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A first edition copy of Ian Fleming’s 007 novel Goldfinger, inscribed by the author to legendary golfer Sir Henry Cotton, could fetch a record price at auction. The 1959 book features a famous golf match between James Bond and Auric Goldfinger in which the secret agent wins $10,000 from the villain after both use underhand tactics to win. Fleming, who described the grudge match over 21 pages in his novel, presented the inscribed copy to his friend, the three-time Open champion Sir Henry, who was a fellow member at the Royal St George’s golf club in Kent. Inside the 63-year-old...

Roger Moore's favorite James Bond adventure is one of the least-loved adventures from the Sean Connery era. By the time Sean Connery appeared in his fifth Bond adventure You Only Live Twice, he had grown tired of both the franchise and the overwhelming amount of attention it brought him. He had become so identified with the role that he longed to break free of his 007 typecasting, and George Lazenby was later hired as his successor for On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

“We’ve seen Bond defeat over 100 villains in the last seven decades, but he has finally been defeated by the enemy known as Outtacontrol Leftism.”Daniel Craig attends the World Premiere of "NO TIME TO DIE" at the Royal Albert Hall on September 28, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Universal Pictures) Audio Player 00:00 03:44 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. I bumped into an old friend who had done something radical. It had nothing to do with him having received five different vaccinations—with three different brands...

There’s much more to this James Bond actor than meets the golden eye. Daniel Craig, currently starring in his fifth and final James Bond film “No Time to Die,” revealed that he likes to go to gay bars. "I’ve been going to gay bars for as long as I can remember,” the English heartthrob told Bruce Bozzi on the latest episode of the “Lunch with Bruce” SiriusXM podcast. “One of the reasons, because I don’t get into fights in gay bars that often… because the aggressive d--- swinging in hetero bars, I just got very sick of [it].” He furthered:...

Back in 2002, Die Another Day was the highest-grossing film in the James Bond series. However, despite its box-office success, it was poorly received by Bond enthusiasts and critics who felt the series had devolved into pastiche with outlandish elements such as an invisible car and kite surfing over a tsunami. The gravitas and subtext that Ian Fleming had conceived had long been absent in the series but it became most apparent in the indifferently made Die Another Day. It also seemed anachronistic for the post 9/11 era to have a comedic spy thriller. Thus, the forty-year-old series returned to...

Liberals ruin everything they touch, and like Joe Biden at a shampoo convention for teenage girls, they will try to touch everything. Sports, comedy, food and more are all in the process of having the joy sucked out of them by leftists insisting politics dominate everything, jokes be replaced with political statements, and we eat bugs. They really are horrible people. One target they’ve had their eyes on for a while is James Bond – problematic because he’s a straight white male who fights for what’s right, all of which are things the left cannot stand. Whenever the person playing...

With "No Time to Die," Fukunaga tried to make the Bond franchise more progressive by changing the world around 007. Much buzz has been made out of “Fleabag” Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge joining the James Bond tentpole “No Time to Die” to punch up the script. Skeptics have claimed the film’s producers wanted a “woke” James Bond but “No Time to Die” director told The Hollywood Reporter that’s not the case at all. Even before Waller-Bridge joined, Fukunaga was adamant about “changing the world around” Bond to bring the franchise into a more progressive place. “Is it ‘Thunderball’ or ‘Goldfinger’...

FROM Honey Ryder to Pussy Galore, Bond girls are as iconic as 007 himself - and Britt Ekland remains a fan favourite. Now the Swedish star is back in the news after admitting she "destroyed her looks" with lip fillers in her 50s. Britt, now 78, starred as Mary Goodnight in The Man With the Golden Gun, opposite Roger Moore and went on to a career that spanned five decades, as well as a string of high profile romances. But what happened to rest of James Bond's numerous bedfellows. Here, we look at what the stunning Bond girls did next.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is once again making people wish they’d bought stock in the company back in 1998. The Amazon monolith is about to gobble up one of the most iconic studios in the history of cinema. The Wall Street Journal: Amazon.com Inc. AMZN said it has agreed to acquire Hollywood studio MGM Holdings, a deal the e-commerce giant is betting can jump-start its Prime Video streaming platform and position it to compete with industry heavyweights including Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co. The purchase, which was unveiled Wednesday morning, has an equity value of $6.5 billion, people familiar...

Yaphet Kotto, an actor known for his performances in “Alien,” the James Bond film “Live and Let Die” and the television series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has died, his agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed to Variety. He was 81.

Star of ‘Live and Let Die’ who also featured in ‘Alien’ and played Idi Amin in movie about Israel’s Operation Entebbe, said Judaism was a guiding force in his life LOS ANGELES — US actor Yaphet Kotto, who rose to fame in the 1970s fighting James Bond in “Live and Let Die” and an extraterrestrial stowaway in “Alien,” has died, his agent told AFP. He was 81. In a statement Monday on Facebook, his wife Sinahon Thessa described her late husband as a “legend.” “You played a villain in some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero...

Tanya Roberts’ longtime partner explained to The Post on Monday how the former Bond girl was mistakenly reported dead by her publicist. Lance O’Brien, 62, said the mix-up occurred during a conversation he had with the actress’ rep, Mike Pingel, on Sunday — in which O’Brien said he was “blubbering” after an “end of life” visit with Roberts at the hospital. “[Pingel] goes, ‘What happened?’ And I say, ‘I just said goodbye to Tanya, and I got to see her beautiful eyes one last time.’ And after that, I’m just blubbering,” O’Brien recalled. The call with O’Brien apparently prompted Pingel...

Tanya's rep tells TMZ, she was on a walk with her dogs on Christmas Eve and when she returned home she collapsed. She was taken to the hospital and put on a ventilator but never got better. We're told it was NOT COVID-related. Tanya died today. In the days leading up to her collapse, we're told Tanya appeared perfectly healthy ... even doing video chats for her fans. Tanya was a go-to model and actress in her heyday -- so much so, she even appeared as one of the Bond girls, Stacey Sutton, in "A View to a Kill," opposite...

The remarkable durability of the 007 saga would not have been possible if Sean Connery had not launched the franchise. Some actors dominate the screen so thoroughly that they become archetypes. They become larger than the films they appear in. Their very presence onscreen captivates audiences. Your eyes are compelled to follow them.John Wayne was one. Cary Grant another. And of course, so is Sean Connery. In all three cases these actorsÂ’ apparently effortless ability to fill the roles they were assigned leads many to conclude they didnÂ’t have to work very hard.Some charge they were just one-trick ponies who...

Sean Connery's wife Micheline Roquebrune is opening up about her husband’s final days. “It was no life for him,” the French-Moroccan artist told the Mail on Sunday, revealing that the actor, who died on Saturday in his sleep, had been struggling with dementia. “It took its toll on him,” she said. “He was not able to express himself latterly.” Roquebrune, 91, went on to share that Connery “got his final wish to slip away without any fuss.” “At least he died in his sleep and it was just so peaceful. I was with him all the time and he just...

Sean Connery, who died peacefully in his sleep at his home in the Bahamas, was that rare Hollywood actor whose impact on culture transcended the roles he played on film.div class="thm-piano-mop"> He made seven of the iconic James Bond films and grew to hate the role that made him an international star. The Independent notes in his obituary, “In 2004, The Observer reported that the actor once said he was ‘fed up’ with the character, stating: ‘I have always hated that damned James Bond – I’d like to kill him.’”But to reduce his fame to a single character in a...

Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said. The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. His acting career spanned decades and his many awards included an Oscar, two Bafta awards and three Golden Globes. He was largely regarded as being the best actor to have played 007 in the long-running franchise, often being named as such in polls.

She also appeared in the Beatles film 'A Hard Day's Night.' Margaret Nolan, who was known as the gold-painted model in the title sequence for the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, has died. She was 76. Director Edgar Wright, who worked with Nolan last year on his film Last Night in Soho, announced the news in a series of tweets on Twitter.

[snip] John Fithian, head of the National Association of Theatre Owners, believes that the main stumbling block preventing movie theaters from rebounding is Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to keep cinemas closed indefinitely. That’s robbing studios of a major market to show their films, Fithian argues, which may jeopardize the release of upcoming blockbusters such as “Wonder Woman 1984” and Pixar’s “Soul.” In an interview with Variety, the theater business’s top lobbyist urged studios to keep releasing movies during the pandemic and warned that the industry faces financial ruin without government assistance. “No Time to Die” has delayed its release until...

Here is a 3 minute clip from the movie Goldfinger where James Bond talks to Goldfinger.  Did Ian Fleming movie foreshadow a modern Chinese Attack on the U.S. Economy?https://youtu.be/efOL7hF-YDU