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    Films for a cold night  Dec 3, 2008
    - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull": Not a snowflake in sight in the latest action film starring Harrison Ford as the rogue archaeologist. This time Shia LaBeouf joins him in the quest to find a crystal skull in the jungles of South America. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Remote control, alternate, delete with alternate openings and endings  Dec 1, 2008
    Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard watches for pursuing androids in director Ridley Scotts 1982 cult classic Blade Runner ... The scene has the movies protagonist, Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), drifting off while playing the piano and dreaming of a unicorn galloping through a glade ... Screenplay co-writer Hampton Fancher also would rather have Deckard stay human, while star Harrison Ford also prefers the flesh-and-blood version because, he has said in interviews, it gives the audience... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Essential Writings  Nov 29, 2008
    The moment is captured in both Forsthoefel's new book and a documentary narrated by Harrison Ford. "The Dalai Lama: Essential Writings" is a 157-page anthology with a 35-page introduction by Forsthoefel, an associate professor and chairman of the Department of Religious Studies at Mercyhurst. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Windy city inspires films, food (VIDEO)  Nov 28, 2008
    Did Harrison Ford really kill his wife, or was he set up. You'll have to watch "The Fugitive" to find out the Chicago doctor's fate. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Hollywood Prop Auction  Nov 27, 2008
    Indiana Jones will also get a good amount of representation at the auction, with the infamous Fedora hat worn by Harrison Ford in 'Temple of Doom', as well as the bullwhip and machete used in the same film all put up for grabs. For those who have seen the movies but have not read the books, Lord of the Rings fans can bid on an original set of the three books written by JRR Tolkien. (IGN Gear)

    Actors (And Movie Moments) We Are Thankful For This Year  Nov 27, 2008
    Harrison Ford told us hyping Indiana Jones all summer. Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that compared to the success of a "Sex and the City" movie. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    The Citizen's Cinema  Nov 23, 2008
    "Yes, THAT "Blade Runner" - Ridley Scott's future noir cult classic made in 1982.I learned that Wright has progressed as far as the pre-visualization stage and collaborated with Bud Yorkin, a co-executive producer on the original film. There is no word on whether Ridley Scott or star Harrison Ford is involved.I've bemoaned sequelitis and its sister sickness, remakeosis, many times before in this blog. And I've probably spouted some variant of "But NOW they've gone too far" as well. But... (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Cate Blanchett Reveals Secret to Happy Marriage in the Bedroom  Nov 23, 2008
    " Blanchett and playwright husband Andrew Upton have three sons: Dashiell, 6, Roman, 3, and Ignatius, who was born in April. The Academy Award-winning actress appeared with Harrison Ford in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," which was a summer hit. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Stories Share: Top Video Showbiz News ADVERTISEMENT The singer, who was spotted with ex-husband Sean Penn, is "not heartbroken," says a sourceThe Desperate Housewife... (Fox News)

    'Milk' actors and the people they play  Nov 23, 2008
    What's next: At least two movies in 2009, "Crossing Over," also starring Harrison Ford, and "The Tree of Life," an adaption of Denis Johnson's award-winning book on the Vietnam War. Harvey Milk: The San Francisco supervisor, who was assassinated by Dan White in 1978, was the first openly gay person elected to high office. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Forbes' highest-earning couples  Nov 23, 2008
    Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart - $22 million. Type Size. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Who REALLY is the sexiest man alive?  Nov 22, 2008
    A young Mel Gibson (circa Mad Max ), Christian Bale, Jason Statham, younger Harrison Ford. Beckham & Urban are too effeminate (metro). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Will winning 'Sexiest Man Alive' lose 'Australia' hunk Hugh ...  Nov 20, 2008
    Of course while there are the exceptions that prove the rule both Marlon Brando and Clark Gable won at the height of their careers many more leading men have been slapped through the years, never winning Oscars for acting: Warren Beatty, Charles Boyer, Montgomery Clift, James Dean, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kirk Douglas, Albert Finney, Peter Fonda, Harrison Ford, Cary Grant, Rock Hudson, Jude Law, Marcello Mastroianni, Steve McQueen, Robert Mitchum, Nick Nolte, Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds,... (Los Angeles Times)

    Harrison Ford Says Fifth 'Indiana Jones' Is In 'Primary Stages,' Though 'Crystal Skull' Wore Him Out  Nov 20, 2008
    Harrison Ford (Junko Kimura/ Getty Images) ... Harrison Ford: I didn't get as much of a kick as it just plum wore my ass out. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    STAR TREK Gets Sexy Makeover In New Film; Young Spock Goes Wild...  Nov 19, 2008
    Relative unknown Pine, who plays Kirk, has promised to show a new side to the captain and has cited Harrison Ford's Indiana portrayal as inspiration. He said: 'Not to say that I modelled my version of James T. Kirk on anything in particular but I think I definitely have wanted to bring that kind of Harrison Ford humour to Kirk. (The Drudge Report)

    Facial scars boost sex appeal  Nov 17, 2008
    LONDON: The secret of women swooning over Hollywood actor Harrison Ford and original 007 Sean Connery may be more than their star status, for a study has now suggested that facial scars increases men's attractiveness to a woman. Based on an extensive study of 220 people, researchers in Britain found that facial scars can help win a woman's heart. (Times of India)

    Putting the boot to screen Van Damme  Nov 17, 2008
    Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford: Still kickin' it into their fifties and sixties, all of them with recent fourth and fifth sequels to their best-loved (read "most lucrative") action franchises, Rocky, Rambo, Die Hard and Indiana Jones. Arnold Schwarzenegger: Governor of California. (Toronto Star)

    Rosey Turn On  Nov 11, 2008
    Across the Strip at Prive, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart were seen celebrating a friend's birthday. While most of their group got pretty wild dancing and drinking, apparently the screen stars laid low swaying to the music. (Fox News)

    Repo! The Genetic Opera  Nov 9, 2008
    GeneCo looms ominously over Bousman's postapocalyptic world like the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner, while the characters operate on a decidedly more visceral level, embracing the broad melodrama of the material to terrifically bombastic (if occasionally campy) effect: Where Harrison Ford once watched mournfully as the rain trickled down his adversary's elegantly dying face, Paris Hilton injects her face and body with gallons of chemicals as repo men comb the streets for organs to... (IGN FilmForce)

    LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 8, 2008  Nov 9, 2008
    For example, I can see Harrison Ford cast as Rick (formerly played by Humphry Bogart) and Alec Baldwin cast as Elsa (formerly played by Ingrid Bergman) well call him Eddy ... The final scene in Casablanca, where Rick (Harrison Ford) walks off with the French Chief of Police (formerly Claude Rains now played by John Travolta) would be perfect the writers wouldnt have to change a thing. (North County Times)

    * Ian Flemings Jamaica  Nov 6, 2008
    Handwritten signs mark the mango planted by Pierce Brosnan, the lime tree by Harrison Ford, the royal palms by the Clintons. Set among them are three villas that, with Flemings original house and a restaurant overlooking the ocean, make up the current property. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Election Day  Nov 5, 2008
    Bill Cosby Thurgood Marshall Arthur Ashe OJ Simpson(July 9th Cee) Mike Tyson The Dalai Lama Robin Williams Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Ross Perot Lawd helps us-Georgie Bush ... Bill Cosby Thurgood Marshall Arthur Ashe OJ Simpson(July 9th Cee) Mike Tyson The Dalai Lama Robin Williams Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Ross Perot Lawd helps us-Georgie Bush. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    Location, location, Episode III: Promoting ourselves  Nov 2, 2008
    Working on the movie financially helped out a 28-year-old Joe Gillespie, who was hired to be the stand-in for actor Harrison Ford. Del Norte provides endless opportunities for other movies, Gillespie said. (Daily Triplicate)

    Best on-screen presidents  Oct 30, 2008
    THE CANDIDATES: Hal Holbrook vs. Donald Pleasance vs. Harrison Ford. Holbrook, as President Scott in "The Kidnapping of the President" (1980), is nabbed by South American terrorists and rescued by Secret Service agent William Shatner. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Timberlake, Usher, More Encourage Voting With '5 More Friends' Video  Oct 30, 2008
    PSA sequel also features Scarlett Johansson, Shia LaBeouf, Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen DeGeneres. Now, what do you mean 'Don't vote. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Indy may take one more crack  Oct 29, 2008
    Karen Allen, who played the archeologist's sparky love interest in Raiders of the Lost Ark then returned for Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull this year, thinks director Steven Spielberg, executive producer George Lucas and leading man Harrison Ford want to make another instalment. "I think possibly there will be another one but the challenge is how to make it good," she said in Sydney yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    I Believe in Jack Ryan  Oct 29, 2008
    Recent rumors claimed that the filmmakers were mulling an older Ryan than previously suggested, which led to speculation that perhaps Harrison Ford might reprise the role he had played in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. - Warner Bros. (IGN FilmForce)

    Spike TV Television Highlights -November 2008  Oct 29, 2008
    Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher ... Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher ... Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-Ray]  Oct 26, 2008
    Director : Steven Spielberg Starring : Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, Igor Jijikine, Alan Dale, Ernie Reyes Jr ... While one could have done without too much of the CGI and over-abundance of visual effects, strip all the excesses away, and ''Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull'' works as pure entertainment, enhanced by John Williams' iconic score and Harrison ford who still delivers a character that suits him like no other. (Moviehole)

    Back On Our Radar  Oct 26, 2008
    She had racked up an Oscar nomination as the cool beauty for whom Ralph Fiennes relinquishes everything in "The English Patient" and went on to star opposite Robert Redford in "The Horse Whisperer" and Harrison Ford in "Random Hearts.". Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    'Jedi' memories: Episode II: Locals look back  Oct 26, 2008
    Among them were an extra, wardrobe helpers and a Harrison Ford stand-in who watched the action as it unfolded for about a month out past Morrison Creek Road. In between shooting, they rubbed elbows with the stars and hung out with the crew. (Daily Triplicate)

    The French Connection  Oct 25, 2008
    " Scott Thomas, who is separated from her husband, a French physician, has three children, 20, 17 and 8, and they partly explain her odd bilingual career. After earning an Academy Award nomination for The English Patient, she could have written her own ticket in Hollywood. But she starred in just two more big-budget movies - The Horse Whisperer with Robert Redford, in which she was a Tina Brownish editor, and Random Hearts with Harrison Ford, in which her American accent showed a few chinks -... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Harrison Ford Wins Presidential Poll  Oct 25, 2008
    Harrison Ford played a tough-as-nails president who fought off hijackers in 1997 s Air Force One. Now the actor has topped Moviefone. (Fox News)

    * US government acts to stop libel tourism to UK  Oct 25, 2008
    Among his clients have been Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Colin Farrell and Harrison Ford. He has never lost a case. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Scoop on Palin's Hollywood prospects  Oct 25, 2008
    Harrison Ford, who played a president fighting airplane hijackers in 1997s Air Force One topped a list of fictional movie presidents people would most like to lead the U.S., according to a Moviefone. com poll. (MSNBC -- News)

    BC mass murderer held back details of his crime in prison  Oct 24, 2008
    "Shearing, 49, can again apply for full parole in two years. Edmonton Journal 2008 Ads by Google Related Links Top News Videos Survivors recall experiences 50 years later. Top News Stories Canada's economy remains in better shape than the U.S. economy in a variety of areas...A Canadian junior football player from one of the league's most decorated teams ... Top Entertainment Stories Harrison Ford topped a list of fictional movie presidents people would most like to... (Canada.com)

    Williams defends Lohan  Oct 24, 2008
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    B.A. School Board Fires Superintendent  Oct 24, 2008
    FOX23 News This Morning. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. (FOX23.com, OK)

    Economy on verge of recession, central bank warns  Oct 24, 2008
    Harrison Ford topped a list of fictional movie presidents people would most like to lead the U.S., according. . (Canada.com)

    Harrison Ford voted best movie president: poll  Oct 23, 2008
    Reuters The film 'Air Force One' featuring Gary Oldman (L) as a Russian terrorist and Harrison Ford (R) as Commander ... Harrison Ford, who played a U.S. president fighting airplane hijackers in 1997's "Air Force One" topped a list of fictional movie presidents people would most like to lead the U.S., according to a poll released on Thursday by AOL's Web site ... Harrison Ford - "Air Force One" (1997). (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    The Silent Movie Adventures of Doug...  Oct 22, 2008
    However, he was truly the prototype for the swashbuckling characters later played by such actors as Errol Flynn in the late 1930s and 1940s and by Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones series. Amazingly, like Ford sixty years later, Fairbanks performed most his own stunts in these movies when he was in his late 30s and 40s. (Suite101.com)

    Giving women the flick  Oct 19, 2008
    One online movie ticket site rep reportedly said at the time, "We are getting a surprising number of requests for group ticket sales from women planning Sex and the City get-togethers." That wasn't surprising, nor was its final tally: $US57 million ($A88 million) on opening weekend in the US, knocking Harrison Ford in his fourth Indiana Jones instalment from the top spot. Then there was Mamma Mia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    More of this story  Oct 18, 2008
    He got involved with the festival because it honors classic movies like 2001 and people such as George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Ray Bradbury, he said. "I was thrilled to be a part of that.". (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Oh, please, give us a break – a movie intermission?  Oct 18, 2008
    INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL In this latest installment, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) finds himself fighting the KGB for control of a weapon that endows a person with paranormal power. It's a wild ride, and in the last half-hour things really get crazy. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    New on DVD: 'Indiana Jones' still in fighting form  Oct 17, 2008
    Still swinging: Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) takes on wily Soviets in the action-adventure sequel Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. TOP RENTED MOVIES. (USA Today -- Life)

    Movie presidents  Oct 17, 2008
    Harrison Ford in 'Air Force One' (1997) ... ACTION PRESIDENT: President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) prepares to overcome one of the Russian terrorists who have hijacked Air Force One in the thriller Air Force One ... Harrison Ford in 'Air Force One' (1997): Glum and one-dimensional as always, Ford kicks Gary Oldman out of the plane at 30,000 feet because he's a nasty terrorist. (The Palm Beach Post)

    The case for not 'making great time'  Oct 16, 2008
    It is part of a ride that includes the dam that was used in the Harrison Ford movie "The Fugitive." The road itself challenges the rider as much as he wants to be challenged. Many do not respect the Dragon's power and feel its wrath, often paying in broken bones and even death. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Ford: Indy's Hat Won't Be Passed To Mutt  Oct 16, 2008
    Harrison Ford says that fans shouldn't read into Shia LaBeouf's character Mutt Williams picking up Indiana Jones' hat at the end of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.". The scene, where Williams scoops the hat up off the floor after the wind blows it there from a coat rack, could be construed as a passing of the torch. (Click2Houston, TX)

    If you skipped it in theaters, catch the new Indiana Jones out today on DVD  Oct 15, 2008
    To those of you who didn t for whatever reason, today s release of the film on DVD is a second chance to enjoy what could well be the final chapter, at least with Harrison Ford in the role of the globetrotting professor. Granted, a whole lot has changed since George Lucas and Steven Spielberg s Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered 27 years ago, and some of that film s razzle-dazzle has since become all too familiar. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Ford denies LaBeouf will take on Indiana role  Oct 14, 2008
    Actor Harrison Ford poses during a photocall promoting 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' at a press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo on June 4, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan ... Actor Harrison Ford has denied reports his Indiana Jones sidekick Shia LaBeouf will replace his role as the action hero in a new installment of the franchise film. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    John Robert Powers Acting Class Student Pays Her Way to iPop Selling Lemonade  Oct 14, 2008
    "Sam Schuder was one of our highlights of iPOP! Las Vegas 2008, we are very proud of her.Seven year old Sam Schuder attended iPOP! with her mother Julie, and she ended up placing in the top three in four outstandingly competitive acting and modeling categories amongst other children her age, including being 2nd runner up in the coveted 'Child Star of The Year' competition.Sam Schuder's lemonade and baked good selling technique paid off as she was approached by several top Hollywood management... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Best bets: Oliver Stone's W. hits theaters  Oct 13, 2008
    Christian Slater's lengthy movie resume includes some real classics ("Heathers," "Pump Up the Volume) and some, uh, duds ("Kuffs"?). You might say he has two acting personalities. Fittingly, he plays a man with two polar opposite personalities, humdrum Henry and superspy Edward, in "My Own Worst Enemy," debuting Monday. Will this end up on the good or bad side of Slater's resume? (Premieres Oct. 13, NBC, 10 p.m.)DVDDah dah dah DAH ... dah dah dah... OK, instrumental theme music is really hard to... (MSNBC -- News)

    Famous last words in movies  Oct 13, 2008
    The hero is Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), whose single-mindedness in pursuing his quarry makes one wonder just how human he is. Rutger Hauer as the replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    BACK IN THE SADDLE  Oct 13, 2008
    For Karen Allen, her first day filming "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" with Harrison Ford involved excitement, adventure and very painful elbows. "For our first scene, we're in a truck that's barreling down a very bumpy road," remembers Allen, "and we have to throw ourselves through this metal frame. The stunt guys were saying, 'Do you want elbow pads?' And we were both, 'Oh, no.' Then around take three, we were like, 'Could you throw those elbow pads in here?' ". (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    This week's DVD Report (October 12)  Oct 12, 2008
    INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL'': Harrison Ford, with Shia LaBeouf and Karen Allen ... There are behind-the-scenes shots of Harrison Ford getting dropped, yanked, and otherwise put to the test by stunt wires, as well as thorough breakdowns of set pieces such as Ford and costar Shia LaBeouf's Harley chase near Yale. (Boston Globe)

    Did 'SOUTH PARK' go too far this time?  Oct 11, 2008
    Lucas and Spielberg had it coming - plus Harrison Ford - all three of them ok'd the stupid script ideas that Lucas brought to the table ... My chief complaint was that Parker/Stone left a glaring omission to their attack, Harrison Ford. (The Drudge Report)

    Staying In: Your Home Entertainment Guide  Oct 11, 2008
    The Russians are back (complete with sultry Cate Blanchett as the baddie bombshell); there is still a motley crew of sidekicks who try to help, but ultimately just foil Jones's plans; and heck, even Harrison Ford, now 65, still has the same ruggedly handsome face, just with slightly deeper frown lines. Mongol Director Sergei Bodrov's epic depiction of the untold story of Genghis Khan, the notoriously brutal leader of the Mongol Empire. (Calgary Herald)

    The Citizen's Cinema  Oct 7, 2008
    "Yes, THAT "Blade Runner" - Ridley Scott's future noir cult classic made in 1982.I learned that Wright has progressed as far as the pre-visualization stage and collaborated with Bud Yorkin, a co-executive producer on the original film. There is no word on whether Ridley Scott or star Harrison Ford is involved.I've bemoaned sequelitis and its sister sickness, remakeosis, many times before in this blog. And I've probably spouted some variant of "But NOW they've gone too far" as well. But... (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Lands of plenty?  Oct 7, 2008
    Add in soaring fuel prices and the scourge of HIV/Aids, and the average African finds himself surrounded in the kind of perilous predicament which from which even Harrison Ford would struggle to escape. But it is this very challenge that has drawn the world's crop scientists and agro-economists to Malawi. (BBC News -- Science)

    Indy sequel: Lucas in think mode  Oct 5, 2008
    HOLLYWOOD -- Actor Harrison Ford said Friday that momentum is building for a fifth movie in the "Indiana Jones" franchise and that George Lucas is already cooking up a suitable plot for a heroic senior citizen with a penchant for whips and fedoras ... Shia LaBeouf (left), Harrison Ford and Karen Allen appear in a scene from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Ford Talks Indy V  Oct 4, 2008
    October 3, 2008 - Harrison Ford has told the world that George Lucas is currently dreaming up a fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. As Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. told , "It's crazy but great. ... George is in think mode right now" about Indy V.. (IGN FilmForce)

    ‘Eagle Eye' can't see past action, loses sight of plot  Oct 4, 2008
    Shia LaBeouf has certainly grown as an actor, from little brother on Disney's Even Stevens to lead in several action-packed thrillers and a role next to film legend Harrison Ford. While he is seasoned for someone so young, his career is still in its fledgling stages. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)

    Post the First Comment  Oct 4, 2008
    First, it was "Disturbia," a thriller last spring, followed soon by last summer's smash hit "Transformers." This year, he has ridden alongside Harrison Ford in the blockbuster "Indiana Jones: Kingdom of The Crystal Skull," and now stars in the box office's current number one movie, "Eagle Eye.". So why is he so popular. (The Current Online, MO)

    Walker County teacher seeking congressional seat  Oct 3, 2008
    Closeup: Jeff Scott Family: Wife Holly and pug Oscar Organizations: Gideon s International, American Association of School Administration (AASA), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Georgia Council for the Social Studies (GCSS), Georgia Council on the Economic Education (GAEE), People to People International, UTC Alumni Council Church: Fort Oglethorpe First Baptist Favorite author: John Maxwell Favorite fiction book: Gone With the Wind Favorite non-fiction book:... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)

    The Godfather is the don of Empire's top 500 film poll  Sep 25, 2008
    Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 tale of an American mafia clan beat off competition from two movies featuring Harrison Ford: Raiders of the Lost Ark, which presumably experienced a bump following the release of the latest sequel this summer, and The Empire Strikes Back. The Shawshank Redemption and Jaws were at four and five. (guardian.co.uk)

    Must-See Films for Fall - a.k.a. Os...  Sep 25, 2008
    Dec. 5: "Crossing Over" - Using the connecting and crossing of stories like "Crash," this drama focuses on immigration with Harrison Ford, Sean Penn and Ashley Judd. Dec. 12: "Defiance" - Starring Daniel Craig (aka the new 007), "Defiance" takes audiences back to 1941and an uprising of Jewish prisoners during the Holocaust. (Suite101.com)

    Edge Wise: Star Wars, RIP  Sep 24, 2008
    As a result, Han Solo's uncertain carbonite-frozen fate in Empire was reduced to a lackluster and by-the-numbers resolution in Jedi (actor Harrison Ford was reportedly interested in killing the character off instead). Likewise, Solo and Princess Leia's screwball comedy-esque romantic relationship became as dull as the coked-out glaze in Carrie Fisher's eyes, while the dnouement between Luke Skywalker and his recently revealed dad, Darth Vader, was overshadowed by the arrival of the cackling,... (IGN FilmForce)

    Obama is Liberal  Sep 23, 2008
    " Mr. Labash took the opportunity to lunch with Jack Dennis, a longtime friend and fishing guide of Mr. Cheney who has introduced fly-fishing to everyone from Harrison Ford to Arnold Palmer. "Perhaps the strangest moment for Dennis," Mr. Labash now reveals, "was one afternoon on the river, just days after Cheney had a heart defibrillator implanted. Dennis says Cheney was reclining in the boat with 'his head leaned back -- he'd never done anything like that. (Human Events Online)

    Flash of Genius director Marc Abraham talks to Greyhound  Sep 23, 2008
    His personality matches his outfit, as he makes you feel as if you are talking to your friendly next door neighbor rather than a man who has worked with the Hollywood elite, ranging from Harrison Ford to Anthony Hopkins. His highly successful career as a producer isn't what brings him to Baltimore; it is his new role as a first-time director for the film Flash of Genius. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)

    At age 12, he's a seasoned veteran  Sep 15, 2008
    When he grows up, Austyn hopes to become a cinematic action-adventure hero like Harrison Ford, one of his favorite actors. Another ambition is to portray Javert, the police inspector in Les Miz. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    The wild bunch, up close  Sep 14, 2008
    It doesn't do their employers any good, after all, for moviegoers to be conscious of who that is doubling for Harrison Ford when Indiana Jones slides under that cargo truck he's just leapt onto from a horse in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," or who is threading that motorcycle through oncoming freeway traffic in place of Carrie-Anne Moss in "The Matrix Reloaded.". "Despite the high-profile nature of such gags," explains Kevin Conley in "The Full Burn" ("gags" being the preferred term for stunts among... (Boston Globe)

    TIFF wraps up with The Stone of Destiny  Sep 14, 2008
    As Lucas did with Graffiti, which included such soon-to-be stars as Richard Dreyfuss, actor-turned-director Ron Howard and Harrison Ford, Smith chose to let his young cast set the agenda for their scenes. "I remember how George Lucas worked with us and how he gave us an awful lot of freedom on American Graffiti to almost block the scenes ourselves and do what we were comfortable with," Smith recalls. (Toronto Star)

    Fall Film 2008 Preview  Sep 13, 2008
    Crossing Over Harrison Ford and Sean Penn join an ensemble cast in intersecting stories about immigration, the border and colliding cultures. DEC. 5. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Rogers: A step closer to Hollywood  Sep 12, 2008
    Here are two: I literally almost fell on Donald Moffat, who played the President in Clear and Present Danger and Harrison Ford s father in Regarding Henry, after climbing onboard a subway train in Boston s Park Street area. The other is the less well-known Soon-Tek Oh. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)

    Essence of adventure  Sep 11, 2008
    Except that its not really the fictional character played by Harrison Ford were talking about, its Xavier Ormancey. Before those fingers start racing on the keyboard to search for the latest adventure flick on the Internet, let me set you on the right track. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    /C O R R E C T I O N -- Spike TV/  Sep 11, 2008
    SCENE OF THE YEAR -Jason Bateman; "Hancock" -The Batmobile/Batpod Chase; "The -Michael Caine; "The Dark Knight" Dark Knight" -Terrence Howard; "Iron Man" -The Big Rig Flips Over; "The -Doug Jones; "Hellboy II: Dark Knight" The Golden Army" -Escape From Ten Rings Hideout; -Gary Oldman; "The Dark Knight" "Iron Man" -Shia LaBeouf; "Indiana Jones -Iron Man's First Flight; and the Kingdom of the "Iron Man" Crystal Skull" -The Reverse Kill Shot; "Wanted" -The Statue Of Liberty/Empire State Building... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Mamma Mia! takes two awards  Sep 9, 2008
    The fourth instalment of the Indiana Jones film series sees Harrison Ford return as the famed archaeologist for the first time in 19 years. Juno, a movie about a pregnant teenager played by Ellen Page, won best comedy and animation film Wall-E, about a loveable robot, won best family award. (BBC News -- UK)

    Back to the good old ways  Sep 7, 2008
    Sounds like "Witness" with Spacek in the Harrison Ford role. "Nobel Son" Alan Rickman plays an arrogant Nobel Prize-winning academic, Bryan Greenberg plays his long-suffering son, and Shawn Hatosy ("The Cooler") plays a kidnapper in a manic black comedy from director Randall Miller ("Bottle Shock"). (Boston Globe)

    New `Quantum of Solace` theatrical trailer to debut on ITV1 ...  Sep 6, 2008
    The awards, which are the only film awards to be voted for by the public and include categories for Best Musical, Best Male Performance and Best Film with great acting talent such as Christian Bale, Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Pierce Brosnan and Will Smith all being nominated. The National Movie Awards are made by Indigo Television for ITV1. (MI6)

    'Ghostbusters' back from the great beyond?  Sep 6, 2008
    If harrison ford and slyvester stallone can do it i guess anybody can do it. The age concerns alone justifies consideration in a cgi film. (Los Angeles Times)

    Burn after reading  Sep 6, 2008
    Thompson On Hollywood - Blog on Variety. Choose the one that's best for you. (Variety)

    OPINION: 'Air Force One, the sequel'  Sep 6, 2008
    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 ... To quote Huckleberry Finn, "It would make a cow laugh" to watch Ford flinging the last highjacker out the plane's cargo bay into the ocean with a Reaganesque, "Get off my plane!" A cow, perhaps, but not the reviewer who awarded it four stars, saying: "Who wouldn't like a president like Harrison... (The Trentonian, NJ)

    Superheroes, stoners, and action movies rule the summer set  Sep 2, 2008
    Will Harrison Ford still be able to crack the whip with half of the old intensity after a 19 year absence since Indiana Jones' Last Crusade. Is Heath Ledger's last complete curtain call worth the premature Oscar buzz. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)

    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)

    MFA series focuses on epic age of Russian cinema  Aug 31, 2008
    Then, after being doused with the cold water of scientific fact, audiences can watch Harrison Ford being chased by a large rock. Sounds like the best of both worlds. (Boston Globe)

    Complete list of fall films  Aug 31, 2008
    Crossing Over (not yet rated): Harrison Ford, Sean Penn and Ray Liotta star in a film not about seeing dead people, as the title might imply, but about immigrants trying to make their way to and in America. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (not yet rated): We could provide more detailed information, but really, if you saw the first two, you almost certainly know what you need to. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

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