MeetTheFamous.com (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
George Lazenby followed Sean Connery in 1968 as the second James Bond. He was a successful model from Australia and, despit no previous acting experience, he landed the role "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."While, like many after him, he was a "one shot wonder", he is still [...]
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
As it seems to get right up everyone’s nose I've done another list with one or two sentences summing up my opinion. This time it's about Bond films. Copy and paste the following to give your own opinions. Dr. No (1962) From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964) Thunderball (1965) You Only Live Twice (1967) Casino Royale (1967) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Diamonds Are Forever (1971)...
Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Forget aftershave, expensive watches or even the Karma Sutra, if you want to make a man you know really feel and act like James Bond, get him behind the wheel of 007’s favourite car. With a gift voucher from car hire specialist Great Escape Classic Car Hire you can give the man you love the keys to a classic Bond Aston Martin for the day or weekend. The Great Escape Aston fleet includes a 1967...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
James Bond Weekend At USC Starts Tonight The University of Southern California will host a weekend long Centenary tribute to legendary James Bond producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli this weekend in Los Angeles. The weekend will comprise screenings of many classic Bond films (including examples of every actor to play 007 in the official canon), panel discussions with key behind-the-scenes...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
While the majority of Cinematical's " Shelf Life " columns thus far have targeted specific releases that relate to new films, the truth is that we came up with this series so that we could go back and watch movies we wanted to see, whether it was to experience them for the first time after an eon of reactions and expectations, or just to see whether we were the same people we were when we...
CANNONFIRE (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Casablanca: Why would the Nazis give a rat's ass about "letters of transit" signed by Charles de Gaulle? The Sound of Music: Do the lyrics to "Climb Every Mountain" make any sense at all? I think the Mother Superior was simply searching for a nice way to say "Get the hell out of my convent." 2001: A Space Odyssey: Why doesn't Hal just open the doors while Dave and Frank...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
New James Bond Radioplay In The Works CBn points the way to a story on British actors' trade The Stage reporting that a new James Bond radioplay is in the offing: an adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel Goldfinger . The site reports that production company Jarvis and Ayres, which is run by actors Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres, are developing a follow-up to their radio adaptation of Ian Fleming's Doctor...
nourishing obscurity (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Who was it who said that if it hadn't been a James Bond film, it would have been acclaimed? On Her Majesty's Secret Service, with soundtracks like this , was very strong as an action romance, it didn't enter the realms of the improbable [not a lot anyway] and it had all the required elements of a top film. I'll go out on a limb and rate these my five contenders for best Bond films of all time: 1. Casino...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
DVD Review: George Lazenby In The Man From Hong Kong (1975) As a fan of George Lazenby, I’ve wanted to see The Man From Hong Kong for some time now. But viewing the recent documentary Not Quite Hollywood –which features a lot of stellar clips from the film as well as an interview with Lazenby–really inspired me to finally watch it. A pariah in the mainstream American and British film...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Upcoming Los Angeles Spy Screenings: On Her Majesty's Secret Service And From Russia With Love The great Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (my personal favorite movie theater anywhere) will show two of the best James Bond movies on the big screen on Saturday, September 26 as part of their IB Technicolor Festival. That means they will be gorgeous 35mm dye-transfer Technicolor prints. And what does that...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
Filed under: Timepieces James Bond creator Ian Fleming 's personal 1954 black dial Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer I (right), the inspiration for Rolexes worn by the world's most famous secret agent, will go on display in the U.S. for the first time this summer at the National Watch & Clock Museum in Lancaster, PA. The exhibit will also feature several watches worn by 007 in both Fleming's novels...
More Than Meets the Mogwai (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Perhaps like every unreasonably obsessed film fan, I've kept a private ongoing journal detailing - with scattered, roughly drafted notes - all of the films I've seen since the age of 12. Until 2003, I had use hardbound journals, but since then, I've simply used a word document for each year (which helps wonders when coming up with a top ten every December). In the interest of generating more content...
Martin Kelly (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
The embarrassment caused to British naval intelligence by the 'Arctic Sea' incident makes one wonder just what titles Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, would have to give his books if he were writing them today. 'Dr. No' would presumably become 'Dr. Yes, Sir, Go Right On Through'. 'The Man With The Golden Gun' would be 'The Man With The Golden Checklist Of Health & Safety Do's And Don'ts'....
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
The new James Bond film didn’t star Sean Connery, and that was a huge hurdle for poor George Lazenby, who took over the role of 007 for this, his one shot at fame. At the time, OHMSS did poorly at the box office, and its star was clobbered in the press — but years have been kind to the picture, and now most true Bond fans feel that OHMSS is one of the best Bond pictures ever (some think...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Sondre Lerche has written his very own James Bond theme. Or at least a Bond-themed song. 'Like Lazenby,' a track on Lerche's new album, 'Heartbeat Radio' -- which is due out on September 8 via Rounder Records -- finds the Norwegian pop singer-songwriter paying tribute to a lesser-known Bond actor -- George Lazenby . The song is written from the perspective...
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