Sean Connery

A half-century of Bond — James Bond

2013-04-02 07:00:00

George Lazenby's first encounter with James Bond took place 50 years ago when he took a date to see the first 007 film, "Dr. No" with Sean Connery. By the end of the movie, his date had little interest in him. "She was in love with the guy on the...

Altman, Pacino and Hope and Crosby among weekend highlights

2013-03-14 06:00:00

An early film by Robert Atman, a sneak preview of Al Pacino as Phil Spector and a�Bob Hope and Bing Crosby "Road" picture double bill are among the highlights this weekend. The UCLA Film & Television Archive's Festival of Preservation offers a rare...

Dolph Lundgren talks career revival, old-school action, ‘Avengers’

2013-02-26 14:13:08

Oscars 2013: James Bond overshadowed by Adele, Bassey

2013-02-25 10:42:33

James Bond tribute: No Bonds, but Berry and Bassey

2013-02-25 12:30:00

There were no Bonds, but there was Bassey and Berry, making the Academy Awards telecast's tribute to the James Bond movies one of the more memorable (tolerable?) moments of this year's show. Halle Berry, who played Bond girl Jinx opposite Pierce Brosnan...

Oscar predictions 2013: Adele! Adele! Adele!

2013-02-21 17:20:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He looked at the three short film categories here, the sound awards here and...

Screening Room: The Cinematheque boogies this weekend

2013-01-24 06:00:00

The American Cinemathque's Egyptian Theatre gets its boogie on with a triple bill Saturday night of campy skating disco flicks. The first entering the rink is the 1980 cult fave "Xanadu," which was turned into a Broadway musical more than 20 years...

‘Avengers,’ ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Hobbit’: 2012, the year in awesome

2012-12-20 05:03:01

‘Halo 4,’ ‘Assassin’s Creed III’ up for WGA video game award

2013-01-16 14:44:23

Ring in the new year with classic comedies

2012-12-27 06:00:00

The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre has the perfect antidote for holiday blues -- a series of classic comedies from the golden age of Hollywood. "Screwball Comedy Classics for the 2013 New Year" serves up 1947's "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer"...

'Guardians' author William Joyce: Sean Connery inspired Santa

2012-12-24 12:20:00

When children go to sleep tonight, the visions dancing in their heads will more likely be those of electronic gizmos than of sugar plums. But the kiddos will doze off believing, and that collective faith fascinates author William Joyce, who created the...

James Bond, all dressed up and everywhere to go

2012-11-11 00:00:00

Over the last half-century and 23 official James Bond films, Ian Fleming's super spy has been played by seven different actors under 11 different directors, with 17 different costume designers or wardrobe supervisors responsible for the look of agent...

Sean Connery and Ursula Andress from the 1962 movie 'Dr. No.'

2013-04-02 07:42:27

When is a James Bond tribute not much of a James Bond tribute? When there are no James Bonds to be seen.

2013-02-24 00:00:00

ORIGINAL SONG: It's going to be a big night for Bond fans. We know Shirley Bassey will be in the house, the only possible make-good for the academy somehow failing to nominate "Goldfinger," which she sang, in this category 48 years ago.

2013-02-22 15:40:14