I have received some sad news. British actor Philip Stone died a few weeks ago on June 15th at the age of 79.
Philip Stone will be best remembered by Indyfans as the actor who played Captain Blumburtt in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Stone also appeared in several other films such as: Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and The Shinning and the classic SF film Flash Gordon.

Thanks to Peter Balaz for letting us know.

The MGM Studios in Orlando Florida are looking for new cast members for their Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. They are looking for an Indy stunt doubel, a Marion stunt double, a mechanic and a swordsman. Here follow the qualifications:

Must have an extensive background in gymnastics and tumbling. Applicants must be between 5'5" and 5'9". Skills required are: Dive roll, back and front handsprings, cartwheels, standing back flips, somersaults, and handstands.

Indiana Jones' stunt double
Age range of the role is 25-35. Height range is 5'9" to 6' with experience in stage combat and rappelling, and the ability to work at substantial heights is required. Training in high falls is a plus.

Marion Ravenwood's stunt double
Age range of the role is 21-30. Height range is 5'4" to 5'7" with upper body strength, athletic looking with ability to rappell and complete six pull-ups, and ability to work at substantial heights is required.

Mechanic and Swordsman
Male, age 25-35, height range 6'4" and taller with a strong, muscular build. Dual role. Experience in stage combat required.

Click here for more information. Thanks to TIE.c for the news.

Amateur director and big Indiana Jones fan Fran Casanova has send me the trailer of his latest Indy fan film named Indiana Jones and the Secret Manuscript.

Right click here to download the 3.54 Mb trailer of the Secret Manuscript. The trailer is 0:49 minutes long and in Windows Media format with a 360x288 screen size. You need to have DivX 5 installed to be able to watch the trailer.

Fran Casanova's previous Indiana Jones fan films are the Hidden Treasure and Memories from the Past. Also visit the Indiana Jones Short Films book for more information on Fran Casanova.

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains show is over and the best film heroes & villains are known. Unfortunately the experts of the motion picture community didn't give Indiana Jones the #1 hero spot... Indy stranded on the second place, right before James Bond and Rick Blaine (from Casablanca). Which is still very good!! The number 1 spot went to Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird, who completely deserves it. Here follow the top 10 heroes & villains from the special:

Heroes:

1. Atticus Finch from 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
2. Indiana Jones from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
3. James Bond from 'Dr. No'
4. Rick Blaine from 'Casablanca'
5. Will Kane from 'High Noon'
6. Clarice Starling from 'Silence of the Lambs'
7. Rocky Balboa from 'Rocky'
8. Ellen Ripley from 'Aliens'
9. George Bailey from 'It’s a Wonderful Life'
10. T.E. Lawrence from 'Lawrence Of Arabia'

Villains:

1. Hannibal Lecter from 'Silence of the Lambs'
2. Norman Bates from 'Psycho'
3. Darth Vader from 'Star Wars'
4. The Wicked Witch of the West from 'The Wizard of Oz'
5. Nurse Ratched from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest'
6. Mr. Potter from 'It’s a Wonderful Life'
7. Alex Forrest from 'Fatal Attraction'
8. Phyllis Dietrichson from 'Double Indemnity'
9. Regan MacNeil from 'The Exorcist'
10. The Queen from 'Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs'

TV Guide Online held a Top 100 Heroes & Villains poll last week. Giving all film fans the chance to vote for his/her favorite Hero & Villain from a list of 100 film characters. TV Guide has just posted the results on their website and guess who's currently (still) the most popular film hero... right, Indiana Jones!

Not really a big surprise but still... 15% of the voters selected Indy as their favorite hero. The second favorite film hero is George Bailey (James Stewart) from in It's a Wonderful Life who received 7% of the votes. That's less than half the votes Indy received.
On the third place we find T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) from in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the currently very popular Neo (Keanu Reeves), who is currently kicking "virtual" asses in Matrix Reloaded, can be found on the 6th place with 5% of the votes.

And who is the most popular villain then? Darth Vader of course! 26% of the voters selected Lord Vader as the best villain in film history.

Don't forget to view AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains show on CBS tomorrow evening at 8:00 PM EST!

Click here to view the Heroes & Villains poll results. And thanks to Peter Balaz for letting us know.