New Indiana
Jones collecting website launches
Tuesday, January
10, 2006 - Gilles V
Indiana Jones fan and collector Lon
Mills has created a new Indiana Jones fansite entitled IHateSnakes.com.
His site is dedicated completely to Indiana Jones memorabilia. Here
follows Lon's official press release:
Carmel, Ind. With Star Wars getting
all the attention from the media and collectors, the Indiana Jones
franchise, the other successful property at Lucasfilm, has disappeared
like the artifacts Indiana Jones finds himself on a quest to locate.
As the news of a fourth film grows
stronger, the new Web site IHateSnakes.com is dedicated to providing
news regarding collecting memorabilia, new and old, from the Indiana
Jones series and to provide an electronic outlet to display the
collection of Lon Mills.
Content for the site will include
product reviews, updates to Mills' collection, reports on new Indiana
Jones items to hit the market, and feature commentary about Indiana
Jones collecting. While other Web sites capture news on anything and
everything Indiana Jones, this site is niche to the collecting side and
acts as an ongoing collecting blog for Mills.
The Web site will be updated
frequently with plans to add new sections in the future.
IHateSnakes.com is an Indiana Jones
collecting Web site dedicated to memorabilia news and reviews of the
adventure franchise and features the ongoing collection of Lon Mills.
"Indiana Jones" is a trademark of Lucasfilm, Ltd. IHateSnakes.com
is in no way affiliated with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Lucasfilm
or Paramount Pictures. Copyrights and trademarks for the Indiana Jones
films, television series, and licensed products are held by their
respective owners.
A big thanks to Lon Mills for letting
us know about his great new Indy memorabilia site IHateSnakes.com.
Indiana Jones
Trilogy screenings in NYC this March
Tuesday, January
24, 2006 - Gilles V
New York City's fabled Ziegfeld
Theatre will show all 3 Indiana Jones films as part of a series of
classic films in March.
According to the theatre's website, Raiders of the Lost Ark,
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade will all play at The Ziegfeld from March 3rd till March 9th.
Thanks to Jack for the news.
Katanga joins
Harry Potter's Order of the Phoenix
Tuesday, January
31, 2006 - Gilles V
Yes, seriously! George Harris, the
actor who played Captain Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark has landed
a role in the next Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix.
George
Harris has been cast as Kingsley Shacklebolt who works for the Ministry
of Magic as a Dark Wizard catcher. He is also a member of the Order of
the Phoenix - the group set up to fight the evil Lord Voldemort.
The Order of the Phoenix will start filming in February.
George Harris has had a long acting
career. He most recently had roles in The Intepreter and Layer Cake, a
great film you should see! In Layer Cake George Harris plays alongside
Daniel Craig, the co-star of Spielberg's Munich and the next James Bond.
And a bit of bonus trivia; Daniel Craig began his film career with a
role in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert!
Ford
humiliated young Paul Bettany during fight scenes
Tuesday, January
31, 2006 - Gilles V
Something for all the fans who believe
that Harrison Ford is getting too old to play Indiana Jones again, that
Ford can no longer kick ass.
Well, Harrison Ford still can! Ford proved experience wins over youth,
when he humiliated young British star Paul Bettany in fight scenes for
their new movie Firewall.
Bettany, 34, spent three days
attempting to 'beat up' the Indiana Jones actor in choreographed shots,
but insists the 63-year-old actor is unbreakable in a fight. Bettany
says, "I was just trying not to get bruised. I wouldn't want to tumble
with Harrison Ford in real life. He's a tough son of a bitch. I threw
that man through a window seven times and he landed on his head, got
up, rebuilt the window with the crew and then got thrown through it
again. I hit that man in the stomach and he said, 'Could you just land
it a bit harder so I could feel it?' So I landed it a bit harder and he
wanted a bit more so he could react to it. Finally, I just wound one up
and let loose on him and he said, 'That's it!' It was the most
humiliating day of my life."
Source: IMDb.com
Indiana Jones
and the Lost Continent attraction found!
Tuesday, February
7, 2006 - Gilles V
Award winning writer Jim Hill has
published a very interesting article on his site JimHillMedia.com
in which he unearths the site plan for an Indiana Jones attraction that
was originally proposed for Disneyland nearly 20 years ago. One that
would have combined a jeep ride, a mine car-themed roller coaster, the
Jungle Cruise as well as Disneyland's own railroad into one mega-sized
Indiana Jones-themed attraction.
Given how much Indiana Jones
IV has been in the news lately, and given how WDI's new Principal
Creative Advisor John Lasseter is reportedly reviewing all of the ride
& show concepts that the Imagineers never quite got around to
building over the past 20 years ... I thought that now might be a good
time to talk about the big one that got away.
You know the one that I'm talking about, folks. It's that attraction
that was originally proposed for Disneyland back in the 1980s. The one
that hardcore Disney geeks have been obsessing about for years &
years now...
Jim Hill's article
about the Indiana Jones and the Lost Continent attraction plans is very
interesting and strongly recommended to read!
Spielberg's
Lincoln film project halted
Tuesday, February
7, 2006 - Gilles V
Column writer Jeffrey Wells announced
on his site Hollywood Elsewhere that Spielberg's
Abraham Lincoln film, planned to start filming around March, won't
begin production anytime soon, if at all. Here follows what Wells wrote:
I spoke to Liam Neeson twice last
summer at a couple of post-movie-premiere parties, and he said that the
plan was for Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln movie, in which he'll
play the title role, to start shooting sometime around March '06.
Forget it -- Spielberg's spokesperson Marvin Levy told me yesterday the
Lincoln project (which will be based in part upon Doris Kearns
Goodwin's recently published book about Lincoln) won't roll anytime
soon and is basically up in the air.
If this will have any effect on the
production of Indiana Jones IV is unknown at the moment. But it does
give Spielberg the space to start making the fourth Indy film this
summer. Lucas is also available plus Harrison Ford has been hinting
that Indy IV might start shooting this summer as well.
Thanks to Brett Hopkins for the news.
Brand-new
Raiders print screening in Berkeley, CA
Tuesday, February
14, 2006 - Gilles V
Indyfan Russell was so kind to let me
know that Raiders of the Lost Ark will be shown in the Act I
and II theater this weekend, Feb. 17 and 18th, at midnight.
Raiders will also be screened as the noon feature on Feb. 18 and 19th.
Also very interesting is that to
celebrate Raiders its 25th birthday Act I
and II will be using a brand-new 35mm print of Raiders of the
Lost Ark . So you will get to see the film on big screen looking as
good as the day it opened!
The Act I and II theater is located in
Berkeley, California, next to UC Berkeley. Visit the Landmark Theaters site for exact theater
location info.
Russell added that parking will be
easy at midnight, but hard to find close by at noon showing. (and
beware the mighty parking meter; most but not all are off on Sundays.)
Thanks to Russell English for
informing us.
And the
greatest ass kicker of all time is...
Friday, February
17, 2006 - Gilles V
Great film site JoBlo.com has
a weekly column titled The Ten Spot in which Jim Law gives a list of
the 10 "Best Movie Friends" or the top 10 "Moments in Bed" scenes.
Always a fun read! But this week's subject was "The Top 15 Action
Heroes"! And guess which hero took the first place from James Bond,
John McClane & the Terminator... yup, Indiana Jones.
Take your everyday fedora-wearing
archaeologist with a pissy attitude towards snakes and throw him into
the world's greatest adventures and sure enough, you'll get the world's
greatest action hero...
Actually, as far as I can remember, I
have yet to see a list of top film heroes in which Indiana Jones isn't
positioned on #1. And that's quite remarkable for a college professor!
Click here to read The
Top 15 Action Heroes column
A Week of
Kindness and the Last Crusade
Monday, February
20, 2006 - Gilles V
A New York based sketch comedy group
called A Week of Kindness has made a satire on the famous "Choose
wisely" scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Their fun sketch
is titled A Week of Kindness and the Last Crusade and can be viewed
online here.
The official A Week of
Kindness site also features more funny sketch videos including
World War II On the Moon!
Thanks to Nate Kushner for letting us
know.
Golden Fleece
fan film is ready and online!
Monday, February
20, 2006 - Gilles V
Cool fan film news, Ramon Cabello has
finished his animated film version of Indiana Jones and the Golden
Fleece!
This animated fan film is based on the Indiana
Jones and the Golden Fleece comic book published by Dark Horse in 1994.
Despite its comic inspiration, the original story has been adapted and
some changes were made to the main story.
Ramon's Golden Fleece fan film has
been divided into 18 chapters which can all be viewed online here. And be sure to visit Ramon's
site or TheRaider.net's Golden
Fleece page for more information on this special Indy fan film.
Indy and the
Sacred Community 1 year online
Friday, February
24, 2006 - Gilles V
The modest Indy fansite Indiana
Jones and the Sacred Community is 1 year online as of today.
And to celebrate its first anniversary the fan site is offering a few
special Indy media files:
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Spectacular Soundtrack
For the first time ever, on any site
- Indiana Jones Adventure Soundtrack
From Disneyland California
- Classic music pieces from all three
Indy films.
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Spectacular video
As far as I know Sacred
Community is the only fansite showing video scenes from the
Epic Stunt Spectacular.
Thanks to the webmaster of Indiana
Jones and the Sacred Community for these cool updates to his site. And
I wish him and his Sacred
Community many more years online!
Raiders:
Adaptation screening in Mississippi
Friday, February
24, 2006 - Gilles V
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The
Adaptation will be screened in Mississippi next friday, March 3rd! This
screening
will also feature a question and answer session with the Raiders:
Adaptation co-creators, Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala.
This rare screening will take place at
the Lafayette and Oxford Public Library in Lafayette County,
Mississippi at 6:00 PM - on March 3rd, 2006. The Raiders: Adaptation
event will begin at 5:00 PM with a reception with Chris Strompolos and
Eric Zala, and will be followed by a Q&A session after the
screening.
Visit the Yoknapatawpha
Arts Council site for more information about this event. And
check out our own Raiders:
Adaptation section if you want to know what Raiders of the Lost
Ark: The Adaptation is all about.
Thans to Eric Zala for letting us know.
New site
dedicated to Indiana Jones collectibles
Wednesday, March
1, 2006 - Gilles V
A new site has been launched dealing
in Indiana Jones collectibles. The site ThrowMeTheIdol.com
also has a forum that allows posts of people looking to meet other
collectors to buy-sell-trade Indy stuff with.
Thanks to Les for informing us about ThrowMeTheIdol.com.
Artist Paul
Shipper is selling some of his original art!
Wednesday, March
1, 2006 - Gilles V
If you're a big fan of Star Wars and
Indiana Jones poster artist Drew Struzan, then you must check out Paul
Shipper's artwork! Paul is a freelance illustrator located in
Manchester, UK. He is responsible for the Indy illustration
incorporated at the top of the TheRaider.net design as well as the
fantastic header illustration at our The Raven -
Message Boards. More Indiana Jones illustrations by Paul
Shipper can be viewed here.
But the big news about Paul Shipper is
that he is selling a lot of his original artwork - and prints - at his
online Art Sale Gallery. Practically all of
Paul's Indy illustrations are for sale, the original and/or a print!
But don't focus on just Indiana Jones when you visit his online Art Sale Gallery, there are many more great
sketches to be admired of subjects like Star Wars, Toy Story, Lord of
the Rings, etc.!
Marshall is
coming to the Jules Verne Festival in Paris
Wednesday, March
8, 2006 - Gilles V
Indiana Jones producer Frank Marshall
will be at the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival in Paris this month.
Marshall will attend the French premiere of his latest directed film
Eight Below, on Wed. March 22, during the festival opening night.
Visit the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival website
for more information.
Thanks to Skylover for the news.
Raiders: The
Adaptation screening in Southern California!
Wednesday, March
15, 2006 - Gilles V
Cult fanfilm Raiders
of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation is having its Southern
California premiere in Newport Beach, CA, next month!
Raiders: The Adaptation will be
screened at the The Newport Beach International Film Festival on Monday
April 24th at 7:30 pm.
Eric Zala & Jayson Lamb and Chris
Strompolos, all three creators of Raiders: The Adaptation, will be in
attendance! Which is a rarity.
A Q & A session with them will be held after the screening. And
then there will be a big reception on a boat that's been turned into a
nautical museum! All audience members and fans are welcome!
Visit the Newport
Beach International Film Festival for more information.
And a big thanks to Chris Strompolos
for informing us!
Sean Patrick
Flannery is coming to London!
Sunday, March 19,
2006 - Gilles V
Actor Sean Patrick Flannery, star of
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV-series, will be coming to the
London Film and Comic Con on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of July 2006.
Other expected guests are Richard
Dreyfuss, Carrie Fisher, Elijah Wood, and many more. Visit the London
Film and Comic Con site for more information.
Thanks to Skylover from SithClan.net
for the news.
Raiders Guys
sign with Speaking Engagement Agency
Saturday, April 1,
2006 - Gilles V
The Raiders Guys have recently signed
with the Lavin Agency, who books speakers at universities, colleges and
corporations. The Lavin Agency reps other filmmakers such
as Spike Lee, Joel Coen, authors such as John Updike & Isabel
Allende, satirist Al Franken, uber-producer Lynda Obst, and legendary
musician, Bob Geldof.
Chris and Eric have signed with the Lavin Agency to pursue speaking
engagements and screenings of their film Raiders of the Lost Ark: The
Adaptation world wide. Jayson is currently on sabbatical from
screenings (although he does occasionally join Chris and Eric on ones
that particularly interest him). Jayson's focus is on his new business
as a photographer and multi-media artist. Jayson's amazing work can be
viewed online here.
The link on the Lavin Agency website features a clip of The Raiders
Guys' very first Q&A in Austin, TX for their world wide premiere in
June of 2003. The video is preceded by footage from The Today Show. Click here and then click on "View video
sample."
A big thanks to Chris Strompolos for
letting us know!
Harrison Ford
documentary on BBC ONE tomorrow!
Monday, April 3,
2006 - Gilles V
UK tv-channel BBC ONE introduces a new
interesting film programme tomorrow evening. The programme is called
Hollywood Greats and for its first show it features on of the all-time
greatest, Harrison Ford!
The programme, hosted by Jonathan Ross, is a mix of interview,
documentary and movie clips and will look at the beginnings and
continuation of Harrison's movie career. The programme blurb reads:
Jonathan Ross travels to Hollywood
to meet Harrison Ford and chat about some of his classic movies.
Looking back to his performance as Hans Solo in Star Wars through to
his latest blockbuster, Firewall, Ford also looks forward to returning
in a fourth Indiana Jones adventure later this year. George Lucas,
Daryl Hannah, Helen Mirren and Tommy Lee Jones are among the
contributors.
Hollywood Greats airs tomorrow evening at
10:35 pm GMT on BBC ONE.
In one newspaper over the weekend, it was said that Jonathan Ross may
have actually got Harrison to lighten up - something of a rarity in
interviews with Ford, they say!
A big thanks to Brian for letting us
know.
Sir Sean
Connery, healthy and still making films!
Thursday, April 6,
2006 - Gilles V
Scotland Today published a fun article, and
video interview, with Sir Sean Connery who took part in the annual
Tartan Day celebrations in New York earlier this week. Looking healthy
and happy after his recent operation, Sir Connery told reporter Grant
Lauchlan that he has not actually quit making movies just yet! He is
now supplying his voice in an animated film called Sir Billi the Vet.
Reporter Grant Launchlan also asked
Sir Connery about the possibility of his involvement in Indiana Jones
4, he said: "I don't know, I think Harrison's too old for me now...He's
borrowed my wig you know!"
This year Sir Connery is also going
to be receiving an award from the American Film Institute. He will be
the 34th recipient, and the first Scot to receive it as well!
Head over to the Scotland Today site and view their video
interview with a happy and healthy looking Sir Sean Connery!
Thanks to Brett Hopkins for the
article link.
Raiders:
Adaptation review and screening update!
Thursday, April 6,
2006 - Gilles V
A new review
of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation has appeared online on a Cinephobia
film reviews site. Here follows an except of the review written by
Stephen Rowley.
"Some have suggested that the fuss
about the Adaptation is misdirected, arguing that we should be saluting
those who make original works on heroically low budgets, rather than
elaborate derivatives of Hollywood blockbusters... Crucially, though, I
have never seen the film criticised by someone who has seen it. When
you actually see it, it's impossible not to be impressed by the sheer
determination and ingenuity of these kids."
And there's good news for the people
living near Southern California! Raiders of the Lost Ark: The
Adaptation will be screened there during the The Newport Beach International Film Festival
on Monday April 24th, at 7:30 PM.
A very special occasion because the three makers - Chris Strompolos,
Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb - will all be in attendance for a Q&A
after the show!
Click here for more information on the
Raiders: Adaptation screening and to order your ticket.
Thanks to Matt for the review link,
and to Chris, Eric and Jayson for the screening info!
Raiders: The
Adaptation screening in Alaska!
Friday, April 7,
2006 - Gilles V
Legendary fan film Raiders
of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation will be screening in Alaska for
two days in May!
Raiders: The Adaptation will be
screened at the Downtown Coliseum Theater - in Sitka, Alaska - on
Friday, May 5th at 6 pm and Saturday, May 6th at 1 pm.
Both Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala
will be in attendance! A Q&A session with them will be held after
the screening.
Visit the Sitka Film Society
site for more information.
And a big thanks to Chris Strompolos
for letting us know!
Burnett &
Spielberg to be On the Lot
Friday, April 7,
2006 - Jawad Mir
Fox announced on Thursday plans for On
The Lot, a new competition reality show from Mark Burnett and Steven
Spielberg that will feature aspiring directors and filmmakers vying for
a DreamWorks studio development deal.
Mr. Billion-Dollar Box Office is
teaming with reality mastermind Mark Burnett for On the Lot, an
American Idol-meets-The Apprentice-style Fox reality series that aims
to find the next, well, Steven Spielberg.
According to the press release, 16
finalists will be divided into two teams and each group has to produce
(and write, and direct, and cast…) a short film each week. Fox says
that the contestants will be forced to deal with the pitfalls that any
major player could face--creative differences, budgetary problems,
deadlines, etc.--but that they will also have access to some
high-caliber perks, such as the opportunity to collaborate with
Industry insiders and big-name celebs.
On the Lot will unfold over two nights a week, with night number one
featuring an hourlong "film premiere" episode to screen the teams'
work, which will tackle a different genre each week. Night number two
(now, where have we heard this one before) will be the "box office"
results show. A team of judges will be on hand, but it will be viewers'
votes that ultimately decide which Hollywood hopeful is sent back to
the drawing board each week.
Fox says the team of judges will
comprise a "high-ranking motion picture executive, a prominent film
critic and a succession of well-respected guest judges." Fine, just so
long as one is really nice another is really mean and speaks with a
British accent.
The last aspiring Spielberg,
Scorsese, Tarantino or Coppola standing will win a studio development
deal with DreamWorks.
"For me, like any person who wants
to be a filmmaker, the opportunity to work hand in hand with Steven
Spielberg is a dream come true," Burnett said in a statement. "With the
help of our partners at Fox… we're going to make an incredible show
about looking for the next great filmmaker by mining the growing
segment of the public making their own content, and giving them the
chance."
"All through my career I've done
what I can to discover new talent and give them a start," added the
two-time Oscar-winning director, who will at least cameo on the show.
"This opportunity with Mark Burnett, DreamWorks and Fox allows all of
us to reach out directly to open a much wider door."
On the Lot is slated to premiere
sometime next season, with an unnamed source close to the Fox deal
telling Us Weekly that cameras will start rolling in the fall (both
Fox's and the contestants', in this case) and that the show will be on
the network's schedule in 2007.
Karen Allen is
coming to Dallas Comic Con!
Thursday, April
20, 2006 - Gilles V
Next week it's time for Dallas Comic
Con 7! And this year they seem to pay extra attention to Raiders of the
Lost Ark as one of their special guests is Raiders' lead actress Karen
Allen! And they are also producing a special program book to celebrate
the 25th Anniversary of Raiders.
The program book will feature two covers, one by Lucasfilm artist Dave
Dorman, and a flip cover by Lucasfilm artists Tom Hodges and Cat Staggs.
Other Indy related guests at the Dallas Comic Con are comic artists Dave
Dorman and Kerry Gammill. Dave Dorman is an Eisner award-winning artist
popular for his cover paintings featured on Star Wars and Indiana Jones
comics for Dark Horse. Kerry Gammill is the illustrator of multiple
Superman, X-Men and Indiana Jones Marvel Comic adventures from the 80s.
Other Special guests are:
Thomas Jane (The Punisher), John Wesley Shipp (The Flash), Gates
McFadden (Star Trek: Next Generation), Bernie Wrightson (creator of
Swamp Thing), Howard Chaykin (writer of The Flash), Tim Bradstreet
(cover/poster artist on The Punisher) and many more.
Dallas Comic Con 7 will be held at the
Plano Centre (10 miles north of Dallas) on April 29th and 30th. General
admission is $10 on Saturday and $5 on Sunday. Media guests do charge a
fee for autographs. For all the latest details check out the official Dallas Comic Con site.
Dallas Comic
Con 7 Program Book Press Release
Tuesday, April 25,
2006 - Gilles V
The Dallas Comic
Con 7 celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark with
special guest Karen Allen. As a bonus for the fans, the show is
producing a collectible program book featuring two painted covers by
the Lucasfilm artist guests.
The first is by Tom Hodges (artist of
the StarWars.com
webstrips) and Cat Staggs (Topps Star Wars trading card artist), which
is a first-time collaboration for the two talented illustrators. It
features Marion in the classic scene from Raiders, deciding between her
father's medallion and Indy's money. I'm sure customers in the dealer
room at the show will be faced with that same dilemma!
The second cover is
by Dark Horse cover artist Dave Dorman. He painted this remarkable
piece specifically for the program, which features an unusual pairing
of Boba Fett and Marion in front of Jabba the Hutt's exploding sail
barge. Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) is also a guest at the show, in case
you're wondering what the inspiration was.
The interior of the program features
comic book pin-ups by special show guests Bernie Wrightson and Howard
Chaykin. These books are sure to be highly sought after by Indy fans,
so do your best to make it to the show.
Dallas Comic Con 7 will be held at the
Plano Centre (10 miles north of Dallas) on April 29th and 30th. For
more information about the event, including a schedule of events and
complete guest list, go to DallasComicCon.com.
Special thanks to Mark Walters for the
Press Release and Program Book covers!
Dallas Comic
Con's limited edition "Marion" prints
Thursday, May 11,
2006 - Gilles V
One of the
coolest items available at the Dallas Comic Con 7 last month was a
limited set of commemorative prints by Lucasfilm artists Tom Hodges (StarWars.com
webstrip artist) and Cat Staggs (Topps Star Wars sketch card artist).
These special numbered print sets were done exclusively for the show,
for which Tom and Cat collaborated on a cover for the program book.
Now you can get your very own set of these
special high quality prints
directly from the artists, and a special bonus they' are signed by both
artists and actress Karen Allen!
This year marks the 25th Anniversary
of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and what better way to celebrate than with
these awesome collectibles! Click
here for more details.
Thanks to Mark Walters for the news.
New Raiders
screenings this summer
2/06/06, 5:05pm EST
The
Moonlit Matinees Film Festival will be screening a brand-new 35-mm
print of Raiders of the Lost Ark on June 17th and 18th at the Oaks
Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA.
Visit The Oaks Theater site to learn more.
In celebration of Raiders' 25th
anniversary this year, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, IL will also
be screening Raiders of the Lost Ark on July 21st - 26th with an all
new 35mm print.
The Music Box will then continue with two screenings of Indiana Jones
and the Temple of Doom on August 4th and 5th, and Indiana Jones and the
Last Crusade on August 11th and 12th. Visit the Music
Box Theatre site for more information.
Two new Raiders:
The Adaptation screenings!
2/06/06, 5:07pm EST
Two
new screenings of the cult fan film Raiders of the Lost Ark: The
Adaptation have been announced. The filmmakers Chris Strompolos, Eric
Zala and Jayson Lamb will all be in attendance at these screenings:
- Austin, TX - Alamo Drafthouse
Theater
- Friday, July 29th at 7pm & 9:45pm.
- Saturday, July 30th, 2006 at 7pm & 9:45pm.
Alamo Drafthouse Theater
- Rochester, NY - George Eastman
Theater
- Saturday, Sept 30th, 2006
George Eastman Theater (not updated yet, as of May
29)
Visit our Raiders: The Adaptation section for more
information about this special film.
Big thanks to Eric Zala for the news.
Spielberg to
explore space through wormholes
15/06/06, 11:30am
EST
Paramount
Pictures and Steven Spielberg will develop a space travel story about a
group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another
dimension. Spielberg hopes to direct the film, which Lynda Obst will
produce.
Project, in a nascent stage, is
anchored in real science. It was derived from a treatment by Kip S.
Thorne, a Caltech physicist who's an expert on relativity. Thorne is
most famous for his controversial theory that wormholes not only exist
but can be accessed and used as portals for time travel.
The sci-fi film certainly won't be
the next directing vehicle for Spielberg, as it will take several years
to come together. He's most likely to helm either the fourth
installment of Indiana Jones with Harrison Ford, or an epic on Abraham
Lincoln based on a Doris Kearns Goodwin book, with Liam Neeson poised
to play Lincoln.
Source: Variety.com
Awesome Raiders
of the Lost Ark essay online
27/06/06, 6:42am EST
Attention
to all the Raiders of the Lost Ark fans, and Spielberg fans in
general. A very interesting e-book has hit the internet entitled Adventures of the Lost Ark.
This e-book, written by Arnaud Palisson, takes an in depth look at the
films of Steven Spielberg through a 424 page analysis of Raiders of
the Lost Ark. Complete with over a thousand of supplementary photos
and screenshots!
Two versions are available of the Adventures of the Lost Ark
e-book:
The first version is freely accessible but does not contain the
photographs (for copyrights reasons), while the second is integral but
requires a password which you can obtain by e-mailing the author.
Click your way through the Adventures of the Lost Ark
flash site and download Arnaud Palisson's essay, in .pdf format.
There's only 1 small problem though, the essay is written completely in
French. So for the people that don't understand French I strongly
advise to download the second version with the photos! Arnaud chose all
screenshots so well that you'll understand a lot of his points just by
looking at them.
Adventures of the Lost Ark is a very interesting
and impressive piece of work worth checking out!!
Karen Allen at Raiders
screening tonight!
07/07/06, 1:27pm EST
Karen
Allen will be making a rare public appearance at a screening of Raiders
of the Lost Ark at the Paris Theater in NYC tonight
Tonight and tomorrow, Manhattan's
elegant Paris Theater will briefly become a revival house and
bring Raiders of the Lost Ark and its lead actress Karen Allen
back together. Karen will be present at midnight to answer questions
from the audience after each screening.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
screens on July 7 & 8 at 10 p.m. at the Paris Theatre, 4
West 58th St. New York. Tickets are $10.50 and available at the box
office.
NJ.com published a 4 page article, written by
Stephen Whitty, about Karen Allen's life and career. Worth checking
out!
Thanks to Dave for the news.
Highlights on
Karen Allen's appearance in New York
09/07/06, 6:56pm EST
Visitor
Eric Roth has send me a great report on Karen Allen's public appearance
at the screenings of Raiders of the Lost Ark, at the Paris
Theater in NYC, this weekend. Here follows Eric's report:
Just came from the Paris
Theatre screening of Raiders (I was seven years old again
for two hours, I'd have watched twice if they'd shown it twice). Karen
Allen's Q&A was great and thought you might want a quickie report
on some highlights.
1. Karen has not been contacted or
approached on Indy 4 yet, but would be delighted to reprise her
role in the film.
2. She's heard rumors that Natalie
Portman might play Indy's daughter in part 4. She didn't reveal where
she heard this, but noted that when Indy and Marion wake up on
Katanga's ship before it's seized by the Nazi sub, Marion grabs her
nightgown off the bedpost, indicating that Indy and Marion might have
in fact had a hot time together that night on the ship and conceived,
perhaps... a daughter (on a personal note, after the Star Wars
prequels, the thought of Natalie Portman showing up in Indy 4
made me break into a cold, nervous sweat).
3. Karen's version of the Cairo
swordsman story: Everyone on the production was getting sick from the
food because it was constantly infested with flies; so everyone's
patience was short. The actor playing the Cairo swordsman showed up at
the set and was not adept at using the sword (she said he was quite bad
at it). After numerous attempts to get him looking good with the sword,
Ford (who was sick like everyone else) suggested the "why don't I just
shoot him" version of the scene. Steven laughed and agreed and that's
how it was shot.
4. Karen auditioned with several
different Indy's including Tom Selleck, Jeff Bridges, Tim Matheson and
others. She beat out several actresses for the part of Marion,
including Debra Winger, and she said George Lucas was instrumental in
casting her.
5. Karen said that the on the set,
Spielberg was always trying to make Marion more of a damsel in distress
and she had to fight to keep the character strong.
6. She says that she was furious
about the scripted version of the scene where Marion puts on the white
dress for Belloq because she felt Marion was truly in love with Indy
and the scene as scripted had her making the change of clothes in an
attempt to seduce Belloq. She thought this was a betrayal of Indy and
Spielberg told her if she could come up with something better she'd use
it. She and Paul Freeman spent hours reworking the scene and decided
that Marion changes dresses so that she can use the other dress to
cover the knife (thus changing her motivation from a seduction to an
escape plan). Spielberg liked it and went with the change.
7. She said that Spielberg had no
idea what would be coming out of the Ark when they shot the scene of
Indy and Marion tied to the pole with their eyes closed. She and
Harrison kept asking what it was they were supposed to be reacting to
and Spielberg just said they hadn't figured it out yet and told them
just to look frightened.
Those were the most interesting
points I can remember. It was a lot of fun and the audience loved her
and the film.
A big thanks to Eric Roth for this great report of Karen Allen's
appearance at screenings of Raiders this weekend!
Two new Raiders
related articles on the net
30/07/06, 5:40am EST
Two
new articles related to Raiders of the Lost Ark have appeared
on the internet this week.
The first is an interview with the
makers of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation by Halie
Pratt from The Daily Texan.
And on the Carroll Country Times site you can find a small
article by Jordan Bartel who talks about the "Top 10 things I've
learned from Indiana Jones".
Thanks to 'Indyologist' from The Raven for the article
links.
Two new Last
Crusade screenings announced
04/08/06, 6:46am EST
On August 18 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade will be
screened during the Flicks on the Bricks film series in Pioneer
Courthouse Square in Portland, OR. Click here for more info.
And The Historic Redford Theater
in Redford, MI, will be will be showing Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade on November 17 an 18. More info can be found on The
Redford Theater site.
Thanks to AJ and Indy Benson for
letting us know.
Latest new Indiana
Jones fan work
12/08/06, 1:56pm EST
Our Fan
Fiction Archive has been updated with The
Egyptian Curse; a new short story in Tessa Schaefer's 'Indiana
Jones Legacy' series.
Davin Lengyel has informed me about
an Indiana Jones parody trailer called Indiana
James and the Campus of Doom. A fun 3 minute short film from the
producers of Yellow
Ninja 6.
And Fran Casanova has made a Demo
Reel of his Indiana Jones short films:
Hidden Treasure, Memories
from the Past and the
Dagger of Hell. You can view Fran's Indy demo reel online at YouTube.
30-Second Bunny
Theatre goes Indiana Jones
16/08/06, 9:15am EST
The popular online Flash cartoon show 30-Second
Bunny Theatre's latest feature is a version of Raiders of the
Lost Ark, completely re-enacted by animated bunnies in only 30
seconds. Click here to view the fun animated Raiders
re-enacted film online.
More hilarious re-enacted versions of films like Star Wars, Jaws,
Casablanca, King Kong, Titanic,
etc. can be viewed online in their 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Library.
Another great short film is Edna,
a 3D-animated adventure starring Charlie Chaplin. Here the unfortunate
Charlie Chaplin is searching his lost girlfriend through some famous
set pieces of Steven Spielberg films. A very funny 3D adventure in
which we see Chaplin acting against a Raptor from Jurassic Park,
ET and finding his way through some scenes from the Indiana Jones
films! A must see for all Chaplin, Spielberg and Indy
fans!
Around the world
with Indiana Jones
20/08/06, 4:45am EST
The official Indiana Jones site has a new well written article by Marco Frömter on the original
shooting locations of the Indiana Jones trilogy. Here follows a small
part of the article:
While the first Indy
adventure opens in a jungle setting somewhere deep in the wilds of
South America, the shooting actually took place on the Hawaiian Island
of Kauai along the Huleia River on the eastern coast. About a decade
later, Steven Spielberg returned to this location for Jurassic Park...
Head over to IndianaJones.com to read the full article.
Empire Magazine
celebrates Indiana Jones
21/08/06, 2:15pm EST
As part of a huge Indiana Jones 25th anniversary celebration in their
latest issue, Empire Magazine spoke to George Lucas, Steven Spielberg
and Harrison Ford about the current trilogy and Indiana Jones 4.
Empire Online placed some quotes from this
interview online earlier today.
For more on Indy 4, plus over
30 pages of celebration of the Indiana Jones series, featuring
interviews with every cast and crew member you can think of (except the
monkey) pick up a copy of the new issue #208 of Empire Magazine, on
sale from this friday, August 25.
This special tribute to Indiana Jones
issue of Empire comes in 3 different covers. Plus a special 4th cover
for the current subscribers only.
Special thanks to Olly for informing
us.
Indiana Jones
screenings in September
29/08/06, 7:25am EST
The Stratford Picturehouse - a cinema in London, UK -
will be screening Raiders of the Lost Ark on September 3rd at
12:30 pm. This screening is part of The
Breakfast Club; monthly screenings of 80's films. You can book your
tickets for this Raiders screening online here.
And the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY will be
screening all Indiana Jones films including Raiders of the Lost
Ark: The Adaptation:
- Wednesday Sept. 13 - at 8 pm
Raiders of the Lost Ark
-
Wednesday, Sept. 20 - at 8 pm
Indiana Jones and the Temple of
Doom
-
Wednesday, Sept. 27 - at 8 pm
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Saturday, Sept. 30 - at 8 pm
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The
Adaptation
Raiders: The Adaptation
creators Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala & Jayson Lamb will all be in
attendance during this screening.
Visit the George Eastman House site for more information.
Thanks to Tom Roberts and Eric Zala
for the screening information.
Raiders
special in French Lucasfilm Magazine
09/09/06, 1:43pm EST
The
next issue of Lucasfilm Magazine - the magazine of the Official
French Star Wars Fan Club - celebrates this month's release of
the original unaltered trilogy on DVD with an article that dusts off a
few old fossils, and that features two separate covers.
This issue also celebrates the 25th
Anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark, with exclusives
interviews with all the members of the French crew, full of new
anecdotes, and never before seen photos.
Also in this issue is a huge LucasArts preview with some info on the
upcoming games from the worlds of Star Wars and Indiana
Jones 2007.
Lucasfilm Magazine #61 has
already been shipped to subscribers, and it will be available on French
newsstands on September 13th.
Click here for more info and thanks to Patrice for
the news.
Raiders: The
Adaptation is coming to Canada
14/09/06, 5:53pm EST
Filmmakers
Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos are bringing their Raiders of the
Lost Ark: The Adaptation to the Calgary
International Film Festival in Alberta, Canada, for an exclusive
presentation. Both filmmakers will be on hand for a lively Q&A
following the screening to share their experiences of their phenomenal
achievement.
This exclusive screening of Raiders:
The Adaptation will take place at the Festival on Tuesday,
September 26 at 6:30 pm at the Upstairs-Downstairs Theatre at 612 8th
Avenue SW.
Visit the CIFF
website for more information on the screening and to purchase
advance tickets.
Thanks to Eric Zala for letting us
know.
Two new Raiders
screenings announced
20/09/06, 3:17pm EST
Indyfans James. and Brad have informed me about 2 new Raiders of
the Lost Ark screening planned in the USA the coming few weeks.
And to celebrate the film its 25th Anniversary, brand new 35mm prints
of Raiders will be shown at both screenings.
The Raiders of the Lost Ark
screenings take place at:
Thanks to James and Brad M for the
news.
Happy birthday,
Karen Allen
05/10/06, 5:27pm EST
Today
is Karen Allen's Birthday! The beautiful and talented actress, who
played Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark, was born in
Carrolton, Illinois on October 5th 1951. That makes her 55 years young
today! Happy Birthday Karen!
New Jefferson
Jones & Jax Skywalker trailer
11/10/06, 2:16pm EST
A
new trailer of the Indiana Jones fan parody The Terra-Cotta
Soldier: A Jefferson Jones & Jax Skywalker Adventure has
recently been released. You can download the new trailer at their
official Terra-Cotta
Soldier website where you can also view some new film screenshots.
The Terra-Cotta Soldier: A
Jefferson Jones & Jax Skywalker Adventure is made by Tevya
Washburn with his little Bro's Jefferson and Jackson in the leading
roles.
The story is about two old friends who join forces to harness the power
hidden inside an ancient Chinese Terra-Cotta Soldier. They must
retrieve it before the forces of evil can.
Be sure to visit the official Terra-Cotta
Soldier website and view their impressive new trailer! For more
info you can also visit TheRaider.net's page dedicated to this
Indy parody here.
Raiders screening
in Meadville this weekend
25/10/06, 5:15pm EST
I've
been told there will be a screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark
at the The Movies At Meadville in Meadville,
Pennsylvania. The screening will take place on Sunday, October 29, at
1:00 PM.
Visit the official The Movies at Meadville
site for more information.
Thanks to Jonathan Burdick for
informing us.
Three Indy trilogy
actors guest at The Dutch Starcon
31/10/06, 3:34pm EST
Three actors from the Indiana Jones trilogy will be guest at The Dutch Starcon
convention in the Netherlands this November!
- John Rhys-Davies; Sallah from Raiders
and the Last Crusade.
- Julian Glover; Nazi villain
Donovan from the Last Crusade.
- Wolf Kahler; who played Nazi
Colonel Dietrich in Raiders.
Reported to be the very first time Wolf Kahler is guest at a convention!
The Dutch Starcon convention is held
on November 11 & 12 at the Best Western hotel De Druiventros
in Berkel-Enschot, The Netherlands (Europe).
Visit their official
site for more information.
Thanks to Dirk Bosch for letting us
know.
Wolf Kahler will
be guest at Memorabilia
02/11/06, 4:37pm EST
Earlier
this week I mentioned that Wolf Kahler, aka Colonel Dietrich in
Raiders, will be guest at The
Dutch Starcon in The Netherlands. His supposed very first
convention visit ever.
Wolf Kahler will also be guest at
another convention later this month. He will be appearing at the Memorabilia
show on November 25 & 26 at at the National Exhibition Centre
Birmingham, UK.
Visit the official Memorabilia
site for more info and tickets.
Thanks to Tim for the news.
Indy Marathon
screening in Santa Cruz next Saturday
05/11/06, 6:21am EST
Indiana Jones is coming to Santa Cruz's Del Mar theater next weekend where all Indy films
to date, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,
will be screened back to back, in order of release. This Indiana Jones
Marathon screening taks place next Saturday, November 11. The adventure
kicks off with Raiders at 11:45 pm.
For more information, visit The Del
Mar theater's official website.
The Landmark theatre in La Jolla, CA will be screening
Raiders of the Lost Ark on
Saturday November 18th. It's being presented during their Midnight
Madness series - and with a new 35mm print!
Click here for more info on Landmark's La Jolla
Village Cinemas.
Thanks to Nic for the info.
Happy birthday,
Steven Spielberg!
18/12/06, 3:22pm EST
Today
is Steven Spielberg's Birthday! The greatest film director know today
was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 18th 1946. That makes him 60
years young today!
On behalf of the whole TheRaider.net crew and its visitors, we would
like to wish Steven Spielberg a very happy birthday today and many more
years of success!
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