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  • Australian actress Diane Cilento dies at age 78

    Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento, who was once married to James Bond actor Sean Connery, has died in northern Australia, an official said Friday. She was 78.

  • Bond, Jane Bond: Daniel Craig sports drag

    James Bond actor Daniel Craig is giving "Bond girl" a whole new meaning, dressing up in drag for a short film to support International Women's Day.

  • FILE - In a March 7, 1998 file photo, actors Anne Francis and Robbie the Robot, who both starred in the 1956 science fiction thriller "Forbidden Planet," share a hug, during the taping of an Easter Seals television special in Los Angeles. Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80. Francis died Sunday, Jan 2, 2011 at a Santa Barbara nursing home, said Bill Guntle, a funeral director McDermott-Crockett & Associates Mortuary in Santa Barbara.  (AP Photo/John Hayes, File)

    'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80

    Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80.

  • ** FILE ** Actress Anne Francis poses with Robby the Robot at a 2006 screening to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" in Los Angeles. Miss Francis, who was the love interest in that movie and later was sexy private eye Honey West on TV, has died at age 80. (AP Photo/Warner Home Video, Alan Berliner, File )

    'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80

    Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was a sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80.

  • The DGSE in Paris, the French answer to the CIA, is recruiting, getting more funding and opening its cloak as part of President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to keep France a step ahead of its 21st-century enemies and threats like terrorism and nuclear proliferation. (Associated Press)

    French spy service bulks up

    France's secretive international spy agency, the DGSE, is recruiting hundreds of people and getting a budget boost, despite frugal times, to better fend off threats like terrorism and nuclear proliferation.

  • PRUDEN: All atwitter about news of the obvious

    That leaked cable traffic between U.S. embassies in the Middle East and the government in Washington, which has officials in a dozen capitals all atwitter, so far only confirms what everyone who reads newspapers already knows:

  • EDITORIAL: Unfair blame

    When Hollywood decides a former White House aide is fair game for attack, facts don't come into play. History, however, cannot be so cavalier about the truth. The new movie "Fair Game" - based on the outing of CIA employee Valerie Plame Wilson during political battles concerning the war in Iraq - is anything but fair or honest. In depicting former vice-presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby as a sinister point man in a broad effort to destroy Mrs. Wilson's career while concocting a fraudulent case for the war, the movie perpetuates myths that improperly damage U.S. credibility.

  • 'Hobbit' money sought as MGM files for bankruptcy

    Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the home of James Bond, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a plan that had the backing of its lenders and put funding of its half of "The Hobbit" back on track.

  • The 'James Bond' 1964 Aston Martin DB5, is viewed by the media, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. The car which was the road car in the Bond movie 'Goldfinger and the effects car in ' Thunderball ' both staring Sean Connery is expected to sell for around $5.5 million (euro3.9 million), at auction in London, Thursday, Oct. 27. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

    Looking for a car? Try 007's Aston Martin

    For the discerning driver, it's got an ejector seat, machine guns, and a world-class pedigree. Problem is, it's going to cost a truckload of dough.

  • James Bond's Aston Martin to be sold

    The specially modified supercar driven by secret agent James Bond in such films as "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" is set to be auctioned in London.

  • The 'James Bond' 1964 Aston Martin DB5, is viewed by the media, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. The car which was the road car in the Bond movie 'Goldfinger and the effects car in ' Thunderball ' both staring Sean Connery is expected to sell for around $5.5 million (euro3.9 million), at auction in London, Thursday, Oct. 27. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

    007's Aston Martin sells for $4.1M in London

    One of the world's most famous James Bond cars _ the specially equipped silver Aston Martin first driven by Sean Connery in "Goldfinger" _ was auctioned off Wednesday in London for 2.6 million pounds ($4.1 million.)

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'How I Went Undercover'

    If I were an art thief, I'd be glad Robert K. Wittman retired. A one-man band when it came to tracking and recovering priceless (hence the title) treasures, from paintings to eagle feathers to rare Civil War memorabilia, Mr. Wittman built the FBI art-crime team from virtually nothing to a small but world-respected unit.

  • UK spies spill secrets in official history of MI6

    It's James Bond, with bureaucracy and cramped office space.

  • FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2009 file photo, actress Rooney Mara of "The Winning Season" poses for a portrait at the Gibson Guitar Lounge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Mark Mainz, file)

    Rooney Mara joins Daniel Craig for 'Dragon Tattoo'

    Newcomer Rooney Mara has landed one of the most-coveted roles in Hollywood, co-starring alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig in the English-language remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

  • FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2009 file photo, actress Rooney Mara of "The Winning Season" poses for a portrait at the Gibson Guitar Lounge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Mark Mainz, file)

    Rooney Mara joins Daniel Craig for 'Dragon Tattoo'

    Newcomer Rooney Mara has landed one of the most-coveted roles in Hollywood, co-starring alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig in the English-language remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

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