Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones rip-offs from the 1980s… In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The […]
10 Iconic Movie Weapons Every Millennial Kid Wanted
A cool movie weapon makes all the difference in genre films and we look at ten movie weapons every millennial kid wanted… Action and sci-fi films and their relentless battles between good and evil have one consistent. Weaponry is involved and whether it’s the use of real-life weapons or creations for your film, making it […]
The Essential Harrison Ford Films
In the build up to the release of Blade Runner 2049 [read our review here], Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential films of the key cast, starting with Harrison Ford… A long, varied and fine career has seen Ford become iconic in two franchises in particular (and indeed the upcoming reprise of Rick Deckard could […]
The End of an Era? Harrison Ford: The Great Blockbuster Headliner
With the release of the fifth and likely final Indiana Jones movie starring Harrison Ford, could this be the Hollywood legend’s final bow as the blockbuster headline act..? The cinema landscape has evolved so much in the past few decades. Movie stars used to rule the world, and even at the dawn of the event […]
Countdown to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Chris Gelderd counts down to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny by revisiting 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark… In production for almost a decade, the final outing for everyone’s beloved professor and archaeologist Indiana Jones is now finally on the horizon. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be the fifth feature film […]
Indiana Jones archive to swing onto Disney+ this May
As we all wait for the Dial of Destiny to spin around to June, Lucasfilm has announced that one of their most valuable assets is to be stored in the streaming museum that is Disney+, with the news that the Indiana Jones movies and The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones will be available to stream on […]
Academy Re-Awards: Fixing the Best Picture Oscar Winners of the 1980s
Coinciding with the Oscars, we take a trip back to the 1980s to fix the Best Picture winners… The Oscars are upon us. Year after year, controversy and debate rages, over the nominations, the oversights and the eventual winners. Over the years there have been plenty of safe and so-so choices for Best Picture at […]
LEGO Indiana Jones returns with new Raiders of the Lost Ark and Last Crusade sets
LEGO has unveiled three new LEGO Indiana Jones sets which allows fans of the classic adventure trilogy to recreate some of their favourite scenes in brick form – the Temple of the Golden Idol and Escape from the Lost Tomb from Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Fighter Plane Chase from Indiana Jones and […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection
Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Raj Singh, Roshan Seth, Sean Connery, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, Michael Byrne, Kevork Malikyan, J.J. Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Igor […]
Harrison Ford at 78: The Ultimate Movie Star
As Harrison Ford turns 78, Tom Jolliffe looks back at his career and an unmatched output of iconic roles… Harrison Ford needs little introduction. His place in cinema history is more than assured. Actors will strive to play a memorable role. Something that could potentially become iconic. To do it once is amazing enough, but […]