Greg Kinnear fights for the little guy Oct 7, 2008
Let s face it, the guy who gave us Air Force One, Bring It On and Spy Game knew a biopic about the creator of the intermittent windshield wiper wasn t the sexiest pitch he ever put across the plate of a Hollywood studio. But it s really not a film about windshield wipers at all, explains actor Greg Kinnear, who portrays the complicated Kearns in Flash. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Fives: A stumbling Chevy set the standard, but Fey doesn't Palin comparison Oct 7, 2008
What Ford gave him was a couple of stumbles, including one memorable one deplaning Air Force One on a steep movable walkway. Chevy's stumbling and bumbling, all the while trying to maintain the conversation with Henry Kissinger is classic physical comedy. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
President makes quick, long-awaited return home Oct 5, 2008
President Bush walks with first lady Laura Bush to board Air Force One Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in Waco, Texas ... As they got off Air Force One on a typically hot and windy day, the Bushes were greeted with hugs and kisses from ex-Commerce Secretary Don Evans, the former oilman who is one of Bush's oldest and closest friends and who has returned to live in Midland. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Today on the presidential campaign trail Oct 4, 2008
Hulshof rode with Bush to his home state on Air Force One, a flight that might well have featured some interesting conversation. Hulshof twice voted against the rescue plan that Bush had fiercely lobbied for all week. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Did Pakistan soldiers shoot at U.S. helicopters? Sep 24, 2008
White House press secretary Dana Perino, talking to reporters on Air Force One about the report, said: "I would question that report, and I'm going to refer to the Department of Defense for the veracity of the report, but that has been debunked.". Pakistan's army said it had no information on the reported incursion across the poorly demarcated border. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Republicans go on attack after Obama parties with the A-listers Sep 18, 2008
Jodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Ferrell and Steven Spielberg attended the $28,500-a-head reception at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, which has previously provided a setting for films including Ghostbusters and Air Force One. Later they moved to the nearby Beverly Wilshire hotel where a further 500 guests, who had paid $2,500 each, were entertained by Streisand, who ended with the song "Happy Days are Here Again." TV crews were banned from the event, partly in a bid to prevent a repeat... (Independent)
More lipstick on the pig, please Sep 12, 2008
Bush tried to buy fuel for Air Force One and his credit card was rejected. That s got to be embarrassing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Rogers: A step closer to Hollywood Sep 12, 2008
In both cases, I was able to say something like: Hey, you ve been on Hawaii Five-O, or I saw you in Air Force One. They were both gracious enough to let me ramble on for a few moments about the thrill it was to see live embodiments of the many characters they portrayed. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
World War II Vets Arrive at Airport in Vintage Aircraft Sep 10, 2008
Wednesday 10 September, 2008. In addition to the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the North American B-25 Mitchell, the Collings Foundation of Stow, Mass. (Voices, CT)
OUR VIEW: McCain lays claim to 'change' in picking Palin Sep 8, 2008
They could sell air force one two and three, on ebay for a dollar each. Buy new less fancy cargo planes, and come across as implementing change. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
How the presidents stack up as travelers Sep 6, 2008
Well before the advent of Air Force One, which can whisk presidents across the nation and back in a single day, nearly all of our presidents could have been called frequent fliers. We single out a few and preview some of the travel habits of the two contenders hoping to move into the White House next January. (MSNBC -- Politics)
OPINION: 'Air Force One, the sequel' Sep 6, 2008
The Trentonian - OPINION: 'Air Force One, the sequel ... Artistically, the prototype may have been "Air Force One," an enjoyably preposterous 1997 picture featuring Harrison Ford as an action-hero president who foils a mid-air hijacking by Kazakh terrorists ... It's basically a promo for "Air Force One, the sequel." The sequel features kebab-eating Persians instead of Kazakhs. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Bush surveys damage in Louisiana Sep 4, 2008
After he boarded Air Force One, Bush called New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and received a briefing from R. David Paulison, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ... As Air Force One descended into Baton Rogue, the wrath of Gustav could be seen from the windows of the plane: A collapsed roof. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Nagin: 'We are not turning anyone away' Sep 4, 2008
He was on Air Force One and he s flying in as we speak. We talked about the current conditions. (WWLTV.com, LA)
President hails response to the storm Sep 2, 2008
Bush's first look at Katrina was from an Air Force One flyover of the Gulf Coast in 2005 ... Paulison told reporters on Air Force One traveling to Texas that unlike during Katrina, help was deployed ahead of the storm, significantly easing evacuations. (Boston Globe)
President Arrives In Texas Sep 2, 2008
Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, greeted Mr. Bush as he got off Air Force One in shirtsleeves on a hot, sunny day in Austin ... He got an hour-long briefing aboard Air Force One and planned to learn more about the storm at a Texas Emergency Operations Center in Austin and a command center in San Antonio. (KWTX.com, TX)
Torture for the audience Sep 1, 2008
When Haneke lectures film students in Vienna, he sometimes shows them Harrison Ford in Air Force One, juxtaposing that film with Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin and Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph Of The Will. "The point is to show that Air Force One has a political message every bit as much as the other two. But with Hollywood films, the manipulation of the viewer is so total that they don't know they're being manipulated." He argues that the storytelling devices common in Hollywood are no longer... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
For those too young to remember the Cold War... Aug 29, 2008
" - is typical. In the space between the end of the Cold War and Islamist terrorism entering the mainstream mindset as the main threat to the West, movie producers did their best to come up with convincing action movie baddies. Having been conceived long before the fall of the wall, the Hunt for Red October, an adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1984 novel, still performed well at the box office in 1990. But in projects conceived after the end of Cold War hostilities, the baddies are very often... (BBC News -- UK)
FairTax excerpts posted on CNN Aug 26, 2008
I just learned something new on the History Channel: Air Force One crew members go shopping in Beltway grocery stores in civilian clothes for onboard food and drinks ... This is a new HC series by the by: Secret Access: Air Force One. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bush hits Moscow on 'bullying and intimidation'... Aug 16, 2008
"Only Russia can decide whether it will now put itself back on the path of responsible nations or continue to pursue a policy that promises only confrontation and isolation. "To begin repairing relations with the United States, Europe and other nations and to begin restoring its place in the world, Russia must respect the freedom of its neighbors," Bush said. The White House has hedged on what consequences Russia might face. The administration is considering expelling Russia from international... (The Drudge Report)
Windshield wipers inspire Hollywood movie Aug 15, 2008
One man battles the systemAbraham, whose credits as a producer include three-time Oscar nominee Children of Men, Air Force One, Spy Game and The Emperors Club, said it took nine years to make the film largely because selling the concept to the necessary backers wasnt easy. The intermittent wiper just wasnt as sexy as, say, a factory polluting someones water and giving children cancer. (MSNBC -- News)
Film reveals inventor's fight over wiper design Aug 15, 2008
Abraham, whose credits as a producer include three-time Oscar nominee "Children of Men," "Air Force One," "Spy Game" and "The Emperor's Club," said it took nine years to make the film - largely because selling the concept to the necessary backers wasn't easy. The intermittent wiper just wasn't as sexy as, say, a factory polluting someone's water and giving children cancer. (AZCentral -- Business)
"Mad Men" conjures up a bygone era Aug 13, 2008
"'The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit' is dead," said Andrew Essex, 43, the chief executive of Droga5, a boutique agency formed in 2006 that attracted much attention for a YouTube-circulated ad for the Ecko clothing line, in which a designer spray paints Air Force One with graffiti. "Execs don't look anything like Donald Draper," Essex said, referring to the show's main character, the creative director of Sterling Cooper, who has a corner office, a wife who looks like Grace Kelly and a dark past. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Bernie Mac dies; family expected recovery Aug 11, 2008
" 'I just came from Korea, talking about nuclear weapons.' " 'You were on Air Force One and you couldn't stop to pick up the kids. " "We were poor," Mac recalls in his 2004 book Maybe You Never Cry Again: "You know how to tell if a person's poor. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Pass the fried bologna: Mac's best riffs Aug 11, 2008
You were on Air Force One and you couldnt stop to pick up the kids. . (MSNBC -- News)
Jose Lambiet's Page Two Aug 10, 2008
Some of the more special pages: the last picture of President John F. Kennedy in the area, as he walked to Air Force One at PBIA four days before his assassination in 1963; a black-and-white of young teenager Maria Shriver questioning a reporter outside the compound, years before she became a TV journalist; the clan's matriarch, Rose Kennedy, dressed to the nines, accompanied to a party by then-teenage granddaughter Caroline, in cut-offs; and another shot of Ted Kennedy, mom Rose and wife Joan... (The Palm Beach Post)
Lee Grant's Outtakes Aug 9, 2008
The action takes place in a small New Mexico town where there isn't much going on until candidates from both parties Democrat Dennis Hopper and Republican Kelsey Grammer show up in a stretch limo and Air Force One, respectively. Politically, the movie plays it down the middle and delivers a decent civics lesson. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
LETTER: McCain would have been branded as racist Aug 7, 2008
His memo stated, "Today, in his final term, the wildly unpopular President George W. Bush boarded Air Force One bound for the Beijing Olympics and a meeting with his chum Hu Jintao, the dapper ruler of a nuclear armed, communist dictatorship. ... Perhaps our Compassionate Conservative-in-Chief will bring our absent Democrat Congress some 'Made in (communist) China' souvenir t-shirts: 'Bush went to Beijing and all I got was this lousy five week, paid vacation.' "The memo ends, "Bon Voyage, Mr.... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The O’Reilly Factor: Flying low Aug 6, 2008
Somebody on Air Force One should tell the guy. Veteran TV news anchor Bill O Reilly is host of the Fox News show The O Reilly Factor and author of the book Who s Looking Out For You. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Bush kicks off Asia trip with visit to S. Korea Aug 5, 2008
"Obviously we'd like to see a greater role for South Koreans in Afghanistan, if the South Korean people are willing to move in that direction," Dennis Wilder, the National Security Council's senior director for Asian affairs, told reporters on Air Force One ... " Bush's Asia trip also includes stops in Thailand and China. In an interview aboard Air Force One with The Washington Post, Bush said it was "really hard to tell" whether human rights in China had improved over the past eight years. Bush... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Movie Review: 'Swing Vote' Aug 4, 2008
The turning point comes when he and the president relax in lawn chairs, contemplating Air Force One, and Bud pours out a margarita instead of drinking it. Sober, he turns out to be a pretty smart guy. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Review: 'Swing Vote' is a losing ticket Aug 2, 2008
The incumbent is Republican Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer), who wheels in Richard Petty to catch Bud's eye, lets him smell the leather in Air Force One, and declares his favorite fishing spot a national park. Democratic challenger Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper) has Willie Nelson in his corner, but airs ads against immigration and abortion in the mistaken belief that's what Bud wants to hear. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Julia Reed's 'The House on First Street' Aug 1, 2008
Four blocks from her mansion with its one broken window (and less than two from my pre-Gentilly apartment on the bleaker side of Jackson Avenue) was a corpse covered with a sheet held down by bricks and bearing the legend, "Here Lies Vera ... God Help Us." This while the president flew above the devastation in Air Force One and commended "Brownie" for doing "a heckuva job" - or, for that matter, while Reed and her friends worried over how to dispose of their toxic refrigerators. Such a problem,... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Hawaii hotel concierges form new professional group Jul 30, 2008
Ford was filming "Six Days, Seven Nights" on Kauai but flew over to Oahu for the premiere of the 1997 film "Air Force One.". "It was also his birthday, and he wanted to rent a catamaran, with this and this and this, to celebrate," Nagaishi said. (Pacific Business News, HI)
President Bush, the media's forgotten man Jul 28, 2008
On Bush's trip to Africa, the anti-poverty activist Bob Geldof got a rare interview on Air Force One ... Coveted press seats on Air Force One often go empty. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Obama Needs Europe to Restrain Its Enthusiasm: Margaret Carlson Jul 25, 2008
Trips abroad are hard even if you have Air Force One and the infrastructure of embassies around the world at your beck and call -- which Obama does not. The day before his trip, Secretary of State sent word that U.S. overseas missions should provide only minimal support. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
'The Dark Knight's' real good guy Jul 22, 2008
" The terrorist mastermind in "Air Force One. " The occasional romantic lead crept in, such as Ludwig von Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Once were villains Jul 21, 2008
" It started as Oldman moved from stage roles to film in the mid-1980s and landed the lead in Sid And Nancy, a portrait of the self-destructive romance between Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen (he was accused of murdering her in 1978 and died himself of a heroin overdose months later). Oldman followed with Prick Up Your Ears, in which he played doomed, danger-seeking playwright Joe Orton, and, by the 1990s, his dark-tinged characters had turned into a full-blown rogue's... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Return of the catchy campaign song Jul 20, 2008
named the official in-flight film of Air Force One. - Randy Cordova. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Bush leaves Tucson after Tim Bee fundraiser Jul 19, 2008
Bush attended the private breakfast fundraiser at a home in the Tucson foothills before heading back to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to board Air Force One. He spent about 10 minutes greeting dignitaries and shaking hands with base personnel, then presented a presidential volunteer service award to Green Valley resident Mary Francis Ward. (FOX 11, AZ)
Updated 12:28 P.M. Jul 19, 2008
The president will be landing in Redding around 2 p.m. this afternoon, via Air Force One. He'll be meeting with Governor Schwarzenegger and getting a briefing on California's wildfires. (NBC 11, CA)
President Bush tours California wildfires Jul 18, 2008
Mark Rey, the Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, told reporters on Air Force One that there were more than 2,010 fires this year, up from 270 last year. Rey credited Bush's Healthy Forest Initiative for reducing the number of acres burned last year. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
President Bush to stay overnight in Tucson Jul 17, 2008
That will change on Thursday, July 17, when Air Force One brings President Bush to town for a political fundraiser and an overnight stay. It will mark only the second time in history that a sitting President has spent the night in Tucson. (FOX 11, AZ)
Federal Investigation Launched into Obama's MD-80... Jul 8, 2008
Certainly, the government would investigate this event if it occurred on Air Force One. The only difference between Air Force One and Obama's campaign plane is a matter of time. (The Drudge Report)
Bush Celebrates High-Flying Birthday Sunday Jul 7, 2008
(July 6, 2008)President Bush celebrated his 62nd birthday Sunday aboard Air Force One en route to Japan. White House press advisers quietly gathered in a darkened conference room aboard the plane and a steward stuck a single candle in a coconut cake. (KWTX.com, TX)
Hollywood's version of the president Jul 4, 2008
President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) fends off a would-be hijacker of his plane in Air Force One. President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) flies fighter jets against invading aliens in Independence Day. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Papal chariot winging its way Jun 30, 2008
IT'S AS synonymous with the Pope's image as Air Force One is to the US President. The Popemobile, the recognisable white armour-plated vehicle, arrives in Sydney this evening after being shipped from Rome via Amsterdam, a sure sign the spiritual leader of the world's Catholics is soon to follow. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Hail to the celluloid chief! Jun 29, 2008
Maltin cited several other film presidents who fall into that crowded category: Harrison Ford's macho ex-military man in "Air Force One" (1997), Bill Pullman's gung-ho fighter pilot/president in "Independence Day" (1996). Verini thinks the macho-ness displayed by movie presidents is usually carefully tempered. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River Jun 21, 2008
FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison accompanied Bush to Iowa on Air Force One and praised the "great coordination" between federal, state and local leaders. Paulison said one thing FEMA was doing differently was working better with other partners - the Army Corps of Engineers and even Wal-Mart - to distribute supplies. (FOX 11, AZ)
Bush ready to touch down in NI Jun 16, 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be there to greet the US president and First Lady Laura Bush upon their arrival on his Air Force One plane. Mr Bush will also meet pupils and teachers at a mixed-faith school. (BBC News -- UK)
In pictures: Bush's first day Jun 16, 2008
George and Laura Bush are on a two-day visit to the UK. They arrived at Heathrow airport on Sunday on Air Force One, after spending time in France ... Mr Bush went straight from Air Force One to the presidential helicopter, Marine One, for the short flight to Windsor where he had tea with the Queen. (BBC News -- UK)
Bush on farewell Europe tour seeks to pressure Iran Jun 10, 2008
Tue, 07:26 10 Jun 2008 GMT. By William Schomberg and Matt Spetalnick. (AlertNet)
Laura Bush's Secret Afghanistan Trip Jun 10, 2008
On rare occasions, it serves as Air Force One - so it has the high-tech communications and aviation capabilities needed to support the Commander-in-Chief. It also has the capacity to refuel in the air - but on the trip to Afghanistan, it made a pit stop at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Bush Embarks On Final Europe Trip Jun 10, 2008
President Bush waves as he boards Air Force One to begin his European trip, June 9, 2008, at Andrews Air Force base outside Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). (CBS News -- US)
Action's Evolution Jun 8, 2008
It was a season of awful sequels ("The Lost World," "Speed 2" and "Batman and Robin"), one film of brilliance ("Face/Off") and one flat-out delight ("Air Force One"). But already the new patterns were becoming clear. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
World Premiere of Unbeatable Harold to Open Detroit Windsor International Film Festival at the Detroit Institute of Arts Jun 6, 2008
Michael's has also been seen in the films The Cooler, Joe Dirt, Air Force One, Seduced by a Thief and Leaving Las Vegas. He has also been recognized for his work on ABC's award winning legal drama The Practice. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Making History With Obama Jun 5, 2008
It was at times a glamorous position -- riding on Air Force One and attending state dinners -- but Holder spent most of his time in meetings, far removed from the field. Moving from his job as U.S. Attorney to the deputy AG position, Holder says, was like going from "piloting a speed boat to being the No. 2 on an ocean liner.". (Law.com)
How to be 'viralicious' Jun 3, 2008
He filmed a session of himself "tagging" Air Force One and used the following hype to explain why. Did he really spray graffiti on the president's plane. (CNN -- International)
Remarks by the Vice President at the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize Luncheon Jun 3, 2008
The Chief of Staff is there for all the high-profile activities - from flights on Air Force One, to summit meetings, to state dinners. But he's also there at all hours of the day for the less pleasant work - putting out the fires, resolving turf battles, managing crises, delivering bad news. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
LETTERS: NCT, May 29, 2008 May 30, 2008
Air Force One costs somewhere around 50,000 each hour it is in service. Having said that, I wonder why we taxpayers are footing the bill for him to travel around to campaign for McCain ("Bush begins raising money for McCain," May 24). (North County Times)
McClellan accused of betrayal over Bush memoir May 30, 2008
"He doesn't recognize this as the Scott McClellan that he hired and confided in and worked with for so many years," White House press secretary Dana Perino said aboard Air Force One ... McClellan: The White House "spent most of the first week in a state of denial," and blames White House political czar Karl Rove for Bush's flyover of New Orleans from Air Force One. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NetFlix Offers A "Stream" Of Movie Rental May 27, 2008
You're unlikely to find the latest blockbuster films, but there are some great and relatively current movies including 2007 best-actress Academy Award nominee La Vie en Rose, some perennial favorites such as Air Force One and lots of oldies and independent films. There are also TV shows including some seasons of The Office, Weeds, Dexter, 30 Rock and oldies like Leave it to Beaver, The Dick Van Dyke Show and, of course, the Andy Griffith Show. (CBS News)
Ford's best films May 26, 2008
Air Force One (1997) -- Either it's a Reagan-era rouser coming 10 years too late or a post-9/11 morale booster surfacing about five years too soon. And yet, Ford drives home the ludicrous idea of a butt-kicking chief executive literally shoving ruthless terrorists off his plane. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
BILL: HOW ABOUT CHELSEA FOR PRESIDENT? May 22, 2008
Political Radar: Madame President Clinton. Chelesa Clinton That Is. (The Drudge Report)
A late start hasnt hurt Harrison Ford one bit May 21, 2008
He may not have gotten Blade Runner or Working Girl, but he could certainly have done Air Force One and Firewall. Perhaps with the added wisdom of age he could also have avoided doing Random Hearts and Six Days Seven Nights. (MSNBC -- News)
