Cold War stories Nov 9, 2009
Best known for designing the sets for James Bond classics including Dr No, Goldfinger and Moonraker, Sir Kenneth Adam's "War Room" in Dr Strangelove is an enduring Cold War image. He had arrived in Britain aged 13 in 1934 when his Jewish family abandoned their native Berlin after the Nazis took power in Germany. (BBC News -- UK)
* Can we manipulate the weather? Should we? Nov 8, 2009
Move over, Goldfinger. Unilateral geoengineering worries experts for two reasons. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Black money: In film and fiction Oct 10, 2009
In Goldfinger, the villain with the same name has millions of pounds worth of gold bars in safe deposits in Zrich , Naussau, Panama and New York. In Casino Royale, the action is based in Monaco. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Hotel heir slaying sparks bitter estate feud Oct 9, 2009
The massive hotel, with its signature curved exterior, was the setting for the James Bond movie "Goldfinger.". Left a sizable estate to his son, widowThe founder, Ben Novack Sr., was often photographed with celebrities along with his wife Bernice, a striking redheaded ex-model. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Love me don't Sep 11, 2009
In Goldfinger, he advises Jill Masterson that "drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees" is "as bad as listening to The Beatles without earmuffs". The Bond girl's own verdict on the Fab Four, unfortunately, is not recorded before her untimely demise on the inside of a coating of gold paint. (BBC News -- UK)
Guitar greats unite in 'It Might Get Loud' Aug 24, 2009
" {sbox} It Might Get Loud (PG) opens Friday at Bay Area theaters. To see a trailer for "It Might Get Loud," go to . Jimmy Page Born: Jan. 9, 1944 (Heston, England). Why we care: This brilliant guitarist has written some of the greatest riffs and ripped some of the most searing solos in rock 'n' roll (see also: "Heartbreaker," "Stairway to Heaven," "The Ocean" and many others) and is a groundbreaking producer whose innovations include reverse echo (as in "Whole Lotta Love") and recording the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Daily television and radio guide Jul 22, 2009
Goldfinger midnight (USA). James Bond (Sean Connery) battles gold thieves in one of the best Bond films. (Boston Globe)
Bond flicks: for your eyes only Jul 9, 2009
I was once almost suckered into watching "Goldfinger," lured by a scene where someone named Oddjob breaks necks with his steel-rimmed bowler hat. But I didn't succumb. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Colbert mocks Coeur decision Jul 4, 2009
Colbert invoked images of the James Bond movie "Goldfinger," a crazy old gold miner, and Antonin Scalia with a gold grill over his teeth as he talked about the mine's U.S. Supreme Court case. On June 22, Coeur Alaska Inc. won its fight against environmentalists - the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Lynn Canal Conservation and the Juneau Group of the Sierra Club - to dump ground up waste rock into a lake upstream from Berners Bay. (Juneau Empire)
Colbert mocks Supreme Court decision Jul 4, 2009
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert invoked images of the James Bond movie "Goldfinger," a crazy old gold miner, and Antonin Scalia with a gold grill over his teeth as he talked about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Kensington gold mine case. See the show at. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pass the bloody marys Jun 5, 2009
"Goldfinger" (1964) The morning-after episode may be only a small part of the movie ... With some lethal assistance from Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) and his henchman Oddjob (Harold Sakata), Eaton's Jill Masterson is the ultimate example. (Boston Globe)
RNC Takes Questionable Shot At Pelosi May 25, 2009
RNC Video Equates Pelosi With Goldfinger Character ... (AP)The Republican National Committee released a video (see below) that draws a connection between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and , a character in the 1964 James Bond movie, Goldfinger ... 38-second video deals with Pelosis accusation from May 14 that the CIA and Bush administration about waterboarding detainees, and attempts to equate the 69-year-old Congresswoman with the fictional Ms. Galore, who was part of the Goldfingers evil gang... (CBS News)
Vulture attack May 7, 2009
Michael "Goldfinger" Sheehan was exposed by Newsnight in 2007. The bill singles out Donegal International and its boss Michael "Goldfinger" Sheehan who was exposed by Newsnight in 2007 for making a fortune out of Zambia's debt ... Reporter Greg Palast doorstepped Donegal's boss Michael "Goldfinger" Sheehan who styles himself after the James Bond villain. (BBC News -- Business)
The Bond Checklist: What Makes A James Bond Movie May 2, 2009
But if you're looking for a James Bond fix, go rent Sean Connery's Goldfinger. NATHAN SUNDERLAND. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Top 10 movie car chase scenes Mar 28, 2009
Honor Blackman, star of the James Bond film "Goldfinger," poses on an Aston Martin DB5 car in 2002. Although most car-chase movies pack some serious A-list talent, we like to think that in many cases the real star in this particular movie genre is the car: from McQueen's super-tight Ford Mustang in "Bullitt" to the stripped-down Dodge Charger in Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof.". (CNN)
Bond, old and new Mar 27, 2009
One image of a woman who has been smothered in oil and draped on a bed suggests a homage to the gold-painted victim on the bed in 1964's Goldfinger. That film, one of the best Bond outings, has been released this week on Blu-ray along with The World Is Not Enough and Moonraker, which is definitely not one of the best. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
New on DVD: 'Bolt,' 'Quantum,' 'Duck' Mar 27, 2009
Also just out on $27 Fox Blu-rays: vintage Bonds Goldfinger (1964, Sean Connery); Moonraker (1979, Roger Moore); Never Say Never Again (1983, Connery); and The World Is Not Enough (1999, Pierce Brosnan). Howard the Duck* *, 1986, Universal, PG, $15. (USA Today -- Life)
Director put the 'Bond' into the blockbusters (with VIDEO) Mar 19, 2009
That's right, the character Hamilton helped make famous in four Bond films - "Goldfinger" (1964), "Diamonds are Forever" (1971), "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974) - has a suave British accent and is terribly charming in conversation ... YOUTUBE: Watch the theatrical trailer for "Goldfinger" ... That's right, the character Hamilton helped make famous in four Bond films - "Goldfinger" (1964), "Diamonds are Forever" (1971), "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "The Man... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Film festival enters fifth year (with VIDEO) Mar 15, 2009
The reels of classic celluloid will begin unspooling at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at in the Classic Center Theatre with one of Sean Connery's iconic turns as James Bond in "Goldfinger" and continues through the weekend with films throughout the day on Friday and Saturday and a special Sunday matinee of Steven Spielberg's "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial." ... Besides "Goldfinger" (8:30 p.m. Thursday), "E.T." (1:30 p.m. Sunday), "Funny Girl" (8:30 p.m. Friday) and "For Your Consideration" (4:30 p.m.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Cougar Lounge - Just Asking For Trouble Mar 2, 2009
"Our gold network is finer than spider's silk and also conductive," says Lounge Scientist #64, Ivan Vakarelski, a researcher at the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Sciences in Singapore, who reputedly has seen Goldfinger many times and thought it deserved an Academy Award. Do you expect the NCAA selection committee to talk. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Lee Interview Feb 11, 2009
Christopher Lee: Most of the time I saw Ian on the golf course at Royal St George's in Sandwich, Kent, which he immortalised in Goldfinger. I said congratulations on your book Casino Royale [Fleming's first James Bond novel] and he said: 'I've written another one: Dr No, have you read it. (IGN FilmForce)
Critic's Corner weekend Feb 8, 2009
But you seldom get the first and arguably best four in a row, as you do on Encore tonight: Doctor No (7 ET/PT), From Russia With Love (8:50 ET/PT), Goldfinger (10:50 ET/PT) and Thunderball (12:45 a.m. ET/PT). If you want the fifth film, You Only Live Twice, you have to wait till noon Saturday. (USA Today -- Life)
