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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