As you probably know Harrison Ford is coming back as Indiana Jones in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” on May 22nd. Since I hadn’t seen any of the previous three “Indiana Jones” movies I got to work a few days ago and watched the original: “The Raiders of the Lost Ark.” It’s very good. I’m going to squeeze-in the other two between new releases (and homework) over the next few weeks.
I think it’s interesting that Ford didn’t have any catch phrases in the movie, only his hat and whip and the theme music, which I’m sure will be back for the 4th film. New to the series will be Shia LaBeouf, who may take over as star of the franchise if this one is a hit. With Steven Spielberg directing again it’s got a good chance.
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases and, in total, has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9. And in 2011, Jackson was inducted into the Broadcast Film Critics Association as their youngest member. The BFCA’s annual Critics Choice Awards is one of the industry’s most recognized and prestigious awards shows. Jackson is also a member of SAG-AFTRA and votes annually for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Currently, Jackson can be heard every Friday morning on WGNA-FM and his reviews are also posted on his website, YouTube channel and Cultjer.com. He is also a contributor to AnimationScoop.com, run by animation historian Jerry Beck. And Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE”, along with “The LCJ Q&A Podcast”, on which he interviews celebrities and filmmakers.