Steven Caple, Jr.'s 2023 movie, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," took place partly in Peru and was filmed in notable locations around the country. According to Andina, the Peruvian news agency, "Rise of the Beasts" was filmed partly in the lush jungles of San Martin where Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) and Optimus Primal (Ron Perlman) met to discuss tactics in taking down the wicked robot Scourge (Peter Dinklage). Other parts of "Beasts" were shot in Saqsayhuaman on the outskirts of the ancient city of Cusco, which is an enormous stone network of structures in the shape of a puma. It is one of Peru's most-visited locations. The filmmakers also filmed near the thousands of salt ponds of Maras, as well as near Macchu Picchu, the 15th-century Incan citadel you read all about in your fifth-grade geography class.
Naturally, the Peruvian tourism boards have begun offering "Transformers"-themed tours of Machu Picchu.
Naturally, the Peruvian tourism boards have begun offering "Transformers"-themed tours of Machu Picchu.
- 10/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
On a rainy, moonless night, the man in the fedora is smiling through bloody teeth. Indiana Jones was always a pulp hero fueled by the nostalgia of George Lucas’ youth; a guy who looks like Charlton Heston in Secret of the Incas (1954), talks like Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948), and performs stunts right out of John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939). But this pure old-school romance of yesteryear was never stronger than during the opening moments of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
After the film’s prologue, director Steven Spielberg cuts to a grown up Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), who takes everything in stride, even another punch to the face as he’s being held captive on a ship in the middle of a hurricane. In this particular sequence, he has been captured by a familiar nemesis who is ready to reclaim a Spanish artifact that Indy stole from him.
After the film’s prologue, director Steven Spielberg cuts to a grown up Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), who takes everything in stride, even another punch to the face as he’s being held captive on a ship in the middle of a hurricane. In this particular sequence, he has been captured by a familiar nemesis who is ready to reclaim a Spanish artifact that Indy stole from him.
- 7/1/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
There are very few movie characters who ignite our imagination with as much gusto as Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, the whip-cracking, tomb- raiding archeologist with a penchant for getting into trouble, kicking Nazi ass, and getting the girl – well sometimes. But people have often wondered if he was based on, or at least inspired by, a real person. Could such an extraordinary man ever truly existed? We’re going to unearth the truth on this burning question and find out in this episode of What Really Happened to this Movie?!
It’s no secret that the Indiana Jones films have their roots in the distant past. The first film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, was the brainchild of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg; both were inspired by the swashbuckling serial films of the 30s and 40s, as well as high-concept 50s adventures like Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Secret of the Incas.
It’s no secret that the Indiana Jones films have their roots in the distant past. The first film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, was the brainchild of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg; both were inspired by the swashbuckling serial films of the 30s and 40s, as well as high-concept 50s adventures like Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Secret of the Incas.
- 6/12/2023
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
Almost from the day Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered 30 years ago on June 12, 1981, fans have speculated about who the real-life model for Indiana Jones had been. While researching his forthcoming book, Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time (June 30; Dutton) journalist Mark Adams (brother of EW editor Jason Adams) investigated the background of one of the prime suspects — a dashing young Yale history professor, Hiram Bingham III, who found the ruins of Machu Picchu nearly 100 years ago. Here is an exclusive excerpt from the book:
Even before controversies sent Bingham’s...
Even before controversies sent Bingham’s...
- 6/10/2011
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Peruvian-born singer Yma Sumac has died nine months after she learned she had colon cancer. She was 86.
The 1950s sensation, real name Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo, passed away on Saturday at an assisted-living home in Los Angeles.
Sumac, who boasted a multi-octave vocal range, rocketed to the top of the U.S. charts with her debut album, Voice of The Xtabay when it was released in 1950.
But it was her technique and flamboyant style, designed to make her look like Incan royalty, that helped earn her the nicknames the Peruvian Songbird and Nightingale of the Andes.
During her heyday, Sumac sang at the Hollywood Bowl, New York's Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall in London. She also reportedly made a fortune onstage in Las Vegas.
She also featured in the Broadway musical Flahooley and appeared in the movies Secret of the Incas and Omar Khayyam.
Her profile rose more recently when her song Ataypura was featured in The Coen Brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski and again when her hit Bo Mambo was sampled for the song Hands Up by the Black Eyed Peas.
Her accomplishments were honoured in 2006 when she was presented the Orden del Sol award, commending her civil merit, by Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.
The 1950s sensation, real name Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo, passed away on Saturday at an assisted-living home in Los Angeles.
Sumac, who boasted a multi-octave vocal range, rocketed to the top of the U.S. charts with her debut album, Voice of The Xtabay when it was released in 1950.
But it was her technique and flamboyant style, designed to make her look like Incan royalty, that helped earn her the nicknames the Peruvian Songbird and Nightingale of the Andes.
During her heyday, Sumac sang at the Hollywood Bowl, New York's Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall in London. She also reportedly made a fortune onstage in Las Vegas.
She also featured in the Broadway musical Flahooley and appeared in the movies Secret of the Incas and Omar Khayyam.
Her profile rose more recently when her song Ataypura was featured in The Coen Brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski and again when her hit Bo Mambo was sampled for the song Hands Up by the Black Eyed Peas.
Her accomplishments were honoured in 2006 when she was presented the Orden del Sol award, commending her civil merit, by Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.
- 11/3/2008
- WENN
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