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SEAN CONNERY'S OBSESSION WITH MONEY

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2008-08-11 12:59:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
Connery on the set of The Man Who Would be King: he sued the distributor Allied Artists for cheating him out of profits and ended up bankrupting the studio It's not unusual for successful people who grew up in poverty to be tight with a dollar throughout their lives, and Sir Sean Connery is no exception. When it comes to matters of finance,...
 
 
 
 
 
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EXCLUSIVE! CINEMA RETRO COVERS SEAN CONNERY AT EDINBURGH SCREENING OF "THE HILL"

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2008-08-25 23:08:24 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...Connery's appearance at a screening of his 1965 classic The Hill HOME , JAMES Sir Sean Connery returned to his beloved home city of Edinburgh to celebrate his 78th birthday. He appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival today to launch his memoirs, Being A Scot . In front of a 300-strong crowd (the event sold out within minutes...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sean Connery: James Bond Villain!?

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2008-03-28 00:00:00 by Monika Bartyzel in Cinematical
...Connery to superstardom. It was his many gigs as James Bond, stretching from Dr. No in 1962 to Never Say Never Again in 1983. But that era is over. These days, Daniel Craig is 007, and he's gearing up for the 22nd Bond installment with Quantum of Solace . So, what's that have to do with Connery? Well, according to Ace Showbiz , a new press...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sean Connery As Bond Bad Guy

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2008-03-28 18:36:49 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...Connery back in a James Bond film as a villain??? I had ths same thoughts back when I suggested that Michael Keaton should come back to the Batman franchise as The Joker. Not only can the man seriously act but the novelty of it would be totally priceless Well, there are reports right now that Sean Connery is indeed in talks to come on board...
 
 
 
 
 
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SEAN CONNERY SPEAKS ABOUT JAMES BOND; ADMIRES DANIEL CRAIG, WOULD PLAY VILLAIN

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2008-03-28 17:55:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
Connery and wife Micheline at the Dressed to Kilt fashion event during the annual Scots festival in New York Over the years, there have been a lot of unsubstantiated rumors about Sean Connery stating he'd be willing to return to the James Bond franchise as a villain - if the salary was large enough. However, in an interview with London's Daily...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sean Connery Releases Autobiography

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2008-08-25 20:58:56 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...Connery has retuned to his home town to launch his autobiography Being a Scot. We get wind of this tome from the highland caves of Yahoo Hes recognized around the world as the iconic face of James Bond. But in Britain, Sean Connery is also well known as a proud Scot, and on Monday he returns to his hometown to launch his autobiography Being a...
 
 
 
 
 
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"OUT DAMN'D SCOT!": RARE FOOTAGE OF YOUNG SEAN CONNERY AS MACBETH

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2008-04-13 13:04:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...Connery starred as James Bond, he appeared in a Canadian TV production of MacBeth Like many aspiring young actors, Sean Connery trained in the classics. However, it's virtually impossible to find any film footage of him in these roles - until now. A three minute excerpt of Connery as MacBeth from a 1961 Canadian telecast has been posted on...
 
 
 
 
 
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SEAN CONNERY DISAVOWS EX-WIFE'S CHARGES THAT HE HAS DISINHERITED HIS SON

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2008-07-24 12:54:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...Connery is fighting back against allegations by his former wife Diane Cilento that he has been a bad father to their son, actor Jason Connery. Cilento told the press that Sean was obsessed that his son not capitalize on the Connery name. There are few indications he has - Jason has been a working actor and director in his own right for...
 
 
 
 
 
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SEAN CONNERY TO APPEAR AT SCREENING OF "THE HILL" IN EDINBURGH AUGUST 24

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2008-08-03 07:47:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...Connery will appear at festival of his films in his native Edinburgh on August 24 to introduce his personal favorite among his own movies, The Hill. The 1965 black and white prison drama was Connery's first collaboration with director Sidney Lumet, and although the movie was not a box-office hit, it was critically acclaimed and proved that...