Turner Classic Movies Brings Holiday Cheer to Movie Fans With Digitally Remastered Gem Remember the Night Nov 20, 2009
1:15 a.m. - Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931), starring Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming and Jane Welsh. 2:30 a.m. - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell and Maria Landi. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Roald Dahl: 5 Things You Didn't Know Nov 12, 2009
He may be best known today for his enormously popular contributions to (such as Matilda, The BFG, Charlie and the Factory, and James and the Giant Peach), but he also wrote the screenplays to two adaptations of Ian Fleming novels (You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and he wrote some five dozen short stories for the likes of Colliers, Harpers, The New Yorker, and Playboy, to name a few. Yet, no matter who his audience was, Dahl did one thing as well as, or better than, any of his... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Winkie, the First Pigeon to Win the... Nov 3, 2009
The use of pigeons has never been as glamorous as the gadgets developed by Q for Ian Fleming s character James Bond, but they have been used in espionage during the past; Prior to the commencement of the First World War, Germany established a number of pigeon lofts across Britain. Their existence was only discovered when a passenger was observed releasing a bird from a train window and subsequently followed. (Suite101.com)
New Authors Breathe New Life Into Orphaned Characters Oct 23, 2009
Scarlett O'Hara rose to meet another day years after Margaret Mitchell died; James Bond has had endless adventures since the demise of his creator, Ian Fleming; and Peter Pan flew again a couple of years ago, three-quarters of a century after J.M. Barrie passed away. Michael Brown, the chairman of the Pooh Properties Trust for the past three decades, says he never would have greenlighted a new Pooh book when he joined the trust, which oversees the Milne literary estate. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Birthplace of 007 eyes expansion Aug 17, 2009
The luxurious Goldeneye retreat, where British author Ian Fleming created the literary and cinematic super spy James Bond, will undergo a $50 million expansion, the estate's owner said Sunday ... Goldeneye, birthplace of 007, eyes $50M expansion Articles (08-16) 12:47 PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- The luxurious Goldeneye retreat, where British author Ian Fleming created the literary and cinematic super spy James Bond, will undergo a $50 million expansion, the estate's. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Spies like them Jul 25, 2009
From Ian Fleming to John Le Carre - authors have long been fascinated by the world of espionage ... Much of what the public knows about the UK's Secret Service, or MI6, comes from the world of fiction - whether Ian Fleming's James Bond or John Le Carre's George Smiley ... Sir Ian Fleming had experience from his time in naval intelligence. (BBC News -- UK)
RNC Takes Questionable Shot At Pelosi May 25, 2009
The irony in this tale is that in the course of the movie and book by Ian Fleming, Ms. Galore turns on her employer Goldfinger, aligns with Mr. Bond, alerts the CIA to the nefarious plot to rob Fort Knox. Read More Posts In Share & Save. (CBS News)
Eunomia">Eunomia May 14, 2009
I have heard it said that the new Bond films have created a Bond in many ways much closer to Ian Fleming s conception of the character; I find it hard to imagine anyone saying the same thing about the new crew of the Enterprise and Roddenberry. Very few, aside from Dirk Benedict, really miss the old Battlestar Galactica that Ron Moore s re-creation has completely surpassed and, despite its final missteps, almost obliterated from memory. (The American Conservative)
Movie Development Hell! May 2, 2009
Nothing is ever dead in Hollywood however: the death of Ian Fleming didn't stop more Bond films being written, while fans will remember Jurassic Park 3 was also not based on a Crichton book, so don't give up all hope on more dino-action at some point in the future. 1. (IGN FilmForce)
British Spy Agency Searches For `Q' Apr 18, 2009
Although the fictional James Bond character of "Q" worked for MI6 and was best remembered for his gadgets, he was also known in the Ian Fleming novels as a quartermaster of the agency's scientific branch. Candidates for the MI5 job need to be at least 18, British or naturalized citizens who have "world-class scientific expertise and credibility in relevant scientific and technology disciplines, outstanding influencing and communication skills, experience of building an effective network and of... (CBS News -- World)
Real world behind James Bond Apr 17, 2009
Documents and photographs released by MI5 have given a fascinating insight into the real-life intrigue which inspired James Bond's creator Ian Fleming - from exploding fountain pens to human torpedoes. So how much truth was there really in Ian Fleming's James Bond ... Ian Fleming spent World War II in naval intelligence - and biographers have charted how his experiences inspired him to create many of 007's finest adventures. (BBC News -- Science)
Licence to thrill - dentist opens 007 gadgets museum Apr 6, 2009
He added: "When I was a boy I read the Ian Fleming books first of all, and they really captured my imagination," he said. "James Bond had that sophistication and glamour and humour, all those things that as a young boy you wanted in your life.". (BBC News -- Europe)
You can feast at a library, but its costs are no fiction Mar 29, 2009
"Get Shorty" by Elmore Leonard, "Casino Royale" by Ian Fleming, a handful of novels by Kurt Vonnegut, and Patricia Highsmith's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" -- my favorite Eisenhower era sociopath -- are on the list along with the novels of James Joyce, Leo Tolstoy and other dead wordsmiths you need for your reading merit badge. If the Carnegie can't provide all 1,001, it can come very close, and that singular service is "free to the people" just like Andy wanted. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
IN MY LIBRARY: KURT ANDERSEN Feb 8, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009 Last Update: 06:00 AM EST. Posted: 1:30 amFebruary 8, 2009. (New York Post -- Opinions)
