Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, executive produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Set in 1957, this fourth film in the Indiana Jones film 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. The film was in development hell since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Spielberg and Ford initially disagreed over Lucas’s choice of the skulls as the plot device. Screenwriters Jeb Stuart, Jeffrey Boam, M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Darabont and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts, before a script by David Koepp satisfied all three men in 2006. 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 will be 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. Marketing will rely heavily on the public’s nostalgia for the series, with products …
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XLVI Faces: Donna Gordon-Hearn, Super Scarves
Hoosier turned world-traveler, Donna Gordon-Hearn grew up in Warsaw, Indiana. Donna and her husband traveled and lived in Worcester, Massachusetts, St. Louis, Missouri, Honolulu, Hawaii, Agana, Guam, San Francisco, California, Indianapolis, Indiana and Boynton Beach, Florida. Donna’s husband Bob worked for 25 years at Indianapolis Power & Light Company before retiring. After he passed away in 2000, Donna returned to Indiana, settling in Ft. Wayne, near her daughter and grandchildren. Donna’s handiwork will be keeping Super Bowl volunteers warm during the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. Donna knit 150 of the more than 13000 scarves that will be handed out to the more than 8000 volunteers and front line hospitality workers.