Pierce Brosnan’s Incredible Journey To Bond.
By the time Pierce Brosnan marries journalist Keely Smith in County Mayo, Ireland in August 2001 he was already considered one of the coolest versions of 007. This would be Brosnan’s second marriage following the tragic passing of his first wife Cassandra ten years previous. Brosnan was born to play James Bond as his rugged…
Bond’s Best Director? Sam Mendes Makes The Argument…
Sam Mendes was born in Reading, England in August 1965. Mendes’ love of theater and film started at an early age, right out of high school where he decided to pursue the arts in college – Mendes fell in love with film after seeing movies such as ‘Paris, Texas’, ‘Repo Man’, and ‘True Stories’. After…
David Niven…The Man Who Would Have Been Bond
When the great David Niven passed away in July 1983, at the age 73, he was one of the most acclaimed and respected Hollywood actors of all time. Niven solidified a tremendous career staring in 1935 after the first of two stints in the British Army, he would return to service during WW2. While he…
My Favorite Year Part III: Secret Of My Success
By the Spring of 1987 it was evident that the tides were shifting all around us – leaders, music, television, and of course motion pictures Behind us already in ‘87 was Stallone, Freddy Kruger, Woody Allen, The Coen Brothers, Smoke Show Kim Cattrall, John Hughes, and of course Riggs & Murtaugh The Giants had…
The Life & Times of Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi is born in Sicily in July of 1927, Celi would have an amazing career spanning five decades appearing in over 100 films as either an actor or director. Yet despite all the films through all the years Celi is most remembered as the treacherous Emilio Largo or #2 of the SPECTRE organization playing opposite Sean…
Kubrick, Ken Adam & “The Spy Who Loved Me” – How America’s Most Intriguing Director Saved 007
The incomparable Stanley Kubrick was born in the Bronx, New York City and it is impossible to put into words what his artistry and vision have meant to the arts and to the world itself. Be it his photography, his writing, his film making Kubrick pushed passed boundaries to challenge all those who either willingly…
How One Of Hollywood’s Most Famous Superhero Villains Almost Played Bond
Terence Stamp was born in London, in 1938 and his career has spanned an incredible seven decades starting with an Academy Award nominated performance in the 1962 classic ‘Billy Bud’ (he would win the Golden Globe) and his latest role in the highly anticipated Edgar Wright film ‘Last Night in Soho’ set for release in…
We Had All The Time In The World – The One And Only Tracy Bond
The incomparable Diana Rigg was born in Doncaster in Northern England in 1938. Rigg’s career spanned almost eight decades culminating in multiple Emmy nominations for her role as Lady Olenna Tyrell in ‘Game of Thrones’ which she played over parts of four seasons. Rigg’s brilliance was first witnessed at The Royal Shakespeare Company for eight…
Could The World Handle An American Bond? It Almost Happened In The Glorious 1980’s!
James Brolin – yeah that James Brolin who to his credit has had a tremendously successful acting career that has spanned seven decades and has included starring roles on both television and in movies. Brolin has three children of his own, including actor Josh Brolin of ‘The Goonies’ and ‘Avengers’ fame, he is also stepfather…
The “From Russia With Love” & North By Northwest” Connection
On July 17, 1959 the immortal classic ‘North By Northwest’ made its Los Angeles premiere and will be the final of the four films Alfred Hitchcock made with Cary Grant (Suspicion ‘41, Notorious ‘46, To Catch A Thief ‘51). While the film has become one of the standards by which all thrillers are judged by…
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