Tag Archives: James Bond

50 Years of James Bond: Roger Moore, Seven Times 007

By Leah Rozen | Posted on October 19th, 2012

Roger Moore on set in England in 1972. (AP Images)

Roger Moore played James Bond for laughs. Fans either laughed along or waited it out for seven films until the next 007 – it turned out to be Timothy Dalton – showed up.

50 Years of James Bond: George Lazenby, One-Hit Wonder?

By Leah Rozen | Posted on October 12th, 2012

George Lazenby with Diana Rigg during the filming of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' in Switzerland in 1969. (Bob Dear/AP Images)

George Lazenby is the movie star equivalent of a one-hit wonder singer or band. He played James Bond once and once only in an official 007 film: 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

Top Gear Thursday: Hammond Says U.S. Slang is Missing Important Word

By staff | Posted on October 11th, 2012

Richard Hammond's offers a crash course on British slang.

Richard Hammond has spent a good deal of time over here in the U.S. He enjoys getting to know us Americans through our jobs, and he even tries to see if he can learn to do them himself in his show, Richard Hammond’s Crash Course.

WATCH: Adele’s ‘Skyfall’ Set to Montage from New Bond Film

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 9th, 2012

Adele‘s new Bond theme “Skyfall” received nearly unanimous praise upon its release last week, and it has already stormed the charts: it’s currently No. 2 on the iTunes digital chart behind Taylor Swift‘s ...

WATCH: Alec Baldwin on Why James Bond Has Endured for 50 Years

By Tom Brook | Posted on October 8th, 2012

Alec Baldwin has never appeared in a Bond film, although he did star opposite Sean Connery in the 1990 thriller The Hunt for Red October.

WATCH: Trudie Styler Wants ‘Female James Bond in Next Five Years’

By Tom Brook | Posted on October 8th, 2012

Trudie Styler — producer, actress, environmentalist and wife of Sting — once had desires to be a Bond girl when she was younger. She recalls: “I had a bikini that I would put a knife in and sort of think myself to be the ...

WATCH: James Bond Doc Provides Candid Look at Franchise’s Key Players

By Tom Brook | Posted on October 5th, 2012

A new James Bond documentary will be unveiled on today (October 5), which has been branded “Global James Bond Day” to mark the 50th anniversary of the screening of Dr. No – the first 007 movie.

10 ‘Doctor Who’ Actors Who Were Also in Bond Movies

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 5th, 2012

Note: for reasons of canonical purity we’re excluding spoofs, even the 1967, Bond-mocking Casino Royale. Sadly this means the list can’t include Jonathan Pryce, Joanna Lumley, Ronnie Corbett, Bernard Cribbins or Rowan ...

50 Years of James Bond: Sean Connery in Clips

By Leah Rozen | Posted on October 5th, 2012

Sean Connery as James Bond (MGM/20th Century Fox)

He may not look it, but James Bond turns 50 today (October 5). Next thing you know, he’ll be using a jet-propelled walker.

LISTEN: Adele’s ‘Skyfall’ Bond Theme in Full

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 4th, 2012

Adele, eight-time Grammy winner and the British voice behind the biggest-selling album in years (21), has lent her pipes to a James Bond theme song, which was leaked to the web earlier this week. Listen here to ‘Skyfall’: ...