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June 29, 2008
Harrison in Vienna Tonight
HARRISON IN VIENNA TONIGHT |
Harrison is present in Vienna tonight at the finals of the Euro 2008 Soccer European Championship. Among the other guests of honor: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, opera singer Placido Domingo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and ex Formula One champion Michael Schumacher. |
| Why Harrison is there?? We suspect he may be on the Spanish invitation list. If we remember right, he got a club jersey from Atletico Madrid with his name on it and a commemorative pin, both presented to him during a visit to Madrid in 2003 when he was promoting Hollywood Homicide. (The presentation was part of a sponsorship deal between distributor Columbia TriStar and Atletico.) He might suffer from a bit of split loyalty tonight, though -- as far as we know he's got German relations on his mother's side. Anyway: May the best team win!!!!! | |
Yahoo News
Source article on Atletico jersey and sponsorship deal
Posted by Grethe at 02:34 PM
June 28, 2008
Sign Online Harrison Birthday Card!!
SIGN ONLINE HARRISON BIRTHDAY CARD!! Click to go to online birthday card |
| Angela Lee in Milwaukee has designed this great online birthday card for Harrison. Why not click the image above to go to the relevant page and add your greeting (it's easy!!) in good time before the actual day (=July 13)??? Big thanks to Angela for the great initiative!!! |
Posted by Grethe at 12:39 PM
June 27, 2008
Weekend Blast from the Past and The Future
WEEKEND BLAST FROM THE PAST -- AND THE FUTURE| Anybody remember this little movie?? Let's go back to 1980 and to when this franchise was fun: And here's a bit of vintage promo work on the Today Show -- done by Messrs. Hamill and Ford: Part 1: Part 2: Finally: the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise: the latest trailer for the upcoming CG animated TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (a.k.a Star Wars 2 1/2) coming to your TV screen on August 15 this year: We recommend a look over at starwars.com for more videos re: the new series. Big thanks to Lorrie for the vintage interview find!!! |
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Posted by Grethe at 02:15 PM
The Indy Future: Questionable, Still Indy is Ford
THE INDY FUTURE: QUESTIONABLE, STILL INDY IS FORD| IESB.net got an interview with producer Frank Marshall on the red carpet of the 34th Saturn Awards on Wednesday. Marshall had a few comments on Bourne 4 and the future of Indiana Jones. On Jason Bourne: Bourne will be heading South America way, he's still played by Matt Damon, shooting of the hitherto unnamed movie is planned for next summer and the release of the movie is set to 2010. On Indiana Jones: Will there be an Indy 5? Questionable, considering the time it took to get the last script written. A movie about Indy jr, perhaps? Quote Frank Marshall: "We didn't let him take the hat. Still Indiana Jones is Harrison Ford". Thanks to Aaron Aguilar for the tip!! |
IESB.net
Posted by Grethe at 12:26 PM
June 23, 2008
Official Crossing Over Page is Up Still No Trailer
OFFICIAL CROSSING OVER PAGE UP, STILL NO TRAILER...plus pictures and a bit of hearsay
 Click image above and 'Film Index' on next screen to go to the Crossing Over home pages |
The Weinstein Co has had the official Crossing Over pages up for a while but nothing much has happened there since launch. There's still no trailer and the written info is sadly of the usual content free kind. | |
| Only a few photos have been leaked to the press so far: you can see them in HFW Gallery 1. Jeffrey Wells over at Hollywood Elsewhere has written a speculation about a possible awards marketing strategy for the movie. A commenter to his piece also has some interesting info: rumors from an alleged insider about artistic differences of opinion between director Wayne Kramer and Harvey Weinstein:
Big thanks to HFW member mrsskywalker for the tip about the Hollywood Elsewhere article!! | ||
The Weinstein Company
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Hollywood Elsewhere
Posted by Grethe at 03:23 PM
June 21, 2008
Meet Crystal Skull Novelist
MEET CRYSTAL SKULL NOVELIST...in Gurnee, Illiinois on July 16
Scan of info sheet (Thanks to John Tenuto!)
Posted by Grethe at 06:58 AM
Harrison Attended Launch of Invitrogen Grant-Giving Programs
ATTENDED LAUNCH OF INVITROGEN GRANT-GIVING PROGRAMS Attendee: Dr. E.O Wilson  Attendee: Harrison Ford |
The Invitrogen Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Invitrogen Corporation, celebrated the launch of its first grant programs at a dinner reception on June 18 attended by sociobiologist E.O. Wilson, Ph.D., actor and conservationist Harrison Ford, and leaders of the biotechnology community. In addition, the Foundation announced it now has more than USD 2 million, donated by Invitrogen Corporation, to support programs and organizations dedicated to increasing participation in and understanding of the life sciences. |
| In its first grant programs, the Invitrogen Foundation has partnered with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and Sally Ride Science. The Foundation and the NAS will launch a public education campaign to engage people of all ages and levels of scientific expertise in learning more about today's most pressing scientific issues. In collaboration with Sally Ride Science, The Foundation will support the development of a book about biotechnology and related careers. The book will also introduce diverse role models in biotechnology, and encourage students to use science in their everyday lives.
Dr. Wilson, a world leader in entomology (=the scientific study of insects), is a major voice in efforts to maintain the earth's ecosystems. The E.O Wilson Biodiversity Foundation seeks to preserve biological diversity by inventing and implementing conservational business and educational strategies. In addition to serving on the board of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, Harrison Ford is a board member of Conservation International, an organization that also seeks to preserve global biodiversity for future generations. The Invitrogen Foundation has historically supported the Biodiversity Foundation through contributions. Invitrogen said on June 12 that it will buy Applera Corp.'s Applied Biosystems Group in a USD 6.7 billion dollar deal to create a biotechnology giant. See also the news items about Harrison's upcoming project Crowley here. | |
BioValley Basel
E.O Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
Yahoo! News
Posted by Grethe at 06:11 AM
June 18, 2008
Vanity Fair: Indiana Jones and the Next Indy Movie
VANITY FAIR: INDIANA JONES AND THE NEXT INDY MOVIE |
Vanity Fair has decided on a winner re: their contest to come up with the best title and plot for a fifth Indy movie. The winner is an Australian calling himself Maximillian. We suggest you go to the VF Daily blog to read his entry. |
VF has also taken the trouble to do a basic plot trend analysis. What plot themes were suggested and how many suggested them? Here are the results: We'd love to hear your opinion of the above and/or your suggestions for a hypothetical Indy V. Drop an e-mail and we'll do a followup on the wishes, thoughts and ideas of the visitors to this site. Thanks in advance for your participation!! | |
VF Daily (Thanks Hamish!!)
Posted by Grethe at 03:13 AM
June 17, 2008
R.I.P Stan Winston
R.I.P STAN WINSTON |   |
Special Effects guru (puppets, make-up, prosthetics) and multiple Oscar and Emmy nominee / winner Stan Winston passed away on Monday June 15. He was 62 years old and suffered from cancer for the last seven years of his life. The picture top should give a few clues to how important this man was. He was responsible for the design of the creatures above -- instantly recognizeable all over the world -- plus quite a few more: he also did work on e.g The Star Wars Christmas Special, Roots, Friday the 13th III, Starman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Interview with the Vampire, Ghosts, A.I., War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. As if that wasn't enough: he also contributed to music videos (for Michael Jackson, Billy Idol, Guns'N'Roses, Styx) and a number of commercials. The man's work lives on even if he's gone but may we suggest you check up his impressive CV: See his works again -- and tick off the following upcoming movies on the calendar. They all feature work from his hand and/or studio: G.I. Joe, Terminator 4, Shutter Island and Avatar, all due in 2009. |
| HFW's tribute to Mr. Winston is this clip from one of our all time SF/Horror favorites: the 1982 remake of The Thing directed by John Carpenter: |
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Wikipedia
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Posted by Grethe at 01:28 PM
June 16, 2008
Crystal Skull Fourth Weekend
CRYSTAL SKULL BOX OFFICE AS OF JUNE 15| US Domestic | USD 276,4 million |
| International | USD 358 million |
| Total | USD 634,4 million |
Box Office Mojo
Posted by Grethe at 02:43 AM
June 14, 2008
Harrison Prepping for Crowley?
HARRISON PREPPING FOR CROWLEY? |
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune yesterday, Harrison will appear at at a private reception hosted by biotech r&d company Invitrogen at the 2008 Bio International Convention in San Diego, CA. The convention is on from June 17 - 20. |
| The Union-Tribune says Harrison's appearance stems from his involvement with biodiversity conservation but we take the liberty to presume that the worthy cause is not the only reason: He's also got more than a random chance to meet some of the real life principals re: his next project (Crowley) - and get important contacts re: necessary preparation for his part as a maverick biotech research scientist. Harrison also serves as exec producer of the movie. The 2008 Bio Convention will be the place to find the big global biotech and pharmaceutical giants next week and among the participants and sponsors of the event are Genzyme and Cytovance. Genzyme is the manufacturer of the first medication for treatment of Pompe disease. The head of Genzyme Glycobiology Research Institute and also the president of Cytovance is Dr. William Canfield - the real life person we assume Harrison will be portraying in Crowley. John F. Crowley -- the father of the two children with Pompe -- is one of the founders of Cytovance. Invitrogen (also a sponsor of the 2008 Bio Int'l Convention) is one of the foremost providers of life sciences technologies in the world and the opportunity is indeed there to arrange for proper life scientist character study while maintaining the proper distance to the persons and companies portrayed in the upcoming movie. Invitrogen is situated in Carlsbad, CA, roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Diego. See also our news item of June 9 re: the Crowley project. Big thanks to Mary Marshall for the tip re: the Union-Tribune notice!! | |
Posted by Grethe at 01:52 AM
June 13, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Darabont script
INDIANA JONES AND THE DARABONT SCRIPT |
It's been all over the Internet for the past few days: the assumed genuine Frank Darabont script for Indiana Jones IV -- and the verdict is unanimous: this one would have made a better fourth Indiana Jones movie than the script that ended up as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. |
| Here are reviews from two sites: G4TV For the record: we basically agree with the reviewers above. Genuine or not, this script is better in many ways: the story is far more poignant and congruent and the characters are better evolved and tied in -- especially Marion Ravenwood but also Indy himself. We also found the side character gallery more interesting and to the point - villains and shady characters included. Best twist: there's no Mutt Williams (no sour grapes to Shia LaBeouf: he did very well with the material he was handed). Nevertheless: we feel this script would have needed some tightening up, especially on a couple of the action sequences. Like the movie, we'd also have loved Indy to be using his wits and cool sense of improvised practical solutions a bit more. P.S. Surprisingly many of the most criticized scenes in Crystal Skull are in this script -- and we feel the same way about them that we did re: the ditto scenes in Crystal Skull: one waterfall is quite enough, thank you (this script has four of them!!). The bungee tree still doesn't tickle our fancy. To make things a bit worse: Indy is (part time --) snake food in this script. The idea is logically grounded (well, sort of) ....but really a goofy bite too much for our taste. The Temple climax scenes are far superior, though -- and unlike the movie they make sense. We suspect the critical voices may be met with a shrug and a little reminder of the very nice Crystal Skull box office. So be it. We can only retort we think present and future B.O would have been at least as glorious had things been different -- notwithstanding the issue of an heir apparent in the franchise. | |
Posted by Grethe at 01:44 PM
June 11, 2008
World Bank Tiger Preservation Campaign
WORLD BANK TIGER PRESERVATION CAMPAIGNHarrison, Bo Derek, Robert Duvall support
Citing tiger population counts that have dwindled to a few thousand, several Hollywood stars have come out in support of a preservation campaign announced on Monday June 9 by the World Bank. Amongst them: Harrison Ford, Bo Derek and Robert Duvall. The head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, said at a news conference at the National Zoo in Washington D.C that the conservation initiative will find out "how to work with the local communities, so we can preserve some of the areas in which the tigers live." The World Bank will initially explore local and regional programs that have worked against poaching of endangered tigers and will next determine how much financing it would take to help replicate the programs elsewhere. Regional programs against tiger poaching are linked with rising populations tallied in the Russian Far East, according to a report from the World Bank. Mr. Zoellick emphasized his group is "not the key player" but only serves as a catalyst for countries in the region to coordinate efforts to save tigers at risk in their areas. The World Bank's initiative will focus 13 countries where tiger poaching threatens remaining populations in the wild: Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, India, Russia and Vietnam. In most cases, tigers aren't shot to protect human lives, they are hunted for profit and their dead bodies are being used for anything from trophy mounts to traditional Chinese medicine. |
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Posted by Grethe at 08:56 AM
June 09, 2008
College of Lake County + HFW = True
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY + HFW = TRUE |
Professor John Tenuto at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois will be teaching a special class in the Fall 2008 semester: Introduction to Sociology: The Sociology of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's Films -- and HFW is one of the reference websites for the class. As per arrangement with Professor Tenuto, we will also be be answering questions from the students about Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and the movies mentioned in the course description below. Here goes: | |
To give you a visual idea: here's professor Tenuto teaching That 70s Class: The Sociology of 1970s Popular Culture last semester (January - May 2008). Don't hesitate to contact The College of Lake County for more information on the college, the new sociology class or other classes offered by the institution. Go to this page to enter your question(s) or give them a call at (847) 543-2000. | ||
Posted by Grethe at 02:43 PM
New Project For Harrison: Crowley
NEW PROJECT FOR HARRISON: CROWLEYWill also serve as exec producer
  John Crowley  Dr. William Canfield  Harrison Ford  Dr. Yuan-Tsong Chen |
According to Variety yesterday, Harrison Ford has agreed to star in Crowley for CBS Films. The movie is based on the real life story of John F. and Aileen Crowley, whose two children have a rare genetic disorder (glycogen storage disease type II or Pompe disease), leading to severe muscle weakness. The disorder is lethal in infants and young children unless treated. Harvard Business School graduate John Crowley refused to give up hope, raised USD 100 million and found a researcher with a potential cure. The movie is based on Pulitzer Prize winner Geeta Anand's Wall Street Journal article and subsequent book The Cure. Variety reports that Harrison will play the maverick researcher, he will also executive produce the film. Scottish director Tom Vaughan (Truel, Starter for 10, What Happens in Vegas ) is in negotiations to direct. We've been looking a bit into this and it seems most likely to us that Harrison will play Dr. William Canfield, the founder of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals Inc in 1998, then a small (four persons) company. Dr. Canfield had been awarded a research grant for his work on finding a drug to help slow down or at best cure Pompe. When John Crowley and his wife discovered that their kids had the lethal disorder, Crowley quit his executive job at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and took over as chief executive of Novazyme. At the time (in 2000), Novazyme had USD 37,000 left in the bank - barely enough to cover the payroll -- consequently Crowley and William Canfield went on a quest to raise money, turning to Neose, the company that had awarded Canfield his research grant. Neose was eventually convinced, contributed USD 27 million and Novazyme developed an experimental drug. Crowley and Canfield later sold Novazyme to biotech giant Genzyme, a Cambridge, Mass.-company with resources to conduct more testing and research. Novazyme became a research and development facility for Genzyme and kept Canfield as president of the Genzyme Glycobiology Research Institute. John Crowley became the director of Genzyme's Pompe disease program. But -- but there were concerns: some people initially had questions about whether he could be objective about work that could affect his children's lives. When clinical testing started. Crowley's children didn't qualify. Genzyme arranged a separate small sibling trial for them, but a Philadelphia hospital rejected it because officials were concerned about the fairness of treating the children of the company's executive only. When the company applied for a trial at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick months later, Crowley quit Genzyme to make sure his children could be treated without any questions - and they were. John Crowley continued his work to raise money and he is now president and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics, a company working on Pompe and related diseases. Amicus has raised USD 150 million in venture capital, and hopes to have another Pompe drug in clinical trials around 2008. |
| Dr. William Canfield has also continued being a highly succesful entrepeneur. Siwa Biotech was founded in late 2005. Canfield is also president of Cytovance, a biopharmaceutical company acquired in 2006 with funding from the Presbyterian Health Foundation and Oklahoma investors. Former Novazyme executives John Crowley and William Fallon founded Cytovance and Fallon was retained as president. The first drug for treatment of Pompe was approved by the FDA in 2006 and is called Myozyme The manufacturer is Genzyme. According to Wikipedia it was primarily developed by Dr. Yuan-Tsong Chen. then on staff at Duke University. Dr. Chen is currently the director of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan and one of his ongoing research projects concerns enzyme and gene therapy and targeting mechanisms of Pompe disease. | |
Variety
Wikipedia (on Pompe)
Wikipedia (on Myozyme)
FDA approval for Myozyme
aismme.com
Harper-Collins Publishers
thecurebook.com
bNet (Article on Dr. William Canfield)
Business Week (John F. Crowley profile)
Academia Sinica
Posted by Grethe at 04:43 AM
Crystal Skull Box Office Third Weekend
CRYSTAL SKULL BOX OFFICE THIRD WEEKEND| US Domestic | USD 253 million |
| International | USD 326 million |
| Total | USD 579 million |
Variety
Posted by Grethe at 03:17 AM
June 07, 2008
Cool E-Cards and other Harrison Related Items from Hallmark
COOL E-CARDS....and other Harrison related items from Hallmark
 Click to go directly to site Hallmark has got some new and pretty nifty Harrison related items in their h-u-g-e catalog: E-Cards with sound. Three of them features Indiana Jones (two for birthdays, one for Father's Day), one features Star Wars / Han & Leia for wedding anniversaries. Hallmark will also feature many other Harrison related items this year -- from party supplies to Christmas decorations. Head over to Hallmark and check out those e-Cards - they are cool!! PS. The cards shown above go at USD 1.99 each -- but there are also free e-cards on Hallmark's site. |
Hallmark (Big thanks and greets to John, Mary Jo, and Nicky Tenuto!!)
Posted by Grethe at 01:25 PM
Indiana Jones and Changing Oceans
INDIANA JONES AND THE CHANGING OCEANSEco fundraiser to benefit international organization devoted to protecting the seas from global warming, pollution and overfishing.
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| Harrison Ford will play a starring role at what is expected to be one of the largest fundraising events for an environmental cause in Orange County history. Not only will he participate in the event, he will also be honored for his role as an advocate for environmental issues. The July 18 Sea Change Summer Party in Laguna Beach aims to raise at least USD 500,000 to benefit Oceana, an international organization devoted to protecting the seas from global warming, pollution and over-fishing. "For everybody in this county who enjoys a view of the ocean, we're seeing right under our nose the incredible loss of wealth and vitality," said Julie Hill, co-organizer of the Sea Change Party and a board member of three publicly traded companies. "The way we're going, eventually, all the oceans are going to be dead." Attendance is limited to 400. Tickets start at USD 500: For tickets and information, call (01) 949-718-0808 or click image above. Big thanks to HFW member Loon Lake for the news. |
Sea Change Summer Party
Oceana
Posted by Grethe at 05:24 AM
Poll the People
POLL THE PEOPLE Click to go to site |
A new social networking site has seen the light of day: Poll the People. The aim of this site is to encourage people to share their favorite albums, films and books through top five lists. Users can create a profile and put forward their top five. The Polls can be searched by genre and linked to the affiliate partner of the site, Amazon. People with similar or the same lists will be able to make friends with like-minded people through the site’s ‘List Like Mine’ section. | |
Poll The People is the brainchild of Glenn Cooper, Head of Digital at Island Records with over 7 years online experience and 12 years in the Music Industry. He has partnered with his wife, Kirsty Cooper, who has worked in Music Marketing and PR for over 10 years. Kirsty wrote the following in an email:
I had a look over at the site to check out the status of Harrison and his movies -- and got a bit of the blues. The present status is hardly representative of the real appeal and standing of the man and his work. The usual ones are there: Star Wars Ep. IV and Blade Runner -- but to my horror movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Fugitive, The Mosquito Coast etc. haven't got the rank they truly deserve. We like one of the the stated goals of the site: to create a truly definitive global poll. So why not head over to Poll the People, register -- and do something about the Harrison state of affairs?? | ||
Poll the People (big thanks to Kirsty Cooper!!)
Posted by Grethe at 04:27 AM
June 05, 2008
The Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking PSAs
THE COALITION AGAINST WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING PSAS| Here are the three Public Service Announcements from the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) -- produced by The US Department of State, WildAid and featuring Harrison Ford (note: all three play in sequence, one after the other): |
WildAid
Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking
ABC News
Posted by Grethe at 12:35 PM
June 04, 2008
US State Dept, and Harrison Team to Fight Animal Trafficking
US STATE DEPT, HARRISON TEAM UP TO FIGHT ANIMAL TRAFFICKING |
Harrison has joined forces with the US Department of State and non-profit group WildAid to produce three new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) aimed at stopping wildlife trafficking. The PSAs will debut tomorrow June 5 (Environment Day) in the Dag Hammarskiöld Library Auditorium (UN building, New York City) from 1:30 - 2:30 EST. The event will include participation by Special Envoy of the Secretary of State for Wildlife Trafficking Issues Bo Derek and Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science Claudia A. McMurray. |
| Senior representatives of partners in the U.S- led Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking, which includes the governments of Australia, Canada, Chile, India and the United Kingdom, and 13 international conservation non-governmental organizations, will also participate in the event. the announcements will televised by more than 30 US embassies around the world from June 5. The PSAs will also be broadcast by television and cable stations. The State Department estimates an annual black market in wildlife trafficking of about USD 10 billion - a year. | |
US Department of State
PR-inside.com
WildAid
Posted by Grethe at 04:47 PM
Indiana Jones Promo in Japan
INDIANA JONES PROMO IN JAPAN...open on Indy V but not yet decided on details
 Click above to go to HFW Gallery 1 |
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall have gone to Japan to promote Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We have pictures from today's press conference in Tokyo (click thumbnail left), where Harrison and George Lucas just couldn't resist a little impromptu prank. Crystal Skull opens in Tokyo on June 14 and in the rest of Japan on June 21. (Note: We assume that the June 6 date as seen in the the background [thumb, left] refers to the release of the Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures game for PC and major consoles. |
| Harrison said at the press conference that the Indiana Jones adventure series was 'shamelessly' made for the audience: "There is no series of films that I have done that have the same spirit and are so, if you will, shamelessly made for the audience -- not to pander to them, but to give them an exciting ride." George Lucas said the entire cast was excited when Ford put the Indy costume back on for the latest film. "It seems to happen on every movie, every Indiana Jones movie we do. There is this magic moment when Harrison appears on the set in his outfit and puts his hat on. That just transports everyone into a magic place. I don't know why. Even in 'Star Wars' we don't have an iconic figure who does the same." Both Ford and scriptwriter George Lucas repeated that they were open to another episode of the series, although they have not yet decided on details. | |
WireImage
IMDb
indianajones.lego.com
LucasArts
Yahoo News
Posted by Grethe at 01:28 PM
June 03, 2008
Not a Compliment: Nuke the Fridge
NOT A COMPLIMENT: NUKE THE FRIDGE Illo by Grethe Boe www.harrisonfordweb.com |
A new expression is spreading like wildfire: Nuke the fridge. The reference is of course Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull -- and the colloquialism is not a compliment. | |
According to Urban Dictionary, the expression has the following meaning:
The expression "jump the shark", has a similar meaning, but it refers to a series or movies produced for TV (Origin: one of the episodes Happy Days where the Fonz does just that -- while water skiing) The unfortunate expression has also spread to YouTube, where a poster leaves little doubt re: definition and opinion: We have been thinking a bit -- and something else strikes us as more important than predictable fanboy/fangirl irony: Had we been from Hiroshima or Nagasaki we might not have laughed. Crystal Skull opens in Japan in three weeks. | ||
Urban Dictionary
YouTube
Posted by Grethe at 07:19 AM
June 01, 2008
Crystal Skull Passes the $400M Mark
CRYSTAL SKULL PASSES THE USD 400 MILLION MARKHere's the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull box office as of June 1. Domestically the movie lost out on the second weekend to Sex and the City but it still displays very healthy B.O. It can also draw on hitherto untapped 'reserves': The movie opens in India this weekend and Japan is "go" in another three weeks.
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UPDATE
Correction/update: the table top shows international cume as of last Wednesday. Getting the great international weekend result in actually puts Crystal Skull in the vincinity of USD 500 million:
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Variety (article #1)
Variety (article #2)
Variety (article #3)
Box Office Mojo
Posted by Grethe at 01:44 PM
New Award for Harrison: Brass Balls
NEW AWARD FOR HARRISON: BRASS BALLS |
Harrison got a new award: He was honored with Spike TV's Brass Balls (!!) at the 2nd Annual Guys Choice Awards on Friday May 30. He was also involved in two other award categories: Viral Video (winner: 'F--ing Ben Affleck', Harrison is seen in a cameo) and he was nominated for the Guy of the Year Award (winner: Matt Damon). Click image left to see a few pictures in HFW Gallery 1. PS. Guys Choice Awards will be broadcast on Spike TV on June 22 at 10PM EST |
Spike TV
interestalert.com
Posted by Grethe at 05:45 AM
Draw HFW Contest May 2008
DRAW HFW CONTEST MAY 2008New York USA |
California USA |
Big grats to our winners!!! Note: The May 2008 Contest was the last in the series. Head over to the contest page to get an overview of previous questions & answers, winners and prizes.
Thanks to everybody and very special thanks to Maria Halinan Adams and Mary Marshall, who donated all the prizes! There would have been no contest without them.
Posted by Grethe at 04:15 AM