Great news, Dr. Udoiana Raunes will be back with another adventure! Here follows the message I got from him:

I decided to return for a public interest mission bigger than my life.
One last time - after more than 8 years without Udoiana Raunes games.
I didn't change, I'm the same rough-pixeled man.

Up to now I can't tell you, what I will do. But the creators will
release the game very soon and perhaps you will understand
what it is about when you see this:

http://www.raunes.com/preview.htm

Sincerely,
Dr. U. Raunes

The latest Udoiana Raunes game will be free and downloadable at the official Udoiana Raunes site next month.

Our friend Chris Strompolos has let me know that his Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation is getting a screening at The Chicago Future Filmmakers Festival on Friday May 13th, 2005.

The Raiders: Adaptation screening will be held on the campus of Columbia College Chicago.

Visit the official Chicago Future Filmmakers Festival site for more information.

Thanks for the news Chris!

Every year, there are 1000s of short films made across the world but only few of them have a great script, high production values and ability to reach masses.

One of those films is Darin Beckstead' Courage & Stupidity. A comedy inspired by The Making of Jaws tells the story of Steven struggling to finish his feature "Shark Movie" (Jaws) through the help of his friend George.

With numerous references to Spielberg films, characters and a great script, this film will click with everyone. Especially those who are familiar with Spielberg career and history behind Jaws will appreciate it more.

Catch the first eight minutes of Courage and Stupidity on iFilm!

Be sure to visit the official Courage and Stupidity website where you can view the trailer of the film and more great stuff!

And you can also read my review of this film at DreamWorks SKG Fansite.

Chris Strompolos, one of the creators of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, has let me know that there are 3 more screenings of his film coming. Here follows the upcoming screening schedule:

• Palm Beach International Film Festival - Palm Beach, Florida
  Afternoon on Sat. April 16th (2005)
  7:30 pm on Mon. April 18th (2005)
  Info: www.pbifilmfest.org

• Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
  Saturday April 23rd
  Info: www.brooklynunderground.org

• Sprockets: Toronto International Film Festival for Children
  Wednesday May 4th - EVENING Screening / Public Presentation
  Thursday May 5, 2005 - 10 a.m.
  Info: www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/sprockets/

There are a few more Raiders: The Adaptation screenings, but they aren’t confirmed yet. Chris and I will let you know as soon they are set in stone, so stay tuned!

The Disney site MousePlanet.com has published a great article about the grand opening of the Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye ride, which celebrated its 10th anniversary yesterday!
The interesting article is written by Frank Anzalone who was present at the official opening as a press photographer for Disney magazine in 1995. Here follows a part of Anzalone's article:

After a little more exploring, I ran into a gentleman who seemed to know much about this attraction. It was Skip Lange, the Indiana Jones attraction Show Director from Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI). He explained a few interesting details WDI did to give "credibility" to the story. On the room with the artifacts—the exterior walls are made of 1-inch-by-6-inch wood planks. Some of these pieces of wood have (stenciled) markings on them. One says, "Top Secret" and another has the ID number "9906763." These are the same markings found on the crate that they used to box up the "ark" at the end of the first Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Another stencil marking on the wood wall was the name of the sea vessel that was in the second Indiana Jones movie.

Click here to read the full article.

Thanks to Aaron H at The Raven for pointing me to this article.

"Which movie character's job would you want?" That's the interesting question CareerBuilder.com recently asked 1,202 people. It might not be a big surprise, for us Indyfans, but Indiana Jones is one of the top 10 most wanted! Indy is number 6 to be exactly, and so beats James Bond who landed on the 007th position.

Indiana Jones - archaeologist and adventurer, Raiders of the Lost Ark:

Indiana Jones' missions send him darting through caves, searching for treasures and barely escaping a giant rolling boulder. But the real life of an archaeologist isn't nearly so exciting.

Archaeologists study past human cultures by recovering and examining material evidence like ruins. Still interesting work, but if you're looking for dangerous submarine rides, be warned: according to the Princeton Review, you're more likely to "... carefully dust a fragment of a Mayan temple with a toothbrush or measure and examine thousands of tiny, nearly identical chipped stone axes."

Head over to CNN.com to view the top 7 most wanted film character's jobs.