USA Today today has a feature on Quantum of Solace Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, and of course they go to great pains to point out that this time she’s more than just eye candy.

Bond star Daniel Craig says Kurylenko is part of a new breed of fearsome Bond actresses.
“As long as the women in his life are equal, that’s a far sexier and far more interesting thing to experience. If it’s a one-sided, chauvinistic thing, I don’t think that’s particularly interesting,” he says. “The world’s moved on, thankfully. What was right then is not right now.”
Kurylenko says Camille is “definitely different from other Bond girls.”
“Bond would use girls to get his way. In this movie, Camille does the same thing,” Kurylenko says. “She’s not just this candy a man walks around with. Definitely not that. … She’s not into that falling-in-love thing. It doesn’t mean she doesn’t have heart. She’s still a woman. But she’s very serious about what she does. She’s like a soldier.”

Yeah, totally, a soldier, looks just like one.  Look, you’ll know the world has actually moved on when they write in a female character who’s necessary to the story, not when they try to turn an underwear model into Hugetits McEinsteinegger to prove they’re not chauvinists.  In the meantime, try not to get PC bullshit in my masturbatory teenage fantasy world, thanks.

28 new pictures from Steven Soderbergh’s Che that I didn’t feel like saving and resizing.  As you can see, not only can Benicio Del Toro squint and smoke cigarettes, he can also squint and smoke pipes (sort of).  So versatile! [RopeofSilicon]

11 Nude Scenes We Didn’t Need to See.  Why do I feel like this entire list could’ve been Harvey Keitel? [ScreenJunkies]

America Ferrara to star and exec produce American Tragic. I’ve liked America Ferrara ever since she shot dagger eyes at Blake Lively, but is it so much to ask for her to change her middle name to “F-ck Yeah!”? [Variety]

40 Awesome Versions of Jesus. The Easter Bunny one is just wrong.  [HolyTaco]

The 14 animated films that have been submitted for Oscar consideration in the Best Animated Film category.  Ha, that’s cute, other movies besides Wall E think they have a chance. Fly Me to the Moon, are you f-ing kidding me?  [ComingSoon]

Star Trek trailer coming Monday. Yup, it’s come to this, a countdown to the trailer. Oh boy, I can’t wait to wait for this some more! [Official Site]

New Terminator Salvation concept art.  Ooh, a “hydrobot“.  Watch out, Ripley! The Sentinels are after you!  Oh crap, I’m mixing movies again.  Silly me, I don’t know how I ever could’ve made that mistake. [Filmonic / Io9]

The gun barrel sequence from Quantum of Solace.  I know, I know, it’s a poor substitute for the naked lady silhouette scene. [after the jump]

Those movies you keep ignoring on Netflix fight back. [College Humor]

Barack Obama ends racism forever, so Klan takes up birdwatching. Cute video, but I’m pretty they’re actually producers on Maury now. [Atom]
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Quantum of Solace has set a new record for product placement, earning $79 million to shill a variety of different products.  Die Another Day was the previous title holder with $69 million.

Daniel Craig will drive a customised Aston Martin, wear his Omega watch and possibly sip from a bottle of Coca-Cola Zero, the soft drinks giant’s latest beverage. His laptop and mobile phone will be Sony while his latest love interest will drive him around Panama in a Ford Ka.

There is even a Bond Girl perfume, being launched by Avon, the mail order beauty firm. It is being fronted by Gemma Arterton, who plays Agent Fields. As Ms Barrett [editor of Marketing magazine] recently wrote: “It’s not the smoothest or cleverest of tie-ups, but we should expect more women-targeted brands to get on board.” [The Scotsman via Filmonic]

Watches and sports cars I understand, but Avon perfume?  Pretty pathetic.  Plus, what does a “Bond Girl” smell like?  Judging by the poster, I’d have to guess dried semen and gas fires.  Too bad I already tried to market that. “First Date,” I called it.

After the jump, I’ve got a new clip from Quantum of Solace, which finally hits theaters November 14th.  I know he’s British so it’s in his blood, but it seems like Daniel Craig is taking this whole keep a stiff upper lip thing a little too far.  What’s going on, is that Botox?  He looks like a cartoon turtle.
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“James Bond had plastic surgery!” shouts the notoriously accurate British press.

Daniel Craig has revealed he needed plastic surgery after an accident on the set of the new James Bond movie.
The actor severed his fingertip and had eight stitches on his face after being accidentally kicked by one of his Quantum of Solace co-stars.
Craig said the incident, which happened in June, was “a stupid inconvenience”, telling Elle magazine “they gave me an excellent plastic surgeon.” [BBC]

And from that they concluded he had “plastic surgery.”  And this is the f-ckin BBC.  Look dipshits, when you get a cut on your face, it helps to have a plastic surgeon stitch it up, because they can stitch the inner as well as the outer layer of skin so the cut heals properly and you don’t get a big ugly scar.  It’s not like he went in for lipo or got breast implants or anything.  Though on Daniel Craig, a nice set of tits might be pretty hot.

[Thanks to Bryce, who has beautiful tits, for the tip]