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Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey reunite
19 November 2009 4:32 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Their distinctive tones, last heard in the same film in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, will feature in an animated adventure about a vet attempting to rescue a beaver
It's a far cry from Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. But animated tale Sir Billi the Vet, about the attempts of a retired Scottish animal doctor to rescue a fugitive beaver, will have one thing in common with the James Bond classics: the voices of Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey.
The veteran Scots actor has signed up to voice the lead, while Bassey takes singing duties on the title song, Guardian of the Highlands, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It's the first time their vocal talents have appeared in the same film since Diamonds Are Forever in 1971.
The husband and wife creative team behind the project, Sascha and Tessa Hartmann, always had Bassey in mind to sing the title track.
"There was no persuading needed here, »
- Ben Child
Sean Connery Emerges From Retirement For 'Sir Billi,' Joins 'Goldfinger' Singer Shirley Bassey
18 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Sean Connery supposed to be drinking delicious dragon's tears from the Holy Grail while surrounded by a harem of every beautiful Bond girl in cinema history? That was the impression I was under regarding the beloved actor's retirement plan — as it turns out, I was misinformed.
The erstwhile Henry Jones, Sr. is taking a break from retirement to lend his vocal talents to Sascha and Tessa Hartmann's "Sir Billi," a CGI animated film that's been in production for five years and is set to be completed in 2010. Alan Cumming, Miriam Margoyles, Ruby Wax and others are also providing voice work in the movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Sir Billi" focuses on "a retired, skateboarding veterinarian who lives in a remote Scottish village and who spearheads the rescue of an illegal fugitive who also happens to be a beaver."
Yeah. That would get me out of retirement, »
- Josh Wigler
Bassey to Serenade Conner Once More
18 November 2009 8:41 AM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Not all of the movie news we report is riveting, but sometimes it is notable. Shirley Bassey and Sean Connery, who haven't been involved in the same project since Goldfinger graced the theaters, will soon be brought together by Sir Billi, a CGI film by husband-and-wife team Sascha and Tessa Hartmann. While Sean Connery has lent his voice to the starring role, Bassey has signed on to sing the title song, "Guardian of the Highlands." Admittedly, I hadn't heard anything about Sir Billi, until I read the news about Bassey and Connery this morning. My first reaction was that it couldn't be that good of a CGI feature if Pixar didn't have a hand in it -- then I read the following synopsis. The movie centers on a retired, skateboarding veterinarian who lives in a remote Scottish village and who spearheads the rescue of an illegal fugitive who also happens to be a beaver. »
Bassey & Connery For New Animated Movie
18 November 2009 12:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Bond stars Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey are reuniting for a new animated feature film.
Former 007 Connery is lending his voice to the lead character in Sir Billi, while Bassey, who belted out the title track for his 1964 Bond movie Goldfinger, has signed up to sing the title song, Guardian of the Highlands.
Movie bosses admit the tune was written with Bassey in mind - and the veteran star was thrilled to be approached by husband-and-wife producers Sascha and Tessa Hartmann.
The singer says, "There was no persuading needed here, I liked the song from the moment I heard it. Sascha and Tessa made the process incredibly fun and easy for me and we got a great result."
The picture, about a retired, skateboarding veterinarian, also features voiceovers from Alan Cumming and funnywoman Ruby Wax. »
Goldfinger’s Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey Re-unite After 35 Years for Sir Billi
17 November 2009 6:17 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Sean Connery hasn’t made a film since 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen because apparently he wanted to go out on the lowest note possible. However, Connery is making a semi-return as he’s voicing the lead character in the animated film, Sir Billi. Connery is a producer on the project and has been heavily involved with its production. Today, THR reports that Shirley Bassey, who wrote the famous theme song of the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, will sing the title song of Sir Billi, “Guardian of the Highlands.” Sean Connery helping to shepherd this indie animated feature through production and getting a legend like Shirley Bassey to sing the theme is all really positive and I’m glad to hear of his contributions. So what’s this movie about? From THR: The movie centers on a retired, skateboarding veterinarian who lives in a remote Scottish village and who »
- Matt Goldberg
Bassey and Connery Reteam for Animated Film
17 November 2009 1:35 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By the Hollywood Reporter
The voices of Shirley Bassey and Sean Connery have been drawn together on a feature for the first time since they were both involved in "Goldfinger" back in the day.
Bassey has signed up to sing the title song named "Guardian of the Highlands" for the CGI animated movie "Sir Billi," which stars Connery's voice.
After five years in production, the feature created by husband-and-wife team Sascha and Tessa Hartmann is in postproduction and due for completion in 2010.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter. »
- Brent Lang
Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey reunite for Sir Billi
17 November 2009 6:18 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Sean Connery will lend his voice as the star of "Sir BIlli," a CGI animated movie and Shirley Bassey will sing the title song "Guardian of the Highlands." This brings the two together again since the last time they worked on "Goldfinger" in 1964. This has been in production for some five years now. Created by husband-and-wife team Sascha and Tessa Hartmann, the film is now in post-production and set for completion at the end of next year. Also lending their voices are Alan Cumming, Miriam Margolyes, Ruby Wax, Alex Norton, Ford Kiernan, Greg Hempill, Barbara Rafferty, John Amabile, Larry Sullivan and newcomer Chris Jai Alex. The movie focuses on a retired, skateboarding veterinarian who resides in a remote Scottish village. He heads the rescue of an illegal beaver fugitive. »
Shirley Bassey Joins Sir Billi
16 November 2009 11:27 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Dame Shirley Bassey is lending her mighty vocal chords to Sir Billi, an animated feature set in the chilly Highlands of Scotland. The movie pairs her up with the monarch of the glen himself, Sir Sean Connery, who's providing the voice for the title role.In a Goldfinger reunion, Dame Shirley will bring her midas touch to the title track, Guardian Of The Highlands, about the eccentric, skateboarding vet, Sir Billi, who holds together a remote Scottish community through sheer force of personality and, presumably, sounding a lot like Sean Connery.Braving the long arm of the law, local hero Sir Billi leads the community's attempts to rescue an endangered beaver that's under threat from outsiders. He'll be supported by a distinguished voicecast that includes Alan Cumming, Ruby Wax and Richard Briers.The film, produced by husband and wife team Sascha and Tessa Hartmann, has been in production for five »
Sean Connery, Shirley Bassey Together Again
16 November 2009 9:30 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Every once in a while in the world of cinema, the imagery and the music blend so harmoniously and magnificently that they attain legendary status; it's hard to imagine any other combination working quite so well. And one of the best examples of this can be found in the opening titles of the 1964 James Bond film, Goldfinger. Sean Connery's visage combined with the powerhouse voice of Shirley Bassey singing the title track (not to mention Maurice Binder's title sequence) created an indelible cinematic image that resonates as much today as it did back in the '60s.
And now comes word that the singular voice of Shirley Bassey and the thespian talents of Sean Connery will be combined once again — for the first time since 1964 — for the CGI animated movie Sir Billi. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bassey has signed up to sing the title song, "Guardian of »
Ten Things You Never Knew About Shirley Bassey
10 November 2009 10:00 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Dame Shirley Bassey returns to the music scene this week with her first album of new material in two decades - The Performance. Recording tracks written by artists as diverse as the Kaiser Chiefs, Gary Barlow, Pet Shop Boys and Manic Street Preachers, it should introduce the Welsh icon to a whole new generation of music fans. The 'Goldfinger' singer has played pretty much every major venue in the world and has collaborated with some of the biggest stars of all time, but here are ten facts that you may not know about old Shirl. 1. Shirley Bassey was born on January 8, 1937 in Tiger Bay, Cardiff to Henry and Eliza Jane. She was their seventh child! 2. Bassey's first job involved her packaging enamelware in a factory. However, this didn't stop her testing out her vocal chords. She says: "The supervisor would say, 'Bassey, what do you think (more) »
- By Alex Fletcher
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
Review: 'James Bond Encyclopedia'
27 October 2009 5:27 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
James Bond Encyclopedia
By John Cork and Collin Stutz
334 Pages, Dk Publishing, $40
Nobody does it better. Dk Publishing continues to put out the best assortment of visual reference books on pop culture and as we near the holidays, they keep pumping out one must have collection after another.
Few literary figures have endured changing eras and tastes likes Ian Fleming’s spy, James Bond. Fleming created the spy in the 1950s and continued his exploits through the dozen novels and nine short stories before his death in 1964. He got to see his creation catch the attention of a world made uncomfortable by the Cold War, giving them a clear cut hero to root for as he traveled the world and dispatched the Red Menace in all its guises.
Bond has endured despite the constant change in performer, indelibly begun by Sean Connery and carried through by George Lazenby, Roger Moore, »
- Robert Greenberger
Shirley Bassey: 'Tom and I don't belt'
26 October 2009 5:06 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Dame Shirley Bassey has insisted that she and fellow Welsh singer Tom Jones do not "belt" out their songs. The 'Goldfinger' star told The Guardian that it is wrong to use the phrase to describe the vocals of professional singers. Bassey said: "Don't say belting. I hate that word. It's an awful word. I don't like belting. Belting is disrespectful, you know. "Only my kind of singer is accused of belting. You don't say that opera singers belt. I don't belt. (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
James Bond has licence to thrill in new comic strip collection
9 September 2009 3:53 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
A New Book is reopening the files on some of James Bond's most famous adventures later this month.
Get ready for gadgets, girls, globetrotting escapades and nefarious villains bidding for world domination.
The James Bond Omnibus includes stories which appeared in daily newspaper comic strips in the late 50s and early 60s, before the film adaptations were made.
Released by Titan Books on September 25, priced £14.99, the omnibus collects for the first time eleven of Bond's most thrilling missions, adapted from Ian Fleming's novels.
The first bumper volume of its kind from Titan Books, Volume 001 presents Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr No, Goldfinger, Risico, From a View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only and Thunderball.
With an introduction by former Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, this paperback features 304 pages of action and the occasional vodka martini, shaken not stirred. »
- David Bentley
The Blu-Ray Review: Goldfinger (1964)
2 September 2009 5:06 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Colin Jacobson reviews the James Bond classic in HD.
For my money, Bond never got any better than Goldfinger. The series got bigger and flashier, but no film ever portrayed the fun, action, and danger, and the high-tech nuttiness of the world of James Bond any more perfectly than this 1964 classic. This was the film that convinced me that Sean Connery was unquestionably the best Bond ever. It may sound like heresy, but for much of my life, I thought Roger Moore defined the character. It's a matter of timing. By the time I became interested in the series in 1979 with Moonraker, Connery had been without his license to kill for eight years and Moore was firmly ensconced in the role. Considering that these were the days before common and affordable VCRs, that meant that for all intents, Moore was Bond to my generation. We had very little experience with anyone else. »
- Paul
The Blu-Ray Review: From Russia With Love (1963)
26 August 2009 4:13 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Colin reviews the second James Bond film in the series.
For reasons that seem absolutely mystifying to me now, I used to dislike 1963's From Russia With Love, the second James Bond film. I always liked its predecessor, 1962's Dr. No, and I absolutely adored the follow-up, 1964's Goldfinger.
For reasons unknown, I just couldn't get into Russia. I vaguely recall an impression that it was dull and slow moving, but now that I've seen it again, I think I must have watched it on Opposite Day, for the truth of the matter is quite different from my old perception.
In fact, I now feel that Russia is clearly one of the best Bond films. It surpasses Dr. No and definitely rivals Goldfinger and 1965's Thunderball. Man, what was I thinking when I disliked this movie? I guess I'm not infallible after all!
In any case, I find Russia to »
- Paul
Rare Movie Alert! James Bond Alumni In "Triple Cross" On TCM Tomorrow
25 August 2009 9:49 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Turner Classic Movies (North America) is presenting a full day of Yul Brynner films tomorrow. Among them is the rarely-seen 1967 WWII spy thriller Triple Cross that pairs Brynner with a stellar cast including Christopher Plummer and Trevor Howard. The film is directed by Terence Young, who helmed the early James Bond classics and, intriguingly, the movie features three prominent Bond cast members: Thunderball leading lady Claudine Auger, Dr. No baddie Anthony Dawson and Goldfinger himself, Gert Frobe. The film has never been released on video in the USA. It airs at 3:30 Pm (Est) Incidentally, keep your video recorders in high gear because other Brynner gems showing throughout the day include Taras Bulba, Adios Sabata, The Magnificent Seven, The King and I, Kings of the Sun and Westworld. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Blackman Snubbed MacNee's Nudist Invite
9 July 2009 1:26 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Former Bond girl Honor Blackman once turned down a saucy offer from her The Avengers co-star Patrick MacNee - he invited her to watch him play tennis naked.
Macnee starred opposite Blackman in the classic 60s British TV show before she quit to take on her iconic role as Pussy Galore in 1964's Goldfinger.
He later spent time in a nudist colony, where he often played tennis matches in the buff.
But Blackman insists she wasn't tempted to take Macnee up on his offer to watch one of his games in Los Angeles.
She says, "I was in L.A. once and Patrick Macnee lives there. He said, 'Oh darling, do come. Come up early because I will be playing tennis and you can watch us... in the nude.' Can you imagine watching them with everything wiggling about! Can you imagine what it would have been like?" »
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
26 May 2009 4:10 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Who knew that the Nazis -- one of the most brutal regimes in the history of brutal regimes -- would be responsible for such fun, mind-blowingly awesome entertainment? The second I see a dude in a grey German uniform and an eye patch enter the frame, I’m like ‘Whoa. That Nazi is going to provide me a great amount of entertainment this evening’. So, with Inglorious Bastards having recently premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, I figured I'd put together a list of some awesome WW2 films as a resource for anyone wanting to beef up their WW2 film knowledge before checking out Tarantino's self-proclaimed 'masterpiece'. It's worth noting that I focused on older films -- pre-1980 for the most part -- and only the stories featuring Nazi's. It was tough to cut this down to 15 films, but I'm sure you all will be able to come up with »
- Jay C.
Rare Movie Alert! Tonight's TCM Sean Connery Festival Includes Rare Showing Of "Woman Of Straw"
8 May 2009 6:26 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
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Connery and Lollobrigida on the set of Woman of Straw, which airs at midnight tonight on TCM. By Lee Pfeiffer
Turner Classic Movies (North America) is capitalizing on their acquisition of the broadcast rights to the James Bond films by screening Sean Connery triple features every Friday night in May. Tonight's blockbuster triple bill is Goldfinger, Thunderball and a very rare showing of the 1964 thriller Woman of Straw which has not been seen on American TV in decades. As usual, TCM will present uncut, pristine prints with excellent introductions by Robert Osborne. Woman of Straw is a well done thriller in the Hitchcock style, ably directed by Basil Dearden. The plot centers on a repulsive elderly millionaire (Ralph Richardson) and his scheming nephew (Connery). The two men despise each other but are locked together due to family and business interests. Connery's character, Anthony Richmond, concocts a scheme to convince his uncle's voluptuous, »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
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