US techno-spy takes on Iranian black hole terror (Review) (With Image)
July 18th, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Book: Dark Rising; Author: Grieg Beck; Publisher: Pan Macmillan; Price: Rs.350 (Indian Edition); Pages Rs 470; Genre: AdventureThe Cold War has given way to a nuclear arms race where the quest ... Read more...
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After playing vampire, Pattinson wants James Bond role
July 10th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 10 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson wants to play Ian Fleming's iconic spy James Bond but thinks it will take him two more decades to fit into ... Read more...
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Oldman prefers Smiley over Bond!
February 5th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Veteran British actor Gary Oldman finds his spy character from the movie "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" more interesting than James Bond.The Oscar-nominated star, who plays ... Read more...
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Anarkali, shaken not stirred - cocktail wisdom (With Image) (IANS Books)
May 20th, 2011 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A good cocktail, whether an Anarkali or James Bond's Classic Dry Martini, is worth a million on the summer menu. If you want to get ... Read more...
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Bentley and publishers Hodder and Stoughten come out with 1500 dollar limited 007 book
April 27th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr.27 (ANI): British luxury car marque Bentley has teamed up with publishers Hodder and Stoughton to produce a special limited edition version of the new 007 novel, Carte Blanche, written by ... Read more...
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Ava Gardner’s sex pact with Brit war hero who inspired James Bond
April 14th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): The memoir of a late British war hero has revealed the amorous sex life he led, a sex pact he made with actress Ava Gardner, and how he ... Read more...
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Dead UK authors lead list of country’s top-earning crime writers
April 11th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Dead authors still dominate the UK crime writers' rich list. The creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, is the most successful and highest earning British crime writer of ... Read more...
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‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ flying car to be featured in new series of books
March 23rd, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): An author of children's books is writing a new series of novels that will feature the iconic 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' flying car.Frank Cottrell Boyce, the author, has ... Read more...
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How a dead tramp fooled Hitler as part of ‘Operation Mincemeat’
December 5th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): With the aim of fooling Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, British intelligence officers came up with 'Operation Mincemeat', a successful deception plan during World War II that involved ... Read more...
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New Bond writer to turn superspy into Afghan war veteran
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 02 (ANI): Jeffery Deaver, the author commissioned to pen the next James Bond adventure, has plans to make his superspy a 30-year-old Afghanistan veteran.Deaver's untitled new James Bond novel ... Read more...
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Real James Bond ’sneaked into communist Russia in school uniform’
September 27th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 27 (ANI): Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan may have blown up enemy tanks and carried out covert operations while playing James Bond, but the real 007 spy was no less ... Read more...
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Real ‘James Bond’ loved pretty women, fast cars
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) There was a real "James Bond" who was an incorrigible raconteur with a penchant for pretty women and fast cars, says a new history of Britain's intelligence service ... Read more...
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Graham Greene, W. Somerset Maugham were MI6 wartime spies, book reveals
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): Britain's Secret Intelligence Service has admitted for the first time that famous authors like Graham Greene, W. Somerset Maugham and Arthur Ransome were staff members of MI6.According to ... Read more...
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James Bond ‘based on real life MI6 special agent’
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): A new history of the Secret Intelligence Service has revealed that one of James Bond's most famous scenes was inspired by the wartime exploits of an MI6 spy.The ... Read more...
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John Le Carre is no fan of “international gangster” James Bond
August 24th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 24 (ANI): British spy novel author David John Moore Cornwell, who writes under the name John Le Carre, has revealed that he is no fan of author Ian Fleming's ... Read more...
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Craig to return to screens as James Bond with MGM close to sealing deal
August 13th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): Daniel Craig might soon return to the screen as James Bond for a third time, as the beleaguered Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is close to sealing a ... Read more...
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American writer Jeffery Deaver to pen next James Bond novel
May 28th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 28 (ANI): American mystery and crime writer Jeffery Deaver will be writing the next edition of the James Bond novel.After the death of Ian Fleming in 1964, many authors have ... Read more...
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Sam Worthington as new James Bond?
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 22 (ANI): 'Avatar' star Sam Worthington is the hot favourite to play the next James Bond as production on the 23rd film is halted.According to bookmaker William Hill, Worthington ... Read more...
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MI6’s WWII mission inspired opening sequence of Goldfinger
April 18th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): Millions of James Bond fans around the world will be surprised to learn that a scene in 007 flick Goldfinger was inspired by a real mission executed by ... Read more...
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Next Bond flick to be Dame Judi Dench’s last?
April 11th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 11 (ANI): The next James Bond flick may be Dame Judi Dench's last.Dame Judi, 75, has appeared in the last six 007 movies as Bond's boss M.However, rumour has it ... Read more...
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James Bond-style gadgets up for grabs on eBay!
April 2nd, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 02(ANI): James Bond-style gadgets are now available online on eBay.The items include a camera that shoots darts, a lipstick tube containing a dagger and fake monkey dung that explodes.Ian Fleming, ... Read more...
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James Bond fans to name new 007 blockbuster
February 14th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 14 (ANI): James Bond fans are being urged to suggest the title of the 23rd blockbuster 007 film, scheduled to hit cinemas next year.Bosses at MGM have admitted that they ... Read more...
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Ian Fleming likely inspiration behind Operation Mincemeat: Report
January 14th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14(ANI): Ian Fleming, a British author and journalist best remembered for creating the character of James Bond, has emerged as the likely inspiration behind Operation Mincemeat, a very successful British ... Read more...
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James McAvoy not part of Ian Fleming’s biopic
January 12th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Hollywood actor James McAvoy has rubbished reports that he has been approached to play the lead in Ian Fleming's biopic.Rumours were abuzz that the 'Atonement' star had been ... Read more...
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Sam Mendes to direct next James Bond flick?
January 6th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): British director Sam Mendes has reportedly been approached to helm next James Bond film.According to Hollywood Reporter, 45-year-old Oscar winner is in talks to direct, with Daniel ... Read more...
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James Mcavoy all set to play Ian Fleming in an upcoming movie
January 3rd, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The cute Scottish actor James Mcavoy is all set to play the character role of the James Bond creator Ian Fleming in an upcoming movie. ... Read more...
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James Mcavoy Likely To Portray Bond Creator Ian Fleming In Upcoming Biopic
January 3rd, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by GD
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Jan 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scottish actor James Mcavoy is all set to play the lead role in an upcoming movie based on the life of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, ... Read more...
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James McAvoy tipped to play Bond creator Ian Fleming in biopic
December 31st, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 31 (ANI): James McAvoy has been tipped to play the role of the James Bond creator Ian Fleming in a 40-million-dollar biopic.The Scottish actor has reportedly been offered the part ... Read more...
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Woman who inspired Miss Moneypenny passes away at 88
December 19th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): Dame Victoire "Paddy" Ridsdale, the secret service secretary who inspired the character of Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond stories, has passed away. She was 88.Ridsdale once described ... Read more...
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Fleming ‘based Goldfinger on real-life plot against Bank of England by German spymaster’
July 5th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): A historian has found evidence that Ian Fleming's memorable fictional villain Goldfinger, created to beat rival James Bond, may have been based on a German spymaster who planned ... Read more...
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Luke Skywalker’’s lightsabre fetches more than PS130k at auction
December 12th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 12 (ANI): The lightsabre used by actor Mark Hamills character Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars flick has fetched more than 130,000 pounds at Hollywood props auction.The lightsabre made ... Read more...
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Roger Moore was Ian Fleming’’s first choice for James Bond role
December 5th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): Roger Moore has revealed that he was author Ian Fleming''s first choice to play James Bond.Moore said that he almost landed the superspy role ahead of Sean ... Read more...
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Ian Fleming ‘nicked’ Bond’s name from American ornithologist
December 2nd, 2008 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) British super spy James Bond creator Ian Fleming "nicked" the name of his famous fictional spy from an American ornithologist.The book that will prove it is the 44-year-old ... Read more...
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Star Wars light sabre, Indiana Jones hat up for grabs at Hollywood auction
November 26th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 26 (ANI): The light sabre used in Star Wars and the signature hat worn by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones will feature amongst the 500 Hollywood props set to ... Read more...
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First edition of Bond novel to go under the hammer
November 25th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 25 (ANI): A first British edition of You Only Live Twice written by Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond character, is set to go under the hammer.The ... Read more...
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