The latest James Bond movie, “Quantum of Solace,” comes out on DVD today, and if you haven’t seen it, you should watch it ASAP. However, if you haven’t seen the 2006 reboot of “Casino Royale,” you should plan on a DVD double-feature, since “Quantum of Solace” picks up just minutes after “Casino Royale.”

Despite my early misgivings, Daniel Craig is an awesome Bond. He’s not a grand as Sean Connery, but really, who is?

For more new entertainment offerings, check out this list of the week’s CD, DVD and book releases, from…

Jim Carrey’s latest comedy “Yes Man” opened at No. 1 over the weekend, but with just $18.2 million, according to the Associated Press.

The Will Smith drama “Seven Pounds” opened in the second slot with $16 million, while the animated tale “The Tale of Despereaux,” based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newberry Medal-winning book, debuted in third place with $10.5 million.

The box office undoubtedly was affected by inclement wintery weather.

“Those markets back east just got hammered,” Chris Aronson, distribution executive for 20th Century Fox, told the AP.

Fox’s remake of “The Day the Earth Stood…

For the second weekend in a row, movie-goers celebrated “Four Christmases.”

The Reese Witherspoon-Vince Vaughn comedy topped the box office for the second weekend in a row, ringing in another $18.2 million. The Warner Bros. release boosted its 12-day total to $70.8 million, according to the Associated Press.

“`Four Christmases’ was set up perfectly. It’s an evergreen subject for the holiday period,” Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers, told the AP. “This is a movie that can play and is playing from Thanksgiving through the end of the year.”

“Twilight,”…

The Reese Witherspoon/Vince Vaughn holiday comedy “Four Christmases” topped the box office over the Thanksgiving weekend, opening at No. 1 with $31.7 million.

The Warner Bros. film, about a couple struggling to visit all four sets of their divorced parents in one,  made $46.7 million since opening Wednesday.

According to the Associated Press, this year marked the second-biggest Thanksgiving ever for Hollywood.  The top 12 movies took in $223.7 million from Wednesday to Sunday, coming in second only to the $232.2 million haul over Thanksgiving in 2000.

Summit Entertainment’s film version of Stephenie Meyer’s first vampire romance novel,…

“Twilight” proved it had teeth at the box office over the weekend, taking a $70.6 million bite to come in atop the charts.

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film also marked the biggest opening ever for a female director. The previous record was the $41.1 million set by Mimi Leder’s “Deep Impact” in 1998, according to the Associated Press.

Based on the first book of Stephenie Meyer’s mega-popular four-book saga, “Twilight” made a huge $20,636 per theater, the AP reported, citing Sunday morning estimates.

Summit Entertainment, which released “Twilight,” announced over the weekend that it…

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in a scene from “Twilight.”

In this week’s NewsOK Entertainment Roundtable, the entertainment staff at The Oklahoman and NewsOK – Gene Triplett, George Lang, Matt Price and I – share our views on the stars of “Twilight” and other young talents on the cusp of breaking out, the future of the Bond franchise and our favorite 007 films, and the dream shows we would like to see at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center.

Check it out by clicking here.

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In honor of the record-breaking opening of “Quantum of Solace” over the weekend, I’m posting here a few of my favorite posters from the Bond franchise.

“QOS” made $70.4 million in its debut, topping the previous opening-weekend record for a Bond movie: $47 million for 2002’s “Die Another Day,” according to the Associated Press.

There are more posters after the cut.

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The latest James Bond’s adventure, “Quantum of Solace,” made $70.4 million over the weekend, breaking the previous opening-weekend record for a 007 film, according to the Associated Press.

“Quantum of Solace,” the first direct sequel in the long-running franchise, stars Daniel Craig as the British secret agent, out to avenge the death of his lover, Vesper Lynd, at the end of 2006’s “Casino Royale.”  The AP reported that ”QOS” made nearly $30 million more over its opening weekend than its predecessor.

The opening weekend of “QOS” also topped the previous opening-weekend record for a Bond movie: $47…

It’s all about serving the readers here at BAM’s Blog, and if I get to ogle Daniel Craig in the process, all the better.

“QOS” trailer:

First “QOS” trailer:

“Another Way to Die” music video featuring Jack White and Alicia Keys:

“QOS” clip:

“QOS” London premiere:

“QOS” first look:

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The new James Bond film “Quantum of Solace” opens in theaters Friday, with rough-around-the-edges heartthrob Daniel Craig reprising his role as the superspy.

In honor of this cinematic special occasion, Matthew Price, George Lang and I – your humble, hard-working entertainment scribes at The Oklahoman and NewsOK – worked with blog guru Nick Tankersley and crack artist Todd Pendleton to create a specialty site worth toasting with a shaken, not stirred, martini.

The site has photos of the series’ Bond girls, images from “QOS” and breakdowns on every film in the franchise, including non-canonical fare such…