There will be a screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation at The Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, Washington on December 10 & 11. Creator Chris Strompolos will be in attendance and there will be a Q&A held with him after the screenings.

Northwest Film Forum screenings on:

• Friday December 10th (2004) - 11:00 PM
• Saturday December 11th (2004) - 11:00 PM

Visit the official Northwest Film Forum for more information.

Thanks to Chris Strompolos for letting me know!

With the Indiana Jones and the Forbidden Temple's 10th anniversary coming up on March 3rd 2005, Indy will be holding his own event to celebrate the anniversary!

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction the Disneyland Resort will take guests back in time to the 1930's, as your favorite archeologist prepares to embark on a journey through the remote jungles of India in his quest for the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. Guests will determine their fate by choosing one of the following event packages:

Temple of the Forbidden Eye Event Package

• One night accommodation at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel(night of 3/3/05 only)
• Breakfast at a Disneyland Resort Hotel Restaurant (maximum dollar limit and other restrictions apply)
• Entry into Disneyland park (on 3/3/05 after 8:30 p.m. for event)
• Ancient Grub
• Exciting ride through the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction
• Opportunity to Pre-Purchase Limited Edition Themed Event Merchandise
• Commemorative Photo Opportunity
• Commemorative Gift

Lost Delta Event Package

• Entry into Disneyland® park (on 3/3/05 after 8:30 p.m. for event)
• Ancient Grub
• Exciting ride through the Indiana Jones™ Adventure attraction
• Opportunity to Pre-Purchase Limited Edition Themed Event Merchandise
• Commemorative Photo Opportunity
• Commemorative Gift

Click here for more information on the event, reservations and ticket sales.

Thanks to Indy from Indiana Jones and the Sacred Community for the news.

The first trailer of the Tadeo Jones shortfilm is now online and can be downloaded at TadeoJones.com.

This short 3D animation film by Enrique Gato is about Tadeo Jones, a fearless adventurer who decides to face a challenge, a great challenge. A risky situation that is going to get extremely difficult to be solved. He's going to enter a very complex pyramid where he's going to find curious and dangerous surprises.

Head over to TadeoJones.com for more information plus the first trailer!

The American Film Institute has announced that AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes will be the theme for AFI's eighth annual celebration of 100 years of American movies. Among the 400 nominated film quotes is one from Raiders of the Lost Ark!

Quote # 289 is Indiana Jones famous line: "Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?".

You can view the fill list of 400 nominated film quotes here.

The Hollywood Reported announced today that Cartoonist-turned-screenwriter Daniel Clowes (Ghost World, Art School Confidential) will write Backyard Resistance for producer Scott Rudin and Paramount Pictures.

Backyard Resistance will become the biographical film about the young Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, and Jayson Lamb when they made the shot-by-shot remake Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation.

Earlier this year, Rudin secured the life rights to Chris, Eric and Jayson after Vanity Fair published an article about them.

Click here to read to original news announcement.

Thanks to Chris Strompolos for the news!

Movies.com's latest Cinema Files lists "The 10 movies you gotta see that scared the crap out of us when we were kids". The Exorcist is number 1 on the list, and Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is on spot 2. But it's the film on spot 6 that is the most interesting, it's Raiders of the Lost Ark! And here's their explanation why:

The scene in which Indy fights off thousands of snakes with his torch was scary enough, but when the Ark of the Covenant was opened and everyone's face melted, we pretty much burst into hysterical tears and didn't stop crying until a week later.

Head over to Movies.com to view the full list.

The website Movies.com is currently taking a poll about Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, and Jayson Lamb's Raiders of the Lost Ark tribute film. This film poll, to be made by Scott Rudin and Paramount Pictures, is being posted to see who'd like to see it, how popular it'd be.

This untitled biopic tells the stories of Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, and Jayson Lamb, who as kids launched an ambitious project: a shot-by-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark using only crude special effects and a VHS camcorder. They finished seven years and nearly $8,000 later. Their film, Raiders of the Lost Ark: An Adaptation, was eventually seen and endorsed by Steven Spielberg himself.

Click here to view the Poll and to place your vote.

Thanks to Chris Strompolos for letting us know!