Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
adventure
Set in 1957, this fourth film in the Indiana Jones series has an older and wiser version of Indy battling agents of the Soviet Union ‒ led by Spalko (Cate Blanchett) ‒ for the crystal skull. Indy is assisted by his former lover Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) as well as the greaser Mutt (Shia LaBeouf) and fellow archaeologist Mac (Ray Winstone). John Hurt and Jim Broadbent also play fellow academics.
Although the previous films were inspired by film serials, this film is rooted in B movies. It was in development since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford initially disagreed over George Lucas's choice of the skulls as the plot device.
Shooting finally commenced on June 18, 2007, and took place at locations in New Mexico, New Haven, Connecticut, Hawaii, Fresno, California, and soundstages in Los Angeles. In order to keep aesthetic continuity with the previous films, there was minimal use of computer-generated imagery and more of a reliance on traditional stuntwork, and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski has adapted his style to that of Douglas Slocombe from the previous films.
The Family Friend (L' amico di famiglia)
drama
Neapolitan writer/director Paolo Sorrentino follows up his Mafia thriller The Consequences of Love with the wonderfully strange The Family Friend, which he himself has described as "a dive into humanity and its degeneracy".
Burrowing into the psyche of an elderly, lecherous loanshark Geremia (Giacomo Rizzo), the film defies straightforward categorisation: it's simultaneously a Beauty and the Beast-style fairytale, a homage to Fellini's small-town tragi-comedies, a con-artist yarn, and a study in emotional dysfunctionality.
• All films are released by KRS. Also being released is In Bruges.
adventureSet in 1957, this fourth film in the Indiana Jones series has an older and wiser version of Indy battling agents of the Soviet Union ‒ led by Spalko (Cate Blanchett) ‒ for the crystal skull. Indy is assisted by his former lover Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) as well as the greaser Mutt (Shia LaBeouf) and fellow archaeologist Mac (Ray Winstone). John Hurt and Jim Broadbent also play fellow academics.
Although the previous films were inspired by film serials, this film is rooted in B movies. It was in development since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford initially disagreed over George Lucas's choice of the skulls as the plot device.
Shooting finally commenced on June 18, 2007, and took place at locations in New Mexico, New Haven, Connecticut, Hawaii, Fresno, California, and soundstages in Los Angeles. In order to keep aesthetic continuity with the previous films, there was minimal use of computer-generated imagery and more of a reliance on traditional stuntwork, and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski has adapted his style to that of Douglas Slocombe from the previous films.
The Family Friend (L' amico di famiglia)
dramaNeapolitan writer/director Paolo Sorrentino follows up his Mafia thriller The Consequences of Love with the wonderfully strange The Family Friend, which he himself has described as "a dive into humanity and its degeneracy".
Burrowing into the psyche of an elderly, lecherous loanshark Geremia (Giacomo Rizzo), the film defies straightforward categorisation: it's simultaneously a Beauty and the Beast-style fairytale, a homage to Fellini's small-town tragi-comedies, a con-artist yarn, and a study in emotional dysfunctionality.
• All films are released by KRS. Also being released is In Bruges.