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Tag: Shia LaBeouf

Indiana Jones Rides Again

Posted on May 29, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I'd heard rumors of a fourth Indiana Jones film since before George Lucas set out to diminish the Star Wars universe with three prequels. Now that he's fulfilled that undertaking, I worried he may have set his sights on a similar fate for the other franchise that made Harrison Ford a household name two decades…

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The Skull That Wouldn't Die

Posted on Feb 14, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull recently wrapped filming — just in time to precede today's opening of The Spiderwick Chronicles with this blessedly spoiler-free trailer: On one hand, this preview doesn't offer many clues about the plot, Karen Allen's return, or Indy's relationship to Shia LaBeouf. But on the other hand,…

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The Screaming Skull

Posted on Sep 10, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Several titles have been bandied about for the next Indiana Jones film. Some may've been tongue-in-check references to its aging cast, such as Ravages of Time. Others, such as The City of the Gods, suggested a continuation of the first and third films' theme of searching for Biblical artifacts. Finally, today we are presented with…

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Less Than Meets the Eye

Posted on Jul 25, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

A live-action movie based on a 1980s cartoon? Even if I loved Transformers as a kid (and the original show has aged surprisingly well), I didn't have much hope for Pearl Harbor director Michael Bay to translate this children's property into a successful summer blockbuster film. Yet after hearing positive word-of-mouth for Transformers, I allowed…

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