Ian Fleming
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Sean Connery often said it was okay to hit a woman. The obits barely mentioned it
- Culture
- November 7, 2020, 05:00
What do we do about famous people who thump women (or merely argue that thumping women is okay)? This is, alas, always a current question. We are neve(...)

Sean Connery the man has died. Sean Connery the indestructible legend lives on
- Film
- October 31, 2020
It is just two months since Sean Connery, who has died, celebrated his 90th birthday. The appreciations will have given him some sense of how subseque(...)

Sean Connery turns 90: An avatar of old-fashioned masculinity
- Film
- August 25, 2020, 15:35
It is 44 years since Sean Connery appeared as an aging Robin Hood in Richard Lester’s under-estimated Robin and Marian. There was a great deal of wear(...)

Tenet review: Is Christopher Nolan’s film good enough to save cinema from Covid-19?
- Film
- August 21, 2020, 17:00
“We are being attacked by the future,” somebody says. “Stor is helping and we need to know why.” Elsewhere, it is suggested the incoming threat is wor(...)

James Bond fans name their favourite 007 (he’s not from Navan)
- Film
- August 10, 2020, 15:38
Sean Connery has swept to victory in a new survey seeking to find the best ever James Bond, with actors assumed to be strong contenders sidelined in f(...)

Mention of Honor Blackman’s name will bring smiles to faces of movie enthusiasts
- Film
- April 6, 2020, 19:04
Some may be surprised to learn that Honor Blackman, who has died in Sussex, attained the great age of 94. A key avatar of the glamorous 1960s, she was(...)

Here’s why Billie Eilish’s Bond theme commission has hit a sour note
- Culture
- January 18, 2020, 05:00
I’ve bored you about it before and I’ll bore you about it again. The most telling line in the James Bond franchise begins with an observation on high-(...)

High-society sadomasochism: James Bond creator’s ‘extraordinary’ letters to be sold
- Fine Art & Antiques
- November 12, 2019, 13:21
An extraordinary stash of letters that shine a light on the tangled relationship between the James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, and his wife, Ann, from (...)

From a baby grand piano in Waterford to rare Irish silver in New York
- Fine Art & Antiques
- October 19, 2019, 06:00
Auction Results Sunday, October 6th Lynes and Lynes, Cork. Set of Ian Fleming first editions, €580; library table from the College of Surgeons, €800(...)

Auctions, Results & Fairs
- Fine Art & Antiques
- October 12, 2019, 06:00
Auction results Sunday October 6th Lynes & Lynes Cork Set of Ian Fleming first editions €580, Library table from the College of Surgeons €800, pa(...)