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11 Great Actors in Awful Films

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:03:05 CDT

There are some movies that actors probably wish they could scrub from their IMDb profiles. Ben Widdicombe notes 11 of the most embarrassing skeletons in otherwise talented stars’ closets, on PopEater : Brendan Fraser : Yes, he has done serious work, “like Gods and Monsters , where he got to display some real...

007 Hot to Score With Dark-Haired Yanks

Mary Papenfuss — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:47:22 CDT

Leave it to professors to nail down exactly what type of woman James Bond wants in bed. A team of pop culture researchers have pored over the mythical MI-5 spy's list of 195 female contacts in the first 20 Bond movies to determine the sex partner he most prefers: women...

10 Seriously Unlucky Irish Accents in Film

Sarah Quinn — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:40:10 CDT

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Irish Central ranks the worst Irish accents to hit the big screen. Sean Connery, "the gold standard to judge against all other bad Irish accents," takes the No. 1 and 2 spots, for Darby O'Gill and the Little People in 1959 and The Untouchables...

Connery Won't Give Son a Dime

Elizabeth Wolff — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:45:36 CDT

Add Sean Connery to the list of wealthy patriarchs who want their children to make their own money. The 77-year-old actor is worth $170 million, but his 45-year-old son, Jason, will “never receive a penny” of it, Connery’s ex-wife and Jason's mother Diane Cilento told the London Times .

Top 10 Movie Cameos

Paul Stinson — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:41:32 CDT

Neil Patrick Harris just about stole Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle with a cameo, and he's not alone. Dose.ca runs down its top 10 movie cameos, including a stealth visit from Cate Blanchett in a hazmat suit. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore Will Ferrell, Wedding Crashers

Judge Scolds Connery Over Neighbor Feud

Zach Samalin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:16:45 CST

After 10 lawsuits that have yielded nothing besides smoldering rage, a Manhattan judge chastised Sean Connery and his nemesis-neighbor Burton Sultan, calling on the two to end their feud over alleged damages to the townhouse they share. Justice Marcy Friedman singled out Connery and his family for their "blunderbuss" courtroom...

Bond's Moneypenny Dies at 80

Caroline Zimmerman — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:04:48 CDT

Lois Maxwell—better known as Miss Moneypenny, to James Bond devotees—has died at age 80 of cancer in an Australian hospital. She starred alongside Sir Sean Connery and Sir Roger Moore, and clocked a longer Bond career than either of the legendary 007's, the BBC reports. In 14 Bond...