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HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER
presents a symposium

BOND, JAMES BOND:
THE WORLD OF 007

SYMPOSIUM DIRECTOR

James J. Kolb
Professor of Drama
Department of Drama and Dance
Hofstra University

SYMPOSIUM COORDINATOR

Carol Mallison
Hofstra Cultural Center

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007
Pre Symposium Event
6:30-11 p.m.

BOND FILM FESTIVAL
Gold Standard, or Not?

The Man With the Golden Gun (Roger Moore, 1974, 2:05)
and
GoldenEye (Pierce Brosnan, 1995, 2:10)

Student Center Theater
Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

Introductions
Raymond Benson and James J. Kolb



WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
Student Center Theater
Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

Panel I
10:30 a.m.-Noon BOND, BOND, BOND
Ben V. Scannella
Coordinating Editor/Producer of
L'Esperienza Italian-American
Magazine and Aventura Cultural Events
“The Essence of James Bond”

David Zaritsky
President, Pharmaceutical Markets, Harte-Hanks, Inc.
“The Psyche of a Bond Collector”

Clive Young
Entertainment Journalist
“The Real Thing Is Not Enough: Fans Shoot James Bond”


Noon-1:15 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)

1:30-2:45 p.m.
OPENING CEREMONY
Herman A. Berliner
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Lawrence Herbert Distinguished Professor
Hofstra University

James J. Kolb
Professor of Drama
Department of Drama and Dance
Hofstra University
Symposium Director

Remarks Robert Davi
Film and Television Actor
Franz Sanchez, Licence to Kill
Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Symposium Artist

Keynote Address Raymond Benson
Author of The James Bond Bedside Companion, six original Bond novels
(1996-2002), short stories, and the novelization of two Bond screenplays
Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Symposium Scholar

“The James Bond Phenomenon”

Panel II
3-5 p.m.
BOND WEAPONS, GADGETS AND CARS:
SCIENCE, FANTASY AND COMMERCE

Lois Gresh
Director of Technical Communications for Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math
University of Rochester
“The Science of James Bond”

Bruce H. Charnov
Associate Professor, Management, Entrepreneurship and General Business
Hofstra University
“James Bond and Wing Commander Kenneth Wallis:
‘Little Nellie’ and the Creation of an Iconic Image ”

Thomas J. O’Leary
Managing Director, VIDEOADVANCE
“Brand, James Brand: The Role of Real Products in the
Unreal World of James Bond”

David Zaritsky
President, Pharmaceutical Markets, Harte-Hanks, Inc.
“Gadgets and Props From Bond Films”

5-6 p.m.
DINNER (on your own)

6:30-11p.m.
BOND FILM FESTIVAL
Choose Your Bond: Dalton or Brosnan?

Licence to Kill (Timothy Dalton, 1989, 2:13)
and
Die Another Day (Pierce Brosnan, 2002, 2:12)

Student Center Theater
Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

Introductions
Lee Pfeiffer
Editor-in-Chief, Cinema Retro Magazine, author and
Documentary Film Producer

Robert Davi
Film and Television Actor
Franz Sanchez, Licence to Kill
Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Symposium Artist


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007

8 a.m.-5 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
Student Center Theater
Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

Panel III
9:30-10:30 a.m.
BOND GIRLS: HAS THE DEPICTION OF WOMEN IN BOND CHANGED OVER 44 YEARS?

William S. Kanas, Esq.
Attorney, Westbury, New York
“The James Bond Girls: More Than Just a Pretty Face”

Lisa Dresner
Special Assistant Professor, Department of English
Hofstra University
“The Spy Who Schtupped Me: Sex, Abortion and Birth Control in the
World of James Bond”

Panel IV
10:45 a.m.-Noon
A BOND POTPOURRI

Alexander Mihailovic
Professor, Department of Comparative Literature and Languages
Hofstra University
“Enigma Variations: The SPECTRE in Ian Fleming’s Thunderball and
Terence Young’s Film”

Joseph Allegretti
Professor of Business and Professor of Religious Studies
Siena College
“Helm, Matt Helm: A Comparison of James Bond and
His Chief American Rival”


Noon-1:15 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)

Panel V
1:15-2:15 p.m.
PLAYING A VILLAIN
Robert Davi
Franz Sanchez, Licence to Kill

Interview by Lee Pfeiffer
Editor-in-Chief, Cinema Retro Magazine, author and
Documentary Film Producer


Panel VI
2:30-4:45 p.m.
WRITING BOND
A panel discussion and book signing featuring Bond authors:

Raymond Benson
Author of The James Bond Bedside Companion, six original Bond novels (1996-2002), short stories, and the novelization of two Bond screenplays
Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Symposium Scholar

Lois Gresh
Director of Technical Communications for Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math
University of Rochester
Co-author of The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007’s Fabulous Films

John Griswold
Author of Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming’s Bond Stories

Deborah Lipp
Author of The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book: Lists, Facts, Anecdotes,
Trivia and Much More

Lee Pfeiffer
Editor-in-Chief, Cinema Retro magazine; co-author (with David Worrall) of The Essential Bond: An Authorized Guide to the World of 007; co-author (with Philip Lisa) of The Films of Sean Connery; editor of James Bond’s London; ghost writer of Not Forgetting James Bond: The Autobiography of Syd Cain; special consulting editor of The Art of James Bond; documentary film producer or co-producer of The Goldfinger Phenomenon, Behind the Scenes with Goldfinger, and Behind the Scenes with Thunderball

Panel VII
5-5:45 p.m.
DEMYTHIFYING BOND
A conversation with Lee Pfeiffer and Raymond Benson

6-9:30 p.m.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION and BANQUET

Raymond Benson
Performs piano medley of Bond Music by composer John Barry


Post-Symposium Event
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
8 p.m.
HOFSTRA ENTERTAINMENT presents

Licence to Swing: The Music of James Bond
Monroe Lecture Center Theater
California Avenue, South Campus

Pianist Ted Howe and his quartet, with special guest vocalists, will take you on an exciting jazz excursion into the timeless music of 007. Featuring selections by such composers as John Barry, Lionel Bart and Anthony Newley, you’ll thrill to new adaptations of familiar James Bond themes, including “From Russia With Love,” “Diamonds Are Forever,” “You Only Live Twice,” and many more.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased at the John Cranford Adams
Playhouse Box Office, South Campus.

Please enclose a self-addressed, business-sized, stamped envelope with your check (payable to Hofstra University) and send to:

John Cranford Adams Playhouse
ATTN: BOND CONCERT
118 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-1180

$18 general admission
$15 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student (with ID)
$10 children under 12
One free ticket with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard

BOND, JAMES BOND: THE WORLD OF 007

SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FORM

Mail or fax to:
BOND SYMPOSIUM
Hofstra Cultural Center
113 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-1130
Tel: (516) 463-5669
Fax: (516) 463-4793

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