Tag: 007
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Best of British Biographies – Sean Connery
This weekend I had one of those “aww” moments when you get some sad news. Not so sad as to knock you sideways, like the death of a parent or a favourite dog, but sad enough to give you a moment’s pause to think back and reflect. That moment was when I heard that Sir…
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Remembering James Bond — Seeing Goldfinger live in the theater
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So what do Pierce Brosnan and I have in common? Both voted “Sexiest Man Alive” by People Magazine in 2001? Both about 6’2”? Both have had a license to kill? Only one of those three is correct but there is something else that we have in common… the first film we saw in the cinema…
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My favorite Sean Connery role: Finding Forrester
Sean Connery is a Hollywood icon. Beyond his role as the godfather of 007 — James Bond himself — he performed in hit movies such as The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Man Who Would Be King, The Rock (where his character is basically the 007 who got caught), The Hunt for…
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Best Gambling Moments In James Bond Movies
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Super-suave spy James Bond is not just equipped with a license to kill; he also packs a pretty mean set of skills as a gambler, which is a character trait explored both in the original books and the movie franchise. There have been several iconic gambling moments across the 26 films released to date, so…
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No Time to Be Sick: James Bond Movie Postponed Until November
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No Time to Die, the newest James Bond film, is officially postponed ’til November 25th in the US. (November 12 in the UK.) You read that right: NOVEMBER! Originally planned for an April 2020 release, the final Daniel Craig flavored Bond feature will now air during the end-of-year blockbuster season. With fears about the CoVid…
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No Time to Die will be the longest Bond film ever
Tickets are on sale for No Time to Die and the runtime is listed as 163 minutes (2 hours, 43 mins). That would make No Time To Die 15 minutes longer than any other James Bond movie — Spectre, which was 148 minutes long.
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Top 12 James Bond Songs
Of course, listing all the BEST James Bond theme songs will be both 1. difficult and 2. subjective. By which I mean there are so very many great Bond theme songs that all manage a Bondian flair… and my own opinion won’t be the same as yours. Hopefully my choices will make your top ten…
