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OLD RELEASES

 The Best of 
 Cold War Cinema 

With the Evil Empire as the bad guy, Hollywood made some great flicks

Nov 9, 09 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Maybe the reason Betsy Sharkey is feeling nostalgic about Cold War flicks is that the era offered a clear, if flawed, idea that we were the good guys. Regardless, it made for some good movies. The Los Angeles Times critic's faves, by "capricious category":
  • Aliens: With "subtexts
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entertainment • Hollywood • film • Soviet Union • Cold War • Matt Damon • James Bond • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Sean Penn • spies • Alfred Hitchcock • movies • Paul Newman • paranoia • Robert Ludlum • Evil Empire • Jason Bourne • Henry Fonda • Fail-Safe • Dr. Strangelove • The Falcon and the Snowman • Torn Curtain • Brother From Another Planet

(Newser) - Leave it to professors to nail down exactly what type of woman James Bond wants in bed. A team of pop culture researchers have pored over the mythical MI-5 spy's list of 195 female contacts in the first 20 Bond movies to determine the sex partner he most prefers: women... More »

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entertainment • women • sex • James Bond • Daniel Craig • Sean Connery • MI5 • Pierce Brosnan • 007 • blonde bombshells • Moonraker • Iam Flemming • brunette

 Bond Girl? 
 No Thanks, Says Pinto 

Role doesn't fit in-demand actress's image

Mar 28, 09 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite producers’ wishes, Freida Pinto won’t be 007’s next love interest, reports the Boston Globe, via Bang Showbiz. It’s “not the kind of image she wants to project,” a source says. “She's been inundated with offers following the success of Slumdog. Because of this,... More »

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Israel • film • James Bond • actress • Freida Pinto

 Diddy Wants 
 to Be Bond, 
 Black Bond 

Rap star has plans for next 007 flick

Jan 2, 09 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - He’s already king of rap and has his own fashion line, record label, movie production company, and restaurant—but that’s not enough for Diddy: He wants to be the black version of James Bond, reports the New York Post. Sean Combs tells Britain’s Observer that in the... More »

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 Bond Takes 
 Quantum Box 
 Office Leap 

Spy franchise shows no signs of fading

Nov 16, 08 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Quantum of Solace continued its Friday momentum and shattered the record for the best Bond weekend opening, Variety reports. Solace banked $70.4 million, topping Die Another Day's $47 million debut. Rounding out the weekend's top five: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($36.1 million), Role Models ($11.7 million), High ... More »

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box office • James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies • Quantum of Solace

 Quantum Breaking 
 Bond Record 

Quantum of Solace expected to score the series' grandest US opening ever

Nov 15, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Quantum of Solace is poised to post the biggest opening weekend in James Bond franchise history, Variety reports. The blockbuster grossed $27 million in domestic box-office returns yesterday, when it opened in 3,451 theaters nationwide. The movie is expected to bank more than $60 million over the weekend, besting... More »

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James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies • Quantum of Solace

MOVIE REVIEW

 Craig's Bond Saves Solace 

Daniel Craig shines in superspy sequel but some find Bond brand too diluted

Nov 14, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Quantum of Solace doesn't quite measure up to its predecessor, but that's because the Bond makers set the bar so high with Casino Royale, say critics. Daniel Craig returns for his second outing as the superspy, and his cold-blooded but charismatic performance ensures that his "place as the best... More »

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movie review • James Bond • Daniel Craig • action movie • Quantum of Solace

 New Bond Gives 
 Signature Phrases a Rest 

Quantum of Solace won't see bartenders advised to make martini 'shaken, not stirred'

Oct 20, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Daniel Craig is cutting the camp in his latest turn as super-spy James Bond. In the new 007 film, Quantum of Solace, Craig doesn't instruct a bartender on how to make his cocktail, and there's no "Bond, James Bond" introduction, USA Today reports. "I'm as big a fan... More »

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spy • James Bond • Daniel Craig • Quantum of Solace • movie previews • 007

 Bond Girl Born
 With 12 Fingers

Surgery used to correct Gemma Arterton's deformities

Oct 7, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British actress who plays the Bond girl in the upcoming Quantum Of Solace admits she was born with six fingers on each hand. Gemma Arterton, the 22-year-old starlet who portrays Agent Fields to Daniel Craig’s James Bond, underwent an operation to remove them, leaving two bumpy scars as... More »

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London • James Bond • reconstructive surgery • Quantum of Solace • Gemma Arterton

 Free Running
 Goes Mainstream 

World championships raise profile of street sport

Aug 3, 08 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The underground sport of free running—which involves back-flipping, jumping, and running over obstacles—is going mainstream as London plans to host its world championships next month, the Guardian reports. Athletes will run a closed course, but most free runners still use the streets—and Britain is trying to steer... More »

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sports • London • James Bond • stunts • free running

Alicia Keys, Jack White Record 007 Theme

Duo replaces Amy Winehouse to record 'Another Way to Die'

Jul 30, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(AP) - It's a double-O duet. Alicia Keys and White Stripes frontman Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, producers said today. White wrote and produced the song, dubbed "Another Way to Die," and also plays drums and provides vocals... More »

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From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities

Spy agency wants women, Asians, Arabs, to help fight terrorism

Jul 13, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Next year's 007's may look more like Charlie's Angels than James Bond, as MI6 seeks to recruit more women and minority agents, the AP reports. The drive, which has netted 20,000 résumés over the past 12 months, welcomes Asian and Middle Eastern language speakers, the disabled, and... More »

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gender • counterterrorism • James Bond • MI6 • Britain • gender discrimination • gender stereotypes • intelligence agencies


 Celluloid's Sexiest
 Swimsuits 

Cinema's iconic swimsuits revealed in time for National Bikini Month

Jul 2, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Break out the coconut oil, it’s National Bikini Month. From Alba to Andress, Entertainment Weekly offers a cinematic retrospective of Hollywood’s splashiest swimsuits.
  1. Halle Berry, Die Another Day
  2. Ursula Andress, Dr. No
  3. Jessica Alba, Into the Blue
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Hollywood • film • list • Halle Berry • James Bond • Cameron Diaz • Jessica Alba • swimsuit • Mike Myers • Pam Grier

 New Bond Hits Bookstores 

Latest Bond thriller released on Ian Fleming's 100th birthday

May 27, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new James Bond novel will hit bookstores tomorrow, marking what would have been the 100th birthday of creator Ian Fleming, AFP reports. Details of the new thriller, Devil May Care, have been kept secret, but author Sebastian Faulks—given a license to write Bond books by the Fleming estate—... More »

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publishing • James Bond • novelist • novel • Sebastian Faulks • Ian Fleming

 Curses! 9 Totally Unlucky Films 

These films have been plagued by more than average bad karma

May 11, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even dramas and spy movies can turn into disaster flicks, either during or after the final wrap. The Los Angeles Times takes a close look at 9 accursed movies.
  1. Quantum of Solace: Anything but peaceful, the disaster tally included one lake-submerged Aston Martin, one stabbed technician, and a totaled
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car accident • list • celebrity • curse • James Bond • stunts • movies

Publishers
Bank On a
007 Comeback

Bond franchise hoping new author can leave book sales, fans stirred

May 8, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - This year is the centenary of author Ian Fleming's birth, but while Daniel Craig gave the James Bond movie franchise a much-needed recharge, sales of the 007 books haven't caught up. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports, the Fleming estate has commissioned respected writer Sebastian Faulks to pen a new... More »

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literature • publishing • James Bond • bookstore • Sebastian Faulks • Ian Fleming • Doubleday • Penguin • Barnes & Noble

Winehouse Too Messed Up for 007 Tune?

Producer says so as Bond theme song
gets scrapped

May 3, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drug-addled Amy Winehouse won’t be crooning James Bond's next theme song because, her producer says, she is too troubled to make music. Mark Ronson said they started work on the track but he grew tired of her erratic behavior, the Sun reports. A Winehouse spokesman blames a creative... More »

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music • James Bond • soundtrack • Amy Winehouse • Mark Ronson

  Amy Singing 007's Tune? 

Britain's favorite bad girl vying to land new movie's theme song

Apr 29, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though her head-butting skills may be as valuable to 007 as her pipes, Amy Winehouse is auditioning to be the theme-song girl, not Bond girl, of the upcoming pic Quantum of Solace. Producer Mark Ronson said there are no guarantees her track will be used, though he adds, “The... More »

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celebrity • James Bond • soundtrack • Amy Winehouse • Mark Ronson • Quantum of Solace

Bond's Aston Martin Dumped in the Drink

Stunt driver loses control of $240K
sports car

Apr 20, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Bond may be needing a new set of wheels after authorities fished his Aston Martin out of an Italian lake yesterday, the Telegraph reports. A stunt driver lost control of the $240,000 roadster and dumped it in the drink, suffering a few small bruises—but the film, Quantum ... More »

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sports cars • Aston Martin • James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies

'007' Takes a Break From Dodging Bullets

Craig tries on role as depressed, aging actor in new low-budget flick

Apr 14, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The "blond Bond" is taking a drastic break from guns, chicks, and shaken martinis: Daniel Craig plays a depressed, aging actor in the low-budget British flick Flashbacks of a Fool. Craig calls the role “a personal journey,” the AP reports. “I think you have to... More »

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celebrity • James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies • acting • Flashbacks of a Fool

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