Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Celebration

[nickdes]

Hi guys,

I work for Empire, the UK movie magazine. As a regular reader of this forum, I just wanted to give you a heads-up that our forthcoming issue, out later this week, contains what we hope is the ultimate celebration of all things Indiana Jones. Over the past couple of months, we've interviewed everyone you can think of involved in the trilogy — from Spielberg, Lucas and Ford to John Williams, all three ladies and Jonathan Ke Quan, right down to the Arab guy who gets shot by Indy in Cairo. Plus lots, lots more cool stuff...

You can check out the four collectable covers and a preview here: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=19382

Nick

[IndyBuff]

Looks great! I can't wait to read it and thanks for all the work you put into it.

Welcome to The Raven!:whip:

[Ray Delark]

Yeah, sounds cool:whip:

In case anyone wonders what Macguffin means, here's what IMDb Movie Terminology Glossary says:
Macguffin
AKA: Weenie
A term used by Alfred Hitchcock to refer to an item, event, or piece of knowledge that the characters in a film consider extremely important, but which the audience either doesn't know of or doesn't care about. Examples: the engine plans in The 39 Steps, the statue with the microfilms in North by Northwest, and the contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction.

[Joe Brody]

The Question is whether Moedred will be able to get a refund upon finding no interview with Robert Stephens (http://raven.theraider.net/showthread.php?t=9342&page=4)?

[qwerty]

Macguffin
A term used by Alfred Hitchcock to refer to an item, event, or piece of knowledge that the characters in a film consider extremely important, but which the audience either doesn't know of or doesn't care about. Examples: the engine plans in The 39 Steps, the statue with the microfilms in North by Northwest, and the contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction.
That's cool. Real cool.

[roundshort]

That's cool. Real cool.

I have always been a fan when this works in movies. Just another reason why Pulp fiction is such a great movie!

[Moedred]

The Question is whether Moedred will be able to get a refund upon finding no interview with Robert Stephens?

Hopefully this awesome tome will finally put to rest rumors of secret location shoots and a 2007 premiere... rumors I've tried to stomp out ever since a certain fan poured gas on them two months ago. My check to the Raven still waits for someone to prove he makes movies. (Though I hate baiting the moderators. I'll probably send it to them anyway.)

[Violet Indy]

Yeah I saw the covers. Awesome! When do you think this will be out in Australia? We're usually a couple of months behind the UK. And I joined Empire forums recently.

[Lon]

What stores in the U.S. carries this magazine? I've never seen it on bookstore magazine shelves.

[Pale Horse]

Yeah, sounds cool:whip:

In case anyone wonders what Macguffin means, here's what IMDb Movie Terminology Glossary says:
Macguffin
AKA: Weenie
...

10 Sankara Stones, if anyone can tell me why it's called a weenie.

hint: Walt Disney used it extensively in his playground

[Ray Delark]

The Magic Kingdom is the best-known park, organized around the central landmark, or as Walt Disney would say a weenie, of Cinderella's Castle.

Also, "Pearl White had formalised this concept long before Hitchcock... but she used the term 'weenie' to describe the object or information which motivates the characters."

[Pale Horse]

Disco, that is correct.

Cocktail weeines are used to train bears in the circus. :whip:

[ElsaFan]

Well, if there's an interview with Alison Doody, I'll buy it.

[ElsaFan]

“We tracked down the Arab Swordsman, we found the kids who remade Raiders in their back yard, we spoke to Karen & Kate – and yes we talked to Sean and Harrison and George and Steven too. ”

NO Alison? What a bummer.

[Violet Indy]

Eh, Elsafan, didn't you read the first post Nick posted? 'All three ladies' were interviewed.

[Ray Delark]

Any Ravener's who have read the Indy articles, what are your thoughts please:D

[nickdes]

“We tracked down the Arab Swordsman, we found the kids who remade Raiders in their back yard, we spoke to Karen & Kate – and yes we talked to Sean and Harrison and George and Steven too. ”

NO Alison? What a bummer.

We did interview Alison and she features quite a bit in the Last Crusade segment of the issue.

Empire is available in America (but I don't know offhand which book stores stock it) and the Indy issue should be out in Australia some time in September. Hope this helps.

[ElsaFan]

Well, that's a relief, so I'll have to be looking for it again. Any idea which stores in Canada have it?

[nickdes]

Well, that's a relief, so I'll have to be looking for it again. Any idea which stores in Canada have it?

Sorry, not sure exactly, but I'm sure bigger book stores like Borders will stock it as an import. Good luck!

[Joe Brody]

10 Sankara Stones, if anyone can tell me why it's called a weenie.

hint: Walt Disney used it extensively in his playground

The Magic Kingdom is the best-known park, organized around the central landmark, or as Walt Disney would say a weenie, of Cinderella's Castle.

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/2080136399.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance (http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Disneys-Theme/dp/2080136399/sr=8-1/qid=1156891123/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-4149973-0771250?ie=UTF8) is a bible for me. I highly recommend the text for its discussion of weenies in Disney parks the world over.