Indiana Jones 5 to start filming in April 2019 The legendary explorer Indiana Jones is gearing up for his next big adventure onscreen. Veteran director Steven Spielberg recently confirmed at the Empire Awards in London that Indiana Jones 5 is slated to start production in the United Kingdom sometime in April 2019. ‘It’s always worth the trip when I get to work with this deep bench of talent coming out of the UK,’ Spielberg stated. ‘The actors, and the crew, the chippies, the sparks, the drivers
What does Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) say about American culture in the 1980’s? After the New Hollywood era is starting to slow down and people are interested in going to the cinema again, a new and innovative type of culture is being born. During the 1980’s, the society in America is turning more materialistic and success-driven. Young people get college degrees and pursue high paid jobs. They settle in a nice house close to or in a big city. Apple Corporations are ruling their field and the
the Hong Kong action film. These two categories of action adventure are not only divided by a vast sea but by the motivation of each leading man and the desired end game of their individual journeys. In Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981), we see two different keepers of the peace. One lawman who is faced with the treacherous task of saving his entire town from terror and death. The other, an archeologist who is handy with a whip and who chooses to
earn profits at the box office. Steven Spielberg has directed several blockbuster films that have earned millions in box office sales worldwide. These films include E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jaws, and Raiders of the Lost Ark (Box Office Mojo). The combined earnings of these films totaled more than a billion dollars worldwide. One aspect of a successful director is his ability make a film with the lowest budget and turn it into a
Harmful racial stereotypes have plagued the entertainment industry since blackface minstrel shows began in New York in the early 1800’s. Although the structure of minstrel shows changed over time; the images, blackface, and the caricatures of blacks continued. Early Hollywood films sustained the racist tradition of white actors performing in blackface with numerous silent movies that included white actors playing non-white characters in a predominantly stereotypical fashion. Eventually non-white