Your DVD Player Sleeps With the Fishes Oct 3, 2008
Robert Harris of the Film Preserve, who oversaw the new restoration, found the missing reel just last year in the Paramount vaults, inside a can mislabeled "Reel 1B, Dupe 2." ... Robert Harriswho has conducted some of the most meticulous restorations of the past couple decades (Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo, Rear Window, and My Fair Lady, among others)got involved in discussions that September. (Slate)
Best bets for the week Aug 15, 2008
Jacksonville Beach's Summer Jazz Concert Series comes to a close with performances by Marion Meadows, Gerald Veasley and the Robert Harris Group. The free show is from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the SeaWalk Pavilion. (Florida Times-Union)
Ten chapters May 25, 2008
Robert Harris described the affair as 'emblematic of the tacky culture we live in. Had the market gone too far. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
UTPB basketball roundup Feb 29, 2008
Robert Harris scored a game-high 28 points to lead four Falcons (11-15) in double figures in their first-ever victory over the Cardinals (16-10) ... UTPB 89, University of the Incarnate Word 81 UTPB (11-15) Robert Harris 9 4-5 15, Ashley Arnott 1 0-0 3, Art Garcia 1 12-14 14, Justin Bailey 4 1-2 12, Charles Harper 8 4-6 23, Chris Dunlop 0 1-4 1, Kennan Gay 0 0-0 0, Luther Thomas 2 4-4 8, Renato da Paz 0 0-0 0. (Odessa American, TX)
College basketball: Harris does it again for Falcons Feb 22, 2008
2008-02-22 00:47:00 UTPB s Robert Harris had another huge night to lead the Falcons to a victory ... UTPB (10-14, 7-5) Quintan Lipkins 4 2-2 13; Ashley Arnott 0 0-0 0; Justin Bailey 4 0-0 10; Charles Harper 6 4-6 17; Robert Harris 9 14-16 33; Chris Dunlop 2 0-0 5; Art Garcia 1 0-0 2; Kennan Gay 0 0-0 0; Luther Thomas 1 0-0 3; Renato da Paz 3 2-2 8 ... 3-Point goals Lincoln 11 (Ralph Mata 5, Jared Boone 3, Ryan Spearman 2, Richard Williams), UTPB 9 (Quintan Lipkins 3, Justin Bailey 2, Charles... (Odessa American, TX)
What pants rant says about Jeremy Paxman Jan 25, 2008
Back in the 1980s, Paxman wrote an impassioned book with his friend Robert Harris, the thriller writer, about gas and germ warfare. Three years later, he published an investigation into the country's top power brokers, Friends in High Places: Who runs Britain. (Telegraph.co.uk)
College basketball: UTPB men pick up Heartland win on road Jan 23, 2008
Robert Harris had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Harper had 13 points and 13 rebounds for UTPB, which led 37-36 at halftime ... UTPB 89, Lincoln 73 Monday UTPB (4-10 overall, 3-1 Heartland Conference) Robert Harris 7 1-4 15; Quintan Lipkins 7 6-7 25; Ashley Arnott 3 0-2 9; Justin Bailey 6 0-0 14; Charles Harper 5 2-2 13; Chris Dunlop 1 2-2 4; Art Garcia 2 0-1 4; Kennan Gay 0 0-0 0; Luther Thomas 2 0-0 5; Renato da Paz 0 0-0 0; Andy Spears 0 0-0 0 ... Fouled out UTPB, Robert Harris. (Odessa American, TX)
College basketball: UTPB teams split in Kansas Jan 20, 2008
Robert Harris had 15 points and 11 rebounds ... UTPB 77, Newman 66 UTPB (4-10, 2-1) Quintan Lipkins 7 6-7 23; Robert Harris 6 2-7 15; Justin Bailey 5 5-6 15; Charles Harper 3 0-0 8; Renato da Paz 3 1-2 7; Ashley Arnott 1 0-0 3; Chris Dunlop 0 2-2 2; Luther Thomas 0 2-2 2; Art Garcia 0 2-2 2; Andy Spears 0 0-0 0; Keenan Gay 0 0-0 0. (Odessa American, TX)
You can't keep a good schoolboy down Dec 23, 2007
The same lesson might be drawn from the publication of Robert Harris's brilliant entertainment, his political thriller The Ghost, in which the former political editor of The Observer satirised the foibles of New Labour, in particular the reputation of a newly retired Prime Minister, Adam Lang ... All this was too much for Robert Harris, who merrily denounced the whole business as 'a monstrous boil' on the face of literature. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
The best reads Nov 25, 2007
In The Ghost (Hutchinson) Robert Harris has written an entertaining story about a hack writer who is invited to 'ghost' the autobiography of a Prime Minister who bears a striking resemblance to Tony Blair. It is a memorable commentary on the essential vanity of politicians. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Itsa thriller: book queen hit by agent defections Sep 16, 2007
Robert Harris, whose latest book, The Ghost, is published in early October, said he would also be loyal to Kavanagh. It s all about individuals, and the relationship between author and agent, said Harris, whose previous bestsellers include Enigma, Pompeii and Imperium. (Times Online)
Polanski pushes 'Pompeii' forward Apr 14, 2007
Scribe Robert Harris and Polanski are putting the final touches to the screenplay draft of "Pompeii," which adapts Harris' eponymous period tale of the famously catastrophic volcanic eruption. "Pompeii" will tap an A-list Hollywood star to play the lead role of Marco Attilio Primo, a young Roman engineer sent to Pompeii in A.D.79, just days before the devastating eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. (Variety)
`There are secrets in the house. We don't tell.' Mar 20, 2007
Cook County Public Guardian Robert Harris said Melanie's case is a classic example of an abuse phenomenon where only one child is targeted by parents, but the others pay a terrible price. "All of these kids, to an extent, they were abused, essentially raised in a climate of violence, taught violence," Harris said. (FOX59, IN)
Luxury bowling alley planned for Old Town Scottsdale Mar 6, 2007
Split will be developed and operated by AZ Family Entertainment, a company that includes former Suns Player Dan Majerle, former Suns marketing executive Robert Harris, 's Steve LeVine, David Sanclemente and Dutton. "Everybody can bowl and a score of 46 can be just as much fun as a score of 146," said Dutton. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Jan 5, 2007
1): Robert Harris, author of "Pompeii" and "Imperium" and novelist Jennifer Egan author of "The Keep," interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. " 6 p.m. KUSF-FM (90.3): Chinese Star Radio. Educational radio for the Bay Area's Chinese Community. 7 p.m. KPFA-FM (94.1): Apex Express. Asian and Pacific Islands community news. 7:30 p.m. KALW-FM (91.7): Out in the Bay. Topics of interest to the gay and lesbian community. 8 p.m. KQED-FM (88.5): American RadioWorks. "Imperial Washington": The 110th Congress... (San Francisco Chronicle)
