With the sad passing of Sir Roger Moore and the numerous tributes that have been paid to him from the world of showbiz and entertainment, the remaining 007 actors have all paid their own very heartfelt tributes to James Bond [...]
The fifth smash-hit EON James Bond movie, You Only Live Twice (1967), celebrates its fiftieth birthday this year, and - as a contribution to this - the JBIFC takes the opportunity to briefly explore the role of the main baddie in [...]
With the UK's ITV-1 channel airing the second 007 adventure on Sunday 2nd April, the JBIFC takes a brief look at the key villains in the movie, a set of people who helped establish the iconic Bond film formula for those [...]
The JBIFC is very sad to report that the acclaimed stage and film actor Alec McCowen, who played Algy the Armourer in Sean Connery's unofficial James Bond movie Never Say Never Again (1983), has passed away. He died on February 6th, [...]
The posters and bill-boards said it all: 'Look up! Look down! Look out! Here comes the biggest Bond of all!' Half a century ago, in December 1965, the James Bond movie Thunderball (1965), starring Sean Connery as Ian Fleming's secret agent 007, opened [...]
In the pre-credits to Sean Connery's final EON James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever (1971), 007 thinks he has disposed of SPECTRE head Ernst Stavro Blofeld by pushing him headfirst into a large pool of boiling mud: 'Welcome to hell, Blofeld'. It was [...]
It contained some of the most memorable 007 movie moments of the 1960s, including one of the biggest sets yet seen in the James Bond franchise. Moreover, audiences were finally given their first sight of the mysterious villain who was intent on causing [...]
One of the main teaser posters for Thunderball (1965) said it all: 'Look Out! Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All!' This year marks the 50th birthday of Sean Connery's fourth movie as James Bond, a smash-hit film at the [...]
It was the glossy spy movie that created another box-office triumph for EON and United Artists (UA), firmly established actor Sean Connery as a major star, and created the classic James Bond film formula, a template that many of the subsequent 007 movies would successfully follow. Its director, [...]
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After the success of the first James Bond movie Dr. No and rising star Sean Connery, United Artists quickly greenlit the return of 007. The EON producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman soon swung into action. They chose Ian [...]
The James Bond films were created, of course, for the big screen and have often served as the ultimate cinematic experience, but we should not forget the fact that the 007 movies have also had a television presence in Britain [...]
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Sir Sean Connery's fourth smash-hit 007 movie Thunderball celebrates its 50th birthday later this year and, as part of the JBIFC's 2016 celebration of the classic Bahamas-set James Bond adventure, we are taking a look at various aspects of the marketing of the [...]
The JBIFC is very sad to report that the man with the golden touch, director Guy Hamilton, who helmed four 007 movies - including the iconic and much-loved Goldfinger (1964) - has died. He passed away on Wednesday, April 20th, 2016, aged [...]
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Later this year will mark the 50th birthday of Thunderball (1965), Sean Connery's fourth movie as James Bond, a smash-hit film at the box-office which in many ways took 'Bondmania' to new and dizzying heights in the mid-1960s. One of the [...]
Thomas Sean Connery Born 25th August 1930 Still considered by many to be the definitive screen 007. Connery’s panther-like movement and look of an ever-ready sexual predator, made his Bond worthy of the title coined by Italian cinemagoers [...]
Date of Release World Premiere December 17th 1971, U.S.A Running Time 119 minutes James Bond Sean Connery Plot Blofeld holds the world to ransom with his diamond-powered laser satellite orbiting in space. [...]
Date of Release December 29th 1965, the London Pavilion and simultaneously at the Rialto, Piccadilly, London.Running Time 130 minutesStarring Sean Connery as Ian Fleming’s James BondPlotThe criminal organisation SPECTRE hijack an [...]
Date of Release World Premiere 17th September 1964, Odeon Leicester Square, London Running Time 130 minutes Starring Sean Connery as Ian Fleming’s James Bond [...]
