Despite an already crowded mantelpiece: Harrison was awarded the International Conservation Caucus Foundation Good Steward Award in Washington D.C on Wednesday. The Award was given in recognition of his conservation ethic and long standing dedication to global environmental issues.
As many will know, Harrison has served on the board of Conservation International since 1991, he has narrated several PSAs for CI and Earthshare, patrolled the Hudson river as Riverkeeper's first airborne watchdog and donated half of his Jackson Hole, WY estate to the Jackson Hole Land Trust as a conservation easement - among other things.
He responded to the honor in style by appealing to the lawmakers the following way: [Click the Play > arrow in the video player below:]
A new section is now up and running and is called Review Central. Visitors can check out a library of items that are available for purchase via Amazon and other outlets and also provide input by rating DVD's, Books, Soundtracks plus more. Visitors can also input their own reviews. Keep in mind that this section of the site will grow based on what visitors provide. Check it out
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As many forum members already know I also work on another site. CHUD is one of the largest independently run movie sites on the planet and is owned and operated by a pretty cool dude, Nick Nunziata. Besides doing DVD reviews and maintaining their film database (Fetal Films) I also get the pleasure of holding many contests and this one might be of interest to HFW visitors. Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier is coming out on DVD August 15th and CHUD has three copies to give away. The 2-disk special editions is loaded with a ton of extras and guess what? Harrison gets more screen time:) Check out the contest page at CHUD and good luck to whoever enters
Posted by Eileen on Aug. 12, 2006 at 07:13 PM
July 25, 2006
Harrison will receive an award during the 28th annual Aspen Filmfest. The award is for recognition of the tremendous contribution Ford has made to modern cinema. The evening tribute will take place Saturday, September 30 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen and will be followed by a dinner at The Little Nell. Read the rest of the news item in the forum (special thanks to Lorrie for the info)
Posted by Eileen on Jul. 25, 2006 at 01:02 AM
July 23, 2006
Check out this terrific preview video for the new Indiana Jones game coming out in 2007. If you are unable to watch the video below, click here
Posted by Eileen on Jul. 23, 2006 at 06:32 PM
July 17, 2006
Just got an email from Steven Awalt who runs the outstanding fansite Spielbergfilms.com. Steve finally got to not only meet Spielberg but he also got an interview with the man himself. Check out Steven's coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival where Spielberg was honored this year and definitely check out his terrific interview. Visit site
Posted by Eileen on Jul. 17, 2006 at 09:18 PM
July 11, 2006
We have a nice update in the Sound and Vision gallery:
The AFI Lifetime Award Show 2006 Tribute to Sir Sean Connery in entirety. It is broken down into 9 sections. Click here to access the videos. A special thank you to Maria for providing these.
Besides the video we also have in Gallery 1 26 XXL pictures from The AFI Lifetime Award Tribute to Sean Connery. A special thanks to Jule for these. View photos
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