LIFESTYLE36 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 Movies & Music Indonesian minister ‘shocked’at Harrison Ford climate interview ndonesia’s forestry minister has be deported-although he was due to explain the challenges of catching accused Hollywood legend leave Indonesia later Tuesday anyway. people who break the law in IHarrison Ford of subjecting him to a Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan told Indonesia’s sprawling rainforests, rude interview on climate change that reporters that he had been angered by where illegal logging is rampant. left him “shocked”, an official said yes- Ford’s approach during the interview “I was only given the opportunity to terday. The “Indiana Jones” and “Star in the capital Jakarta. “His emotions say one or two sentences during the interview,” he said. Arief said the minis- ter thought there would have been some time to discuss the interview before it began. But in the event he was “shocked that as soon as his (Ford’s) crew came in, they started film- ing and interviewing him... and attack- ing him with questions”. “There’s no privilege for him although he is a great actor,” he said. “His crew and those who were helping him in Indonesia must be questioned to find out their motives for harassing a state institution.” “If necessary, we will deport him,” he added. Ford, who has supported numerous environmental causes in Director Jason Reitman, actors Gattlin Griffith, Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin of ‘Labor Day’ pose at the recent years, has travelled to several Guess Portrait Studio during 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. —AFP places in Indonesia to make part of a series on climate change called “Years of Living Dangerously” for US television network Showtime. He also met with In this photograph taken on September 9, 2013, US actor Harrison President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Josh Brolin makes a great Ford arrives at the forest ministry building in Jakarta to interview yesterday. As Southeast Asia’s largest Indonesia’s Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan. —AFP economy grows rapidly, swathes of biodiverse forests across the archipela- pie, says Kate Winslet Wars” actor, who is making part of an were running very high,” the minister go of 17,000 islands have been cleared environmental documentary in was quoted as saying by the state-run to make way for paper and palm oil osh Brolin, known for villainous chili or anything else, but he certainly were coming out of the pie,” said Indonesia, attacked the minister with Antara news agency. “I understand the plantations, as well as for mining and roles, makes a great pie both on is an excellent pie baker.” Reitman Reitman. “He’d give pies to everyone questions during the encounter on American man just came here to see agriculture. —AFP Jand off screen, Kate Winslet, co- concurred, and according to Brolin, and it really was exciting at first, but Monday, said presidential advisor Andi Tesso Nilo (a national park on Sumatra star of his latest film, said Saturday, the crew on the set were also very later on you’d see a pie and go run- Arief. The advisor accused Ford and his island) and wanted violators to be softening his tough guy image. The pleased with his flaky crusts. But the ning.” crew of “harassing state institutions” caught the same day.” The minister American actor-who has played loath- actor may have taken preparing for Still, the pies kept coming and said the 71-year-old could even added he was not given the chance to some characters in such films as “Milk,” the scene a tad too far, according to throughout the nine-week film shoot- “American Gangster,” “Wall Street: Winslet. “He got a little bit obsessive for Winslet, for Reitman, for the crew Money Never Sleeps” and the Coen with making pies,” she said. “He would and even the hair and makeup brothers’ Academy Award-winning get up at four in the morning and he department. “We lived on pie,” said “No Country for Old Men”-perfected would come to work with a box and Winslet. Brolin confessed that it all his baking skills for a scene in director say, ‘I’ve baked you a pie.’” started out of “abject fear” of not US judge drops bosses Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day.” The film, Brolin would also email pictures of being able to do the pie scene with based on a Joyce Maynard novel, pre- his pies to friends and others. Five Winslet, described in the script as “the miered this week at the Toronto film weeks and many, many pies later, greatest pie making scene in cinema festival. In it, Brolin plays an escaped Winslet and the rest of the cast and history.” He said he burned the top of from Jackson death lawsuit convict taken in by a reclusive single crew had had their fill. Reitman, for the pie on his first attempt while the mother, portrayed by Winslet. one, said his fridge was full. “Josh is a bottom was uncooked. The reason? he judge in Michael Jackson’s “Josh got into his character and, I picture of masculinity, but you’d show He had accidentally turned the oven family’s lawsuit against promot- can say, is an excellent cook of pies,” up at his cottage and he’d be so excit- to broil. —AFP ers AEG Live dismissed Monday Winslet told a news conference. “I ed to tell you about the crust he T don’t know about his ability to make achieved that day or the juices that claims against two two executives accused over the 2009 death, leaving their firm as sole defendant. Judge Yvette Palazuelos ruled that Jackson lawyers have not proved claims that Elton John AEG Live chief executives Randy Phillips and Paul Gongaware could be held responsible for the singer’s to Honor death. The trial, in which the late pop icon’s mother Katherine Jackson accuses AEG Live of negligently hiring the doctor convicted over his death, Liberace at started in April, and could wrap up lat- er this month. Phillips and Gongaware were Emmys named as defendants, along with AEG Live as a company. Both have faced lton John will perform at the Emmy grillings earlier in the trial at the Los Awards for the first time to honor Liberace Angeles Superior Court. Monday’s Ein recognition of the pianist’s HBO biopic, decision streamlines the case before In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces “Behind the Candelabra.” John’s performance the jury, leaving the 12-strong panel that he is set to play a series of comeback concerts at the London O2 comes as the Stephen Soderbergh film is nomi- to decide only if they thought AEG Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the nated for 15 Emmys. It will accompany the pre- Live had negligently hired Conrad viously announced appearances by presenters Murray and failed to supervise him London O2 Arena. —AP Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who are properly. Murray was jailed for four while rehearsing for the doomed “This health. AEG Live insists that Jackson both nominated in Outstanding Lead Actor in a years in 2011 after being found guilty is It” series of concerts in London, himself hired Murray as his personal Miniseries or Movie category. John’s upcoming of involuntary manslaughter for which was set to be followed by a physician, and was therefore responsi- album, “The Diving Board,” his first studio album administering the surgical anesthetic world tour. Lawyers for Katherine ble for his own medical care. —AFP in seven years, will be released on Sept 24, two propofol to help Jackson, 50, cope Jackson, who brought the lawsuit in days after the Emmys. Executive produced by with chronic insomnia. her name and those of her son’s three Ken Ehrlich, the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards The self-styled King of Pop died on children, have argued that AEG Live will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, who is also June 25, 2009 at his rented Holmby ignored a series of warning signs a producer of the telecast. —Reuters Elton John Hills mansion, where he was living about the singer’s alarmingly failing Firth tackles story of torture, forgiveness in ‘Railway Man’ ctor Colin Firth said on Saturday he felt a special sense of obligation portraying Athe true story of a British soldier who was tortured and then suffered for decades before finding the strength to forgive his cap- tors. In “The Railway Man,” which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Leah Remini says Scientology Festival on Friday, Firth portrays World War Two veteran Eric Lomax, who was captured by the Japanese and spent years as a prisoner of war. split was family decision “You just want to be absolutely sure that ctress Leah Remini, one of the most July, representatives for Remini confirmed you don’t drop the baton that you don’t com- prominent celebrities to leave the that she had left the church founded by sci- promise how well this story has been told up to Church of Scientology, said on ence fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard in 1954. now, despite your limitations. Such care has A been taken to get the truth out there,” Firth, Monday that her family felt they could no The church counts actors like John Travolta longer belong to the church and had lost and Tom Cruise among its members. who won an Oscar in 2011 for his performance many friends because of the decision. “Over Followers of Scientology believe in “The King’s Speech,” told reporters in Toronto.