New Poster For Indiana Jones 4
USA Today has debuted the new poster for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, coming to theaters on May 22. The upcoming fourth action-adventure stars Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent. Steven Spielberg is once again behind the camera.
Cine Live Cover Story: Indiana Jones 4
We present you 4 new photos from the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - cover story from Cine Live Magazine. The story features new photos of Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf and Cate Blanchett.
‘Indiana Jones 4′ To Debut at 61st Cannes Film Festival?
The much anticipated action film “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” may be making its premiere screening at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival. According to Fox News, the Steven Spielberg-directed movie for Paramount Pictures is more likely to make its official worldwide premiere at the upcoming French event that runs from May 14 to 25.The news site revealed that the representatives to the film’s helmer are currently in talks with the festival’s officials to put the iconic film on the Tuesday, May 20, or Wednesday, May 21 of the festival’s second week. It was further said that the film’s cast and crew, including Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen and possibly George Lucas will appear on the red carpet at at the Palais.
Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks to present Oscars
Nicole Kidman and Tom Hanks have been named among the stars who will hand out this year’s Oscars.
The ceremony will also include musical performances by Amy Adams and Jon McLaughlin from the movie Enchanted.
TV comedian Jon Stewart is hosting this year’s awards. It is the second time he has fronted the event.
Other actors who will be handing out gongs include Forest Whitaker, Dame Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.
There had been fears that the awards show would have to copy the Golden Globes’ lead and downsize its ceremony due to the WGA strike.
However, the show’s producer Gil Cates claimed that the awards would run as normal despite the delays.
He said: “We are behind in the writing, but we’ll catch up. It’ll be there. You’ll hear words. I promise.”
The Oscars take place on February 24.
Official Trailer of ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’
Moments after the leaked trailer version of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” hit the web, Paramount Pictures have released the official trailer online as promised earlier. The highly anticipated trailer first premiered on ABC’s Good Morning America on Thursday, February 14, morning. Following that, the less-than-two-minutes video footage was theatrically screened and attached at “The Spiderwick Chronicles”, then it went on to the web.Though started a little bit slow, the trailer then built the tense atmosphere by providing much action scenes as well as letting out the clues to the film’s closely guarded secret. One of which claimed to be spoilers by many movie sites is the scene where Cate Blanchett’s character drops her glasses showing a name of a government facility, Roswell, New Mexico.
On the response to the trailer, a representative to Paramount told E! News, “The [response] was through the roof. It’s all a mystery surrounding Indiana Jones. That’s part of the fun.” Additionally, the trailer can be watched at “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” trailer page at at AceShowbiz or simply preview it below.
The Official “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crustal Skull” Trailer:
Oscar nominations 2008 - Best Actress Profiles
Profiles of the stars nominated for the best actress award at the 80th Academy Awards, to be held at the Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles on 24 February.
CATE BLANCHETT
Age: 38
Nominated for: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
The character: Blanchett reprises her role as the 16th century English monarch, which saw her gain an Oscar nomination in 1999.
Previous Oscar wins: One (best supporting actress for The Aviator in 2005)
Previous Oscar nominations: Two
She said: “For me, on a small, prosaic, domestic level this was a woman confronting the ageing process but also confronting her past.”
The critics said: “Cate Blanchett can do anything, even play Bob Dylan, but she can’t save this creaky sequel to her star-making 1998 biopic of Elizabeth I.” (Rolling Stone)
Best frock: The yellow Valentino couture gown with burgundy sash in which she collected her Oscar in 2005.
Mary, Queen Of Scots For Phillip Noyce
Scarlett Johansson has been attached to the title role in a movie called Mary, Queen Of Scots for a while – but today, she finally found a director.
Phillip Noyce has signed on to call the shots on the Jimmy McGovern-scripted drama, which will focus on the rivalry between the young Roman Catholic who became Scotland’s Queen, before she was even a year old, in 1542.
After becoming a rival to the English throne of Elizabeth I, Mary was imprisoned for decades at the Queen’s behest on charges of plotting to murder the Protestant monarch, and was finally beheaded in 1587.
It’s a heck of a role for any actress – Samantha Morton played the role alongside Cate Blanchett in the recent Elizabeth: The Golden Age – but this one promises to hew much closer to Mary’s side of the story. Read the rest of this entry
