Tag: Indiana
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Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Made A Small But Key Change In The Franchise’s Cinematography
Although “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is probably the most widely beloved of them, a strong argument can be made that “The Last Crusade” is the real best entry in the Indiana Jones franchise. The duplicitous Elsa makes for perhaps the most compelling of Indy’s love interests, and the introduction of Sean Connery as Indy’s…
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The Sound Effect That Links Judy Garland to ‘Star Wars’
Hat. Whip. Nazis. Trains. CG de-aging. It’s interesting what it takes to bring Indiana Jones back to the ‘40s. It’s even more interesting what filmmaking language “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” employs to make us feel embedded in the era’s cinema of action and adventure: It wouldn’t be complete without a goon falling…
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Scares Up Franchise’s Highest Box Office Debut
The Insidious franchise recently returned to the big screen after five years since the release of the fourth entry in 2018. The fifth installment, titled Insidious: The Red Door, marks Insidious veteran Patrick Wilson’s directorial debut, and it has been generating impressive box office revenue since its premiere on July 7. Shortly after dethroning Indiana…
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23 Years Ago, Harrison Ford Laughed at Jokes About Playing Indiana Jones at 80 Years Old: ‘Indiana Jones and the Comfortable Bed’
A July 2000 clip from “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” has gone viral on social media for featuring the eponymous late night host making a joke to Harrison Ford about the actor playing Indiana Jones when he’s 80 years old. That panned out to be somewhat true in the recently-released “Indiana Jones and the Dial…
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Sound of Freedom: the QAnon-adjacent thriller seducing America
Jim Caviezel stars as a hero trying to stop child traffickers in a paranoid new movie turning into a surprise box-office hitType the words “sound of freedom” into Twitter and the search will yield dozens of triumphant reports crowing about the improbable victory of a film by that title over the likes of Indiana Jones…
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge Wants To Do “Something Dangerous” For Her ‘Tomb Raider’ Series At Amazon
“Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny” opens in theaters tomorrow, introducing Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Helena Shaw, Indiana Jones’ goddaughter and a crucial part of the new film’s story. So will Waller-Bridge’s turn as Helena be a Hollywood breakout for the “Fleabag” creator? We’ll see. But Waller-Bridge already has a similar project lined up, once…
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Nobody Did It Better Than This Indy Girl
There are almost too many iconic moments to name in Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark. The brilliant opening scene establishes adventure, tension, and a rolling ball of death. The climactic “f*** around and find out” finale when the Wrath of God spills out from the Ark of the Covenant and decimates the…
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Does Indiana Jones Die in ‘The Dial of Destiny?
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has hinged much of its marketing on promising viewers that it’s the end of the entire Indiana Jones franchise. This is not an installment offering up a rebirth of the saga, but rather a capper…
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Harrison Ford Picks His Favorite ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Scene, Wants Justice for Writers: ‘We’re Gonna Suffer From Not Having a Script’
As “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” rolls through its premiere schedule like a boulder chasing the eponymous hero, Variety spoke with Harrison Ford at the 69th Taormina Film Festival.On the terrace of Hotel Metropole, Ford looked resplendent in his black tuxedo, reminiscent of the suave version of Indiana Jones that opened “Indiana Jones…
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Harrison Ford’s Riskiest Performance Was in This ’80s Thriller
Harrison Ford is back in the Indy hat with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny swinging into theaters on June 30. But let’s take it back to when the star was absolutely dominating the 1980s. Starring in two of the biggest franchises of all time (Indiana Jones and Star Wars) would probably be enough…