mcalmont.

David recorded "Diamonds are Forever" for Bond Composer David Arnolds Seminal Album "Shaken Not Stirred". Mcalmont also co-wrote Surrender the title track (Sung by KD Lang) for "Tomorrow Never Dies" and on Friday November the 7th 2008, Mcalmont performs alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra on Radio 2 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Bond Creator Ian Fleming.

David Mcalmont and our other special guests will guide us through the “Bond Anthology” of the last 45 years and perform a selection of the most coveted sound tracks of all time, composed by the likes of John Barry and Don Black, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Paul McCartney and David Arnold.

The KLR is no stranger to “Bond” having produced the film premier party for "Die Another Day" and "Casino Royale" parties at the Natural History Museum and The Atlantic.

The Kitsch Lounge Riot has a “License to Thrill” So sit back cradle your glass of champagne and wallow in the indulgent nostalgia of the coolest Secret Agent on the planet!

The actual helicopter that is used in the Bond movie "From Russia With Love" is up for sale.

Eventually Bond leaves the truck and tries to draw the helicopter away from Tatiana Romanova. Fast and nimble, the helicopter tries to slice Bond into pieces, but is ultimately destroyed when Bond shoots the man with the hand grenades with his AR7 Folding Snipers Rifle. He consequently drops his primed hand grenade into the cockpit blowing up the helicopter.

The actual helicopter that is used in the Bond movie "From Russia With Love" is up for sale.
The Hiller, Helicopter UH 12C, "N780ND" is for sale and can be bought here: http://www.007helicopter.com/.

Towards the end of From Russia With Love SPECTRE send a helicopter to stop Bond escaping with the LEKTOR. Initially the two-man crew of the helicopter try and flag down Bond telling him to stop. When he obviously doesn’t, one of the men starts dropping hand grenades on the truck to try and force Bond to stop.

A conversation with the celebrated author, wit and comic genius Stephen Fry about his long-held fascination with America and its people, cultures, and landscapes. Questions cover some of the high points of the recent epic journey in which he travelled across 50 states in a black cab and explore a country that is at times magnificent, eccentric, beautiful and strange. The event coincides with the publication of his new book, Stephen Fry in America (HarperCollins 2008) and the television series of the same name.

Our Friday night Lecture Theatre programme features big names from the world of design, art and culture. All talks take place in the Lecture Theatre from 19.00-20.00 unless otherwise stated.

Stephen Fry - In America
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Lecture Theatre
19.00-20.00

The ORB plays Islington Academy, London
Friday December 19, 2008 at 9:00pm

The Orb returned in 2007 with 'The Dream' – a euphoric and startling album that showed a return to the original spirit of the acts classic albums. They hit the road this year with a full band for the first time since 1996 and finish off 2008 with a very special show at Carling Academy Islington.

The chill out area in the Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails party held in London

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

Theo Fennell's Loveseat, London

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

The characterful collection of home bar designs and matching cocktails with inspiration ranging from dripping diamonds to Bollywood spice will be revealed in October for a meeting of indulgent glamour, flamboyant style and decadent Grey Goose cocktails to match. The ultimate cocktail party of the season awaits!

Inside the main are with David Furnish's customised tuk tuk with burr walnut cocktail bar.

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

Entering the Stars, Bars and Cocktails party

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

Following the sensational success of last year’s Grey Goose Character & Cocktails party, Grey Goose is joining forces with David Furnish and the who’s who of the celebrity world to create their dream home bars and cocktails in benefit of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Chicane plus Special Guests plays the Islington Academy



Following the release of a 'Best Of' album and summer smash 'Bruised Water' which mixed his 1999 hit 'Saltwater' with Natasha Bedingfield's 'I Bruise Easily', Chicane come to Islington for a highly anticipated live show.

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The Same Old Scene cracked an invite to what is promising to be the Greatest Cocktail Party on earth - the Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008.

Dear SOS

Thank you for confirming your own and your guest's attendance at Grey Goose Character & Cocktails on:

Thursday 23 October at
Chateau Grey Goose
Wakefield Street
Bloomsbury
WC1N 1PG
8.00 - 11.00pm
Dress code: Cocktail Couture

You are one of a select few who have the opportunity to attend the ultimate cocktail party of the year.

This exclusive event is by invitation only. Please bring the attached invitation with you. You and your guest's places will be reserved under your name on the guest list.

Visit www.greygoosecharacter.com for more details about the event.
The ultimate cocktail party.

From last years bash:



This year the 5 bars to be auctioned off, are:
- The Tuk Tuk designed by David Furnish
- Crystalz Designed by Giles Deacon
- The Lovers bar designed by Theo Fennell
- The Disco Bar designed by Patrick Cox
- The BEach bar designed by Gavin Turk

James Bond (Daniel Craig) in a new advert for Sony's Bravia High Definition TV.

Myths and Potentials of Media Architecture and Urban Screens

The MEDIA FACADES FESTIVAL BERLIN 2008 is an innovative project, engaging a wide range of stakeholders with distinctive interests in the public space. Through round tables, a workshop, panel sessions, lectures, urban screenings on media facades and an architecture exhibition the event will promote a multi-disciplinary action research approach to technology, architecture and media art in modern cities.Exhibition at the German Architecture Centre (DAZ)

This exhibition will explore the integration of moving images into the building facade as a communicative element, and its effect on Urban Space. A selection of innovative projects that have been realized in various cities will demonstrate possible connections between architecture and screens and highlight different artistic and architectural strategies. Practical technical information will give architects a deeper insight into the challenges and possibilities of utilizing new media in architecture.

More info here!

Coldplay LOST? Video Competition

Yesterday evening Coldplay.com launched a contest for you folks to create a video for Lost? (the acoustic version of the upcoming single). As Prospekt explained in his brief, you can "use any medium you like: animation, claymation, stop motion, video camera, super 8, comic strip, photography" to conjure your video. We'd just like them to be creative, original and imaginative. The maker of the best video - as chosen by the band - will win an all-expenses trip to London to see one of Coldplay's homecoming shows at the O2 in December. Click here for full details of how to enter and to hear Lost?

For more details visit here!

Scrambled Eggs James Bond

The recipe for Scrambled Eggs James Bond appears in 007 in New York, a short story that was published in the US edition of Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities.

For four individualists:
12 fresh eggs
Salt and pepper
5-6 oz. of fresh butter.

Break the eggs into a bowl. Beat thoroughly with a fork and season well. In a small copper (or heavy bottomed saucepan) melt four oz. of the butter. When melted, pour in the eggs and cook over a very low heat, whisking continuously with a small egg whisk.

While the eggs are slightly more moist than you would wish for eating, remove the pan from heat, add rest of butter and continue whisking for half a minute, adding the while finely chopped chives or fines herbs.

Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music.

Museo Alessi has recently produced a series of short filmed interviews with some of Italy’s most accomplished and renowned designers. These brief conversations, reflections and anecdotes describe with spontaneity the achievements that have shaped the personal and professional lives of these designers. Those interviewed include Richard Sapper, Ettore Sottsass, Achille Castiglioni, Andrea Branzi and Alessandro Mendini. At a special one off event, the Designer Museum will be screening a selection of these short films intersected with a response and debate from a panel to include Alberto Alessi.



Design Museum presents
SCREENING OF ALESSI DESIGN INTERVIEWS, RESPONSE & DEBATE FROM A PANEL INCLUDING, ALBERTO ALESSI, DEYAN SUDJIC
at Design Museum, Monday, November 24 at 7:15 PM

Character & Cocktails 2008

Stars, Bars and Cocktails

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

Following the sensational success of last year’s Grey Goose Character & Cocktails party, Grey Goose is joining forces with David Furnish and the who’s who of the celebrity world to create their dream home bars and cocktails in benefit of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

The characterful collection of home bar designs and matching cocktails with inspiration ranging from dripping diamonds to Bollywood spice will be revealed in October for a meeting of indulgent glamour, flamboyant style and decadent Grey Goose cocktails to match. The ultimate cocktail party of the season awaits!

These celebrity designers have teamed with acclaimed Bar Icons to develop highly bespoke cocktail creations to accompany their incredible home bar designs. The partnerships are as follows:
• David Furnish and Simon Difford, the mastermind behind the world famous ‘Diffords Guide’
• Patrick Cox and Alessandro Palazzi, cocktail connoisseur famous for mixing cocktails at Duke’s Hotel Bar, a favourite drinking den of the cocktail cognoscenti
• Giles Deacon and Jason Fendick, major power player influencing the ‘cocktail boom’ of the 90s, and founder and owner of Pintxo People
• Gavin Turk and Chris Edwardes, former Bar Icon at The Groucho and owner of Blanch House and The Hanbury Club in Brighton
• Theo Fennell and Amy Sacco, founder of Bungalow 8, and Alex Kammerling, Grey Goose UK Brand Ambassador and one of the world’s leading mixologists
• Eva Herzigova and Jake Burger co-owner of Jakes Bar in Leeds and recently opened the Portobello Star in Notting Hill

This extraordinary collection of celebrity designed home bars and cocktails will be presented at the ultimate cocktail party held at Chateaux Grey Goose, Bloomsbury, WC1.

Chateau Grey Goose will be opening its doors on Thursday 23 October 2008 to London’s movers and shakers to experience the designer bars and cocktails for themselves. Those wishing to attend are invited to apply for an exclusive reservation by logging on to www.greygoosecharacter.com.

CinematICA: Q&A with Dennis Hopper


On Monday October 20th, 2008 at 7:15pm. The legendary Dennis Hopper will be at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

Dennis Hopper, a man who has achieved iconic status for his brilliant career, spanning Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet, Speed and more, will be welcomed back to the ICA today to talk about his career to date.

Timeout Opening Nights screening of Hunger

When: 18:30 Mon Oct 20
Where: Renoir, Brunswick Square London, WC1N 1AW

Set in Belfast’s Maze Prison, ‘Hunger’ presents the life of Republican prisoner Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender) as he protests against the UK government’s refusal to grant terrorist prisoners political status. The film follows life before and during Sands’s 1981 hunger strike without adopting a political stance, instead focusing on how the prisoners resorted to using their own bodies as tools to get their voices heard, and documenting Sands’s rapid physical deterioration. Debuting as a director, artist Steve McQueen brings a compelling and sensual tone to the film, sensitively capturing the relationship between the prisoners and their guards.

In addition to our Opening Nights screening, we've also got nine pairs of tickets for the London Film Festival premiere of 'Hunger' at Odeon Leicester Square on Sunday October 19. Simply enter your details as normal for our screening and the premiere tickets will be distributed alongside the screening allocation.

For tickets sign up at http://www.timeout.com/openingnights

UK Premier: Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms

The London Film Festival have offered us tickets to a special preview followed by a Q&A this Saturday Afternoon. Tickets are free of charge, but please RSVP direct to address below for tickets.
Sat 18 Oct 13:30, ODEON WEST END 1, Leicester Square

Increasingly fed up with the low status that worms seem to have achieved in the world pecking order, Barry decides that there is more to life than his boring day to day existence working at a compost plant. Life seems so dull. But one listen to his favourite disco record and his whole world changes, and he transforms from ordinary Barry to Sunshine Barry, the next big thing on the music scene. Now all he needs is a band, his Disco Worms (and if they're going to start playing instruments, then hands might be useful too).
This colourful new animation from Denmark is set to give worms the level of cool that they have always aspired to - if you didn't know that worms had rhythm then prepare yourself for a big surprise...

We are pleased to announce that director Thomas Borch Nielson and members of the Sunshine Barry team will take part in a Q&A with Justin Johnson following this screening.

Please RSVP by Friday 17 October to rsvp(dot)bfisouthbank@bfi(dot)org(dot)uk
For acceptances, please ensure that tickets are collected from the guest ticket window at the Box Office between 12:45 - 13:15 on the day of the event. Uncollected tickets will be released for sale to the public at 13:15.

From Raindance:

Blindness - Pre-Release Screening
Internationally acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles (CITY OF GOD and CONSTANT GARDENER) is set to present a special gala screening of his latest and hotly anticipated film BLINDNESS starring Julianne Moore, Gael Bernal Garcia and Danny Glover.

This is the first time members of the public in the UK will get the opportunity to see the film and a month before general release.

The special gala screening will take place on Friday 31st October 2008 at Apollo Cinemas Piccadilly Circus from 6.30pm.

Tickets are £25 per person, which includes a complimentary drink before the screening, introduction by Fernando Meirelles, film screening, and post screen Q&A with Fernando Meirelles. All proceeds will go to The ABC (Action for Brazil's Children) Trust, a London-based charity that is dedicated to helping street children and the most vulnerable young people of Brazil.

For tickets, call 0871 220 6000, go online, www.apollocinemas.co.uk or buy from Apollo Cinemas Piccadilly Circus, 19 Regents Street, London, SW1Y 4LR.

Blindness:
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is however one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. Their voyage is fraught with danger, yet their survival and ultimate redemption reflect the tenacity and depth of the human spirit. Written by Festival de Cannes' Editor

The ICA are screening Dennis Hopper's unreleased The Last Movie

The Last Movie is Dennis Hopper's second directorial outing, after Easy Rider. Hopper stars as Kansas, a movie wrangler on location in Peru. After witnessing the accidental death of a stuntman, he stays behind in the village, dreaming of a simple life with his Peruvian girlfriend Maria. But he finds himself drawn into the harsh, ritualistic world of the local peasants as they start to mimic violent scenes from the movie with their own wicker cameras. Throw into the mix a Treasure of Sierra Madre-inspired scheme to mine gold, a decadent encounter with a wealthy American family, dreamy camerawork from László Kovács and an original soundtrack featuring Kris Kristofferson, and you have a dazzling, outrageous vision that was way ahead of its time.

We are grateful to Easy Rider Productions for permission to screen The Last Movie. Please note that this is the only known 35mm print in the UK, and as such there is a slight reduction of quality at the ends of reels and some discoloration.

The Last Movie is a 1971 drama film from Universal Pictures. It was written and directed by Dennis Hopper, who also played a horse wrangler named after the state of Kansas. It also starred Peter Fonda, Henry Jaglom and Michelle Phillips. Production of the movie, which cost $1 million, took place in the film's major setting, Peru.

The movie won the Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival; despite this, it failed financially and critically after a two-week run at New York City's Cinema 1.[1] Because of its resulting demise, Hopper did not direct again until 1980's TV movie Out of the Blue, and the theatrically-released 1988 drama Colors.

Dir Dennis Hopper, US 1971, 108 mins, Cert X

On the way to a meeting these coaches rolled past us. I took some pics and later discovered that these coaches were on their way to the set of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes currently filming in London

From comingsoon.net

Sherlock Holmes Begins Production in London

Principal photography is set to begin on location in London for the action adventure mystery Sherlock Holmes, being helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie (RocknRolla), for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.

Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) brings the legendary detective to life as he has never been portrayed before. Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes. Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood. Kelly Reilly will play Watson's love interest, Mary.

Based on an original story/comic book by Lionel Wigram, inspired by the classic tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the film will be produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. Steve Clark-Hall and Bruce Berman are serving as executive producers.

In a dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle's famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

"What we've done is hopefully launched a franchise of Sherlock Holmes stories," Silver said today in London.

Sherlock Holmes will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London

The ICA is proud to present Memory Cloud by Minimaforms (www.minimaforms.com), an incredible transient light environment set to transform London's Trafalgar Square in October. Memory Cloud is based on smoke signals - one of the oldest forms of visual communication, for three nights the public will be invited to participate by sending text messages that will be grafted onto plumes of smoke. Fusing ancient and contemporary forms of communication, Memory Cloud creates a dynamic hybrid space that will project personal statements as part of an evolving text, animating the built environment through conversation.

The method of textual inscription works with light as virtual ink that perceptually writes and erases through a cinematic interplay with the external environment. Memory Cloud aims to motivate social interaction through the construction of an environment that is given form through a collective act of writing space.

More info here! http://www.minimaforms.com/memorycloud/

Competition to find Director & Producer

Movie Mogul Fund are searching for one Producer and one Director to make the micro-budget 'user-generated and user-owned' feature film - Negotiating Life. This is a UK wide competition - no CV's at this stage please.

For more information go to www.moviemogulfund.com

Spike Lee will be discussing his new film and book; Miracle at Saint Anna at Waterstones, London

Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee will be discussing his new film and book 'Miracle at Saint Anna' with Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Tickets are limited so please book early.

MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA - A SPIKE LEE JOINT
Directed by Spike Lee
Written by James McBride

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four African-American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division that fought against the Fascists and Nazis in Italy during World War II.

They experience the tragedy and triumph of World War II as they find themselves trapped behind Nazi lines and separated from their Squad after one of them risks his life to save an orphan Italian boy.

Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film explores a deeply inspiring, powerful story drawn from history, that transcends national boundaries, language, race and class to touch the goodness within us all, the Human Race.

Some of the cast from the evening including; Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry, Beverley Knight, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Craig, Joanna Lumley, Gemma Arteton, Roger Moore & Harriet Walter acknowleding Ian Fleming, the cast & crew fo the show and Lucy Fleming for the evening.

The evening started with a 60 piece orchestra conducted by Michael Reed kicking off with the Bond Theme "Overture".

The rest of the night magically unveiled the history of Ian Fleming entwined with that of James Bond. This was done by key excerpts from Fleming's life and the Bond books being read by former Bond stars, Bond(00)files and freinds of theFleming family, interspersed with video and stills as well as the music of Bond and the times recited by an all star cast.

There were to many highlights to mention but standout events such as; the man behind Bond's history brought to life, countless Bond cast making an appearance (including classic Bond girls), the music of Bond brought to life by some electryfing vocals (Beverley Knight stealing the show with her rendition of "A License To Kill" & the closing "Nobody Does It Better") and the touching Ian Fleming eulogy read by Daniel Craig.

Amongst the star studded cast where; Maryam D'Abo (Kara Milovy in The living Dayights), Zena Marshall (Miss Taro in Dr. No), Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson in Golfinger), Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench in Dr. No), Roger Moore (James Bond), Madeline Smith (Miss Caruso in Live And Let Die), Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson in Goldfinger), , Caroline Munro (Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me) & Joanna Lumley (The English Girl in On Her Majesty's Secret Service).

Daniel Craig reading Ian Fleming's eulogy at the "The story of James Bond - A tribute to Ian Fleming". Note his right arm in a tailored black sling.

(Ferrari) Dino 246 GT

Dino was a brand for mid-engined, rear-drive sports cars produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1976. The Dino brand was meant to be used for cars with engines that had fewer than 12 cylinders, reserving the Ferrari name for the V-12 and flat 12 models. The Dino name was retired after that point, in favour of conventional Ferrari branding. The Dino brand was an attempt by Ferrari to produce a relatively low cost sports car by using components from other vehicles.

The Dino models used Ferrari racing naming designation of displacement and cylinder count with two digits for the size of the engine in deciliters and the third digit to represent the number of cylinders, i.e., 246 being a 2.4 liter 6 cylinder and 308 being a 3.0 liter 8 cylinder. Ferrari street models of the time used a three digit representation of the displacement in cubic centimeters of one of the 12 cylinders which would have been meaningless in a brand with differing numbers of cylinders.The Dino 246 was the first Ferrari model produced in high numbers. It is lauded by many for its intrinsic driving qualities and groundbreaking design. In 2004, Sports Car International placed the car at number six on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 1970s. Motor Trend Classic placed the 206/246 at number seven in their list of the 10 "Greatest Ferraris of all time".

Dino 246 GT & GTS
Calls for more power were answered with the 2.4 L (2418 cc) Dino 246. The motor was a 65 degree, dual overhead camshaft, 9.0:1 compression ratio, iron block with alloy heads. The European motor produced 195 bhp (at 7,600 rpm), and was available as a fixed-top GT coupe or, after 1971, an open Spyder GTS. The American version had an exhaust air-pump, and timing changes which created 175 hp (130 kW). The GT had 3 Weber 40 DCNF/6 or 40 DCNF/7 carburetors.

The 246 Dino GT weighed 2380 pounds. The 246 Dino GTS weighed 2426 pounds. The body was now made of steel to save cost. The 246 Dino had a 2.1 inch longer wheelbase than the 206, at 92.1 inches. The height of the 246 was the same as the 206 at 43.9 inches.

Production numbered 2,487 GTs and 1,274 Spyders, the latter being built from 1972 to 1974 only, for a total production run of 3,761.

The 246 had a top speed of 146 mph (235 km/h).

The Dino's 2.4L V6 found its way into a number of other Italian performance cars after its application in the 246, most notably the Lancia Stratos rally car.

Mike Figgis on Life Captured from Lifecaptured on Vimeo.

Sony Ericsson has teamed up with film director Mike Figgis to create Life Captured, a short film made entirely from mobile phone photographs taken by everyday people.

Fourteen winners from Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been chosen and briefed by Mike Figgist to shoot their part of the new Life Captured film with a new Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-Shot™.

The fourteen final participants are Craig Grobler, UK, Carole Edrich, UK,Yurdagül Yurtseven, Turkey, Toby Amschwand, Switzerland, David Stein, South Africa, Muntiu Matei, Romania, Job van Dijk, Netherlands, Juhani Vaihkonen, Finland, Malena Martinez de Renzl, Austria, Ine Evans, Belgium, Bob Nordkvist, Sweden, Dominik Pieper, Germany, Ismael el Kosht, Italy, and Sergey Nikitin, Russia.
Life Captured’ will premiere at the 16th Raindance Film Festival in London on the 2nd October 2008. Five Outstanding Achievers from the photographic team will be there to join in the party. See Mike’s interview with Raindance.
Mike Figgis is best-known for his experimental and ground-breaking techniques in film-making, seen in films such as Leaving Las Vegas. He is the inventor of the Fig Rig, a camera stabilization rig for smaller video cameras, manufactured by Manfrotto.

This evening as part of the Raindance 2008 Festival - "Flick" got it's World premiere screening.

Flick is a hoot! A mashup of mixed media, a 50's retro styling, rockabilly soundtrack, cliched dialogue at times it comes across as Grease staged by Creepshow as run by Natural Born Killers.
From the Raindance site: Johnny is a shy and stuttering Teddy boy who goes dancing down the Palace every Friday night. All he wants from life is one dance with Sally Andrews- the girl of his dreams. But having finally worked up the courage to ask her, her boyfriend beats, bullies and humiliates him. Johnny lashes out violently, and while being chased from the scene his car takes a plunge into a nearby river- leading him to a watery grave.After forty years of drifting out to sea, the car becomes caught in the net of a fishing boat. Johnny’s decomposing body is suddenly resurrected, and he embarks upon a murderous rampage on those who bullied him that fateful night.

The film is Fun with lashings of creativity sprinkled all over it. However, perhaps the real story is how a couple of local lads, with little budget managed to get Flick made with a stellar cast. The cast includes; Hugh O'Conor, Liz Smith (Royle Family), Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman), Mark Benton, Julia Foster, Terence Rigby, Leslie Phillips (of Carry On fame), the voice of Richard Hawley and no less than Faye Dunaway - yes, screen legend FAYE DUNAWAY as Lieutenant McKenzie a one-armed detective called in over a murder at Newbridge Memorial Hall.

Faye Dunaway and Raindance's Elliot Grove, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

My understanding is that Faye Dunaway became intrested in being involved in Flick and personally contacted the producers after reading the script. Ms. Dunaway is every inch the superstar you would expect her to be in real life.

AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour hits London April 2009.

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:00 The O2 - London
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:00 MEN Arena - Manchester
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:00 Birmingham NEC Arena

AC/DC's widely-anticipated Black Ice World Tour is set to explode into the UK in April 2009 for a series of arena shows kicking off at The O2 in London.

The worldwide tour - the bands first since 2001 - promotes AC/DC's latest studio album: Black Ice, released worldwide this coming Monday. Tickets for the UK dates will go on sale at 10am on Friday 17th October at 10am.

Frieze Art Fair 16-19 October 2008

Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London. The fair provides an environment to introduce and showcase new and established artists to visitors from around the world. Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London. It features around 150 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. The fair also includes specially commissioned artists’ projects, a prestigious talks programme and an artist-led education schedule.