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RIP, Sir Sean Connery.
Heartwarming words from George there. And now he is the oldest Bond.
Indeed, it's a lovely tribute.
Appropriately, today’s (Sunday, Nov 1st) “Breakfast with the Beatles” radio program in New York City, both opened and closed with tributes to Sir Sean Connery.
For those of you that may not know, Connery’s reading of the Beatles’ song “In My Life” comes from George Martin's 1998 “retirement” album of that name. For the album, Sir George Martin invited some of his “friends and heroes”, and people that he had always liked and admired” in a musical tribute to his career. Among the other stars taking part were Goldie Hawn, Robin Williams, Bobby McFerrin, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins and Celine Dion.
As for Connery, the liner notes say it all: “There are only a few voices in this world which are completely unmistakable. When you hear the voice of Sean Connery, you know who it is after one syllable. I wanted to finish (the album) with the poignant lyrics of “In My Life”, and I cannot think there is anybody else who can give them the meaning that Sean does. He is a hero not just to me, but to almost everyone I know.”
After opening the show with “Help” (the US version which has the opening riff of the Bond theme) and Macca’s “Mull of Kintyre” - in a nod to Connery’s Scottish roots - Sean’s reading of “In My Life” closed the program.
That's a nice tribute. Bond and the Beatles had several common, ahem, bonds in the '60s, it just seems natural. I only caught a little of my area's Breakfast with the Beatles show today, so I'm not sure if they did anything similar.
On a separate note, I love Mull of Kintyre. I didn't even know of its existence until I bought a Wings greatest his album and was stunned to find it was one of the biggest hits overseas but I don't think it was ever released as a single here. Underrated gem that one.
Another Connery/Beatles’ (solo) connection they could have played today was George Harrison’s “Dream Away” (from his 1982 “Gone Troppo” album) as that was the closing credits song for Time Bandits.
Its a great reading of the song, I often listen to it. In My Life is also one of my favorite Beatles songs. With Sir Sean's passing his version of the song feels even more moving.
Not that there aren't many Connery films to watch already, it's just that after Entrapment, which is a favorite of mine, it would have been great to see another heist film, even if the tone was perhaps going to be different. But I do love Entrapment. The actors and their fantastic chemistry; the gorgeous locations; the elegant score by Christopher Young, combining orchestra and electronics. Great entertainment. In fact, I might watch that before a Bond film. I'm more in the mood for it.
His story was very interesting and entertaining, yes! Ratner doesn't come out of it well. It kind of saddens me that Connery was planning on making that though, I'd have liked to seen him go for some meatier stuff rather than the slightly silly films he ended his career with.
1 THE NAME OF THE ROSE
2 GOLDFINGER
3 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Then you might want to watch The Anderson Tapes (1971). A heist film featuring Connery and future Bond villain Christopher Walken.
Agreed. Most of the films he made during the 1990s were lightweight and/or frivolous. I would have loved to have seen Connery play King Lear onscreen--he would have been perfect for the part. He eventually grew disgusted with Hollywood and quit making movies, but had he been willing to work for less there might have been some great parts for him in foreign and independent films. Nevertheless, I can't begrudge his desire for a comfortable retirement.
I was wondering if anybody else liked Family Business. Not a great film by any stretch, but an interesting one and very much worth the watch. I saw it the weekend it came out in '89.
It's not so much about plot but about 3 different types of actors with Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick as father, son and grandson. Not unlike earlier in the year when Connery played Harrison Ford's dad although being only 12 years his senior, he plays Hoffman's dad and Hoffman is only 7 years younger than Connery. Connery is in great form as the rascally patriarch Jesse McMullen.
Class act all the way, George.
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Here's an interesting article detailing a film project that didn't come to fruition: an adaptation of the novel Golf in the Kingdom, which would have been presumably directed by Clint Eastwood, and would've starred Sean Connery.
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/1696414/sir-sean-connery-clint-eastwood-and-the-fife-golf-movie-that-never-was/
It didn't happen in the end, though another film adaptation was made, with different people.
Great, unheard story, thanks for sharing it. Think of that pairing of legends. I'm really surprised Connery never did a golf film or even a documentary given his passion for the game.
I bet Sir Sean could not wait for this interview to end
The most interesting part:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/goldfinger-alpine-james-bond/index.html