Tag: Jones
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Leslie Jones Says She Made Just 1% Of Melissa McCarthy’s Salary On 2016 All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Film
A role in the all-female “Ghostbusters” movie in 2016 should have been a dream come true for then-“SNL” cast member Leslie Jones. Instead, IndieWire reports that the film ended up a nightmare for the comedian, making only 1% in salary to some of her co-stars and receiving death threats on Twitter for even starring in…
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Why Karen Allen’s Scenes In Raiders Of The Lost Ark Took Up So Much Time
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” isn’t just the best Indiana Jones movie, it also looks the best of all the films. 1981’s inaugural Indy outing is visually stunning thanks to cinematographer Douglas Slocombe’s shot composition and lighting. It’s even more impressive how good “Raiders” looks when you consider that director Steven Spielberg was in a…
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Leslie Jones Opens Up on ‘Ghostbusters’ Death Threats, Jason Reitman’s ‘Unforgivable’ Comment and Fighting to Increase Her $67K Salary Offer
Rolling Stone published an excerpt from Leslie Jones’ new memoir in which the actor opened up about the brutal racism and death threats she received over her involvement in the 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot. The Sony release, directed by “Bridesmaids” helmer Paul Feig, became the target of racist and misogynistic trolls for featuring a main cast…
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The Best Indiana Jones Movie Of 2023 Is The Nun 2 (And The Pope’s Exorcist)
This article contains some spoilers for “The Nun II.”If horror has a name, it must be … Indiana Jones? Scoff if you must, but the first three cinematic adventures of Henry Jones Jr. contain numerous horror movie bonafides, from the melting faces of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” to the heart-ripping terror of “Indiana Jones…
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Tommy Lee Jones Rounds Up an Absurdly Great Cast for This Western
Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman is a melancholic Western from the filmmaker/star — and it boasts a sprawling cast loaded with prodigious talent as well. No stranger to the director’s chair, having taken the reins of the excellent Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada in 2005, Jones showcases his very obvious affection for the genre via…
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Shia LeBeouf’s Bike Chase In Indiana Jones 4 Was Extra Tricky Thanks To Harrison Ford
2008’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” might not be the franchise’s finest moment, but it still has some cool Indiana Jones moments — the whole nuking the fridge thing aside. With the fourth film in the series, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg decided to leave the adventure serial style of the…
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Ron Cephas Jones, Who Played William Hill In This Is Us, Has Died At 66
Ron Cephas Jones, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his role as William Hill in NBC’s critically-acclaimed drama “This Is Us,” has died at the age of 66. The news was confirmed by a representative for the actor, who released a statement to People attributing the “beloved and award-winning” actor’s death to “a long-standing pulmonary…
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Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Made Good Use Of A Simple Styrofoam Cup
With “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” Steven Spielberg and George Lucas delved into their characters more than with their previous two Indy efforts. The film is ostensibly centered around the search for the Holy Grail, but is really about a man and his father’s search for reconciliation and a bond that has eluded them…