This great video essay from Fandor goes into the iconic way Spielberg uses shots of characters faces in pivotal emotional, terrifying, and fascinating scenes – and the way it captures the characters moments perfectly. Check out the video below:
‘Cowboys & Aliens’ from the very talented Jon Favreau merges two of my favorite genres, Science Fiction, and Westerns – but does it succeed? Based on a graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, the film opens in the fashion of most typical westerns, a character shrouded in mystery rolls into town. Our stranger is played …
According to New Zealand news site “Stuff,” the next Indiana Jones film will begin shooting next year, with the plot line centered around the Bermuda Triangle. The source explained that Lucas and Spielberg have been working on a script, and that Harrison Ford is on stand-by for filming next year. Apparently, they also said that …
He helped revive one franchise, why not two? Reports this morning say that Chris Pine, best known for playing James Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek,” movie, will be playing Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan character in a re-boot of the series. Ryan had been played in previous movies by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben …
Apparently Shia LaBeouf says Indiana Jones 5 is in the works. The actor told BBC news that “Steven [Spielberg] just said that he cracked the story on it before I left and I think they’re gearing that up.” Well, I guess we’ll see what happens with this one.
What benefited the viewing of this film for me, was the fact that I hadn’t read a single shred of information on it. I knew nothing more then its basic premise and who was in it. I did not read a single review save for the snippets they highlight in the TV spots.
A new interview with George Lucas explains the tension behind-the-scenes of the recent ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.’ Lucas said that the tension came from the fact that on the new movies, he needed to agree with Steven Speilberg and Harrison Ford while on earlier films, everyone looked to him. He …
After 19 years, Indiana Jones is back. The character that so many of us grew up with has returned fedora and all. So, does it live up to the hype? Well, kinda. I’m not going to go over the plot. Read it somewhere else, if you’re that concerned about it. ‘But the movie,’ I hear …
Harrison Ford spoke to the Sun about reviving some of his old characters. “Oh, Han Solo isn’t interesting to me. It’s a very narrow sort of utility in the story and it was great for my career and it was fun to play at the time but I wouldn’t go back there again. Those pants! …
So after 19-years, it still really is no surprise that Steven Spielberg, and the fedora-donning Indiana Jones raked in $151.1 million dollars since its premiere on Thursday, bringing in $311.1 million dollars worldwide. ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,’ didn’t break the Memorial Day record, set last by ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: …