I seek the little moments that will stay with me, even in bad movies.
A year later it wasThe Conversationthough I hadnt known Ford was in it my interest was in Gene Hackman.
And how smug were we who snagged invites to the press showing ofStar Wars.
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And we were off on the roller-coaster ride that is Harrison Fords career.
That latter was press-screened to a lucky audience of 1,000 on a Sunday morning.
How we lapped it up.
Ty Young and fellow student on the wait-list line for ‘Indiana Jones’Baz Bamigboye/Deadline
It was their first time visitingCannes.
They were lucky to get tickets for the movie though several people cheated and cut in line.
He didnt tell me whether it was any good or not, and that didnt matter.
He had an experience that hell never forget.
And sometimes we journalists take for granted the access that we have to these events.
I try not to.
I too had a great time at the newIndiana Jonesfilm.
Its a big, old-fashioned Hollywood blockbuster that you have to see on a giant cinema screen.
Thats absolutely all down to Harrison Ford.
A studio executive sitting in the row behind me observed that Ford knows his sweet spot.
I asked the man to explain that to me.
For instance,The Fugitive, that worked for him.
TheIndiana Jonesmovies, theStar Warspictures.Blade Runner!Working Girl.
I watched Ford as his director James Mangold gushed about working with him.
His lips trembled and he struggled to hold back tears.
Disney titanBob Igerlooked moved as well.
Are you happy, Bob?
He nodded in the affirmative.
Whats more important than having your photo taken with a beautiful woman, he joked.
I always laugh when I see Leo out and about trying to hide behind a baseball cap.
Its funny because the cap and all that palaver makes him stand out.
Dustin Hoffman told me: Hide in plain sight as you are, youre harder to spot.
People at the party were having a good time.
The DJ was blasting out some danceable tracks.
I did and stumbled.
Desperate to save the face (such vanity!
), I sort of pivoted as I fell and my right hand and buttocks took the weight.
Along with two of my colleagues, I was ushered to a seat.
Someone offered to get me a vodka which I declined.
A big thank-you to those who saved the face.
