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15 Actors Who Turned Down Great Roles

It’s not always easy for actors to tell which films are going to be a huge success before they’re made. Sometimes a lackluster script meets outrageous talent, stunning visuals, an epic soundtrack, and suddenly you have best-picture winner, Gladiator. Sometimes you have A-list talent and a director famous for churning out critical favorites, but something gets lost along the way and you end up with The Fountain.

10 Most Iconic Movie Bikinis Ever

Garrison Keillor once said: ‘A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded pistol on your coffee table – there’s nothing wrong with them, but it’s hard to stop thinking about it.’ And how right he was. The pages of silver screen history are filled with iconic swimsuit scenes, but some have managed to [...]

Craig to return to screens as James Bond with MGM close to sealing deal

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 deal to make the next 007 thriller. The debt-ridden studio had thrown its plans to make new movies, including the next 007 film, into disarray. The 23rd Bond [...]

New “James Bond” Movie Shelved Amid MGM Financial Crisis

MGM Studios — which produced some of Hollywood’s most timeless classics in its mid-20th century heyday — is on its last leg financial and the new James Bond movie has been shelved amid the studio’s crippling cash crisis. Has Agent 007 taken his final ride?“We do not know when development will resume and cannot comment further [...]

7 Stars of the 60s and How they Look Now

In their heyday, they had it all: looks, fame, money, talent. Now, no one can take away their genius (however faded), often their purses have grown fat with royalties, and though their fame may have wavered at times, they’re still household names. As for their looks, well that’s another story. Rock n roll lifestyles, creeping [...]

Susan Boyle Bond Theme

Susan Boyle is being courted to perform the theme song to the next James Bond movie, according to reports.
Composers of 007 hits and official Bond fan clubs want the 48-year-old talent show sensation-turned-charttoper to lend her vocal stylings to the still-untitled 23rd Bond movie, The Daily Star dished Sunday. Monty Norman, who composed the classic [...]

13 Movies Completed Post-Mortem

There are plenty of things that make movies great – from the acting, sound effects, and the stunning visual effects. But what happens if an actor dies before the movie is complete? As they often say, the show must go on. Here are 13 movies successfully completed after a star cast member had died.

13 Movies Completed Post-Mortem

There are plenty of things that make movies great – from the acting, sound effects, and the stunning visual effects. But what happens if an actor dies before the movie is complete? As they often say, the show must go on. Here are 13 movies successfully completed after a star cast member had died.

William Bradley: Another ’60s Anniversary: The Ur-Action Blockbuster Goldfinger

Shocking, positively shocking. We have two iconic ’60s anniversaries this week. Ironically, it’s the least known by far of the two that continues to…