James Bond

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) When I read that Cinema Retro's old pal George Lazenby would be coming to New Jersey to attend the massive Chiller Theatre show, I couldn't resist inviting him out to toast the 40th anniversary of his classic Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Accompanying me was George Koodray, p...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) James Bond the legendary TV series The Prisoner then you will not want to miss this historic, once-in-a-lifetime celebration of British filmmaking. Details to be announced shortly- but make sure you sign up for our E mail news letter to ensure you are notified!

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Speculation has been rampant among James Bond fans regarding when the next entry in the series will go into production. Daniel Craig, now starring with Hugh Jackman in the hit play A Steady Rain on Broadway, has a full schedule in the coming months. However, he confirmed that his next cinema...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Family and colleagues of the legendary James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli will participate in panel discussions as part of the University of Southern California's tribute to the man known by one and all as "Cubby". The events run from November 6-8 in Los Angeles and will feature appear...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) John Wayne on the set of John Ford's THe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Commencing this Friday, October 23, The Brooklyn Academy of Music will present a screening series to honor some of the great films released in 1962. The list is impressive and is culled from films chosen by the New York Film...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Joseph Wiseman, who made screen history as the first 007 screen villain in the title role of Dr. No, has died at age 91. Wiseman was a distinguished name in both film and on stage, and remained active on Broadway in recent years. Only a few years ago,  he had a major role in the revival of Judgment a...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Sir Sean Connery has at least one thing in common with James Bond: he likes the finer things in life, including a passion for good wine. Despite being diagnosed with a heart condition and advised to stop drinking, Connery insists red wine  is good for the health and will continue to indulge. I...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Goldfinger cast members Shirley Eaton and Burt Kwouk will be appearing at an autograph signing session at London's Vintage Magazine store on Saturday October 10. Click here for details

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) The historic mansion house at Pinewood- which doubled for SPECTRE HQ in the James Bond classic From Russia With Love. On October 31, the legendary Pinewood Studios in England will provide a rare opportunity for the public to visit the studios. The occasion is the first ever drive-in movie n...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Chris Clarkson, a resident of the UK, has an unusual passion: he likes entering still life contests in which he poses as a famous figure. The contests not only require entrants to resemble actual statues, but to maintain a complete lack of movement for as long as possible. Clarkson, 29, took...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) The blockbuster pairing of Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman in the Broadway production of A Steady Rain has audiences riveted and the play looks to be one of the top-grossers of the season. This is no mean feat, as Broadway success is generally relegated to big budget musicals. James Bond produ...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Sean Connery and Robert Shaw in the classic train fight in From Russia With Love. The American Cinematheque will present a double feature of James Bond films at the Egyptian Theatre in L.A. on September 26 as part of their salute to Technicolor. The unusual and irresistible double feature is c...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Daniel Craig is not helping to ease the impatience of James Bond fans who are eagerly awaiting news about his third cinematic mission as 007. It appears as though the next Bond film is still on the back burner, as Craig's dance card continues to fill up with other offers. He will open soon in A St...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Over the weekend, Cinema Retro columnist Gareth Owen and his BondStars.com partner Andy Boyle organized yet another of their magnificent James Bond events at Pinewood Studios. This time the emphasis was on From Russia With Love and included a screening of the new digital print of the film....

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Turner Classic Movies (North America) is presenting a full day of Yul Brynner films tomorrow. Among them is the rarely-seen 1967 WWII spy thriller Triple Cross that pairs Brynner with a stellar cast including Christopher Plummer and Trevor Howard. The film is directed by Terence Young, w...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) The literary father of James Bond died on this date in 1964. He was only 56 years old. Fleming possessed the sarcastic wit of his good friend Noel Coward, as evidenced by our favorite quote: "Older women are best because they think they may be doing it for the last time." R.I.P., Mr. Fleming.

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) In a recent interview, Paul McCartney discusses some long-debated ambiguity in a line from his James Bond title song Live and Let Die. McCartney says he actually doesn't remember what the real line is - but our own columnist Craig Henderson has solved the mystery. Click here to read

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) There will be a rare appearance by Ursula Andress at the Autographica show in Birmingham, England on the weekend of September 12-13. The iconic first James Bond girl will be joined by other alumni of the 007 series including Edward Fox, who played M in Never Say Never Again. For more click her...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) The original gold plated James Bond Aston Martin produced by Corgi in 1965 after the world-wide success of Goldfinger. The car can sell for hundreds of dollars if in the original box. A BBC report sent James Bond toy collector Stuart McKell to a British memorabilia fair where plenty of Bond c...

Lorre’s portrayal of Le Chiffre in the “Casino Royale” episode of Climax! in 1954 puts him in the cinematic history books as the very first James Bond screen villain – a full eight years before Joseph Wiseman achieved worldwide fame as Dr. Julius No. The late Barry Nelson (the first 007) reca...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Gloria Hendry (Rosie Carver, "Live And Let Die"), George Lazenby (James Bond, "OHMSS"), Maud Adams (Octopussy, "Octopussy"), Trina Parks (Thumper, "Diamonds Are Forever"), Lana Wood (Plenty O'Toole, "Diamonds Are Forever), Yaphet Kotto (Kananga, "Live And Let Die"), Lynn Holly J...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Last Friday's tribute to the music of James Bond at Carnegie Hall was a magnificent evening of entertainment. The New York Pops, under the direction of conductor Carl Davis, did justice to the canon of great film themes that have characterized the 007 movies. To the relief of Bond fans, the P...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) The shift of Bond leading men from Sean Connery to Roger Moore challenged John Barry’s supremacy with the likes of Paul McCartney, Bill Conti and Marvin Hamlisch across the 1970’s.  Rhythm and Blues dominate the music in Licence to Kill and Golden Eye.   But Barry returns to the series, col...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Having just returned from ten days in London, I can report that the city is in the midst of Bondmania, the likes of which probably haven't been experienced since the 1960s. The city is virtually covered with posters and banners of all sizes promoting Quantum Of Solace. The Odeon Theatre in Le...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Having just returned from London where I attended the first screening in the world of the eagerly-awaited James Bond film Quantum Of Solace, I'm intrigued by the radically different reactions there have been to the film. The Times feels it is a virtual modern action classic in the same lea...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Last week saw a 'first' for the promotion of a James Bond film when Sony Pictures invited representatives from thirteen world-wide movie blog sites to a press junket in London to meet actor Daniel Craig, director Marc Forster and producer Barbara Broccoli in conjunction with the upcomi...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) The final regular release trailer for Quantum Of Solace has just been released. As promised, it seems to carry on the story and style of Casino Royale. We're already psyched! Click here to watch

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) BOND IS BACK WITH MI6 DECLASSIFIED ISSUE #3 Devil May Care the new novel by Sebastian Faulks is launched in style Activision the next generation of interactive Bond is unveiled You Know My Name David Arnold on writing the theme song for Casino Royale

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) James Bond producers have confirmed that Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme for the forthcoming 007 film Quantum Of Solace. This marks the first time a Bond film has featured a duet. For the full story click here 

THE FILM FORUM IN NEW YORK CITY WILL HAVE RARE BIG SCREEN SHOWINGS OF THE GROOVY 1967 COMEDY THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST STARRING JAMES COBURN- A FILM THAT WAS WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME! HERE IS THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE. “A parody of James Bond parodies.

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) In an interview for James Bond Magazine (The Battle for Bond Rages On), Sellers noted, “Pretty quickly after the book was published the Ian Fleming Will Trust, through their London lawyers, took great exception to our publishing, in full, copies of a number of letters by Ian Fleming, to w...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) It was through the encouragement of my friend, illustrator Barry Klugerman and my mentor, Jim Steranko (the brilliant writer-artist of the 1960’s Marvel comics Nick Fury: Agent Of Shield) that I decided to produce a documentary on Robert McGinnis. It was the perfect project for me.

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) We've intercepted this Top Secret memo that divulges inside information about the recent VIP opening of For Your Eyes Only, the new Ian Fleming exhibition taking place at the Imperial War Museum, London. Read it, then forget you ever saw the memo.... To: M

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Finally, there was a memorable photo session as Cinema Retro photographer Mark Mawston posed many of the cast and crew members around the Aston Martin DB5. The event finally ended at 7:00 PM, with weary but enthusiastic attendees recognizing they had been part of a day they will not soon fo...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Boxoffice Mojo has two interesting lists on their site. The first is the top grossing films of all time. The second list is re-examines what the top grossers would be if an adjustment for inflation were made. In reality, a film's success and popularity is based on the number of admission ticke...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) London's Daily Mail has posted an on-the-set photo of Adam Sandler spoofing Daniel Craig's famous emergence from the Bahamas surf in Casino Royale. Unlike Craig, however, it appears Sandler opted for some artificial assistance in the frontal zone, if you get our drift. The film is titled...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) The magazine also covers the famous 1960s daily James Bond comic strips by artist John McLusky that ran in newspapers. The mag gets personal insights from McLusky's son Graham, who recalls the painstaking amount of research his father did in order to capture the essence of Ian Fleming's s...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) When www.Spywise.net debuted on September 1st, Wes brought over many of the exclusive articles, reviews, and interviews from his previous digs including talks with the likes of actors Robert Conrad and Robert Vaughn along with behind-the-scenes looks into notable independent films a...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) It was a mission steeped in top secrecy that would be worthy of James Bond - and even the invitation read "Shhh...." The plot had been hatched months ago and was successfully carried out last night at Aquavit, a popular Swedish restaurant off Park Avenue in New York City. The victim was lured into...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) From the first James Bond novel “Casino Royale” by Ian Fleming published in 1953, to the block-buster movie adaptation in 2006 starring Daniel Craig, 007 has become one of the most popular franchises worldwide. Packed with an arsenal of fascinating features and eye-popping visuals, wh...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Pierce Brosnan may have had to pass the mantle of 007 to Daniel Craig but he's got the last laugh as far as eating habits are concerned. While Mr. Craig is working on his formidable biceps, Brosnan is gleefully giving his midsection a must-needed rest. He tells The New York Post's Liz Smith: "I'...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) James Bond collector Alan Stephenson has spent decades amassing what is undoubtedly one of the most impressive collections of James Bond memorabilia in the world. Stephenson, a California native who helps stage high profile celebrity charity auctions, is putting his collection on di...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) It's no secret that Richard Burton had been on the short list of actors considered to play James Bond. However, a newly published interview with his great-nephew Guy Masterson reveals a few more insights as to why the Welsh actor did not accept Ian Fleming's personal suggestion that he pla...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Authors Harry Myers, Gareth Owen and John Willis atop the balcony of the famed Odeon Leicester Square Theatre- scene of countless Royal Premieres. (Photo: Mike Longhurst) Bond and Hammer film girl Valerie Leon (Photo: Ted Weller) Harry Myers and Sir Roger Moore's daughter Deborah (Pho...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) An impressive line up of James Bond actors will be appearing at the next Hollywood Collector's Show in Burbank, California on October 7, 2007 at the Burbank Marriott Airport Hotel. Among the stars appearing during the weekend:George LazenbyPriscilla BarnesMartine BeswickeShirley E...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) A: Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman had chosen Terence Young to direct the first Bond movie, Dr. No long before the part of 007 had been cast. I once asked Cubby and his wife Dana to clear up the misconceptions about how Connery got the part. Cubby said that while he remained close friends with T...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) Some of the more memorable instances of Venice as backdrop include Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, and Matt Monro combing for the fInal sequence of 'From Russia With Love' (1963), as James Bond unspools a reel of compromising film into the Grand Canal. Bond was back in Venice in 1979 for the...

By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #9: NOW SHIPPING IN THE U.K, WILL SHIP MID SEPTEMBER IN USAThe first of our extended series on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. feature films that were box-office blockbusters in the mid-1960s. Lee Pfeiffer, Dave Worrall and Craig Henderson take you behind the scenes on the making of t...

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