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New Bond Hits Bookstores
 New Bond Hits Bookstores 
May 27, 2008 1:26 PM CDT

New Bond Hits Bookstores

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

(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—...

Curses! 9 Totally Unlucky Films
 Curses! 9 Totally Unlucky Films 
May 11, 2008 12:25 PM CDT

Curses! 9 Totally Unlucky Films

These films have been plagued by more than average bad karma

(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 Alfa
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Publishers Bank On a 007 Comeback
Publishers
Bank On a
007 Comeback
May 8, 2008 1:55 PM CDT

Publishers Bank On a 007 Comeback

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

(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...

Winehouse Too Messed Up for 007 Tune?

Producer says so as Bond theme song gets scrapped

(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 spat...

Amy Singing 007's Tune?
  Amy Singing 007's Tune? 
Apr 29, 2008 8:02 PM CDT

Amy Singing 007's Tune?

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

(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...

Bond's Aston Martin Dumped in the Drink

Stunt driver loses control of $240K sports car

(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 ...

'007' Takes a Break From Dodging Bullets

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

(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 work...

DWI: Driving While Immersed
DWI: Driving While Immersed
Feb 15, 2008 2:13 PM CST

DWI: Driving While Immersed

Bond film inspires zero-emissions submersible car

(Newser) - The first car capable of diving and maneuvering both underwater and on land is in the works, the London Times reports. Inspired by James Bond’s Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me, the sQuba is an electric-powered open-top two-seater that "moves like a fish in the water"...

Security Device Sector Booms
Security Device Sector Booms
Nov 26, 2007 4:32 AM CST

Security Device Sector Booms

James Bond-style gadgets range from biometric keyboard to blast-proof curtains

(Newser) - The inventions that turned up this month at a competition to find the world's most promising security start-up sound like prop candidates for a James Bond film than the real world: explosion-proof curtains and a hand-held tester for exposure to nerve agents were featured alongside the winner, a night-vision camera...

Bond's Moneypenny Dies at 80
Bond's Moneypenny Dies at 80
Sep 30, 2007 7:04 PM CDT

Bond's Moneypenny Dies at 80

Miss Moneypenny takes final bow

(Newser) - Lois Maxwell—better known as Miss Moneypenny, to James Bond devotees—has died at age 80 of cancer in an Australian hospital. She starred alongside Sir Sean Connery and Sir Roger Moore, and clocked a longer Bond career than either of the legendary 007's, the BBC reports. In 14 Bond...

'Bourne' Bests Bond
'Bourne'
Bests
Bond
Aug 5, 2007 6:13 PM CDT

'Bourne' Bests Bond

Damon's spy thriller earns more in debut than any 007 film

(Newser) - Hollywood’s top spy has a new name: Bourne, Jason Bourne. The Bourne Ultimatum shattered box office records this weekend by racking up the largest August opening ever, Variety reports. Domestically, the Matt Damon vehicle grossed $70.2 million, more than the two previous “Bourne” flicks or any James...

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