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  • August 2008

    • Close Casting Calls for Stars

      New York Post  |  Aug 18, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Close Casting Calls for Stars

      (Newser) - Some of today's brightest stars nearly landed iconic TV roles, but didn't for better or worse. Author Eila Mell reveals a few near-misses to the New York Post :   Harrison Ford turned down the part of "Meathead" in All in the Family . Mickey Rooney also passed on bigot Archie Bunker. Rosie O'Donnell was almost cast on Seinfeld as neighbor Elaine. More »

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      list  • television  • Harrison Ford  • Rosie O'Donnell  • Leonardo DiCaprio  • Whitney Houston  • Courteney Cox

    • McCain Ad Angers Hollywood

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 1, 08 10:05 AM CDT

      McCain Ad Angers Hollywood

      (Newser) - Tinseltown is ticked over John McCain’s recent ad likening Barack Obama to Britney Spears—and to Paris Hilton, whose parents have donated the maximum to the senator's campaign. The problem isn't just looking ungrateful, reports the LA Times, but the fine distinction between a mere “celebrity” and a "rock star" like Obama. More »

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      John McCain  • celebrity  • Los Angeles  • Hollywood  • campaign fundraising  • Paris Hilton  • campaign advertising  • Harrison Ford

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Indiana Jones Whips Up $311M

      Variety  |  May 27, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Indiana Jones Whips Up $311M

      (Newser) - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has struck it rich, racking up the most lucrative international opening of all time and the second highest US weekend box office take ever in a blockbuster weekend for the Steven Spielberg epic. The film grossed $151 million domestically and $160 million overseas, Variety reports. It's Paramount's second summer hit along with Iron Man. More »

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      box office  • Steven Spielberg  • Indiana Jones  • Harrison Ford  • Robert Downey Jr.  • George Harrison  • Iron Man  • Memorial Day

    • Commies See Red Over Indiana Jones Film

      Times (UK)  |  May 24, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      Commies See Red Over Indiana Jones Film

      (Newser) - Indy's new Cold War adventure has infuriated St. Petersburg's Communist Party, the London Times reports. The angry apparatchiks say Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 's depiction of ruthless KGB spies who send terrorists to the US is pure propaganda intended to “slander Soviet Communists” and poison young Russians against  them. More »

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      Russia  • Soviet Union  • Indiana Jones  • Communist Party  • Cate Blanchett  • Harrison Ford  • St. Petersburg  • Communists

    • Indy's Whip Master Braces for Windfall

      Seattle Times  |  May 20, 08 8:47 PM CDT

      Indy's Whip Master Braces for Windfall

      (Newser) - The Indiana Jones set is again beating down the door of the Washington man who's made most of the bullwhips used in the movie blockbusters, the Seattle Times reports. David Morgan, 82, handcrafted eight more for the fourth installment, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , which premieres at midnight tomorrow; there's a 6-week waiting list for Morgan's $895 lashes. More »

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      movies  • Indiana Jones  • Harrison Ford

    • Indy's Still Kicking Butt in Crystal Skull

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 08 6:52 PM CDT

      Indy's Still Kicking Butt in Crystal Skull

      (Newser) - Who you calling old? It may be 19 years since Indiana Jones last donned a fedora, but Harrison Ford amply kicks Russian butt in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kenneth Turan writes in the Los Angeles Times . The flick, opening in the US on Thursday, premiered today at Cannes to audiences cheering at its opening credits. More »

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      movie review  • Steven Spielberg  • Cannes Film Festival  • Cate Blanchett  • Harrison Ford  • George Lucas  • Shia LaBeouf

  • April 2008

    • Leia & Solo's On-Set Romp

      Sun (UK)  |  Apr 29, 08 11:08 AM CDT

      Leia & Solo's On-Set Romp

      (Newser) - Princess Leia has finally 'fessed up to some off-camera laser-play with Han Solo during the filming of Star Wars , the Sun reports. "I went on the film saying ‘I’m going to have an affair,’ like it was a kiwi, an exotic fruit," Carrie Fisher tells the British show Bring Back , "because I’d never had one!"  She confesses to having a crush on co-star Harrison Ford. More »

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      affair  • romance  • Harrison Ford  • Star Wars  • Carrie Fisher

    • Indiana Jones' New Treasure: Cannes Debut

      BBC  |  Apr 7, 08 3:20 AM CDT

      Indiana Jones' New Treasure: Cannes Debut

      (Newser) - The first new Indiana Jones movie in 18 years will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival before its May 22 release in the US, according to one of the movie's stars. But British actor John Hurt, who spilled the beans on BBC TV, is sworn to secrecy about details of the movie, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. More »

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      Steven Spielberg  • Cannes Film Festival  • Indiana Jones  • Cate Blanchett  • Harrison Ford  • Shia LaBeouf

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • New 'Indy' Vexed Film Legends

      Vanity Fair  |  Jan 6, 08 3:34 PM CST

      New 'Indy' Vexed Film Legends

      (Newser) - It seems like a sure thing: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, in on 13 of the 100 highest-grossing movies ever, revive the billion-dollar Indiana Jones franchise. But Lucas spent 15 years trying to convince Spielberg and Harrison Ford to do Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , due out May 22. Why the discord? It all came down to what Hollywood calls a MacGuffin, Vanity Fair reports. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • Steven Spielberg  • Indiana Jones  • Harrison Ford  • George Lucas  • Shia LaBeouf

  • September 2007

    • Spilling Spoilers Is a Deathtrap for Indy Extra

      New York Post  |  Sep 27, 07 1:35 PM CDT

      Spilling Spoilers Is a Deathtrap for Indy Extra

      (Newser) - A spoiler-filled interview with his hometown Oklahoma paper proved as dangerous as a rolling ball of death for an extra in the new Indiana Jones movie. Steven Spielberg is furious that the 24-year-old violated his non-disclosure agreement, the Post reports. “Who knows whether that particular person will ever work in this town again?” a Spielberg spokesman said ominously. More »

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      Steven Spielberg  • Indiana Jones  • Harrison Ford  • spoilers

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