News - 2000
March
"Steven Spielberg was
honoured with a Life Achievement Award by the Directors Guild of America
yesterday. Today italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera" runs a story about it.
The interesting part is the following (translated from italian): Q:"Your wife
says that in your family you talk about movies from early morning. What do you
tell your children when you go to the movies with them?" Spielberg: "Actually, I
have to answer to the same question all the time:'Dad, when are you going to
film a new Indiana Jones movie?' But tonight I want to make a promise: Indiana
Jones is coming back soon"
Which celebrities have the hottest hair in America? For the sixth straight year, Sally Beauty Supply's Best Tressed (TM) Celebrity Survey reveals America's "Great Hair" stars. Harrison Ford came in first place under the category "Movie Actor with best hairstyle"
Congrats to Harrison Ford for winning Favorite Overall Favorite Actor at the People's Choice Awards. Here is his acceptance speech: "Its an honor to be included in this company and I just parenthetically wanted to say that I made love to the two women adam didn't make love to*. It's a great honor and privilege to be here. You all make it possible for people to vote for the people choice awards, for us to do a really incredible job. We have a wonderful opportunity in the work that we do. It gives up great pleasure to feel that we are serving you. Thank you" --*Note: Harrison was joking about Adam Sandlers speech when he said he had sex with 6000 women.
"The San Francisco Chronicle conducted a Heartthrob poll. Harrison Ford was named # 1 Heartthrob"
As reported at E! Online-Actor Harrison Ford among People magazine's greatest people of the 20th century
In the 3rd Annual Boxed Chocolate Holiday survey, conducted by Yankelovich Partners for the American Boxed Chocolate Manufacturers, nearly 1,000 Americans were asked which celebrity they would most like to show up on their doorstep with a box of chocolate this holiday season. Harrison came in first place with 27% of women wanting him to deliver chocolate.
In a Holiday poll conducted by Blockbuster Entertainment, 18.1% of the people polled said they would like to ring in the New Year with Harrison
April
Earth Day PSA
Featuring Harrison Ford Launches-"The Advertising Council and Earth Share today
announced the launch of new advertising to coincide with the 30th anniversary of
Earth Day, April 22, 2000. Created by volunteer ad agency, Foote, Cone &
Belding/Chicago, and featuring radio and television voiceovers by Harrison Ford,
the new PSAs, entitled "Projections," not only raise awareness about the need to
care for the environment, but also about the Earth Share organization" FYI:
Harrison is on the Earthshare council.
Nielson Tv ratings are out and the AFI show was ranked at #49. I'm not surprised at this ranking as it was up against one of the top shows on Tv-Dateline. Also what did not help the AFI show was the newspaper and internet reviews. They all rated the show as being one of the worst ones ever put out by AFI. Note: These reviews were not critical of Harrison, in fact most of them were in agreement that he deserved a better show. Also, the AFI Shows do not fair well in ratings. Harrison's did better then previous ones.
Premiere Magazines hollywood power list is now out and online. Harrison has dropped significantly from last year. He was #20 last year and at #37 this year. Here is the complete article-"Rank Last Year: 20. Job Title: Crash Survivor. Status Report: Reteaming with Sabrina?s Sydney Pollack yielded unlovable Random Hearts. Teamed with Michelle Pfeiffer in Robert Zemeckis?s summer ghost thriller What Lies Beneath. Auditioned top five agencies, then went with rising UTA. Almost took the indie plunge and cut price for Steven Soderbergh?s noirish Traffic at Fox Searchlight, then bailed. Awaiting rewrites on Jack Ryan sequel. Strength: A solid action hero. Weakness: A dull romantic lead. Yes, It?s True: Will never work with Pollack again."
June
People Magazine (July
10th edition)-"It was the staff, not the clientele, who were aglow at the
Gentleman's Quarters in Denver on June 19 after Harrison Ford popped in for a
massage and left a $100 tip for therapist Kim Tomlinson after a one-hour
complimentary session (which usually costs $60). Ford, who was in town the day
after his private plane mishap in Lincoln, Neb., dazzled everyone at the salon
with his humor, posed for pictures and signed autographs. How did Ford wind up
there? Well, a Gentleman's Quarters client, attorney John McNamara, spotted the
star across the street eating lunch. McNamara later wandered over barefoot,
wearing a bathrobe, to offer a gift of the stress-busting session. Ford
accepted. Once the actor was on the massage table, he had only one question for
Tomlinson: "Who was the guy in the bathrobe?"
"Stars learn the phrase 'Never say never'". In this article Josh Chetwynd and Andy Seiler discuss hit movies from the 80's & 90's and how the stars who were in them are going to try and revive the magic. Suprisingly, the editors were nice to Harrison. "Many of the stars vowed they'd never go back. But now, with the possible exception of Ford, their signature characters are their best bet for a career boost" Here are the stars they mentioned as trying to revive that good ole magic "Harrison Ford is waiting for a script from M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) for a fourth Indiana Jones. Sharon Stone is ready to do Basic Instinct 2. Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning for a third Terminator. Sylvester Stallone is "in talks" for Rocky 6. Paul Hogan is shooting a third "Crocodile" Dundee. And Under Siege 3 is being developed for Steven Seagal."
John Woo to direct a movie starring Harrison?!?!?-Garth Franklin who runs the fantastic Dark Horizons movie site ran a tiny exerpt of an interview with director John Woo (Mission Impossible 2) in which Mr. Woo made the statement "I am booked out for a quite long time. After WINDTALKERS I'll shoot KING'S MEN, a comedy [a new title for "KINGS RANSOM" possibly?]. After this I'll make a movie with Harrsion Ford and John Travolta [!!!]" I'm not going to get all excited about this one people. Like John W. said "I am booked out for a quite long time" and he goes on to mention two other movies he is already committed to. Since he has two movies already planned, we're talking at least two to three years at the most in which Mr. Woo is tied up. ::sigh::: yet more rumors of Harrison movies and all everyone really wants to know is what his next movie is definately going to be.
Harrison Ford makes emergency landing in Lincoln, Neb.-"LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Harrison Ford had to make an emergency landing after the plane he was piloting encountered wind shear. The actor was at the helm of the six-passenger Beach Bonanza when it touched down at Lincoln Municipal Airport on Sunday night. Ford and an unidentified passenger were not injured. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the craft was bound for Lincoln from Fort Wayne, Ind., when Ford encountered shifting in winds. "He reported wind shear as he was coming in for a landing and clipped the runway," said Elizabeth Isham Cory with FAA public affairs. She said the landing "sustained damage to the plane, at least to the wing tips." Ford was to stay in Lincoln on Sunday night, but couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident.
Indiana Jones voted best action film series. According to the Daily Southdown, a Chicago based newspaper, The Indiana Jones Trilogy was voted the best action film series of all time. The film series, which began in 1981 with "Raiders of the Lost Ark," follows Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. on his exploits as an archaeologist and expert on the occult. That first film, an Oscar nominee for best picture and a winner in four other categories, pitted Jones against the Nazis in their hunt for the title "Ark." It was followed by "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" in 1984 and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" in 1989. But the story may not be over. Although Spielberg and Lucas are both involved in separate large-scale projects, rumors persist that a fourth "Indiana Jones" film could be in the picture soon. "Indiana Jones" fought off tough competition from the long-running spy series featuring British agent James Bond. Each film received the same number of first-place votes, but "Indiana Jones" got more total points based on second- and third-place votes. Also in the running were "Mission: Impossible," no doubt helped along by the current hype and box-office juggernaut status of the second installment; and "Star Wars," another series that featured Ford in a principal role. Especially impressive about "Indiana Jones'" victory is the fact that all its major contenders are currently in the public psyche through recent theatrical or video releases. Without a major theatrical release in more than 10 years, "Indiana Jones" has apparently withstood the test of time. Some readers who explained their voting said they were guided in making their choices by the consistency of the films themselves; others said they were influenced by the stellar performances of the lead actors. Voters ranged in age from 11 to 81
"A bit of non movie news concerning Harrison Ford that shows he is not about money at all. The following piece was taken from the 'Sun' a paper here in the UK. It goes... HARRISON FORD is on a crusade to save a central American rainforest. The actor is campaigning against a planned dam on Belize's Upper Macal River. Do you want to donate land for free to help the rainforest?
July
Harrison to receive
award from Amnesty International. Thanks to Diane for the email about this
wonderful news. I'll let her email about this tell it all "Daily News item said
that he would be receiving the Amnesty International Media spotlight award
(isn't this something Melissa got a couple of years back) on September 25 in NY"
Click here to visit Amnesty International's web site
Harrison to be at MacWorld Conference & Expo on July 19th. In an article I found at Yahoo.com, Harrison along with some other well known people are to be at this conference. Here is a portion of article "Actors Harrison Ford, Gregory Hines, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Cleese and Sinbad along with famous photographer Howard Bingham, author Douglas Adams, artist/graphic designer Paul Davis and famous animator Jim Ludke will participate in the special presentation of the well-known AppleMasters group on Wednesday, July 19 during Macworld Conference & Expo /New York at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Addressing the crowd at Macworld Conference & Expo via live and video presentations, members of this exclusive group will discuss the role Mac's have played in their everyday lives and what exciting new technologies they see for the future of all Mac users. With this eclectic group of celebrities and profound thinkers, attendees are in store for an entertaining, informative and lively discussion"
According to Ridley Scott "He's a replicant," Mr. Scott is referring to Harrison's character Deckard from the Sci-Fi classic Blade Runner. Mr. Scott also refers to Blade Runner as "one of my best films" Here is the entire article that ran in internet news site Online Mirror. "HARRISON A MUTANT-A MYSTERY which has puzzled fans of sci-fi films for nearly 20 years has finally been solved. Director Ridley Scott has revealed that Deckard, the hard-boiled policeman played by Harrison Ford in Blade Runner, was genetically engineered. "He's a replicant," he tells a Channel 4 docu-mentary to be screened on July 15. Internet chat sites and film and sci-fi magazines have been arguing for years about the significance of the cult movie's imagery and whether Ford's character was human or not. The 1982 film was left deliberately ambiguous but a Director's Cut edition released nearly 10 years ago hinted that replicant hunter Deckard was actually chasing down his own kind. Scott, director of current hit Gladiator, says: "It's one of my best films."
Air Force One's record for an R rated film's opening weekend box-office was broken this past weekend by the movie Scary Movie. According to the numbers at Box Office Report, Scary Movie took in $42.5 million dollars (opening in 2,912 screens). Air Force One held the record for three years. BTW: Air Force One's opening weekend generated $37.1 million (opening in 2,919 screens). Scary Movie is a spoof of various thriller/horror movies and has received much coverage due to the explicit content.
"Indiana Jones wins another poll. In a recent IMDb daily poll, Raiders of the Lost Ark was voted as having the best exploding head scene in a film. Raiders won the poll with a total of 25%. On the second place came Scanners with 23% and third came Total Recall with 14%"
Conservation International has the book "Hot Spots" available for purchase. "From the mountains of China to the Brazilian Cerrado, Hotspots captures the uniqueness of each place through dazzling color images selected by conservationist and photographer Patricio Robles Gil, president of Agrupaci? Sierra Madre, A.C., a leading Mexican conservation organization" "With an eloquent introduction by long-time CI Board member Harrison Ford, Hotspots employs the best of science and art to make a profound case for saving the world?s biodiveristy" Click here to order book
So you want to know what Harrison's bankability is? Well, according to the Ulmer Scale-it is pretty good. In 1997 Harrison's was rated 96/100, he got the same score in 1998, in 1999 he was rated 97/100 and for this year he is rated 88/100. Now, I know my site visitors and you are asking "What is the Ulmer Scale?" Well....."The Ulmer Scale is the film industry's premier series of powerbases for tracking, measuring and ranking the star power of 1,800 actors and directors worldwide. The Scale uses a 100-point ranking system to measure bankability, the key component of star power. Bankability is the degree to which an actor or director's name alone can raise 100% financing up-front for a film. Often it is the most critical factor in determining whether an actor or director is hired for a project. The Ulmer Scale tracks it exclusively for all three film budget levels: art house, mid-range and studio-level features. The Ulmer Scale also tracks other critical factors affecting the rise or fall of a star's career. These include his or her willingness to travel and promote, career management, professionalism, acting talent and acting range"
August
Premiere magazines
section "News your not supposed to know", there is mention that not only
did Paramount spend $2.5 million dollars to re-write the Sum of all fears script
to suit Harrison, but as everyone knows, Harrison has decided to move on from
the Jack Ryan Franchise. Before reading their article, I want to bring up what
Harrison said recently about the Jack Ryan franchise. I was re-watching some WLB
premiere video coverage from this year and on Access Hollywood's
segment, Harrison said that the deal with Sum of all Fears was a mutual
agreement with all involved and everyone is happy about it. "DON'T KNOW JACK:
After defining the character of Jack Ryan in two of TOM CLANCY's spy thrillers,
HARRISON FORD told Paramount's SHERRY LANSING to hire another actor for Clancy's
The Sum of All Fears. Why? After Paramount spent $2.5 million on script rewrites
to tailor the role to suit Ford, the screenplay still didn't pass muster with
the star. Lansing hired BEN AFFLECK to replace Ford, who inherited the part from
ALEC BALDWIN. Luckily, Ford has another franchise to fall back on: GEORGE LUCAS
and STEVEN SPIELBERG have agreed to produce and direct the fourth installment of
Indiana Jones, with The Sixth Sense's M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN set to start writing
the script in early 2001"
"Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio: Harrison Ford Secures Top Ratings Honor With .93 BETHPAGE, N.Y.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000-- Bravo's Sunday night (August 20) premiere of Inside The Actors Studio: Harrison Ford became the network's highest-rated original series episode securing a .93 prime time rating Rounding out Bravo's top 5 highest rated Inside The Actors Studio premieres are: H - .93 Harrison Ford (8/20/00)(b)
H - .74 Tom Hanks (12/12/99)(b)
H - .65 Sharon Stone (1/10/99)(b)
H - .60 Mary Tyler Moore (10/24/99)(b)
H - .59 Michael Caine
(5/21/00)(b)
Harrison to be at the 2001 Air & Space auction dinner for kids-"The Seattle Times- Flight plan: Here's a scoop: Indiana Jones, aka Harrison Ford, will fly -- literally - into town for the 2001 Air & Space auction dinner for kids. Ford, an aviation enthusiast, will speak at the July 21 gala at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila. Seattle business exec John Nordstrom can take credit for enlisting Ford, whom he sees in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Ford is such a draw that they'll probably have to have double-decker banquet tables. Auction chairman Ted Pappas says Ford and Nordstrom plan to fly their deHaviland Beavers from Jackson Hole, where Harrison lives, to Boeing Field. Ford will have his helicopter take off and film the side-by-side journey. Then, on arrival at Boeing Field, they'll taxi to the Museum of Flight ramp. Just don't expect Indy to leap from the plane while it's still taxiing."
September
The News-Gazette "By
PAUL WOOD-Published Online September 23, 2000-Copyright 2000 The News-Gazette.
CHAMPAIGN ?Harrison Ford's whirlwind tour of Champaign on Thursday did not
include the Beckman Center or the Assembly Hall or Krannert or even Morrow
Plots, where corn continues to grow in the nation's oldest experimental
agricultural station. The museums? Nope. Our new intermodal transportation
center? Nope. That big hole that's supposed to keep the Boneyard from
overflowing? Nope. Hooters? Yep. The veteran actor, 58, had one hour in
Champaign while his helicopter was refueled at Willard Airport, and he spent it
refueling his tummy and signing autographs at the historic home of skimpy
outfits on south Neil Street. "He was real normal," said waitress Lauren Glad,
20, a University of Illinois senior. "He didn't make a big deal of himself."
Glad was curious about why Mr. Big Shot Hollywood Actor was hanging out in
Champaign. "I'm here to see you, Lauren," Ford told her, she said. The star of
"Star Wars," the Indiana Jones movies, and, most recently, "What Lies Beneath,"
had a barbecue sandwich. He was with a male friend, who had a western burger,
sources tell The News-Gazette. He tipped $10 on an $18 check. Then he signed
Polaroids taken with each of the waitresses and autographed hats and footballs,
said Lillian Hernandez, 30, of Danville. By 2 p.m., he was gone, off to New
York, she said. Michelle Berry, Flightstar customer service supervisor, verified
that Ford, a veteran pilot, stopped to refuel his Bell Helicopter at Willard
Airport. But he declined an offer of lunch at the airport restaurant, borrowed a
flightstar car, and asked for directions to the nearest restaurant. Champaign
Mayor Jerry Schweighart said Friday that the city would probably not commemorate
the visit, as is the custom with celebrity visits. "I doubt we'll have an
official proclamation," he said, or offer him the keys to the city in absentia.
"I do not have an official position on Harrison Ford." Ford was unavailable for
comment on how he liked the barbecue."
Harrison participation in Celebrity PSA on Disability. WASHINGTON, June 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) will launch a new public service announcement, which combats negative stereotypes of people with disabilities, during the U.S. Department of Labor's "National Summit on the 21st Century Workforce" on June 20. The PSA features a group of well known celebrities with and without disabilities: Angela Bassett, Harrison Ford, Wyclef Jean, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Reeve, John Stewart and Stevie Wonder. They discuss both something they cannot do-a different thing for each person-and far more importantly, what they can do. "We're grateful to these talented celebrities and generous sponsors for their help in projecting our message nationally," said N.O.D. President Alan A. Reich. "I hope that when people see this PSA, it gives them pause to think, and to be increasingly open-minded." The N.O.D. PSA can be viewed as of June 20 from a link on N.O.D.'s Web site
read up more on photographer Timothy White. Photographer Timothy White has a book coming out titled "Timothy White: Portraits" that will include a forward by Harrison. Site regular and contributor Nancy sent in a link to an article that gives more information on Mr. White and here's an exerpt that mentions Harrison (the article discusses a town Mr. White owns) "One of the biggest names in Hollywood still drops in today: Harrison Ford, a keen pilot, lands his plane when he is passing over to have a coffee. The new owners will be expected to treat him with the irreverence he enjoys"
The 20th Anniversary Edition of E.T. will be released March 2002. It will include never-before-seen footage and I'm speculating that the scenes with Harrison as the Principal will be added
October
Star-Telegram-The
premiere of the Harrison Ford narrated documentary "Flight Line: The Helicopters
of Vietnam" was held Oct. 29th in Fort Worth Texas. The premiere was part of the
organizers of the proposed National Vietnam War museum to raise funds for this
project. The documentary is scheduled to be broadcast locally (in Texas) on Nov
13th.
Parade magazine (10/29 issue): In the PARADE insert of today's newspaper, Walter Scott's Personality Parade there is the following:
Q. I read that Harrison Ford's eldest son did some acting but decided to become a chef instead. What is he doing now?--Mary Anne Bennett, Oklahoma City, Okla.
A. Ben Ford, 33,
opened his own restaurant in Beverly Hills in August. Named Chadwick (for Alan
Chadwick, the godfather of organic gardening), it reflects his belief in using
fresh, locally grown ingredients. "I retired from acting at age 7 because I
wasn't good at it," Ben tells us. "But I was good at cooking, and at 12 I was
preparing holiday meals for the family." Ben and his brother, Willard, 31, a
teacher, are the products of Harrison Ford's marriage to Mary Marquardt. The
actor once told PARADE he was an "inadequate" husband and father the first time
around, but Ben says that his dad has always been supportive, even investing in
Chadwick. He and his wife, Elizabeth, are about to produce a grandchild for
Ford.
In a recent interview discussing the difficulty of older actresses getting "meaty" roles in hollywood, Oscar nominated actress Anne Archer discussed working with Harrison "Harrison Ford proved great to act with -- and demanding. "He is a wonderful to work with, a very real and down-to-earth person. He knows what works for him on the big screen and he has a huge career and he demands productions of a certain standard. Anyone in a position of power has to do that.''
Harrison & Melissa are featured in People.com's "Celebrities & Charities" section. Name: The Tibet Fund Founded: 1981, with the guidance of the Dalai Lama Mission: The Tibet Fund is dedicated to supporting and strengthening the Tibetan communities, both inside Tibet and in exile, through programs in health, education, and economic and community development. The Tibetans are seeking to regain autonomy from the Chinese, who invaded the country in the 1950s. Donations in fiscal year 1999: $1.5 million Who's Involved: Richard Gere, Goldie Hawn, Adam Yauch, Oliver Stone, Harrison Ford, Phillip Glass, Martin Scorsese, Anna Sui, Emeril Lagasse, Patti Smith
Harrison is the Fashion Pick of the Week in the new US magazine (Bette Midler is on the cover). There are some really funny remarks about him from the panel of judges. Also, there is a small article in the new People coming out about the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum and they show a picture of heads of some of the stars featured and Harrison is one of them.
In her article "With changing times, changing roles", Ellen Baskin discusses the role of women politicians in motion pictures. Two of Harrison's movies, Random Hearts and Air Force One, are discussed. "The action thriller "Air Force One" (1997) may be formulaic in many ways, but it breaks the mold in featuring Glenn Close as tough-as-nails Vice President Kathryn Bennett, who hardly breaks a sweat in her white silk blouse while dealing with terrorists who are holding chief executive Harrison Ford hostage on the presidential aircraft. That silk blouse, in fact, factors into one of the film's very few references to her sex, when lead terrorist Gary Oldman--who also co-stars as a bad guy in "The Contender"--tries to bait her with provocative questions about what she's wearing. In last year's "Random Hearts," Kristin Scott Thomas plays Congresswoman Kay Chandler, a strait-laced Republican (we know this because she wears pearls, comes from a patrician background and says she's a Republican, not because we ever see her at work). Her reelection campaign is derailed by her relationship with Harrison Ford, a policeman trying to find out about his dead wife's affair with Scott Thomas' dead husband (both died in a plane crash), which results in the two having their own ill-starred affair"
Wanna stroke Harrison's chin in Times Square? Here's how: "On the ninth floor of the 42nd Street attraction, the stars - or at least their wax dopplegangers - are out in force for a faux cocktail bash that is the museum's first stop. Madame Tussaud's, the venerable house of wax that brings a collection of nearly 200 replicant celebrities to a new $50 million Times Square home this week"
"The November issue of Movieline Magazine has an article called 'The Jet Set' about celebrities and their planes. There is a small picture of Harrison Ford on page 46, also a small picture of a de Havillland Beaver. The article mentions that Mr. Ford's latest acquisition is a Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter that sells for $1,500,000.
November
"If you thought you
saw someone who looked an awful lot like actor Harrison Ford in Wichita last
week, chances are good it was him. Ford's publicist, Patricia McQueeney, reports
that the movie star was in the Air Capital for one week to attend flight school.
The star of hit flicks such as "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "The
Fugitive" stayed at the Marriott while in town, McQueeney said. Ford is
notorious for his love of adventurous flying. He owns several planes and
helicopters, according to an interview with Mr. Showbiz. "I like (landing on)
little grass strips, little planes, helicopters. I like flying in the mountains.
I like challenging kinds of conditions," he told interviewer Jane Wollman
Rusoff. McQueeney said Ford has visited Wichita several times before for flight
training"
Photographer Peggy Sirota has a new book out-yes, a picture of Harrison is in it. In an interview with Salon People, photographer Peggy Sirota discusses her new book "Guess Who?" The book features 169 celebrities who are in disguise and the proceeds benefit The Aids Project-Los Angeles. The picture of Harrison has him disguised wearing a mask as -- drum roll please -- a creepy looking Harrison Ford!!!
"November 13, 2000 Liz Smith's column in Newsday NY-Not so long ago I was at a party in Durham, Conn. Somebody told me that Melissa Mathison and hubby Harrison Ford had bought a house in Durham, and later someone else showed me the real estate flyer on the sale, I printed an item about their buying a house in Northeastern Connecticut, but didn't name the town. Melissa telephone in a friendly way several days later to say they hadn't bought the house. When I offered to correct the item, she said she'd rather I didn't. So I didn't. Four days later, her movie star husband called and, in a rather irritated tones, demanded a retraction. Someone in this office told him of his wife's call and asked, "Don't you two talk to each other?" In the wake of their separation, I guess we have the answer."
Harrison was at the NY screening of the new Jim Carrey movie How the Grinch stole Christmas last night. "The stars were out yesterday at a New York screening of Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Among the notables at the event, which benefited the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Stem Cell Transplant Research Fund, were current PEOPLE coverboy Harrison Ford, who showed up with his two children"
E! Online-Actor and wife of 17 years, Melissa Mathison, separate; say they want to work things out-by Marcus Erric. Some family trouble for Harrison Ford. Moviedom's top action hero and his wife of 17 years, screenwriter Melissa Mathison, have separated, they announced Tuesday. "We have been living apart for the past month," Ford, 58, and Mathison, 49, say in a brief statement. "We sincerely hope that we can work out our differences. "We would appreciate it if the media and the public would respect this as a very painful time for both of us and consider this a private matter henceforth." The statement comes just days after the National Enquirer published a photo of the erstwhile Han Solo chatting it up with Lara Flynn Boyle over champagne in a New York club. In its typically breathless style, the tab insinuated the two were romantically involved. (The 30-year-old Practice star ended a yearlong fling with Jack Nicholson two months ago and has since been linked to Bruce Willis.) Ford's agent, Patricia McQueeney, says she released the statement to discount the Enquirer story. She says Ford and Mathison had separated long before the photo appeared and the story did not contribute to their marital woes. The couple met in 1979 on the set of Apocalypse Now, in which Ford had a minor role. Later that year, Ford divorced his wife and college sweetheart, Mary Marquardt, after 15 years of marriage and two sons, both now adults. Ford and Mathison, who's best known for scripting E.T., married in 1983 and have two children, Malcolm and Georgia.
Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing...the Harrison Ford blockbuster Air Force One is the best movie that features the President of the United States. The survey was conducted by video giant Blockbuster Video Inc.
December
Britain to Knight
Steven Spielberg-"(AP) - Steven Spielberg is to be knighted by Great Britain, an
honor conferred on those who have made an important contribution to relations
with the country. ``The award of an honorary knighthood recognizes Steven
Spielberg's extraordinary contribution to the entertainment industry and the
British film industry over the last 25 years,'' the British Embassy said
Thursday. The director will receive the honor from ambassador Sir Christopher
Meyer on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II (news - web sites) at a Jan. 29 ceremony
in Washington. Spielberg's credits include ``Saving Private Ryan,''
``Schindler's List,'' ``Jaws'' and ``E.T. The Extraterrestrial.'' Spielberg was
on vacation Thursday and couldn't be reached, but his spokesman at DreamWorks
SKG said he was honored. ``He was enormously pleased and really humbled by this.
He has always had such wonderful feelings for the UK and the British film
industry,'' Spielberg publicist Marvin Levy said. Americans admitted to
membership of British Orders of Chivalry are not called ``Sir,'' but Spielberg
can place the letters KBE after his name."
Apocalypse Now inducted into the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress-"Nat'l Film Registry taps turbulent pix-By Pamela McClintock: HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - A generation of pictures that turned Hollywood moviemaking on its head in the 1960s and '70s were among 25 titles inducted Wednesday into the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress, where they will be prepped for eternal life. The National Film Registry, now 300 movies strong, began building its ranks in 1989 in order to save from extinction American movies that are ``culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.'' This year's class included Francis Ford Coppola's ``Apocalypse Now'' (1979), from United Artists; Sidney Lumet's ``Network'' (1976), from MGM/UA; Bob Rafelson's ``Five Easy Pieces'' (1970), from BBS/Columbia; and Gordon Parks' ``Shaft'' (1971), an MGM film that broke racial barriers." Harrison had a bit part in this Vietnam War classic playing the part of Colonel Lucas.
According to Blockbuster Video, Random Hearts was the tenth most rented video (VHS format) this year. It did not make the top 10 list in DVD format. Here is the top 10 (vhs): 1. The Sixth Sense, 2. The Green Mile 3. Double Jeopardy 4. Gladiator 5. Three Kings 6. The Perfect Storm 7. Blue Streak 8. Misson Impossible II 9. Runaway Bride 10. Random Hearts
Christies Auction-Guess what the Indy grail diary went for at Christies Auction? Well, Christies estimated that this particular item would go for 7,000-9,000 (pounds). The Diary got a high bid of 17,625 pounds!! (rounded to nearest pound, including buyers premium) To see the numbers yourself, click on link above-click on Auction results-scroll down and click on Film and Entertainment-look for lot# 232
If you were going to attend a Christmas party with a famous actor/actress, which one would you most like to be seen with? In a survey conducted by Blockbuster, the female respondents were undecided in their answer as three actors tied for the #1 spot (Harrison, George Clooney & Mel Gibson) As for me, I'd choose Harrison to decorate my tree any day. For the fellas out there, Julia Roberts was the clear winner in the Actress category.
Harrison attends Sante
D'Orazio's new book of photographs event - "Harrison Ford, Robert De Niro, Mark
Wahlberg, Kevyn Aucoin, John Bartlett and Rosie Perez were among the many who
came out to Lotus on Wednesday night to celebrate the publication of Sante
D'Orazio's new book of photographs"
