12 Facts you may not know about Sean Connery’s time as James Bond
During his seven-film run as James Bond, the late Sean Connery had some interesting experiences. Here are some of them.
The name’s Connery… Sean Connery – How the late actor defined the James Bond franchise
In the wake of the death of Sean Connery, we look at why he is still regarded as the best actor to ever play James Bond and how his legacy continues to influence the franchise.
Dominic Cooper does some Bond-ing in this teaser trailer for FLEMING
There are very few people alive who do not know the name of James Bond, yet it always surprises me how few know of his creator, Ian Fleming, and how it was his experiences as a playboy and spy that would influence his, well, playboy spy. And according to this teaser trailer, it seems that Fleming, a four-part mini-series biopic …
Dominic Cooper is going to be Fleming, Ian Fleming
The name of Ian Fleming should ring a bell to anyone here. After all, the man is responsible for the suavest secret agent to ever hold a Walter PPK pistol. I’m taking about Bond, James Bond of course. The novels that Fleming wrote about the MI6 agent usually had intense fights, dangerous car chases, spectacular confrontations and the world at …
Movies out today: Time to get shaken, not stirred
And so the festive season glut of blockbusters begins, starting with one film that – with the widest cinema opening in South African history – is likely to break local box office records. Skyfall: After the fantastic franchise-rebooting Casino Royale and less impressive Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig is back in the tuxedo of Ian Fleming’s deadly MI6 agent, James …
Midweek Mouth-off: The Great Bond Debate
The highly anticipated Skyfall opens this Friday as the 23rd official James Bond film, so it’s time for one of the most contentious debates of movie fandom… Of the 6 actors who have played Ian Fleming’s smooth, martini-sipping spy, who is the best Bond, and what is the best Bond film? Likewise, who’s the worst 007 and which movie is …
25 movies to watch in 2012 – July to December
Back at the beginning of the year we profiled the 25 most interesting and eagerly anticipated movie releases from the first 6 months of 2012. Now it’s time to consider the treats in store for cinemagoers in the second half of the year. The Dictator: The latest no holds barred, politically incorrect comedy from Borat and Ali G star Sacha …
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