Short Round’s Machine Gun Battle With Biplanes Was Cut From ‘Temple of Doom’
Short Round, Indy’s precocious 12-year-old aide in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, was described by former LucasFilm archivist J.W. Rinzler as the real…
How Harrison Ford Became Indiana Jones–And Why Tom Selleck Missed Out
Forty years ago, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg introduced audiences to the intrepid archaeologist, Indiana Jones. He was not exactly a new type of hero….
Watch: How Spielberg Introduces Memorable Characters
Some of the most memorable scenes in movies are the introduction of characters. Darth Vader, James Bond, Hannibal Lecter, The Joker in The Dark Knight, and Trinity…
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Brainstorming Indy: Inside the 1978 ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Story Conference
Would you like to see genius at work? Would you like to see how one of cinema’s greatest heroes emerged from a blank sheet of…
Learn Staging From Steven Soderbergh’s Re-Edit of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
With its 1930s matinee film origins, Raiders of the Lost Ark is perfect as a black and white film. But when Steven Soderbergh drained the film of…
