Sheryl Crow takes up cause of wild horses in West Nov 22, 2009
In a letter sent to Obama and Salazar earlier this week, Crow and actors Ed Harris and Wendie Malick, along with Madeleine Pickens, the wife of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, and more than 100 other groups questioned the BLM's horse numbers and said there may be only 15,000 mustangs remaining on public lands. The BLM has received more than 7,000 public comments concerning its plans to remove 2,500 mustangs near Nevada's Black Rock Desert this winter. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Cambridge remembers storyteller Brother Blue Nov 10, 2009
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., actor Ed Harris, and author Howard Zinn also paid tribute to Hill in the book. Gates called him one of the wisest men Harvard ever produced and said, It has been my privilege to study under the tutelage of Brother Blue. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Mesa rolls out red-and-blue carpet for Cubs Nov 7, 2009
He didn't exactly say, "Cue the sun," in the manner of Christof, the megalomaniacal TV director portrayed by Ed Harris in the 1998 movie, The Truman Show. But Mayor Scott Smith really did say, "Cue Arizona sunset.". (AZCentral -- Business)
Exclusive Media Group to Acquire Indie Distributor Newmarket Nov 6, 2009
Currently in production for EMG is the hotly anticipated, "Let Me In" for Hammer Films and Overture Films, which is directed by Matt Reeves ("Cloverfield") and stars Kodi Smit-McPhee ("The Road"), Chloe Moretz ("(500) Days of Summer"), and Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor." Peter Weir's "The Way Back," starring Jim Sturgess ("21"), Academy Award nominee Ed Harris ("A Beautiful Mind"), Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan ("Atonement,") and Golden Globe winner Colin Farrell ("In... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
EMG nabs Newmarket Nov 6, 2009
Hammer is also in post-production on the Hilary Swank-Jeffrey Dean Morgan-starrer The Resident, and Spitfire Pictures has completed production on the Peter Weir-directed The Way Back, which stars Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan and Colin Farrell. Ball brings his executive team of Chris Calhoon, Rene Cogan, John Crye and Robert Fyvolent with him to EMG, and Tyrer will have an informal relationship with the team. (Variety)
South Haven beach goes Hollywood (1307) Oct 29, 2009
Ed Harris, who plays Stanley Tipton in "What's Wrong with Virginia?," is shown shaking hands (right) in a scene from the movie which is being shot at North Beach in South Haven ... starring Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly and Amy Madigan. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Beethovens nephew comix Oct 27, 2009
XD Though I always think of the movie Copying Beethoven- with Ed Harris. If you've never seen it, you should. (Harper's Magazine)
Oscar Nominated Actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard Join Forces to Host 'CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS' Show with First Network Premiere on Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 PM* Oct 8, 2009
Taraji stars in the upcoming dramas Once Fallen with Ed Harris and Brian Presley and in Hurricane Season opposite Forest Whitaker and Lil' Wayne. She had a leading role in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys with Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard and she starred in Sony's Not Easily Broken opposite Morris Chestnut. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
On Demand movie picks Sep 23, 2009
(Comcast Movies and Events) Slick, testosterone-powered action thriller in which good guys Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage must break into Alcatraz, where a renegade Marine general played by Ed Harris is holding hostages and threatening San Francisco with missiles containing poison gas. (R; runs through Oct. 8). (Boston Globe)
Newest Celtics out and about Sep 23, 2009
Coma, which takes place in Boston, was directed by the late Michael Crichton and stars a young Ed Harris, Tom Selleck, Michael Douglas, and Genevi. ve Bujold. (Boston Globe)
10 restaurants where you can watch the stars Sep 19, 2009
Some even own restaurants themselves, including Robert DeNiro, who is a partner at Nobu with Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Lou Diamond Philips and Christopher Walken. DeNiro is always bringing his friends in to dine, who may include Leonardo Di Caprio. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Palin, DeMint should take lessons from this guy Sep 16, 2009
I kinda liked Melanie Griffith saying (in a slow, breathy voice) mamallian to Ed Harris in Milk Money. Hey Bosch. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
MCOF FILMS"COOL" (5) Aug 23, 2009
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Edition. Hopefully this will give young filmmakers a great opportunity. (Malibu Times, CA)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
The Malibu Film Festival features four films with Malibu connections, including \"Return to Tarawa,\" about Malibu resident Leon Cooper\'s struggle to memorialize those lost in World War II at the Pacific atoll. Aug 6, 2009
"But the director, Steven Barber, wouldn't take no for an answer. He started an e-mail campaign and by the end, 50 to 100 veterans had e-mailed Katz expressing their support for the documentary, Barber said.Katz said he agreed to reconsider, and found that it's an important documentary that inspires those who watch it to stand up and make a difference. Also, the film's narrator and executive producer, Ed Harris and Leon Cooper, respectively, are both Malibu locals."I think they just didn't spend... (Malibu Times, CA)
Daily TV guide Aug 1, 2009
Appaloosa 8 p.m. (HBO) Old West lawmen (Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen) take on a corrupt rancher (Jeremy Irons). R (2008). (Boston Globe)
Know the Coach - Danny Hall Jul 22, 2009
My dream date: My wife My heroes: My parents and my wife My bucket list: Win the College World Series, visit Europe, see my boys grow up to be successful My motto: Work hard and do the best you can The thing I enjoy most about game day is: The game itself I have a sweet tooth for: Ice cream Celebrity I'd love to hang with for a night: Derek Jeter Celebrity some people say I look like is: Ed Harris Most famous person I've met: Scott Boras, as well as all of the pro athletes I've met and/or... (Ramblinwreck.com)
Rental Pick: The Right Stuff Jul 20, 2009
Main Actors: Sam Shepard, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Fred Ward. Critical Appeal: 96. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Featured Filmmaker: Michael Bay Jun 27, 2009
Starring Sean Connery, , and Ed Harris, the formula was similar to Bad Boys if even more pumped-up and kinetic, focusing less on logic and story and more on style, fast-moving cuts, and go-go-go shenanigans that would prove more crowd-pleasing than critic-pleasing. Cage became an unlikely action star because of the runaway hit the film turned into, and Bay not only avoided the sophomore slump but was elevated to the top of the Hollywood director list. (IGN FilmForce)
Editorial: Focus on real problem with school discipline Jun 19, 2009
In the 1995 movie "Apollo 13," Ed Harris, playing NASA flight director Gene Kranz, utters the following line after an explosion aboard the moon-bound spacecraft: "Let's work the problem, people. Let's not make things worse by guessing.". That's good advice in any setting, and it applies particularly well to the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP in connection with its interpretation of data requested from the state Department of Education regarding the suspension of students in Georgia's... (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Sims 3 Review Jun 3, 2009
The Sims is the closest that many of us will ever get to Ed Harris' character in The Truman Show; that's the movie where he plays the director who gets to "cue the sun" and manipulate events around the unsuspecting Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carrey. The thing is, Truman doesn't realize that the quaint, coastal town that he lives in is in fact a carefully staged set and that his every move is caught on camera and beamed to the outside world. (IGN PC Games)
Coaches Tour 2009 Update Jun 3, 2009
All the room was missing was talented military actor Ed Harris. From Scott AFB, we boarded the KC-135 sitting on seats mounted on pallets which were surrounded by 14,000lbs of SWAG - T-shirts, hats and everything else you can imagine. (Uclabruins.com)
Glengarry Glen Ross May 29, 2009
UPDATED DAILY Friday, May 29, 2009. Daily Latest in Entertainment Promos. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Theatricum Botanicum Artistic Director Ellen Geer flanked by Amy Madigan and Scott Garen, cochairs of Sunset and Shakespeare Over The Sea, a \"FriendRaiser\" for the nonprofit theater. Madigan and husband Ed Harris will host a fundraiser at their home on Saturday for the theater. May 28, 2009
"Jennifer Voccola, the city's environmental programs coordinator, said in the press release that the city aims to eventually have combination bins at all Malibu beaches, parks, bus stops and other properties."With bans on polystyrene containers, plastic bags and smoking on the beach, Malibu is making a definite statement that we expect our community and visitors to leave the beaches as clean or cleaner than when they arrived," Voccola said.The city allocated funds in the FY 2008-09 budget for... (Malibu Times, CA)
Global art star May 14, 2009
Ed Harris as Jackson Pollock; Marcia Gay Hardin won an Oscar as wife Lee Krasner. Frida (2002). (USA Today)
Things to do: May 8-14 May 8, 2009
Filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller made a splash at the Fresno Filmmakers Alliance conference last year when they talked about their adventures making "Touching Home" starring Ed Harris. Now they're back in Fresno to sign copies of their new book, "Either You're In Or You're In the Way," which tells the unlikely, scrappy story of how they got their movie made. (Fresno Bee)
Trading fedoras for spurs - Two detective novelists return to the Western May 2, 2009
Robert B. Parker s Brimstone continues his saga of Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole, two imaginary gun hands who were played to perfection by Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris in the 2008 movie Appaloosa. To tell the story of Judge Parker, Estleman had a wealth of historical material from which to draw, including voluminous newspaper reports and thousands of pages of official records from the judge s 21 years on the bench. (Missoulian, MT)
National Geographic Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi Join Exclusive Media Group and Spitfire Pictures to Co-Produce Six-Time Academy Award® Nominee Peter Weir's 'The Way Back' May 1, 2009
Jim Sturgess (21, Across the Universe), Academy Award nominee Ed Harris (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13), Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Peter Jacksons upcoming Lovely Bones) and Golden Globe winner Colin Farrell (In Bruges, Miami Vice) will star in this epic adventure, which is inspired by Slavomir Rawiczs acclaimed novel, The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom, as well as from other real-life accounts. The... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nickelodeon Establishes Endowed Scholarship at CalArts School of Film/Video Apr 18, 2009
Alan Smart (SpongeBob SquarePants), Craig McCracken (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), Don Cheadle (Crash), Ed Harris (The Truman Show), Paul Reubens (Pee-wee's Playhouse), and Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), among others. About CalArts School of Film/Video. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Leon Cooper prepares for 'Return to Tarawa' Apr 14, 2009
"With the footage they captured on a shoestring budget, Barber and Cooper returned and started archiving. They attracted the talent of actor and Malibu resident Ed Harris to narrate the film. They hired Emmy award-winning editor (for the 1992 documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse") Jay Miracle and emptied their savings accounts.The resulting one-hour documentary was selected by Discovery to premiere its new Military Channel's History Fridays beginning the end of this... (Malibu Times, CA)
Goodbye Dog River, hello dog-eat-dog stage Apr 4, 2009
Peterson had never seen Glengarry staged, but did watch the 1992 film version, whose cast includes Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin, and Jack Lemmon as Levene. The late Lemmon was "an actor I totally respected," Peterson says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Surfer joins Symphony board Mar 23, 2009
Harden, a frequent visitor of Hawai i, won an Oscar for her role opposite Ed Harris in Pollock. The Honolulu Symphony held its 12th Annual Symphony Ball on Saturday night at the Hawai i Convention Center. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Is Julia Roberts Old? Mar 11, 2009
Ed Harris plays the movie triangle husband ... I am able to picture a falsely cheery Sarandon portraying Elizabeth Edwards in my conflated version and can see Ed Harris as the southern senator. (Slate)
Mr Good Bard Mar 1, 2009
Based on the sparsely worded novel by Robert B. Parker, it is the story of city marshall Virgil Cole (Ed Harris, who also directed) and his sidekick Everitt Hitch (Mortensen) who have made their name as ruthless peacekeepers in the lawless towns of the West. Hired by the small, dusty town of Appaloosa to deal with powerful rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) whose cowboys are terrorising the town, they bring their own version of the law and a lot of expert firepower to sort things out. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
CAN'T WIN: Don't expect magic from racing's hard-luck man Feb 26, 2009
Someone line up Ed Harris for the movie. But it's not going to happen. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
O'Brien's blog Feb 23, 2009
Also liked State Of Grace with Penn and Ed Harris and Gary Oldman. rwill. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Community calendar Feb 12, 2009
Keokuk Public Library's Thursday Night Movie Club 6 p.m., Round Room, 210 N. Fifth St., featuring Appaloosa, a 2008 Western starring Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Jeremy Irons and Renee Zellweger. The movie is free and open to the public. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Violence on BD Feb 12, 2009
Soon after the incident, a man named Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris) enters the diner. He believes that Tom is a man from his past despite Tom's ; and his family's ; endless denial. (IGN FilmForce)
DVD reviews: Vicky Cristina, Mirrors Feb 7, 2009
Based on the book by Robert B. Parker, this Western tells the story of two friends (Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris) who must protect their town ... Ed Harris does just about everything in this old-fashioned Western, which he co-wrote, produced and directed while starring alongside Viggo Mortensen. (MSNBC -- Movies)
