If the Indiana Jones films that were set in the 30s were to pay homage to the serials of the time, then by moving Indy (Harrison Ford) into the 50s it makes sense, from a cinematic historical point of view that the film would include nuclear weapons, aliens and UFOs. That doesn’t mean it translated…
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – Steven Spielberg
I love the Indiana Jones films (yes, even some parts in the fourth) and while Raiders of the Lost Ark will always be my favorite, Last Crusade is etched in my memory for personal reasons. It was the summer of 1989, I had just graduated high school, it was my last summer living in Bermuda,…
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – Steven Spielberg
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Doom was one of three movies that came along when I was a youngster that really started to cement my interest in the way films were made. And they were all thanks to movie magazines that came along at just the right time. In 1982 there was one…
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – 4K Steelbook
In 1981 the man who created Star Wars, George Lucas, paired with the director of Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg, brought us an update of the action serials of the 1930s, a return of the grand adventure. Featuring the star of Star Wars, Harrison Ford, in the lead as globetrotting…
Sandstorm (2004) – James Rollins
Craving a bit of arm chair adventure and travel I figured I would dig into the Sigma Force series by James Rollins and see what happens. I dug into the first big adventure, Sandstorm, and uses science fact, archaeology, and the action film template to deliver a rip-roaring adventure that takes us from North America…
Indiana Jones 4K – 40th Anniversary Celebration!
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Paramount Pictures has remastered the original four films into a gorgeous 4K collection that is as crystal clear as my memories of seeing each and every one of them in the theatre… In 1981, I remember seeing television ads for Raiders on the television,…
The Legacy (1978) – Richard Marquand
The Devil’s Work continues as I plunge into another film from DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies. I remember seeing this poser as a kid, and it freaked me out. Honestly, even now, I find the poster a little creepy, much more so than the film itself. The movie stars the wonderful Sam Elliott and…
Licence to Kill (1989) – John Glen
Timothy Dalton’s second and sadly final outing as James Bond is this week’s 007 feature to buddy up with the Bond Book Shelf. This one came along at an important point in my life. It was my last few weeks in Bermuda, I was in love for the first time with my first girlfriend (Tracey)…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2014) – Crisis at the Heart, and The Disappeared, Parts 1 & 2
“Deceit is the weapon of greed.” Christian Taylor finishes over the Clovis storyline this week, as Rush Closvis (Robin Atkin Downes) learns that he’s nothing more than a pawn being used by Count Dooku (Corey Burton). Like the rest of the Season Six, The Lost Missions as this season is collectively known, dropped on 7…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Friends and Enemies, The Box, and Crisis On Naboo
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Brent V. Friedman continues the undercover Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) story that started last week. This episode, Friends and Enemies, debuted on 27 January, 2012. Obi-Wan as Rako Hardeen is on the run with criminal mastermind, Moralo Eval (Stephen Stanton) and Cad Bane (Corey Burton). The…
The Mind Reels 