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A Grouch's Guide to Un-Christmas Books

Laurence Hughes | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Dashiell Hammett, Paul Gallico, Christmas Books, Christmas, The Thin Man, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Scrooge, Un-Christmas Books, Santa, Hell House, Mannheim Steamroller, Richard Matheson, Booksellers, Christmas Tree, Nick and Nora Charles, Books, Christmastime, 007, Casper, Blofeld, James Bond, The Poseidon Adventure, Yule, Spectre, NoëL, Christmas Gift, Books News
Laurence Hughes

An un-Christmas book takes place at Christmastime, but its tone, story and subject matter have nothing to do with the season. It provides perfect cover when the Noël nags accuse you of being a holiday poop.

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North by Northwest's 50th Anniversary Edition: Enduring Appeal and the Mad Men Factor

William Bradley | Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alfred Hitchcock, Mad Men, Roger Thornhill, Grace Kelly, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Don Draper, Eva Marie Saint, Cary Grant, George Kaplan, Sean Connery, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Matthew Weiner, Entertainment News
William Bradley

What can you say about a 50-year old movie? If it's by Alfred Hitchcock, and it's a classic of suspense, humor, and style, and it's influenced the best series on television, Mad Men, quite a lot.

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The Irregulars: An Engaging Bio of Roald Dahl During the War That Flags When the War Ends

Alex Remington | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Reviews, Roald Dahl, Jennet Conant, The Irregulars, Ian Fleming, World War II, Books News
Alex Remington

Jennet Conant's recent book The Irregulars is the perfect Washington summer read: it's a breezy society tale about British spying on America before and during World War II.

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5 Authors More Badass Than The Badass Character They Created

Cracked.com | Rohan Ramakrishnan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, James Bond, Ernest Hemingway, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Badass Authors, Books, King Arthur, Sherlock Holmes, Characters, 007, Sean Connery, Badass Characters, Ian Fleming, Don Juan, Daniel Craig, Books News

if you look at the authors behind some of the most iconic heroes of all time, you find a writer who's every bit as badass. Not only did these guys ins...

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Another '60s Anniversary: The Ur-Action Blockbuster Goldfinger

William Bradley | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Mike Myers, Oddjob, 1960s, Mustang, Cubby Broccoli, Goldfinger, Harry Saltzman, Ford Mustang, George W. Bush, Honor Blackman, Goldeneye, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ian Fleming, Austin Powers, John Barry, Casino Royale, Paul Johnson, Steven Spielberg, Thunderball, Apollo 11, Jaws, James Cameron, Moon, The Rock, Dr. No, Soviet Union, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Communist China, Shirley Bassey, True Lies, Guy Hamilton, Mad Men, James Bond, Warren Beatty, Indiana Jones, Ursula Andress, George Lucas, George Lazenby, Transformers, Beatles, Tom Cruise, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, Michael Bay, From Russia With Love, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Though Goldfinger looks almost sedate compared to today's jittery, mashed-up action pictures, editor Peter Hunt's work 45 years ago, emphasizing fast hard cuts, was an innovation.

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New Bond Film Is Attack On Imperialism (SPOILERS)

Juan Cole/NP | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Quantum of Solace, James Bond, Naomi Klein, Ian Fleming, Daniel Craig, Politics News

Liberals and conservatives alike seemed to have picked up on a distinctly anti-imperialist strain in the new Bond film "Quantum of Solace." A warni...

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The Best Sean Connery Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 09.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Dark Knight, Sean Connery, Ian Fleming, The Hill, Movies, Goldfinger, Murder on the Orient Express, The Untouchables, The Great Train Robbery, The Man Who Would Be King, Dr. No, Heath Ledger, Daniel Craig, James Bond, The Hunt for Red October, From Russia With Love, Entertainment News
John Farr

As one surveys the life and career of Sean Connery before, during and after Bond, there is an important factor to this star's success: his native shrewdness and intelligence. Quite simply, he never undervalued himself.

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Remembering Ian Fleming, And James Bond, In London

New York Times | John F. Burns | Posted 06.04.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ian Fleming, Huffpost Books, Books, James Bond, Entertainment News

Any writer who has struggled to "do the words" would take heart from the self-effacing assessment written for himself by Ian Fleming, the raffish Engl...

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