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Instead of the familiar track of filmmakers' comments (Steven: "That was fun." George: "Yep."), The Adventures of Indiana Jones offers nearly three hours of shorts, adroitly directed by Laurent Bouzereau, that use interviews and archival footage to detail the contributions of stunt doubles and sound technicians. PC users can hook the discs up to Indianajones.com for special features. But this is basically retro moviegoing at its coolest. Settle in front of the TV set. Bring popcorn and Jujubes...
...gain fame and riches. "After hitting the falls," he said in an ABC News interview, "I feel that life is worth living." Local law officials said Jones drank vodka and Coke with a friend before entering the water. They have charged him with mischief and illegally performing a stunt...
...student will be writing a thesis on the B-movie influences on this A+ film. Scholars will note Kill Bill's throbbing samples of music from Asian and Italian action cinema. They will itemize the guest shots by the old films' icons (Sonny Chiba, Gordon Liu) and parse the stunt direction by Hong Kong master Yuen Wo-ping. They will speculate that Ishii, the name of the gang boss played with silky gravity by Lucy Liu, is Tarantino's nod to two cult directors: Teruo Ishii, who did some prime yakuza films in the '60s and made...
DIED. FRED TUTTLE, 84, Vermont dairy farmer turned cult movie star turned U.S. Senate candidate; of a heart attack; in Tunbridge, Vt. He adopted the farmer-candidate role as a publicity stunt after making the satirical 1996 film Man with a Plan. Tuttle won the G.O.P. nomination in the '98 race, then lost to Patrick Leahy...
...dining halls. She and 14 followers—with phrases like “Be Mine” and “Hot Stuff” painted on their bodies—threw condoms at onlookers while outrunning the Harvard police. Bezreh organized this Valentine’s Day stunt, entitled “From Dunster With Love,” to raise the spirits of sullen singles at Harvard. “No one has to spend Valentine’s Day feeling horrible because they don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend,” Bezreh...