James Bond celebrates his golden anniversary  2012-11-07
15:14:55  The iconic introduction – "Bond, James Bond" – is
there.  The beautiful Bond girls are there.  The megalomaniacal
villain is there.  The exotic locations are there.  "M" and "Q"
are there.  The spectacular opening action sequence is there.
The memorable song (sung by Adele) is there.  And, most
important, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are
there.  If Broccoli and Wilson are there, you know that
"Skyfall," which opens today, is the genuine article. Yes, 007
is back for his 23rd adventure.  Broccoli – whose father, Albert
R. "Cubby" Broccoli, and business partner Harry Saltzman started
the Bond film franchise 50 years ago with "Dr. No" – has been on
James Bond movie sets since she was a baby. She started her film
career as an assistant director on "Octopussy," and joined her
half-brother Michael as a producing team on "GoldenEye."
Wilson, Cubby's stepson, went into the family business on "The
Spy Who Loved Me" as an assistant