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2 Oct, 2015

Spectre final trailer

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Sony Pictures releases the final trailer for Spectre.

Oberhouser (Waltz): Why did you come?
Bond: I came here to kill you.
Oberhauser: And I thought you came here to die.
Bond: Well, it’s all a matter of perspective.

SPECTRE - Final Trailer (Official)

26 Mar, 2000

Wins Oscar

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Mendes wins the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for the satirical drama American Beauty. Steven Spielberg presents the award.

I want to say thank you to an astonishing young studio, DreamWorks, for having the courage to hire a bloke from English theatre to do a movie about American suburbia, and then trusting him.

Sam Mendes ‪Wins Best Director | 72nd Oscars (2000)