LONDON – Was it better than Beijing? Why bother to compare? From the moment the Chinese staged their spectacular show four years ago, people wondered whether anyone would ever top it. But they do not ...

Queen Elizabeth II and James Bond gave the London Olympics opening ceremony a royal entrance on the 27th of July 2012, a day not to forget for the British citiz ...

An estimated one billion people will stop what they are doing to watch the London 2012 opening ceremony Friday, as athletes from across the globe officially open the games of the 30th Olympiad during ...

Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...

And I'm Robert Siegel. In London, the Olympic opening ceremony is under way. So far, it's been a raucous celebration of British culture, from Shakespeare to James Bond. Athletes have yet to parade ...

Well aware it would be a tough slog to match Beijing in terms of glitz and sheer spectacle, filmmaker Danny Boyle has decided to keep it real during the London Olympic opening ceremony. Boyle, the ...