Filed under: campaigns, film-tv, television, web — Michael d'Estries @ 8:59 pm
June 11th 2009
Before Stephen Colbert left for Iraq last week to entertain the troops, Tom Hanks joined him for a segement on preparing a care package for the troops. As you can imagine, hilarity ensued with such items as Tang, ice cream, beer, and puppies. The USO also got a nice plug in the end for people [...]
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Tagged: stephen colbert, tom hanks
Filed under: cars-houses, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 3:02 pm
May 12th 2009
Tom Hanks has written a letter to the New Yorker setting the record straight about the electric cars he has owned over the years. The actor was replying to a piece by Peter J. Boyer in which it was claimed (or assumed) that Hanks had at one time owned the ill-fated all-electric EV1 from General [...]
Filed under: cars-houses, events: la, honors, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 11:12 am
February 20th 2009
When people think of the word “hybrid”, for most, the Toyota Prius is the first image that pops into their heads. No other eco car has become more a symbol of the modern day green movement — and Hollywood has been a large part of that success. As discussed previously, Toyota made a very wise [...]
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Tagged: adrian grenier, leonardo-dicaprio, rosario dawson, tom hanks
Filed under: cars-houses, transport — Michael d'Estries @ 10:05 am
December 15th 2008
Back in February of ‘07, Tom Hanks was the first customer to walk away with a newly converted gas-to-electric car from AC Propulsion. The comapany took a standard Scion XB vehicle, tore out its combustion guts, and replaced them with a lithium-ion Ebox system. Said Hank at the time, “There are three electric cars sitting [...]
Filed under: donations, events: bay area — Michael d'Estries @ 1:45 pm
October 28th 2008
Even after passing away at age 83 last month, Paul Newman continues to raise money for charity and help those in need.
Last night in San Francisco, an A-list crowd gathered to honor the late actor and help bring in the green during an annual benefit for Newman’s charity camp, The Painted Turtle, for children with [...]
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Tagged: bruce willis, joaquin phoenix, julia roberts, paul newman, sean penn, tom hanks
Filed under: campaigns — Michael d'Estries @ 10:30 am
September 25th 2008
Have a look at this video featuring Annie Lennox video blogging about Amnesty International and the organization’s new Arts Fund. In terms of passion and sincerity in discussing a cause, about the only other person that comes to mind is Tom Hanks. His videos are filled with just as much down to earth appeal.
Lennox will [...]
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Tagged: annie lennox, tom hanks
Filed under: magazines — Michael d'Estries @ 4:33 pm
September 3rd 2008
Vanity Fair magazine has released their “Top 100 Most Influential People In The World” list — and making the top 10 for the first time are Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Al Gore (Coming in at 9 and 10 respectively). Who’s number one? Oddly enough, another first timer by the name of Vladimir Putin. We’re [...]
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Tagged: al gore, angelina jolie, bono, brad pitt, george clooney, oprah winfrey, tom hanks
Filed under: campaigns — Michael d'Estries @ 5:46 pm
January 26th 2008
Tom Hanks is one of the few activist/actors that has personally taken advantage of the YouTube phenomenon to promote campaigns he’s passionate about. And it’s his style that I really enjoy — down to earth, easy to follow, a bit comedic. It’s not that he’s at some studio — he’s doing these informative videos from [...]
Filed under: festivals, film-tv — Michael d'Estries @ 9:26 am
January 25th 2008
Our stylish friends over at Sprig have just released a video of their good times at Sundance. Sprig stalkerazzis (though we’re naming them honorary ecorazzis) Brit Liggett and Jennifer Prediger hit the streets and spoke with Tom Hanks, Colin First, Emily Blunt, and a bunch of other celebs about their eco-friendly habits and naughty sins. [...]
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Tagged: colin firth, emily blunt, tom hanks
Filed under: politics — paige @ 9:49 am
December 10th 2007
As Oprahpalooza kicked off in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire over the weekend, it is clear that when it comes to celebrity endorsements, Obama is the man. A flood of support continues to pour in from a range of celebrities including George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Stephen Colbert, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and [...]
