| Harrison 'fit enough' for Indy 4 | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:09:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | Harrison Ford may be 64 but he reckons he's still got what it takes to play legendary action hero Indiana Jones in a fourth movie. Ford, who last donned the archaeologists fedora and whip in 1989's 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, was peppered with questions about the movie series at the RomeFilmFest in Italy. Despite the 17-year layoff the 'Star Wars' actor insisted he's "fit to continue" in the role. "We need to move on for artistic reasons and obvious physical reasons [but] I feel fit to continue and bring the same physical action," he said. Ford is also keen to see Sean Connery, who played his father, Dr Henry Jones, in the 1989 film, return. "He's part of the emotional fabric of these films," Ford said of the 76-year-old former James Bond. "I believe that Sean is still willing and I'd be delighted if he joined us." Connery, who was at the same festival in Rome, claimed he had not yet been approached by the men behind the Indiana Jones series, writer-creator George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg.... | |
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| | | Ford helps ease Flockhart's fear of flying | | Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 7:01:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Washington, Oct. 2 (ANI): Celebrity pilot Harrison Ford's girlfriend, Calista Flockhart, has revealed that he helped her overcome her flying fears by taking her up for a mile-high lesson. She says the little plane knowledge she had helped her come to terms with flying, and that she now finds hitting the skies very comfortable, especially, if beau Harrison is in the driver's seat. "It has to do with the power of knowledge. When you know the pilot and they can teach you want that noise was and you're not just sitting in the back of an airplane with these ominous pilots behind a closed door, it helps," Contactmusic quoted her as saying. (ANI) .... | |
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| | | Catching the Buzz: Betting on Betts | | Posted Saturday, September 09, 2006 5:18:53 AM by Blog57 Team | | Let's take a look at the Buzz Index from the past three days and see which players are currently causing the most change in fantasy baseball and fantasy football, and take a deeper look at what the fuss is all about. Buzz Index (Football) – Adds Wali Lundy (Hou – RB) 27,280 adds Ron Dayne (Hou – RB) 26,782 adds Vernand Morency (Hou – RB) 14,688 adds It's fairly rare that three members of the same backfield are among the most added players in fantasy football. Dayne signed with the Texans on Sunday, joining an offense which his agent called "Denver South," with former Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak now the head coach in Houston. Dayne is expected to "step right into [the] offense" because he is familiar with Kubiak and his system, and since "he's got more size than [Lundy and Morency]," he could end up with carries in goal-line situations.... | |
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| | | New on DVD: 'Apocalypse' redux, 'Duck Season' and TV shows | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 7:08:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford 4 stars (out of 4) At last there's an "Apocalypse Now" DVD for hard-core fans. This two-disc set includes both director Francis Ford Coppola's original 1979 film and his 2001 extended cut, which hit theaters as "Apocalypse Now Redux." Both versions were previously available but not in a single package. And neither of the previous releases had as many extra features as provided here. "Apocalypse," loosely based on Joseph Conrad's "The Heart of Darkness," is a chilling tale set during the Vietnam conflict. It stars Martin Sheen as Capt. Benjamin L. Willard, a special forces operative charged with traveling to Cambodia to assassinate a renegade U.S. colonel (Marlon Brando).... | |
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| | | Star Wars: Episode IV | | Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:29:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | STAR WARS, George Lucas's stunning sci-fi masterpiece, is arguably one of the most inventive and entertaining films ever made, garnering generations of loyal fans who are forever imprinted with the memory of its characters and dialogue. As the adventure begins, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), an impulsive but goodhearted young man who lives on the dusty planet of Tatooine with his aunt and uncle, longs for the exciting life of a Rebel soldier. The Rebels, led by the headstrong Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), are fighting against the evil Empire, which has set about destroying planets inhabited by innocent citizens with the Death Star, a fearsome planetlike craft commanded by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) and the eternally frightful Darth Vader (David Prowse, with the voice of James Earl Jones).... | |
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| | | TODAY | | Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 3:05:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | No meetings scheduled. Events "American Graffiti" Screening of the classic 1973 George Lucas film, featuring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford and Wolfman Jack, sponsored by Premier Color Graphics today at Visalia Fox Theatre, 300 W. Main St., Visalia. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Organ prelude 7 p.m. Movie starts 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 at door and free in advance at Premier locations in Tulare County. Information: Carolyn Estes, 625-8606. .... | |
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| | | Movie names can be in a league of their own | | Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:01:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK - Not every movie title is as effective as this summer's buzz-magnet, "Snakes on a Plane." Some are so bland, they tell you nothing about what's in store. Others are so obtuse, they leave you standing outside the multiplex scratching your head. Here's a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of movie names: THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE The upcoming Samuel L. Jackson action flick "Snakes on a Plane" just lays it out there. Similarly, Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" is about two Port Authority police officers who were trapped beneath the rubble of the Twin Towers. Such simplicity lends to the solemnity of the subject matter, as it did earlier this year with the devastating "United 93." Looking back, Alfred Hitchcock had a string of classic, catchy titles: "Psycho," "The Birds," "Strangers on a Train," "Rear Window." They all reach out and grab you by telling you exactly what they're about.... | |
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| | | Celebrity birthdays: Harrison Ford is 64 | | Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 3:08:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | He's been a president, a lawyer, a spy, a swashbuckling archaeologist and, of course, Han Solo. Actor Harrison Ford is 64. Also celebrating a birthday today: Former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp is 71. Actor Patrick Stewart is 66. Actor Robert Forster is 65. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn (the Byrds) is 64. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 60. Actress Daphne Maxwell Reid is 58. Actress Didi Conn is 55. Singer Louise Mandrell is 52. Actor-director Cameron Crowe is 49. Tennis player Anders Jarryd is 45. Rocker Gonzalo Martinez de la Cotera (Marcy Playground) is 44. Country singer-songwriter Victoria Shaw is 44.... | |
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| | | Calista Flockhart to marry Harrison Ford this fall | | Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 9:25:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | Calista Flockhart has finally convinced longtime boyfriend Harrison Ford to walk down the aisle -- thanks to a little help from movie legend Clint Eastwood. Harrison has agreed to marry Calista this fall, sources revealed to The ENQUIRER. Four years into their romance, Calista has been anxious to tie the knot and have a baby with Harrison -- so her 4-year-old adopted son, Liam, could have a sibling. "After all these years, Calista finally wore Harrison down and got him to agree to marriage," said an insider. "But she couldn't have done it without Clint and his wife Dina. Calista, 41, is 22 years younger than Harrison and there's a 34-year age difference between Clint and his 40-year-old wife. Seeing how blissfully happy Clint and Dina are helped convince Harrison to take the plunge again.... | |
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