I guess Amy Winehouse week has ended. Now it’s Sharapova’s turn.

The ever-reliable Sun is quoted in several sources as saying that Maria Sharapova wants to be a Bond girl (according to an unnamed “friend”).
“But her biggest dream is to be a Bond girl. She’s always talking about it,” The Sun quoted the friend, as saying.
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“Maria [...]

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Cinematical, Rope of Silicon, CBn and more are talking about the Marc Forster interview in which he discusses the possibility of using the Alps as a filming location.
Not sure how I feel about it. Been there, done that, plus there’s always production problems because of the harsh weather. Will they never visit South Africa or [...]

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Yesterday’s Slate declared “Yippee-Ki-Yay-Motherfucker” the greatest one-liner in movie history. And makes a persuasive case for it, too. But the article on one-liners gives 007 his due as well.
And not only did the James Bond franchise give us “Bond—James Bond,” but lines such as “Shocking! Positively shocking!”; “He had to fly”; and “He got the [...]

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Okay, okay, I get it. Cover of the Rolling Stone. All that. But Amy Winehouse just won’t leave the Bond rumor mill. When I check my newsfeed today, the two top stories are about her (two top Bond stories, that is).
First, this non-story that Shirley Bassey “backs” Winehouse to record the next Bond song. What [...]

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Via Nathaniel, I find this sexy and appealing series of Daniel Craig photos from Interview magazine.
It’s a nice range; the photography is wonderful and Craig displays a lot of humor and warmth. The cover shot is especially good.

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Via Contemporary Nomad, this wonderful quote about spies and drinking:
“… James Bond…was ‘the wave of the future, the drinker not as merrymaker,’ personified by Nick and Nora Charles of ‘Thin Man’ fame, but the drinker “as expert, authority, specialist.’”

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Rolling Stone cover girl Amy Winehouse is back for a second trip around the Bond rumor mill. This time, she’s supposedly singing the Bond 22 theme song (which will, I’m guessing, have a kickier title than “Bond 22″).

Amy Winehouse is set to sing the next James Bond theme tune…after catching the attention of composer David [...]

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Hadn’t been watching my news feeds today, but CBn picked it up:
The official press release:
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Marc Forster to Direct ‘Bond 22’
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Marc Forster will direct the 22nd James Bond adventure, it was announced today by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the James Bond films, Sony Pictures [...]

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Maybe Bond films will now get the nominations they deserve?
No, I don’t think so either.

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Coincidence? Synchronicity? The blog Dollymix has posted an interesting article on Ian Fleming’s Bond Girls.
Let’s take Pussy Galore, for example. Roll in the hay? No way; she’s actually the lesbian leader of a band of tough, Mafioso bitches. Casino Royale’s Vesper Lynd is a dangerous double agent; she may fall for Bond, but he’s the [...]

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