
George Lazenby has launched an official range of merchandise
The ever-popular Australian James Bond actor George Lazenby recently launched an official range of products in collaboration with Spreadshirt stores around the world.
Published: 2021-03-31
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The ever-popular Australian James Bond actor George Lazenby recently launched an official range of products in collaboration with Spreadshirt stores around the world.
Published: 2021-03-31
FSWL previews issue 31 of Casino Royale, the James Bond fanzine (all content in German) edited by Roman Fiondella and published by James Bond Club Schweiz. This issue features an 8-page tribute to the late Sir Sean Connery (1930-2020) and FSWL can highly recommend everyone to get it.
Published: 2021-03-30
The 1979 James Bond film Moonraker directed by Lewis Gilbert took us to the moon, and beyond. Together with FSWL reader David Zaritsky (the man behind The Bond Experience) - French model, actress, and singer Irka Bochenko takes us on a journey of more human proportions... but one just as epic.
Published: 2021-03-27
An updated edition of John Parker's book Sir Sean Connery: The definitive biography has been published by John Blake Publishing. John Parker traces the astonishing rise to stardom of a tough street kid from Edinburgh. The part of 007 became a monster that threatened to kill Connery as an actor; he escaped to establish himself as one of the world's most magnetic and commanding character actors, winning an Oscar® for his role in iconic crime drama The Untouchables. The author has drawn on reminiscences of famous friends and colleagues, including Honor Blackman, Robert Hardy and Eric Sykes, to create an authoritative and entertaining portrait of a talented, complex actor - and, above all else, a magnificent man.
Published: 2021-03-27
A couple of weeks ago, the Jamaica Tourist Board took FSWL reader David Zaritsky (the man behind popular YouTube channel The Bond Experience) on a full day excursion to see James Bond's Jamaica, explore the sites, and hear the stories of Bond movie making within this beautiful paradise.
Published: 2021-03-23
We already know Sir Roger Moore's legacy is strong. Now even stronger as his granddaughter Ambra Moore makes her acting debut in the film Nemesis.
Published: 2021-03-22
In 2018, Indian tennis legend and actor Vijay Amritraj interviewed Irish actor Pierce Brosnan at his home in Malibu in this candid interview for CNN. A very entertaining piece and a must-see for all James Bond scholars.
Published: 2021-03-22
We are sad to hear that Yaphet Kotto, Dr. Kananga in Live And Let Die, has passed away at the age of 81. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Published: 2021-03-20
In the sketch, Britain’s best loved OAP Nan has spurned retirement and taken up a part time job as a cleaner. Whilst cleaning the office of the head of the Secret Intelligence Service, aka M, she finds herself face to face with 007 as he suddenly appears on screen for his security briefing.
Published: 2021-03-20
The Top Gear Guide To Buying A Bond Car On Any Budget (including a really quite enormous budget) will feature the Aston Martin DB5, Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Toyota 2000 GT from You Only Live Twice (1967) and the Alfa GTV6 from Octopussy (1983) among many others.
Published: 2021-03-20
FSWL contributor Steven Jay Rubin remembers Molly Peters and Walter Gotell, both born on 15th March. Peters in 1942 and Gotell in 1924.
Published: 2021-03-15
Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS won the award for Best Song Written For Visual Media with the theme song for No Time To Die at the 63rd GRAMMY Awards broadcast from Los Angeles on Sunday 14th March 2021.
Published: 2021-03-15
FSWL contributor Steven Jay Rubin remembers Vladek Sheybal, SPECTRE agent Kronsteen in From Russia with Love, born on 12 March 1925.
Published: 2021-03-12
FSWL contributor Steven Jay Rubin remembers Peter Hunt, director of On Her Majesty's Secret Service starring George Lazenby, born on 11 March 1925.
Published: 2021-03-11
The eleventh volume in The Folio Society’s spectacular James Bond series sees the agent fighting not only for his life, but for his very livelihood. The last book to be published before Ian Fleming died, You Only Live Twice (1964) contains everything that makes a Bond novel so thrilling: exotic locations, glamorous women, grotesque villains – while also revealing a little more of what makes the agent tick.
Published: 2021-03-10
New spy thriller series The Ipcress File starring Joe Cole as iconic spy Harry Palmer has commenced filming in Liverpool and Croatia. The series is co-produced by FSWL supporters Hilary & Steven Saltzman, children of legendary James Bond producer Harry Saltzman who produced the original The Ipcress File film from 1965 starring Michael Caine.
Published: 2021-03-10
FSWL contributor Steven Jay Rubin remembers Cec Linder (1921-1992), CIA agent Felix Leiter in 1964's Goldfinger, born on 10 March 1921.
Published: 2021-03-10
FSWL supporters John Richardson (Academy Award winning SFX maestro) and John Glen (director of five James Bond films) remember their friend William P. Cartlidge, or just Bill to the ones closest to him, who sadly left us last week at the age of 78. Special thanks to FSWL reader Laurent Perriot for providing the photos.
Published: 2021-03-08
The FSWL team is sad to note the passing of German voice-over artist Nikki van der Zyl at age 85. She is one of the unsung heroes behind the James Bond films having dubbed many of the girls from 1962 to 1979 including Ursula Andress in the first film, Dr. No and Claudine Auger in 1965's Thunderball.
Published: 2021-03-07
The brilliantly Casino Royale (2006) paired actors Daniel Craig (James Bond) and Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre) recently reunited via video link for Variety's inaugural episode of their new Dream Teams series.
Published: 2021-03-04
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