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James Bond In Jersey: Cinema Retro Goes Lounging With Lazenby

1 November 2009 3:12 AM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

George Lazenby with (L) George Koodray, president of the Metropolitan Society and Cinema Retro editor-in-chief Lee Pfeiffer.

By Lee Pfeiffer

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, president of the Metropolitan Society, New Jersey's top private cigar club and a dyed-in-the-wool admirer of Ohmss. Finding Lazenby proved to be a mission worthy of Bond himself: the jam-packed Hilton hotel where the event took place was so chaotic I felt I was trying to get the last chopper out of Saigon.We finally found George, who was frantically signing autographs for Bond fans. The show was supposed to last until 11:00 Pm, but George cut out early to join »

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Shelf Life: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

29 October 2009 5:45 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

While the majority of Cinematical's "Shelf Life" columns thus far have targeted specific releases that relate to new films, the truth is that we came up with this series so that we could go back and watch movies we wanted to see, whether it was to experience them for the first time after an eon of reactions and expectations, or just to see whether we were the same people we were when we first saw them, or just maybe, to champion an overlooked gem that disappeared into the ether after its initial release. This week's selection, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, falls into the third category, and we're happy to revisit it instead of some completely random movie that most folks already know they like.

The Facts: Directed by Peter Hunt, who previously edited three of the earlier films in the series, On Her Majesty's Secret Service marked the arrival »

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Lumley Shunned U.S. Over Looks

1 September 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Veteran British actress Joanna Lumley deliberately avoided breaking into Hollywood movies - because she didn't think she was beautiful enough.

The star is famed for her acting roles on legendary British TV shows including 60s spy classic The Avengers and comedy Absolutely Fabulous.

But despite her former modelling career and a role as a Bond girl in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Lumley has never tried to break into mainstream blockbusters.

She insists she lacks the ambition to boost her career and hasn't got the good looks to compete against other British beauties such as Kate Beckinsale and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Lumley says, "I've never been interested enough to have a career trajectory. I've never had any ambition, or thought of what I should be doing or had any idea of what I'd like to do. Never. And still don't.

"But if I had been a raging beauty I would have gone to America I imagine, and made a career out there. Because you can't do that over here (in the U.K.); this country slightly despises beauty, and so all our lovely, lovely ones go and make a hit of it over there. The Catherine Zeta-Joneses and the Kate Beckinsales... I always saw myself as a character actress, which anyone in their right minds would rather be than a beauty actress. Beautiful is boring." »

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Michael Sheen as Blofeld for Bond 23...?

17 June 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

We recently reported that Peter Morgan, who penned The Queen and Frost/Nixon, will be co-scripting the new James Bond movie with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and that Afghanistan might factor into the plot-line somehow.

Now comes word from The Guardian that Michael Sheen, who has collaborated in the past with Morgan on the aforementioned movies, is in negotiations to play Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Bond 23.

Blofeld back for Bond 23...? That's what the UK paper is reporting.

"Michael is hot property right now and it is felt that he's the right man to bring Blofeld back to life," an unnamed source revealed. "Michael was a Bond fan in his youth, so this would be a dream role for him."

Blofeld is the head of Spectre and has appeared in six previous James Bond installments: From Russia with Love (1963), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service »

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Rumor Alert: Is Michael Sheen Going to Star as Bond Big Bad Ernst Stavro Blofeld?

16 June 2009 11:06 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

We all have heard of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the evil genius and James Bond's ultimate nemesis. Heck, even Mike Myers imitated him as Dr. Evil in the "Austin Powers" films.

Blofeld is the head of the global criminal organization Spectre with dreams of, you guessed it, World Domination!

With the last Bond film, "Quantum of Solace" dealing with Spectre, it's just a logical next step to reboot the Blofeld character previously played by the likes of Max Von Sydow, Telly Savalas, John Hollis, Charles Gray, Anthony Dawson, and Donald Pleasance (pictured n character above).

Now, I'm hearing through the grapevine that Michael Sheen may be playing the Blofeld character in the upcoming Bond film with Daniel Craig reprising his role as the British super spy! This makes sense with Peter Morgan attached to co-write the script. Morgan has previously worked with Sheen in "The Queen" and "Frost/Nixon."

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BFI Celebrates The Life And Career Of Albert R. Broccoli

4 April 2009 10:19 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The British Film Institute's SouthbankTheatre in London will honor the 100th birthday of legendary film producer Albert R. Broccoli by presenting screenings of his films throughout the month of April. The festival kicks off on April 8 with The Cockleshell Heroes directed by and starring Jose Ferrer. There will be screenings of other early Broccoli films that are rarely seen on the big screen including The Trials of Oscar Wilde Fire Down Below, Hell Below Zero and The Red Beret (U.S. title: Paratrooper). There will also be screenings of the James Bond classics Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The festival is being staged in cooperation with the Broccoli family and Eon Productions. (To read The Times of London's tribute to Broccoli, including comments from Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, click here)  For the film schedule click »

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Concert Review: The New York Pops Plays The Music Of James Bond At Carnegie Hall

11 March 2009 1:18 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The music of James Bond has topped the charts around the world, as evidenced by this rare Japanese 45 Rpm release of John Barry's famous theme song. By Lee Pfeiffer

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 Pops did nothing to "soup up" the arrangements of the familiar songs, opting instead to perform the traditional arrangements. The two hour-plus event managed to incorporate almost all of the main title themes which were played more or less in sequential order, and it was especially rewarding to hear Burt Bacharach's The Look of Love included, despite the fact that it derived from the mostly-detested 1967 slapstick version of Casino Royale. »

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