09 October 2018 Posted 22:00 by Les Attended a wonderful event this evening to help raise awareness (and funds) for less fortunate folks.... Winnipeg Harvest is a not-for-profit, community based organization. Their goals are to collect and share surplus food with people who are hungry and to offer training opportunities to help people step up and out of poverty. Their ultimate goal is to eliminate the need for food banks in our community. Every October their fundraiser auctions off bowls that have been painted and signed by celebrities. Guess which one we bid on? It will now be proudly displayed at Ravenwood Museum for all visitors to enjoy. Thank you Winnipeg Harvest and Harrison Ford.

01 October 2018 Posted 21:00 by Les Speaking a decade after the release of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” series producer Frank Marshall confirmed this week that the upcoming fifth film in the Harrison Ford-led adventure series will bring back the global scope of the original three films. Speaking with Coming Soon, Marshall confirmed that a sort of ‘writers room’ is forming to advise on the sequel which will shoot in international locations (‘Crystal Skull’ was shot almost entirely in the U.S.). Jonathan Kasdan was recently announced to take over scripting duties on the film, replacing Spielberg mainstay David Koepp and Marshall also confirms he’s the ‘lead’ writer. Asked about doing an Indiana Jones movie without George Lucas and how it changes things, Marshall says: I love being with George and having his input, but life changes and we’re moving on. He moved on. We’re very respectful of the original intentions of the movie, certainly Harrison’s character. The serialization of what the original intention was. I’d love to have George there. I love being around George and working with him, obviously. It’ll be a little different, because the ideas are coming from a different place now.” The fifth film is scheduled to open on July 9th 2021 and it’s definitely set to be Harrison Ford’s last film in the role.

18 June 2018 Posted 08:00 by Les I'd like to post a very Happy Anniversary to Sharon and Mitchell Hallock on their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Here's wishing them an excellent day and many more years filled with love and joy.

25 May 2018 Posted 12:00 by Les I'd like to post a Happy Anniversary to my very good friends Michael & Lisa-Marie Wistock on this occasion of their 16th Wedding Anniversary. Here's wishing them a great day and many years filled with love and joy (and lots more toys).

25 December 2017 Posted 08:00 by Les Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Ravenwood, Canada!

30 June 2017 Posted 15:30 by Les Awesome new art released today through Acme entitled "Ark of the Covenant" by Christopher Clark. Available in several configuratons and limited to only 95 pieces. I suggest acting quickly as this is sure to sell out.

27 June 2017 Posted 9:30 by Les Alerting Star Wars fans! On Tuesday June 27th, 2017, New York Times #1 best-selling Star Wars author Dr. David West Reynolds launched a 30-day KickStarter project to complete a video documentary called Journey to Tatooine: the Archaeology of Star Wars.  This is the tale of Reynolds' real-life 1995 adventure to rediscover the lost Sahara desert filming locations of the original Star Wars movie (Episode IV: A New Hope). Succeeding beyond his wildest expectations, Reynolds found not only the shooting sites but abandoned set decor and props still sitting exactly where George Lucas and the Star Wars crew had left them some 20 years earlier untouched, and never visited by any fan before him. Reynolds went on to become a popular Lucasfilm writer and speaker, and audiences all over the country have heard the story of "The Archaeology of Star Wars" in talks at museums, Comic Cons, and Celebrations. But the video footage of the expedition has been kept under wraps. Now an hour-long documentary is almost complete, awaiting only final post-production work to make the show ready for public release. Reynolds is seeking help from friends and fellow Star Wars fans via a KickStarter project to fund the video completion work. The range of rewards for those who support the project include a map set and mini-posters, and even a bit of sand from Tatooine's Dune Sea. A preview video and plenty more information is available at the KickStarter project page.  The rewards feature some limited-edition trading cards available only to the first 100 project supporters. Check out the project at here

18 June 2017 Posted 10:30 by Les I'd like to post a Happy Anniversary to Mitchell and Sharon Hallock on this occasion of their 24th Wedding Anniversary. Here's wishing them a great day and many more years filled with love and joy.

25 May 2017 Posted 12:00 by Les I'd like to post a Happy Anniversary to my very good friends Michael & Lisa-Marie Wistock on this occasion of their 15th Wedding Anniversary. Here's wishing them a great day and many years filled with love and joy (and many more toys).

18 March 2017 Posted 00:30 by Les For those folks that have written to us over the years wanting to see inside Ravenwood Museum...

15 March 2016 Posted 16:30 by Les Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford will be reteaming for another Indiana Jones movie, set for release in July 2019. Here’s the announcement: Indiana Jones will return to the big screen on July 19, 2019, for a fifth epic adventure in the blockbuster series. Steven Spielberg, who directed all four previous films, will helm the as-yet-untitled project with star Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role. Franchise veterans Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce. “Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and we can’t wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019,” said Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. “It’s rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we couldn’t be more excited to embark on this adventure with Harrison and Steven.” Famed archaeologist and explorer Indiana Jones was introduced in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark – one of AFI’s 100 Greatest American Films of All Time – and later thrilled audiences in 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The four films have brought in nearly $2 billion at the global box office. The announcement didn’t indicate who might be writing the screenplay for the film, although they surely have top men (or women) working on it right now.

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