Sean Connery

El cine y el deporte mantienen desde siempre una relación de mutua admiración, por lo que son numerosos los "intercambios de papeles" entre deportistas y actores. Dos de los máximos exponentes han sido el intérprete estadounidense Kevin Costner, quien ha protagonizado múltiples películas sobre deportes, incluidas las dos más recientes, Draft Day y McFarlane USA, y Silvester Stallone con su serie de cintas sobre el boxeador Rocky Balboa.

Some 45 million Americans identify themselves as Irish — odd, considering that only six million people live on the whole of Erin’s Isle — but it may help explain why so many classic movies have an Irish focus.

In a year when meaty movie roles for women 50-plus were as rare as crow’s feet on Rodeo Drive, it’s gratifying to see the news from London that Monica Bellucci, at 50, is about to become the oldest Bond “Girl” ever.

It was summer, we were at camp, and Karen was willing. Starting when I was 10, I had seen every James Bond movie, so I knew how to kiss and how to handle women. You brought her face to yours. You inhaled deeply - since you wouldn't have a chance to breathe for a while - then you went for the kill, uh, kiss.

Some 45 million Americans identify themselves as Irish-weird, when you consider only six million people live on the whole of Erin's Isle-but perhaps that explains why so many classic movies have an Irish focus.