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Given that a gifted young comedian named Woody Allen stormed off the set and headed for the airport still wearing his make-up and costume, it's fairly clear that the filming of Casino Royale didn’t run too smoothly. The film suffered a major setback early on, with producers failing to agree terms with Eon – and, as a result, a satirical narrative was adopted. As production stumbled on, this meant references to the original novel were severed one by one (and it has about as much in common with the 2006 remake as Lady Gaga does with Maria Callas).

Entitled ‘The Street of Dreams’, the all-star advert uses black-and-white imagery to showcase the power of love and imagination. A director’s cut of the short clip – which promotes Dolce & Gabbana’s latest perfume – has also been released.

With James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford, Antonio Sabàto and Toshiro Mifune in starring roles, John Frankenheimer had put together an impressive international cast. Yet the real reason for the success of 'Grand Prix' - one of 1966's ten biggest box-office hits that year, winning three Oscars - was the thrill of the racing scenes, thanks in large part to help from Phil Hill: he captured real-life footage with on-board cameras at some 1966 Grands Prix, and also drove a GT40 camera car during the making of the film.

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The ‘Munich 90’ collection sees Ruby’s three traditional helmet designs offered in five colour schemes – including the iconic red and blue stripes worn by both two- and four-wheeled Bavarian racing machines over the years. Produced in limited numbers (though a precise figure has not yet been released), each will be individually numbered. Should you be lured by a lid with a legacy, and build-quality similar to that of your steed, you’ll be relieved of between €700 and €1,080.

In 1953, he took out a mortgage and borrowed $1,000 from his unsuspecting mother to start a magazine called Playboy. The likes of Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield were happy to appear in its pages – but so were (in a different way) writers such as Vladimir Nabokov and Norman Mailer, who appreciated the magazine’s free spirit. In the 1970s, Hefner and his entourage would jet through the skies in a flying penthouse to rescue Vietnamese babies or to escort a gorilla named Baltimore Jack to the arms of a lonely ape lady.

At the age of 87, Hugh Hefner could fairly be described as an 'old fellow' - he was recently seen navigating Disneyland on a mobility scooter - but there can't be a younger fellow out there who doesn't wish he had beaten Hef to the idea of producing a magazine called Playboy.

Are you looking for a smartphone that does away with mass production? Each Vertu Constellation is individually hand-crafted in England, out of the finest materials available. A titanium casing surrounds a vast 4.3-inch sapphire glass touchscreen and on the rear there’s a luxurious leather backrest, making the Constellation feel extra exclusive. Inside, the phone is running the respected Android Jelly Bean operating system and houses an impressive 32GB of internal storage. Additionally, there’s a 13-megapixel camera, capable of taking beautifully sharp photos and stunning HD video.